Vermont 100 Crew Part II

In 2009, I had a three person pacing crew to help me get to the finish from mile 70 on... Didn't quite make it. 18 miles and 7 hours later, I decided I had had enough.

This year I have a new crew and a different approach. I will have my friend, teammate and fellow race director, Rich Lavers be my pacer for the full 30 miles that the race allows a pacer but will also have my parents as my handlers out on the course with changes of shoes and for moral support in those middle miles where I will certainly be fading. This will be my parents' first time as handlers but I expect them to do an exceptional job as they did with cheering me on in previous races like the Cleveland Marathon where I saw them multiple times on a course difficult to navigate by car. This will also be Rich's first ultramarathon(30 miles is definitely an ultra) but he has been training better for those thirty than I have for the one hundred. He definitely will be an asset to have so late into the race.

So hopefully with this new crew, better pacing, no hour long breaks at mile 70, or sausage eating, I will be able to finally finish the Beast of the East.

The Crew:

Rich Lavers and his son(and faster family member)James

My dad and namesake: Dan

My Mother:Judi

For any one that isn't doing anything from 4am on Saturday to 4am on Sunday July 21-22, I have generously provided my planned schedule for arriving at each aide station. If you go to vermont100.com there are directions to some or you could probably just follow the trail of tears and whimpering which will lead directly to me. 

Good luck to everyone doing Lake Placid Ironman the next day. Depending on how I'm feeling, I may try to get up there to cheer everyone on. 

My Race Plan

STA	STATION	100 Mile	GOAL	REALISTIC	AIDE	NEXT
NUM	NAME	MILEAGE	ETA	ETA	TYPE	STATION
1	Densmore Hill	7	5:10 AM	6:00 AM	U	4.5
2	Dunham Hill	11.5	6:00 AM	7:00 AM	UP	3.8
3	Taftsville Bridge	15.3	6:40 AM	8:15 AM	A	2.2
4	So. Pomfret	17.5	7:05 AM	8:45 AM	U	5
5	Pretty House	22.5	7:55 AM	10:05 AM	AHP	4
6	U-Turn	26.5	8:40 AM	10:45 AM	U	5
7	Stage Rd	31.5	9:35 AM	11:45 AM	AHP	2.4
8	Route 12	33.9	10:00 AM	12:20 PM	A	2.3
9	Vondell Reservoir	36.2	10:30 AM	12:45 PM	U	3.4
10	Lincoln Covered Bridge	39.6	11:10 AM	1:25 PM	A	1.8
11	Barr House	41.4	11:40 AM	1:45 PM	U	2.5
12	Lillians	43.9	12:05 PM	2:15 PM	AP	2.1
13	Jenne Farm	46	12:30 PM	2:40 PM	U	1.6
14	Camp 10 Bear	47.6	12:50 PM	3:10 PM	AMHP	3.8
15	Pinky's	51.4	1:30 PM	4:10 PM	A	3.1
16	Birmingham's	54.5	2:10 PM	4:45 PM	A	2.9
17	Tracer Brook	57.4	2:50 PM	5:30 PM	A(M)HP	3.2
18	Prospect Hill	60.6	3:40 PM	6:05 PM	U	1.9
19	Margaritaville	62.5	4:05 PM	6:35 PM	AHP	3
20	Brown School House	65.5	4:45 PM	7:10 PM	A	6
21	Camp 10 Bear	71.5	6:00 PM	8:20 PM	AMHP	3.6
22	Seabrook	75.1	6:55 PM	9:05 PM	A	2.3
23	The Spirit of 76	77.4	7:25 PM	9:30 PM	AHP	4
24	Goodman's	81.4	8:15 PM	10:30 PM	U	2.6
25	Cow Shed	84	8:55 PM	11:15 PM	A	5
26	Bill's	89	10:05 PM	12:45 AM	AMHP	3.4
27	Keating's	92.4	11:00 PM	1:45 AM	A	3.5
28	Polly's	95.9	11:55 PM	2:40 AM	AHP	2.2
29	Sargent's	98.1	12:25 AM	3:25 AM	U	1.9
30	FINISH LINE	100	1:00 AM	4:00 AM	AMHP