Northface Endurance Challenge

[GonzoRunner]

I have recently seen a lot of advertisements for the Northface Endurance Challenges, and was wondering if anyone has run any of them. I may try and get in to the Washington DC 1/2 this year, and the 50 miler next year.

[spikers]

I'm interested in trying one as well. Do you know if there are any sort of qualify restrictions?

[GonzoRunner]

i don't think there are qualifiers for the regional races, which determine who goes to the championships in san fran, but i could be wrong.

[spikers]

there is a good article in this months runner's world about ultras. they have a good training program listed in this issue.

[Jay Silvio]

The North Face has a very good ultra training tips site at http://www.thenorthface.com/endurance/training.html
I have no experience with these races, but I imagine that they are high quality events given the support of such big name sponsors.

[Eric]

These races are open to ALL runners. If you win you they will send you to the championship. Even that is open to ALL. I'm registered fo the championship in San Francisco and let me tell I'm no elite runner. I'm going to run the 50K and it's going to be my first ultra. Check out the web site, they have it all there.
http://www.thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge/cha_overview.html

[GonzoRunner]

i actually just registered, as of 5 minutes ago, for the DC 50k. finally convinced myself i'll have enough time after this race to recover for the marine corps marathon, which i'm running in october. it'll be my first trail run, and first 50k, so i'm pretty excited.

[Eric]

congrats and good luck!! think of the marathon as a training run :)

[Cheryl]

Eric,Speaking of using a marathon as a training run we will need one in Oct./Nov. which one do you want to do? Maybe we will go out of state to run?

[Eric]

Portland 11 October.....mark your calendar!!!!!!!!

[Cheryl]

WOO HOOOO We are going out of State to run!!!!!!!

[Jay Silvio]

If you want to go way out of state, I'll be running Baltimore on that date!

[Eric]

If my body could handle two marathons in a week it could be possible . Oh yeah and the cost of flying across the US for a marathon. Found out when we registered for Portland that it was on the 5th and not the 11th (active.com listing). But this is another training run. We are getting ready for The North Face race 50k in Dec.