RELENTLESS | 2022 Lake Sonoma 50 Mile
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- This was my first 50 miler since 2014! As part of my journey back to 100 miles this summer, I signed up for Lake Sonoma 50 Mile - an iconic race, with endless hills that can only be described as "death by 1000 paper cuts." I dive into some of my favourite race strategies and heat training techniques as well.
0:00 - Heading to Healdsburg
2:16 - Race prep & heat tips
5:47 - Race starts
17:15 - Race Finish & final thoughts
About me:
I'm a creative photographer, graphic designer, ultrarunner, and mountain athlete, and I'm so excited to be sharing my journey with you.
IG: / thehilaryann
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“I don’t have to run, I get to run.”
“Pretty much everything about this race scares me, so I decided to go do it.”
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You crushed the race (and edit) babe. Proud of you!!! 🔥❤️
☺️🙌aw. thank you, love! Team effort.
@@HilaryAnn @Billy Yang - Amazing films! How long have you guys been together?
"Pretty much everything about this race scared me, so I decided to do it" - this line got me hooked^^
“I ran happy today.” I’m going to take that into my future runs. Thanks for sharing your video. Such a fun, positive and honest person.
So grateful to have such an amazing woman creating in this space! Thanks for taking us along on your journey. You rocked it!
Congratulations Hilary on finishing ur 50 miler run....!! Quite inspiring when u talked abt a time, when ur mind is screaming at you but you continue and discover the magic sauce 😀... Recently I was DNF in a 100 K race and taking inspiration from this to overcome that hurdle and find my magic sauce. Thank you!!
I just hope I can be as happy as you whenever I run 50 miles. Great job Hilary
Love this story! -Beautiful struggle with beautiful people around you 🎉🤩
i have to say i got very touched and emotional watching this, i saw the joy and and the lightness of love going thru the hills and shining with the sun... thanks for the moments and hope to get back on the trails soon myself thinking of you !
That makes me so happy to hear -- thank you for those kind words!! Honestly, my biggest goal with starting this channel is just to share a bit of the joy that we all experience on the trails...and sometimes we need the reminder too. I hope some happy trails are in your future 🤩
The trail romance yields all the feels 🥹
This was so great! thank you especially for sharing your mindset, reframing, goal setting throughout the race. i've shared with a lot of my running buddies!
So awesome to have people around you supporting you like that 💜
Amazing race! And you and Billy are amazing together ❤
I need to know where you got the spf shirt?!?! I love the split side. Need it!
Such a good insiders look into a race, the mentality, the struggles, the elements that change throughout the day. Really well done!!
☺️🙌ty girl!! Next up, some of our misadventures 😂
This is overdue but CONGRATULATIONS! Amazing.
The sound design on this video was amazing!!! Loved the whole thing. Can’t wait for the High Lonesome video!
This was awesome! Such a good inside look into a 50 miler and your mindset along the way. I can’t believe you had the energy to vlog and run for 10 hours lol
Well I had to cut out a lot of my heavy breathing, some of the clips sounded like I was actually dying 😂. Thx tho dude! Next up, we’ll get you out there too 😆
I also loved how you included your pllan!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your journey. I also live at nearly sea level and am planning my first 50 mile event in the mountains this year 2023.
How surprised I was seeing Billy Yang in the car :) now on to the rest of the video.
Like the positivity you go with. Really liked the "run with heart"!
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This is great! Thanks for sharing your story! You’re bubbly the whole time 😊
Love this!!
Thanks for taking us all along for the ride (run). Great job! :)
Loved it!! So inspirational and such positive outlook on the whole experience and ultra community! makes me eager for my two races this summer!
I can’t wait to try it next year- thanks for taking us along
As an Australian, I really appreciated your preference of kms over miles 😅
Congrats on your race and thanks for sharing the experience!
I meeeean the rest of the world other than the US uses KM’S, right? 😆 that’s definitely how my brain works at least
Yahooo great video!!👍🏼👍🏼congrats again on the race!
Fantastic! Thanks for taking us with you.
Congrats on an amazing race🎉! Love your energy. We are indeed the lucky ones who get to 🏃🏻♀️!
Thank you for this inspiring video! Congrats to your race!
Congrats on the finish 🙌🏼… and race recap was 👌🏼
Congratulations! It was a great day out there!
Nice work! I love how positive you are!
What an awesome first video!
Such a positive, happy attitude! Inspiring!
Looked like a beautiful run, but OMG those hills! Awesome job of coaxing that hamstring to the finish line! 👏
I would love to do this race! A bit of a drive from Colorado, but such a beautiful place! Great job Hilary!
What a beautiful video! Thank you for sharing :)
I thought this was going to be a 100k sub channel.
Great content.
☺️well thank you. That’s the goal eventually, tell your friends 😜
Amazing video, thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I learned a ton from watching your video, so can't speak for others, but you really helped one ultra-runner :)
I never knew the course was relentless. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing.
This looks like a really great race. Love the production quality. Subbing! I just signed up 4 my 1st 50K ! I am so excited. Giving you a sub. Amazing work.
My mom passed rom brain cancer this year, she was paralyzed during the 1.5 years she was enduring it. It always reminds me that we GET to run, we GET to push ourselves. It is a privilege
What a great journey! You handled the hamstring issue like a real pro. Love your attitude and spirit. David is a jewel for a crew captain - so knowledgeable, organized and calm. Thanks for this video. Looking forward to many more.
Thank you Dennis!! I was SO lucky to have David crewing for me. He's a full time running coach and an absolute wealth of knowledge, so I hope I was able to help share some of that!
Your video has been added to one of my most favorites for inspiration and motivation. You both are a great team and I have a new subscription. Thank you both
I so appreciate that, thank you!! ☺️🤗
This is such an amazing piece! So relatable, lots of usable advice, and trail scenery eye candy to top it all off! Congrats on crushing the race despite the challenges!!
Aw thank you friends!! ☺
Amazing
Whats an amazing vid. Loved it and thank you for the honest and practical insights such as readjusting our goals!
Thank you Danny!! 🤗
Thanks for coming to Healdsburg!!! Great video! Subscribed.
Thanks for sharing your race! I feel like a lot of male runners do videos like this, not so many women ❤️
Love your positivity! Inspiring me to pursue longer running.
Yes!! It’s all about the mindset, I swear that’s 80% of the battle. And a little bit of actual running 😜
Nothing new on race day is more of a 'do as I say, not as I do' type of advice 😉
Great job on the race and video!
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I love your attitude! Congrats on a successful race!
thank you so much!! ☺️
You made it look so easy 😎
Tears when you said you could hear the finish, great job loved watching this💛
Thank you!! 🥹 there’s something so amazing about coming out of the trails where you’ve been alone for so long, and hearing all these people cheering you in. Gets me every time too.
Congratulations to you. Strong!
Thank you Kevin!!
Really interesting and inspiring! Congratulations on the race and the video, and job well done to you and your team.
Thank you so much Eddie!
lovely!
Congratulations!! I absolutely loved this video, and you said several things that really clicked for me. Subscribing now to follow more of your adventures. I hope your hammie heals up well!
Yay! Thank you!
Great video. Great race.
Thank you!!
Great work (the race and the vid). I gotta get down there one of these years.
Thank you Wing!! And you should, the trails are really beautiful…and so different from what we have in BC 🤪
Great story. But this is also an incredibly well done video. Wow. I’ve been trying to up my edit game and this is just awesome. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing video!, im running a marathon this year
I loved this vlog!!!
Thank youuu ☺️🤗
nice work. love watching these videos and following your adventures
Thanks lady!! I feel like you should be doing one too, with all the amazing adventures you get up to!
@@HilaryAnn i've actually always thought about it - but videos/content creation *especially as good as yours!* is beyond me hahah!
So awesome 😎 I recognize that guy at 7:14! You did so well and got amazing footage of the race!
Hahah yes, lil cameo! Thanks so much Jonathan, it was awesome running with you for a bit out there. How great was that morning light?!
@@HilaryAnn It was so good! You knocked this out of the park!
Nice job Hilary!
Thank you so much Mark! ☺
15th with a hamstring injury is amazing.
What a great experience and race. I particularly like David, your crew chief! He's so nice and knowledgeable. Is it compulsory in the US to have a crew at these types of races? I have never had a dedicated crew other than family and friends meeting me at various points to cheer me on. So essentially I'm used to 'crewing' myself and using aid stations on my own.
Thank you! David is the best, I got very lucky. He's a fulltime running coach, and he's like a walking encylopedia of running strategies and tools. You certainly don't have to have crew, and I rarely do as well... at most I've had my family crew me at races in the past (with mixed success haha), or a pacer for a 100 miler. But certainly if you have the chance to take advantage of someone who's super experienced, do itttt
Great race recap and nice job on the 50! I was out there as well and dang, that race really lives up to the Relentless tag. Hearing you say the elevation gain is comparable to rim-2-rim-2-rim just blew my mind?! What brand is the UPF long sleeve shirt that you wore? It looks awesome!
It was such sneaky elevation right?? But by the end of the race I sure felt like I’d climbed the GC 🤪. And my SPF shirt was lululemon! I’ve had a few of theirs and I’m a fan
So good! You have an amazing spirit. Am I too old to try a 50-miler (66)? Thanks for letting us join your run.
Thank you!! And you absolutely aren't too old for these silly distances, if you still think they are a good idea😉. Although I would say that even my 33 year old knees hated how runnable this course is... you might want to be a bit strategic about which one you choose, just so that you can do more hiking and less quad pounding. Generally speaking I much prefer courses that are more technical and therefore less runnable. Play to your strengths!
Great video. I hope we get to see more from you soon. That guy you’re married to might be able to help.😉
He might know a thing or two! ;) and thank you! Definitely planning more video content for 2024 😊
Yep!
That’s what I say to myself every run and every race. I get to run!
Can you tell where you got the tight shorts with the pockets you were wearing? :)
Yayy! We are so lucky to be able to do this aren’t we :).
My shorts are by Arc’teryx! Last year’s version of the 8” Essent shorts. So good!
Such a positive person 💛 how did you find the 'naked belt'? Could you fit a full flask in the belt and not feel any bouncing, was there plenty of room for bits and pieces?
I really liked the naked belt, but I did find that I preferred drinking out of my handheld as I ran (rather than taking the flask in and out of the belt all the time). Also I did get a bit of bruising post race from the bottle lid moving around against my low back a bit…but I think I could avoid that by being more aware of where that plastic lid piece sits in the belt next time. The biggest plus for using it was being able to keep my shirt loose and ventilated, and I think having a pack against my back would have felt really hot as the day went on. I’d give it a solid 9/10, and I’d definitely use it again for 50k races, and some 50 milers depending on how much gear I was trying to pack (it was perfect for what I needed to carry for this race).
Attempting my first 50 miler in just a few days. My goal is to stay happy and grateful, just as you seem to have done!
Ah I hope it goes well!! Definitely try to stay positive as much as possible, I really believe it helps. We GET to do this. :) I like to approach big scary distances with curiosity. Be curious about what you will learn out there, and you’ll have a great day. Good luck!
@@HilaryAnn thanks so much! I am incredibly excited. My training went well, I have a great crew, and am running with friends who have competed this course before. Running around Salzburg in Austria, will be glorious for sure
Amazing job!! Could you tell me the brand of the shirt you wore during the race. It looks so light!
It's by Lululemon! Just look up their UV/SPF tops -- they tend to sell out fast tho, so I usually keep an eye out for them and get a couple at a time.
@@HilaryAnn Thanks so much. I will check it out.
Just a word of caution.. if the pain is irradiating down the leg, could be that your sciatic nerve is the cause.. either because of the piriformis, or a lower back disk issue.. hope is not your case though.
Great video and thanks for bringing us along your journey.
Hey, I appreciate that! I've been thinking of booking in to see a physio to make sure there's nothing like that going on... I just made an appointment, thanks for the push. :)
I have the same issue, what would you recommend?
woah also who makes that shirt you wore thats perfect!
Thanks Abby!! and it's by Lululemon :)
main thing is you did it, yoiu didnt give up, it really doesnt matter how fast you do it, you ran it and completed it, thats pretty damn far and hard
wow
Oh, I watched until the end of the video, it's a beautiful place. It's nice to run, it's a very simple field, very friendly.
I want to see there
miss you both
Aw thanks Naden!! Big hugs. Maybe see you later this summer 🤗🤓
im intrigued, what was the actual strategy for heat management? David mentioned those 3 places but what was the solution? I don't do too well when it gets too hot so this may come in very handy for my race next month.
So getting ice onto those areas with no hair on the body is key. For me, I was swapping a bandana filled with ice around my neck at every AS, and also often carrying some ice chips in my hands leaving the AS. It’s quite insane how effective that is at lowering body temps. Also wearing the loose sun shirt helped, and getting it wet a few times created a mini AC unit. Also carry pepto bismol to combat heat related nausea, as not eating will derail you faster than anything else will.
@@HilaryAnn Much appreciated for the quick reply and advice, I will defo keep all this in mind and try some of these out...thank you :-)
@@marcthespark82 Yeah! Good luck!!!
Love that shirt, what brand is that?
Thank you!! ☺️ the SPF shirt is from Lululemon
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Hi where can I get those SPF
Top?
It's by Lululemon :). You have to sort of watch for them online, they always go fast. But I've gotten a few different versions of this top over the years and it's always awesome.
What is dfl?
Dfl = dead f*cking last :p
Haha thanks !!
Bill Hicks would not approve
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