WYOMING RANGE 100: an epic ultramarathon through the Wyoming Rockies
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2023
- Wyoming Range 100
102 miles
24,000’ vertical gain
8,500’ average altitude
11,383’ Wyoming Peak
48 hour cutoff
100% epic adventure
Imagine walking up to the starting line knowing without a doubt this will be the absolute hardest and most painful thing you’ve ever endured. With so many doubts in my mind, did I train hard enough, did I get enough miles in, did I hit the hills hard enough…everything in my mind was telling me it was about to be a rough day. But I’ve never signed up for a race to ‘try’ it…only to complete it. I showed up to the Wyoming Range 100 to finish the race 100 percent.
Huge shoutout to my wife for pushing me and taking care of me throughout the race. Many times I heard her say ‘make that mountain your bitch’. She knows how to motivate me ha ha.
This was the most amazing race I’ve been a part of and loved every minute of it. Thankful for this race and for all the volunteers. Made a ton of friends out on the trails and want to say congratulations to everyone that toed the line.
Thank you to Denis (RD) for putting on one hell of a race with the utmost precision and organization. Thank you for the leadership you showed and for honoring the Wyoming lifestyle.
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Really glad i stumbled across this. Great job!
Great run review. Looked amazing!!! Thank you!!!
Congratulations, job well done! Much Respect 🤙🏽
Appreciate it!
Denis helped organize a magnificent 50K in Olympia WA, so I'm familiar with his penchant for torturing us poor ultra runners...;-) I'd love to do this race sometime and be proud you made it my friend. I'd run any of Denis' races and I love how low-key they are: no starter's gun, no start or finish "line", etc. Running has priority, not fanfare...
Ha ha yeah I remember him saying something like ‘the start line is going to be this bush’ 🤣. Extremely organized and one of the best race websites out there. The course description that he put together with pics/videos is just amazing.
@@SeeRichardRun Yeah Denis kicks ass. My race had a similar infernal climb near the end too-nearing the top I swore I'd never run another ultra again. So you're saying you'd run another of Denis' races again, or even this one once more? I'm trying to find the right 100 miler to run now-my first.
@@BeardVsTheWorldUK1 I would definitely run this one again. Maybe in a couple years. I have dreams of running it with my boys but they are only 1 and 3 right now ha ha.
@@SeeRichardRun Thanks my man. Great video.
Great job!
Thanks!
Just think, you got your full money worth of trail experience!
100%
Awesome job. Congratulations on finishing the race. It is a truly brutal course and a one of a kind challenge. I don’t know if you remember me but I was bib 5 I’m pretty sure I ran the last few miles into McDougal gap with you. I was thinking of you as a ran on. I’m glad you managed to finish. That final climb up Pickle Pass was truly awful
Yes I remember! And yes pickle pass was a bitch ha ha. You just have left McDougal before me? That was one hell of an adventure.
Nice work, way to grind it out. That trail from Little Greys-Pickle Pass-Rimrock is really tough to follow even in the daylight (well it gets better after Slide Lake I guess). Grizzly country too!
Denis is a good dude, not surprised he offered you his headlamp.
Fun fact: Deadman Peak (and Creek) are named after an incident where a horse rustler was hunted down an shot there by the person he stole the horses from. The main trail to Jackson Hole from points south left the Greys near Deadman Creek, went up and over Telephone Pass and down past Bailey Lake to the Snake River.
Appreciate it. Yes that last section took forever. Are you from that area? My family homesteaded on the eastern side outside of Daniel. In the intro of the video that is Horse Creek where we camped during the race. We built two cabins on Beaver Ridge in the early 80’s. Thank you for the Deadman trivia, I love learning things like that about that area.
@@SeeRichardRun Both sides of my family are from the Star Valley area. My grandpa was a hunting guide on Greys River most of his life. I tried to get a similar 100 miler going up there. It actually shared that part of the course (Willow Creek) on the way to Jackson, but it ended up being a dud (search "Elkhorn 100" on Ultrasignup). Daniel's a neat town!
Congrats to you, Richard. That Pat fellow, Patrick Grengs, we finished Tahoe200 together back in Sept 2018 and have remained close friends since. I paced him 75 miles at Infinitus 100 in Vermont and we met again at Ghost Train Ultras last month.
How wild. Yeah he is a strong runner. Spent a few dark hours with him. Glad he was there that's for sure.
powerful video. Wow! Thanks for taking me on your adventure.
Yes sir 💪
Wow Richard, that was awesome, which means you're awesome! Props to you.
Thank you sir, appreciate it 💪
Wow. Life changing adventure. Thanks for sharing your story. God bless.
It absolutely was, thank you.
Mission accomplished. You did a great job out there in the wilderness of Wyoming. I was following you on the screen. Very tough Race. Amazing views pure nature steep climbs and a ton of work you put in to reach the goal. Love it. Salut from Germany
Appreciate it very much my friend 💪
Awesome job out there! I find it so interesting how we all find (what I call) trail buddies out there in the depths of a race. Even if it's just that person you see on and off and give encouragement too. It doesn't matter age, race, religion, size, political beliefs, experience (what else is there), in that moment you are one in the same and have a common goal. I also find it interesting how you start to lose your mind a little out there (as you mentioned). Amazing effort and such a huge accomplishment. Congratulations!
Appreciate it! Unexpected friendships in the heat of battle.
Awesome job Rich, inspiring!!!!
Appreciate it 💪
Awesome video! Just signed up for the race in 2024! I’m super excited. One question, at around 14:10, did you pass gas? 😂
Ha ha yes, couldn’t really hear it but a big burp. I had elevation bubble guts 😂
Congrats! This is epic. You make me want to go back and take on this race again. I think you were the only finisher from Texas this year. Great video!! Hope to see you at some Texas races.
Thank you sir. I was running with a guy from Frisco, I think there was a guy in front of us from San Antonio (or somewhere southern).
Congrats! Great video and thanks for sharing. May I ask where you park the camper? I am considering running the race this year and trying to figure out the logistics.
First question would be are you attempting this race solo or do you have a crew? I had my family camp at the Horse Creek trail head (which is nowhere near any aid station). It’s nearly impossible for a crew to hit every aid station so decide if you want them to stick to the east side or west side of the range. Then from there you could pick an aid station for them to post up at and potentially move camp to the finish line as the race goes on. If you are by yourself park at the finish and find a ride to the start. There was talk last year about folks coordinating carpooling to the start. If you have any more specific questions I’d be glad to help.
Thank you for the information. I will most likely travel with my family. But I am not sure if they will be crewing. Carpooling or a bus scheduled would definitely helpful.
You didn’t make the cut because your walking. It’s a race !
You must not have watched the whole video…that’s okay though. I own a buckle that says otherwise 💪
Just came across your channel, watched the video, and subscribed! Epic adventure and race. I'll have to keep this one in mind even though it's a 7 hour drive for me here in Northern Colorado. Thanks for sharing and congratulations!
Worth the drive. I would even do this race again...even with driving from Waco, TX