Eastern States 100

Eastern States 100

Eastern States 100

( 3 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Waterville,
    Pennsylvania,
    United States
  • August
  • 100 miles
  • Trail Race
  • Event Website

scott snell

egg harbor township, New Jersey, United States
33 34
2017
"Wrapping Up The PA Triple Crown Series"
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scott snell's thoughts:

If you are looking for a challenging 100 miler, Eastern States 100 may be perfect for you. With around 20,000 feet of elevation gain, 102.9 miles of mostly single track trail, and some extremely technical terrain, Eastern States is no joke. The role of race director was taken over by David Walker this year, and he did an amazing job in my opinion. The organization of the race was amazing. The amount of swag was surprising. The scenery is stunning. I have zero complaints. Here is a short excerpt of my race report:

With that somewhat bittersweet news, I continued on to the next aid station which I expected to be a water only aid station. Upon arrival, it was anything but. They had perogies there. I ate my fill and continued on to AS9, Halfway House (mile 54.7), where I saw my wife and boys for the last time before the finish. There was one additional aid station for spectators, but I would arrive there too late for my wife to bring the boys there. She had to take them back to camp and get them to bed. With the sun beginning to set at the time, I said my goodbyes and thanked my wife for being so supportive. The inspiration that kids bring is irrational. I moved on and focused on covering the distance. My goal was to continue to take the course on in sections. At every aid station I would ask how far it was to the next and then focus on making it there. To assist that goal, every aid station had a print out posted of the distance and elevation profile from the current aid station to the next. Mad props to the race director for that.

This strategy worked great for me. I covered miles without thinking about the majority of the remaining distance I had to cover. It wasn’t until AS12 that I got my next surprise. At the Alegrines (mile 62.9) aid station they were recording and posting runners’ places and arrival times. The last I had heard from my wife at the halfway point was that I was in 38th place. At this aid station, while I was casually eating a grilled cheese sandwich, they announced that I was in 16th place! How that happened, I have no clue. It scared me more than it motivated me. But I continued on just hoping that I could at least make it to the finish with a top 20 spot.

Read my full race report at https://scottcsnell.blogspot.com/2017/09/2017-eastern-states-100.html

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