Comments for Oregon Trail Series http://oregontrailseries.org Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on WWDD? In Memory of Dave Bateham by Ken http://oregontrailseries.org/2012/01/wwdd-in-memory-of-dave-bateham/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Ken Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:59:29 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/?p=511#comment-99 Thanks Tarah, there were several really great stories I didn't put into this blog, and your volleyball comment reminds me of Dave being so excited to tell me: "Have you ever seen those 60 foot high posters they hang on buildings these days?" "Why sure, Dave, HPs Scitex division prints those." "Yeah, duh I know that, but at PSU there's this HUGE one with Nicole's picture on it!" He was so proud of Nicole being on that poster. At the memorial we heard that Dave used to be a volleyball addict, playing on the sand all day every day. No wonder he got into ultrarunning. Oh yeah, and not suprising to hear he volunteered (sense a theme here?) for the OSU volleyball team for something like 25 years consecutively. So many stories, don't even start getting me talking about Hood to Coast, which is how I first met Dave... Thanks Tarah, there were several really great stories I didn’t put into this blog, and your volleyball comment reminds me of Dave being so excited to tell me: “Have you ever seen those 60 foot high posters they hang on buildings these days?” “Why sure, Dave, HPs Scitex division prints those.” “Yeah, duh I know that, but at PSU there’s this HUGE one with Nicole’s picture on it!” He was so proud of Nicole being on that poster. At the memorial we heard that Dave used to be a volleyball addict, playing on the sand all day every day. No wonder he got into ultrarunning. Oh yeah, and not suprising to hear he volunteered (sense a theme here?) for the OSU volleyball team for something like 25 years consecutively. So many stories, don’t even start getting me talking about Hood to Coast, which is how I first met Dave…

]]> Comment on WWDD? In Memory of Dave Bateham by Big Steve http://oregontrailseries.org/2012/01/wwdd-in-memory-of-dave-bateham/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Big Steve Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:54:40 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/?p=511#comment-96 RIP Dave Nice tribute, Ken RIP Dave

Nice tribute, Ken

]]> Comment on WWDD? In Memory of Dave Bateham by Tarah http://oregontrailseries.org/2012/01/wwdd-in-memory-of-dave-bateham/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Tarah Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:38:34 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/?p=511#comment-94 I remember Dave attending Nicole's PSU volleyball games and he was always there. I remember Dave attending Nicole’s PSU volleyball games and he was always there.

]]> Comment on WWDD? In Memory of Dave Bateham by Cheri http://oregontrailseries.org/2012/01/wwdd-in-memory-of-dave-bateham/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Cheri Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:48:02 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/?p=511#comment-93 Dave was just the encouraging word I needed to make it to the finish line at Bighorn 100! Dave was just the encouraging word I needed to make it to the finish line at Bighorn 100!

]]> Comment on Is there Mud at Hagg? by MB http://oregontrailseries.org/2011/11/is-there-mud-at-hagg/comment-page-1/#comment-33 MB Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:15:53 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/wp/?p=74#comment-33 Deep Mudd Shoe Fishing. I like it. Do you need a license for that or can anyone play? Is there a taxidermist for shoes? Deep Mudd Shoe Fishing. I like it. Do you need a license for that or can anyone play? Is there a taxidermist for shoes?

]]> Comment on Is there Mud at Hagg? by OD http://oregontrailseries.org/2011/11/is-there-mud-at-hagg/comment-page-1/#comment-32 OD Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:11:40 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/wp/?p=74#comment-32 Thanks for the insight MB. Something I learned at the Mac in 05: leave your shoe laces untied. This way, when your shoes get sucked off in a foot of mud, you don't have to dig so deep to retrieve them, just search for the laces! Pretty smart, huh? Thanks for the insight MB.

Something I learned at the Mac in 05: leave your shoe laces untied. This way, when your shoes get sucked off in a foot of mud, you don’t have to dig so deep to retrieve them, just search for the laces! Pretty smart, huh?

]]> Comment on What do you want the OTS to look like? by Stephan Willow http://oregontrailseries.org/2010/10/what-do-you-want-the-ots-to-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Stephan Willow Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:53:11 +0000 http://oregontrailseries.org/wp/?p=49#comment-25 Hey gang, I continue to love the series, even if I am not doing a lot of races in it anymore. I'm not sure if you have considered a short course and a long course version at all. With 3 50K's, a 40M, 50M, and 100K there could be 2 separate divisions for overall champion and a short course champion for the 40 mile or shorter races to have those have greater meaning in the series, at least for the top end runners. 100 miles definitely affects scores pretty dramatically. I finished 11 hours behind Tim at P2P and would still get 62+ points under current guidelines. I think a 100 miler would get 1 less race to count for his/her score to make it less unbalanced in favor of 1 race. Stephan Hey gang,

I continue to love the series, even if I am not doing a lot of races in it anymore. I’m not sure if you have considered a short course and a long course version at all. With 3 50K’s, a 40M, 50M, and 100K there could be 2 separate divisions for overall champion and a short course champion for the 40 mile or shorter races to have those have greater meaning in the series, at least for the top end runners.

100 miles definitely affects scores pretty dramatically. I finished 11 hours behind Tim at P2P and would still get 62+ points under current guidelines. I think a 100 miler would get 1 less race to count for his/her score to make it less unbalanced in favor of 1 race.

Stephan

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