2011

Can Lake 50

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Runner Comments and Stories

Christine Torres (London, Ontario) - 7:40:23 for 50 miles
I want to thank-you for organizing such an amazing race. You are by far one of the most interactive, friendly and funny race directors I have met. The Can Lake 50 is definitely big city organization with small town charm. A big thank-you to all the volunteers who put up with heat, the sweat and I'm sure some tears. They were so helpful at the aid stations (which by the way offered everything a runner could need, except for a new pair of legs). Thank-you to the Inn on the Lake for a delicious dinner the night before the race. Thank-you to Wegman's, my post race sandwich, fruit and pop hit the spot. Thank-you to the town of Canandaigua for hosting the race and thank-you to Lake Canandaigua for offering some of the most spectacular views I have seen and some crazy ass hills!
I will be back!

James Richard (Jaffrey, NH) - DNF in 50 miles
I am sorry I screwed up your finish statistics for first time Ultra runners. I started to cramp at 30 miles and after seeing a few stars at mile 31 I called it a day. I cramped after Bopple but stretched it out and kept going. I was going to push it but for once in my life I erred on the side of caution...  I have only been to 10 races but yours was overall by far the best.  I am very honest and I don’t think you or anyone at the race could have done anything better.  The pre-race dinner was awesome and my wife and I made some new friends.  Normally there is mass confusion on race day but things were very organized from parking to time chips to drop bags to the actual start of the race.  The aid stations were well stocked and the people at the aid stations were super friendly and helpful.   The course was well marked and I liked the inspirational words along the run route.  Your race shirts are by far my favorite from the color to the design.  The people on the course not running were also very friendly and encouraging. 

Mo Hourihane (Buffalo) - 9:05:46 for 50 miles
Thanks so much for a GREAT race. Thanks to all the volunteers doing everything they could bar carrying us to get us done. Really they were all enthusiastic, quick good humored.  Particular thanks to a gentleman who drove back proffering water to the racers and very kindly gave me a gatorade that never tasted so sweat.

Organization was flawless.  Thanks again for an awesome race. It inspires many more than just the runners but our families and friends too.

Todd Baum (Fayetteville) - 7:14:12 for 50 miles
Too many great things to mention; I had a good time, and your event was top notch. If you contact any of your volunteers, please let them know Jim, Bill and I were very impressed by all the support throughout the race from pre-race dinner to post-race meal. The aid stations were awesome and key to Jim and Bill finishing their races.

Daven Oskvig (Amherst) - 7:04:27 for 50 miles
As sunlight began to pierce the morning sky in what would promise to be an unseasonably warm day, the assembled runners took a last easy stroll up and down the stairs at FLCC for the bathrooms prior to a few last minute remarks by RD extraordinaire Tom Perry. Without too much delay, he wished us well and off we went for this trek around Canandaigua Lake.

The Can Lake 50 is often the first foray into ultras for many with its complete road access for handlers/family complemented by incredible aid stations and support. You add in magnificent scenery with nature putting on its best fall show around this weekend and its easy to understand why so many make the foray into ultra territory with the Can Lake. This was the case for me just one year prior leading to a then respectable 4th place finish. I’m not sure I imagined being back a year later racing for the outright win, but I set off feeling deceptively good. I knew the day was predicted to get into the low 80s and perhaps I was just hopeful to get ahead of the heat. 
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Stacey Arnold (Webster) - 9:53:01 for 50 miles, first ultra
Tom Perry, the race director of the CanLake 50 mile, was calling for racers to line up to start and there I stood, about to begin my first ultra marathon on an unseasonably warm autumn morning. My nerves were in high gear and the looks on the faces of my fellow runners told me I was not the only one who was greeting this experience with some trepidation. With the sound of a cowbell, I began my journey. The lake view and fall foliage of the first few miles made me wish I had brought a camera, but the hills to follow made me wish I had brought a second pair of quadriceps.
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Travis Money (Canandaigua) - 9:13:43 for first 50 mile
The entire week leading up to the race I was a bit more nervous than usual. I think this was mostly because it was my first try at this distance but also because every time I checked weather.com the high for Saturday kept increasing from 72 to 80 degrees over the course of the week. Quite the difference from the 40 degrees we had the weekend before and from the typical race-day conditions.
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Andrew Suppo (Victor) - 4:55:59 for 50k, first ultra
Since running my first marathon in 2006, the Canandaigua Lake 50km was always an event that intrigued me and seemed like the most logical next step up from a marathon. It was a local event and an absolutely gorgeous area to run a race in. However, unlike most cool fall days in the northeast, forecasted race time temperatures were expected to reach 80 degrees! In the days leading up to the race, I really didn't know what to expect given the temperature.
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Greta Ledgerwood (Penn Yan) - 8:26:19 for 50 miles
I am deeply grateful for everyone and everything that made October 8th an amazing race day....the dedication and hard work from Tom Perry RD and staff, so many volunteers, family and friends' support.

Tapering is not my favorite thing. I was feeling anxious leading up to race day. Running relieves that, so it was bottled up and ready to go! The expected heat and a nagging ITB was also on my mind. A little self doubt always creeps in....keeps you humble.
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Steve Harris (Niskayuna) - 10:45:38 for 50 miles, first ultra
I decided to do an ultra because I turned 60 this year and it was something new and challenging. I had run several marathons and had gradually worked up to this over about the last year. My longest training run/walk was 31 miles, so the idea of running a full 50 was an unknown. I had done hills repeats once a week for most weeks, and so thought I was ready for the hills :-). I am not a fast runner so my primary goal was to finish, although I had hoped that a finish under 10 hours would be possible.
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Bill McGovern (Marathon) - 8:05:49 for 50 miles, fourth finish
Last year Tom Perry wrote about making this a destination race. I believe he is on his way to achieving that goal. I was cheered on by license plates from as far away as Iowa! The pre-race dinned new to this years race was awesome. The food was great.  A big thank you to all the many volunteers on the course. I don't remember there being this many people out there in previous years.  The weather certainly wasn't fall like. I remember saying before the the race "heat, I like heat". Well.......
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Starting in twilight at FLCC


Along West Lake Road


On the Coye Cutoff


Bopple Bottom Aid Station


On Bopple Hill


Cemetery at top of Bopple Hill



Sunnyside Road Aid Station


Paul Doody paced by his father on East Lake Road


Town Line Road Aid Station


On West Avenue


Finishing at FLCC

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