You Know You're in the Plain 100 when:

"...when you vow to never run another ultra and disown all friends who do.
 Plain was definitely the toughest finish we have done including Hardrock."
                                                                                                                 Tom Hayes and Liz McGoff
                                                                                                                 The 2002 Finishers

"I actually laid down 1/2 mile from Deep Creek and tried to sleep but I got too cold and had to walk in."
                                                                                                                                                              Jim Rudig

"Damn, I never had to work so hard to drop in a race as this one."
                                                                                                              Bill LaDieu

"...you decide to quit at 70 miles but have to drag yourself to mile 95 to find anybody who cares."
                                                                                                                                                           Martin Miller

"...when you ask the Search and Rescue/radio checkpoint "where is the trail?" and they say "sorry we can't tell you" and they mean it!"
"...when you have to ride 100 miles (if you can find a ride)to return to the Start/Finish line if you drop at the 30 mile mark."
"...if the numbers 'Two' or 'Zero' are used independently to denote the number of finishers for any given year."
"...if you have a nightmare about being in the Plain 100 only to wake up and realize You are in the Plain 100!."
"... if 'Zero' equals the number of 'solo' finisher."
"...if you make a decision that next year instead of doing the Plain 100 you vow to go to a biker bar, smack the biggest guy in the place while proclaiming: "Honda is King and Harley's are Queen."
                                                                                                                                                Scott McQueeny

"... if the RD is ready to drop a few more trees across the trail to add a little challenge to the course."
"...if the snot in your nose is as thick as the dust in your shoes."
                                                                                                      Mike Burke

"...you budget your shoes to be thrown away after the race."
"...take the 'L' away from 'Plain' and what do you get?"
"...you add things up and it ain 't a 100."
                                                             Randy Gehrke

"...when you star the race definitely knowing that it might take you several attempts to complete the course!"
"...when you need to check your map multiple times for water sources."
"...when you definitely need to take care of your feet to even think of completing the course."
                                                                                                                                                          Dimitri Kieffer