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Quotes from Plain 100 2011:
"DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT PERMANENT"
“Well, at least I finished Hardrock this year.”
“Running down to the Entiat River felt like running into a hair dryer.”
“The Signal Peak climb is possibly the hardest single climb in ultra running that nobody knows about.”
“I could have built a big log cabin from all the blowdowns that were across the trail.”
“Some of the trail is going back to nature. A nice wildfire to burn out some of the brush in the trail would be helpful.”
“Search and Rescue did a great job this year. They can’t help you unless you’re dying, but they smiled, laughed and waved all the same.”
“Learn to love your own company because you’re not going find much out there.”
“It was so hot that it completely melted the chocolate on my Snickers bars and I had to drink them for nourishment.”
“If you drop at some of the checkpoints you will suffer more pain in the vehicle ride than if you just continue on.”
“I typically leave my map and GPS at home. However, I usually find several lost runners out there carrying them.”
“The water’s pretty clean, except for that one mud puddle that I drank out of….”
“There’s plenty of wildlife on the course, some of it not even human.”
“Yes, next year I’ll try something different. Running barefoot on a belt sander in a sauna for 20 hours comes to mind.”
“Plain brain is getting into the wrong car after finishing.”
“Plain brain is not knowing what day of the week it is.”
“Plain brain is saying that you won't do that again and a week later strategizing for the next year.”
“I don't know why Plain100 is so hard”
"You can do anything that's time limited, even child birth concludes with a prize! along with the baby or in this case finish, additional rewards; a shower & rest!"
"THAT'S JUST STUPID!"
Nothing is promised to you except a damn tough course.
There are no nurseries on the trail.
This is a no WHINE zone.
Independence exerted here.
This is a DO-IT-YOURSELF race.
The exultation of Plain is knowing that you have competed in one of the toughest, unsupported 100’s in the U.S.
Run it! Tuck it in! Shut up! Get moving! This is PLAIN.!!!!!!!!!!!!
"For a race with no aid I had one of the best aid station experiences in any trail race.
We relaxed in camp chairs at Deep Creek while the volunteers knocked the dust out of our shoes and then gave us each a foot bath while we were waiting for our soup and grilled cheese sandwiches to be ready. They even held my toes apart for me while I wrapped new layers of tape onto my dust-streaked toes in preparation for the second loop. That was the best aid
station I've ever been at, even though I was promised "no aid".
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
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