Report and Results

Report and Results

2005 Psycho WyCo Ru= n Toto Run, Saturday, Feb 19^th, 2= 005

This was the first a= nnual, inaugural event held at Wyandotte County Park, Kansas City, Kansas. Start time was 7 AM, Saturday, Feb 19th= . It's a hilly, three-loop course he= ld on bridle trails and single-track with multiple stream crossings. The morning of the race, there was= light rain, temps were in the 40s, and the very hilly course had somewhat muddy conditions. Good conditions f= or self-flagellation.

There were 49 runner= s signed-up, 41 starters, 23 finishers. Th= ere were five 2-loop finishers, and thirteen 1-loop finishers.

One aid station was = run by Kyle Amos' family, (his mom, brother and wife, Stacie). The start/finish station was staff= ed by my wife, Vicki, and son, Matt. The wonderful chicken noodle soup was made from scratch by one of our sponsors, James Barker; who happened to be the 5th place overall finisher, as well. The potatoe soup and peanut butter cookies were homemade by Vicki Holmes. The Rice Kris= pie treats were made by a friend of the Amos Family. Kyle Amos, 3rd place, helped mark = the course until 8PM the night previous to the race. He put = in about 15 miles of running, that night.

Ben Holmes, Race Dir= ector

Kansas City Trac= k Club

http://www.psychowyco.com

Overall Finisher’s Placing

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Finishers<= /p>	Notes
34	O= sborn	M= ichael	M= 30-39	K= S	5:17:= 40	1= st Male
45	Lesh	D= avid	M= 50-59	A= K	5:25:= 33	2= nd Male
1	A= mos	K= yle	M= 20-29	K= S	5:28:= 39	3= rd Male
41	Flores	R= aul	M= 40-49	K= S	5:38:= 14	4= th Male
3	B= arker	J= ames	M= 30-39	M= O	5:43:= 30	5= th Male
22	M= cGuire	D= ave	M= 50-59	M= O	6:02:3= 8	6= th Male
4	Foresman	M= att	M= 40-49	M= O	6:18:= 27	&= nbsp;
9	N= ielsen	D= ale	M= 40-49	N= E	6:21:= 26	&= nbsp;
11	M= ayo	R= ick	M= 20-29	N= C	6:31:= 50	&= nbsp;
2	F= isher	Dann	M= 40-49	K= S	6:34:= 20	&= nbsp;
29	S= mith	R= ick	M= 30-39	K= S	6:34:= 20	S= .I. Award
17	Buckley	Angela	F30-39	KS	6:35:= 50	1st Female, only female finisher.
42	K= uykendall	B= en	M= 40-49	K= S	6:35:= 50	&= nbsp;
20	Kovalev	A= lexander	M= 30-35	M= O	6:56:= 34	&= nbsp;
12	Jacquez	M= ark	M= 20-29	K= S	7:08:1= 0	S= .I. Award
14	T= odd	P= atrick	M= 20-29	M= N	7:08:1= 0	S= .I. Award
27	Sidwell	P= aul	M= 20-29	M= O	7:17:= 17	S= .I. Award
18	Detore	T= om	M= 50-59	N= E	7:30:= 05	&= nbsp;
19	M= cPherson	R= obert	M= 40-49	M= O	7:51:= 50	&= nbsp;
5	D= orsey	D= arrell	M= 40-49	K= S	8:12:= 10	&= nbsp;
26	Joline	L= ou	M= 60-99	M= O	8:21:= 25	&= nbsp;
23	H= atcher	D= an	M= 40-49	M= O	8:21:= 30	&= nbsp;
13	Dudley	R= ick	M= 40-49	K= S	8:58:= 10	S= .I. Award

Age Group Rankings

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Finishers<= /p>	Notes
17	B= uckley	A= ngela	F= 30-39	K= S	6:35:= 50	1= st Female
1	A= mos	K= yle	M= 20-29	K= S	5:28:= 39	3= rd Male
11	M= ayo	R= ick	M= 20-29	N= C	6:31:= 50	&= nbsp;
12	Jacquez	M= ark	M= 20-29	K= S	7:08:1= 0	S= .I. Award
14	T= odd	P= atrick	M= 20-29	M= N	7:08:1= 0	S= .I. Award
27	Sidwell	P= aul	M= 20-29	M= O	7:17:= 17	&= nbsp;
20	Kovalev	A= lexander	M= 30-35	M= O	6:56:= 34	&= nbsp;
34	O= sborn	M= ichael	M= 30-39	K= S	5:17:= 40	1= st Male
3	B= arker	J= ames	M= 30-39	M= O	5:43:= 30	5= th Male
29	S= mith	R= ick	M= 30-39	K= S	6:34:= 20	S= .I. Award
41	Flores	R= aul	M= 40-49	K= S	5:38:= 14	4= th Male
4	Foresman	M= att	M= 40-49	M= O	6:18:= 27	&= nbsp;
9	N= ielsen	D= ale	M= 40-49	N= E	6:21:= 26	&= nbsp;
2	F= isher	Dann	M= 40-49	K= S	6:34:= 20	&= nbsp;
42	K= uykendall	B= en	M= 40-49	K= S	6:35:= 50	&= nbsp;
19	M= cPherson	R= obert	M= 40-49	M= O	7:51:= 50	&= nbsp;
5	D= orsey	D= arrell	M= 40-49	K= S	8:12:= 10	&= nbsp;
23	H= atcher	D= an	M= 40-49	M= O	8:21:= 30	&= nbsp;
13	Dudley	R= ick	M= 40-49	K= S	8:58:= 10	S= .I. Award
45	Lesh	D= avid	M= 50-59	K= S	5:25:= 33	2= nd Male
22	M= cGuire	D= ave	M= 50-59	M= O	6:02:3= 8	6= th Male
18	Detore	T= om	M= 50-59	N= E	7:30:= 05	&= nbsp;
26	Joline	L= ou	M= 60-99	M= O	8:21:= 25	M= uddy Ol' B*stard Award<= /o:p>

Two-Loop Finishers

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Loop 1 time	Loop 2 time
44	S= ullivan	C= raig	M= 20-29	&= nbsp;	1:32:= 30	3:16:= 30
28	J= ohnson	J= ames	M= 20-29	M= O	1:52:= 40	4:16:= 10
46	W= ard	H= oward	M= 40-49	M= O	2:00:0= 0	4:35:= 45
38	T= routman	V= erna	F= 60-69	M= O	2:53:= 30	6:30:= 45
10	M= athews	S= teve	M= 50-59	M= O	2:54:= 30	6:44:= 10

Single-Loop Finishers

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Loop 1 time
31	L= atimer	N= icole	F= 20-29	K= S	1:36:= 50
6	Schupp	B= arb	F= 40-49	K= S	1:55:= 00
7	Schupp	M= ike	M= 50-59	K= S	1:55:= 00
33	Malkames	B= ob	M= 50-59	K= S	2:05:1= 8
16	B= uckley	M= ichael	M= 40-49	K= S	2:10:= 17
47	C= rider	J= oel	M= 30-39	K= S	2:10:= 40
48	Toft	J= ulie	F= 40-49	K= S	2:11:= 50
49	W= ebster	D= eborah	F= 40-49	K= S	2:11:= 50
25	Harbison	Bryan	M= 30-35	K= S	2:12:= 00
40	C= risp	L= arry	M= 50-59	M= O	2:30:= 00
32	L= atimer	M= ona	F= 50-59	K= S	2:35:= 00
24	J= ohnson	D= ebbie	F= 50-59	K= S	2:38:= 00
39	M= atthews	H= azel	F= 50-59	K= S	2:39:= 00

Fruit Loops (runners who registered the day of= the race, even though they knew that the weather and course conditions would su= ck).

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Loop 1 time	Loop 2 time	Loop 3 time	Notes
45	Lesh	D= avid	M= 50-59	K= S	1:32:= 30	3:17:= 50	5:25:= 33	2= nd-place overall
46	W= ard	H= oward	M= 40-49	M= O	2:00:0= 0	4:35:= 45	=	&= nbsp;
47	C= rider	J= oel	M= 30-39	K= S	2:10:= 40	=	=	&= nbsp;
48	Toft	J= ulie	F= 40-49	K= S	2:11:= 50	=	=	&= nbsp;
49	W= ebster	D= eborah	F= 40-49	K= S	2:11:= 50	=	=	&= nbsp;

Known Special Idiots* (finishers doing their first Ultra event).

Bib No.	Last Name<= /b>	First Name=	Age Grp=	State<= /p>	Loop 1 time	Loop 2 time	Loop 3 time
12	Jacquez	M= ark	M= 20-29	K= S	1:52:= 44	4:12:= 50	7:08:1= 0
13	Dudley	R= ick	M= 40-49	K= S	2:31:= 00	5:30:= 15	8:58:= 10
14	T= odd	P= atrick	M= 20-29	M= N	1:52:= 44	4:12:= 50	7:08:1= 0
27	Sidwell	P= aul	M= 20-29	M= O	1:59:= 10	4:24:= 50	7:17:= 17
29	S= mith	R= ick	M= 30-39	K= S	1:53:= 00	4:00:0= 5	6:34:= 20

Special Idiot: “Any idiot can run a marathon; it takes a special kind of idio= t to run an ultra-marathon.” – Alan Cabelly

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Mike Osborn (Overall Winner) Angela Buckley (1^st Female, and only Female)

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Kyle Amos (3^{rd<=
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Psy= cho WyCo Run Toto Run 50k

Rac= e Report by Rick Smith, (Participant)

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Exe= cutive Summary:

Tho= ught I'd try the ultra thing. Borrowing some fitness from my marathon in<= /span>

ear= ly January, I signed up for the Psycho WyCo Run To= to Run 50k in Kansas

Cit= y, Kansas. "W= yCo" stands for Wyandotte County (Kansas), and the "Run Toto=

Run= " was a held in Wyandotte County Park on the "Bridle Trails&qu= ot; that circle

Wyandotte County Lake, easily one of the hilliest a= reas of the Kansas City

met= ro. Run Toto Run is an obvious play off The Wizard of Oz. I will try to<= /span>

spa= re you the cliché analogies, mostly because I don't remember the Yellow

Bri= ck Road being so hilly, but I must admit that the volunteers did make the

aid stations feel like the Emerald City<= /st1:place> with all their hospitality an= d

won= derful selection of Munchkins...I mean, munchies. I went in just looking

to = finish and enjoy the laid-back ultra experience, and I managed to do just

tha= t.

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The Mud-Slinging Tale:

Nea= rly 50 people had signed up for this first-time race, organized by Kansas

Cit= y ultrarunner and trail running advocate Ben Holmes. De= spite 40-degree

tem= ps, a steady drizzle and guaranteed sucky conditions,= five people of

que= stionable intelligence signed up on race morning. Crazy. At the crack of

daw= n, 41 starters anxiously toed the line...well, it was more like standing

aro= und in the rain chatting, waiting for the start (this was an ultra, after

all= ). Some last-minute direction from Ben, and we were off.

A 5= 0k is not really much more than a marathon, but 31 miles on trails is<= /span>

sti= ll plenty far to cover on foot. According to the pre-race literature:

&qu= ot;This is a 50-Kilometer TRAIL event. If you want a sissy paved course, this<= /o:p>

isn= 't the race for you. The course is a 3-loop course run on the bridle

tra= ils of Wyandotte County Lake<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Park<= /st1:place> in Kansas City, Kansas. The trails on

thi= s course can be challenging due to rocks and roots and sometimes muddy

con= ditions, and the constant barrage of rolling hills. But remember: This is=

Kansas, so how tough can it really be???" Oh, that Ben...he's a funny one.

Soo= n after the start, we left the safety of the parking lot and park roads<= /span>

and= headed into the trails where we were greeted by a sign informing us that

the= trails "might be muddy." I might add that this is also where the

&qu= ot;barrage of rolling hills" officially began.

He = he, you're killing me, Ben. Killing me.

I p= lanned to run the course in what I've read is typical ultraru= nner

fas= hion: run the flats and downhills and walk the steep = uphills. Ideally, I

cou= ld find an ultra veteran to help keep me patient.

I f= ound plenty of ultra veterans around, but with nearly 75 percent of the

cou= rse a muddy mess, the flats and downhills were runnable/slideable, and

wal= king the uphills was just as fast as trying to run most = of them anyway.

In = some of the low spots, it was all I could do to keep my shoes on my feet=

and= out of the ankle-deep slop.

The= first loop went well. I hooked up with Tom, who informed me that he had

run= a couple marathons last weekend. Yeah, two marathons...last weekend. I

fig= ured anyone doing that sort of schedule would be sure to set a sensible

pace (meaning he wouldn't go out too fast...I'm not sure the word "sensible= "

bel= ongs anywhere near Mr. Double-Marathon-Weekend). The first loop was all

abo= ut getting my bearings and determining what I could expect for the next

two= laps.

I f= inished the first lap in a little less than two hours...it had been a

pre= tty comfortable lap, talking with Tom and taking plenty of time to enjoy

all= the great offerings at the aid stations ("Scooby Snacks," warm soup,<= o:p>

Ric= e Krispie bars, Pringles, pretzels, cookies, Gatorade, coffee...you name

it,= they had it.) I hoped I could maintain that pace (the running, not the

sna= cking) through the next two laps, but I also realized the mud would have

som= ething to say about that.

Tom= had stopped to make some shoe adjustments, so I was on my own as I

hea= ded out for my second lap. It had quit raining, so I made a quick stop to

cha= nge from my heavier fleece jacket into a lighter weight shirt, then it

was= back into the trails. I soon caught up with Dann, Be= n and Angie, and we

cov= ered the second lap as a group.

Mor= e good conversation, another leisurely aid station stop, and a familiar=

cou= rse led us back to the end of the second loop in a little over two hours.

A l= ittle slower than the first loop, but most of it was probably due to a=

lit= tle detour we took so Angie could show us a really cool concrete

ove= rflow-drainage-funnel-thing that dropped water like a water park ride

aro= und 75 feet straight down. Well worth a look, but it was a good thing we

loo= ked on the second loop...I think the vertigo would have been too much for

me = on the third lap, and the extra little distance wouldn't have been very=

wel= come, either. Besides, I'm not sure the waiver covered a swimming and<= /span>

div= ing portion of the race.

By = the end of the second loop, the mud was taking its toll, and my legs were

tak= ing notice. Nothing major, and it helped that I had a veteran ultrarunner

in = Dann hanging around to keep me company. Hard to compl= ain much about a

lit= tle 50k when Dann is rattling off near-death experience= s and humorous

enc= ounters from various 50-milers, 100-milers and 24-hour runs he has

don= e...

Thi= rd verse, same as the first. Dann and I made our w= ay through the course

at = a steady pace, now traversing familiar terrain. For Dann= , that meant

hav= ing a pretty good idea how far to the next aid station or other landmark.

For= me, it was more like one long, continuous deja vu: &qu= ot;Oh yeah, I remember

thi= s mud section. It comes right after that last mudslide we just came down

and= right before this next uphill where we try and grab the nearby limbs to

kee= p from sliding backwards." The only place I consistently remembered from=

the previous two laps was Ben's "Mile 1" marker, placed somewhere bet= ween

sec= ond and fifth miles of the 10-mile loop. Approximately 15 feet beyond the

mar= ker was Ben's "Just Kidding" marker.

You= a very funny man, Mr. Holmes!

Yet= another leisurely aid station stop (had my first Starbucks Fra= ppuccino

thi= ng...Nectar from the Gods, I tell you) and increasing fatigue managed to

slo= w us down even more on the last loop, but no matter. We had both quit=

&qu= ot;racing" early on, and just savoring the satisfaction that comes from a long

day= in the beauty of the outdoors was more than enough. I'm convinced we

cou= ld have had a slightly better finish time, but my enjoyment of the

exp= erience far outweighed a few minutes here or there, especially since the=

con= ditions dictated so much of our pace. Besides, I might not have noticed<= /span>

the= Scooby Snacks at the aid station.

Eve= ryone who finished received "dog bone" finisher's medals, rough cut out=

of = steel. Those finishing one or two loops received bones cut in half that=

rea= d, "I bit off more than I could chew."

Tha= t Ben Holmes, he's such a cut-up.

Bot= tom line, a great first-timer experience. I might want to try another 50k<= /o:p>

som= etime. Or I might want to try working up to a 50-miler someday. Or I may

nev= er do another ultra. No matter what, I can say that I have no regrets<= /span>

from choosing this one. It was well-run, with just the atmosphere and=

sup= port I was looking for, and I'd recommend it to anyone...especially if<= /span>

the= y like mud.

Some pictures from the day can be found at http://tinyurl.com/3s55q.<= /span>

Not= me, but might as well have been: http://tinyurl.com/6eskv.

Nex= t year it’ll probably be snow and ice,

R~<= o:p>

Ric= k Smith

Sabetha, KS USA