Mother Road 100 (OK)...thoughts

As things are going back to normal , its time to write a bit about my 100 mile race in OK on Route 66.
I have to say that this one was a tough one..pavement..uneven shoulders..cold temps...lots of blisters!!
One thing is for sure, I will never ever do a "cold" race again , I cant deal with cold temps, give me 90 during a Race and Iam happy..but the temps dropped to 33 during the night!!!
Even  the start  was already cold, I wore a Jacket, hat and gloves and arm warmers and shirts and I was more then happy to finally move and get warm!
I decided to wear my Spira Shoes which turned out to be a great choice.
As I mentioned before the Spira Odyssey have the Wave spring technology and they are well cushioned, I never felt "Route 66"!!
Unfortunately , I had to change shoes after 20 miles as the Toe box was getting to tight. Bummer!!!
Switching into my normal Running shoes was a big difference..WOW..My Spira shoe was light and cushioned and my regular shoe felt heavy and I could feel the pavement right away.
Well, nothing I could do...wish I had another pair of the Odyssey with a bigger toe box..I did run the rest of the Race in my normal running shoes.
The 1st 50 miles went well and I was right on "time" , but as the temps dropped, my pace slowed down.
There is something happening to my body when it gets cold...I cant move!! ????
The night approached and I got even colder , wore 2 jackets , 2 hats , 3 pairs of gloves , 2 shirts and still, I was freezing.
At mile 64 we had a nice heated aid-station , the thoughts of just staying there and not continue....yeah, what to do...
But I wanted to finish and I wanted the Belt buckle !!!
So, I moved and got out in the cold again.Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I already had a bunch of blisters on my L foot and being very cold I did not run anymore, the Death march started.
30 miles to go , a long way to walk...so, I walked and walked...
The sunrise did not help with the temps , still cold and still wearing all my running cloth , I still walked..
20..10...5..3...1 mile left , I was able to see the finish. Wohooooo!!
Entering the High School track and having 300 meters left felt very good , forgetting the pain , I finally started
to jog and crossed the Finish line with a big smile.
29:35 hrs later...Yeahhh
I know its a slow time , but Iam just happy that I got through this race and I finally got my Buckle!
Back in the hotel , taking a long hot shower felt like "Heaven"..finally warming up!
What an Adventure!!!
Luckily I had an Awesome Crew for this race, Shay and Vaden volunteered to crew people. I never met them before , a day before, we met and talked about the Race.
They had to crew 3 other runners beside me and they did a great Job!! THANK YOU!!
My friend Debbie was running the Race too , we decided to run together and we helped each other through this one. THANK YOU!!
Now its time to plan for 2011..so far , I have two 50 milers ( Zane G and SJS) and some 50 K's and some shorter ones. Looking for another 100 miler...a "warm" one..LOL
Any Suggestions???
Ok, thats my MR 100 Race report.
Moving on.....

 Spira shoes Summary :

To add to my race report , I wanted to add a summary about the Spira shoes too.

My experiences so far are really good , now lets compare the Spira shoes to my "normal" running shoes:

• My Spira shoes are lighter then my other running shoes
• The cushioning is exceptional
• Based on their Wave spring technology they have a great "Energy return"
• Running with the Spira shoes feels easier

I am planning to run all my Road races with the Spira shoe , I do like the feeling they provide and the comfort.

Not one of my other "road" shoe is comparable with the Spira shoe !!