tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post2337980743241661033..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: AftermathJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47520267180294901322008-05-13T00:34:00.000-06:002008-05-13T00:34:00.000-06:00when are you writing a book about your alaska adve...when are you writing a book about your alaska adventures...or are you already writing one?<BR/>i would surely read it!<BR/>the posts about this race are truly inspirational!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61600130460542725472008-03-11T11:19:00.000-06:002008-03-11T11:19:00.000-06:00Awesome finish! It sure is exciting to learn more...Awesome finish! It sure is exciting to learn more about yourself, is it not? I think that is what makes or breaks us. Great job again Jill. A true inspiration!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424727577109673222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68093733814812336492008-03-10T22:40:00.000-06:002008-03-10T22:40:00.000-06:00Jill, thanks so much for writing about your hercul...Jill, thanks so much for writing about your herculean accomplishment! I really enjoyed reading your race report, and found in inspiring that you were able to overcome the many obstacles thrown at you during the brutal journey.<BR/><BR/>Bravo to you for a job well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85998873751607723002008-03-10T19:53:00.000-06:002008-03-10T19:53:00.000-06:00Awesome conclusion to an exciting story. Thanks f...Awesome conclusion to an exciting story. Thanks for sharing!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584354669062073865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-33811794383209651302008-03-10T17:26:00.000-06:002008-03-10T17:26:00.000-06:00Congrats, Jill. You are a great person, competitor...Congrats, Jill. You are a great person, competitor and writer. What a combo. I look forward to reading and seeing so much more from you. In the meantime, rest and recover, an important (and oft-overlooked) stage in the journey. Woo Hoo!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899794817816658435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-81205505160547020232008-03-10T16:35:00.000-06:002008-03-10T16:35:00.000-06:00I did a little research and found that Payday Cand...I did a little research and found that Payday Candy bars have the most calories for the $ while still being palatable. They work for me.Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970191392795369846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-35517589267734602102008-03-10T12:36:00.000-06:002008-03-10T12:36:00.000-06:00You've got to keep riding on through the abyss of ...You've got to keep riding on through the abyss of undiscovered countries if for no other reason than to chase your lactic muse. He demands much but has much to offer when caught. Isn't it fantastic when the words flow forth in a fuge state, unhindered by embellishment or hyperbole, because none is required. You put out some nice fluid prose to compliment your fluid (sometimes?) pedalstrokes from the extreme.Craig, The Flanders Fat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440903092957497625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10230651788013223392008-03-10T07:07:00.000-06:002008-03-10T07:07:00.000-06:00tailbone! ouch! Ib proufen is your friend.tailbone! ouch! Ib proufen is your friend.Adrian Oliverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721591129730175021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28564641291761416552008-03-10T01:18:00.000-06:002008-03-10T01:18:00.000-06:00Well done Jill, and thank you for such a good writ...Well done Jill, and thank you for such a good write up of the event.<BR/><BR/>With the food issue, dehydration can be a big contributor. When dehydrated most peoples digestion shuts down. It takes a lot of water to keep hydrated, even at the low temperatures. You should need to pee at least every 2 hours.<BR/><BR/>As others have mentioned you need to find what food works for you. This takes time, so best to start now!<BR/><BR/>All the best for your future endeavours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75685427246075190182008-03-09T22:19:00.000-06:002008-03-09T22:19:00.000-06:00Jill I can relate to your fall on the ice. After ...Jill I can relate to your fall on the ice. After surviving a solo bike trip from Seattle to Inuvik I found myself a week later in a 5 star hotel at an Outdoor Industry event. I came flying into the bathroom of my hotel room to spit out some toothpaste (I must have been engaged with the morning news) to find my feet coming up from underneath me. The hotel had graciously put me in a handicapped room with the shower floor and the bathroom floor the one and the same. I had started the shower before brushing my teeth. (In light of our outsized personal energy use it is an admission that greatly embarrasses me) As I flew thru the air my life passed in front of me coming to a culminating moment when my back squarely met the marble <BR/>floor. It took me close to an hour to regain any semblance of personal dignity and I did so only by slithering on my back out of the bathroom to the carpet where I could get a bit of traction. Ultimately it was a 9 week recovery. As I lied there on the bathroom floor the irony of successfully facing down grizzly bears in their domain and then soon afterward becoming a possible quadriplegic in a 5 star hotel did not completely escape me. <BR/><BR/>You had a fantastic trip all around. Imagine that you are very, very close to 1 in 6 billion and keep that thought with you for the rest of your life. Great job!<BR/><BR/>Pat RoddenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-64559574446144363872008-03-09T22:01:00.000-06:002008-03-09T22:01:00.000-06:00Now nothing -- the ups and downs of life, those th...Now nothing -- the ups and downs of life, those things beyond our control, serious illness, the challenges of finding a suitable livelihood -- will ever defeat you. Your triumph on the Iditarod Trail will be the counterpoint to everything else... Well done, Jill Homer! jgpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-915328776828121532008-03-09T20:41:00.000-06:002008-03-09T20:41:00.000-06:00"When the burden seems too much to bear, remember ..."When the burden seems too much to bear, remember the end will justify the pain it took to get us there."... a line from one of my favorite songs.<BR/><BR/>And you made it to the end, Jill. <BR/><BR/>I really can't express in words the admiration I have for you. I read your entire journey and just cried through the whole thing because this is MY sister. MY sister who accomplished something I cannot realate to or comprehend, but have such a deep respect for it regardless. <BR/><BR/>I love you.<BR/>SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-73657451929964173522008-03-09T20:03:00.000-06:002008-03-09T20:03:00.000-06:00An epic adventure! Thanks for sharing it with us....An epic adventure! Thanks for sharing it with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-2491392768324674112008-03-09T19:50:00.000-06:002008-03-09T19:50:00.000-06:00Jill, thanks again for the coverage of your race (...Jill, thanks again for the coverage of your race (and for racing/riding), you mentioned you emit a bunch/most of your heat through your hands, this article might be of interest to you:<BR/><BR/>http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/bemore.html<BR/><BR/>Some DARPA research into better equiping folks in the field, quite interesting. <BR/><BR/>Good luck on choosing another adventure!<BR/><BR/>-ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500126154312909387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-17289330557975219142008-03-09T19:18:00.000-06:002008-03-09T19:18:00.000-06:00"...as long as I make good choices, stay alert, an..."...as long as I make good choices, stay alert, and stay on the move."<BR/><BR/>There's your new mantra. Keep that thought in your mind as you trudge (or roll) along through lifes adventures and you'll get where ever you're headed. <BR/> <BR/>Riding randoneur events I have learned over the years that nutrition during endurance events is one of the biggest challenges to success.(equipment and sleep strategies are right up there but that's a whole different set of lectures!)<BR/> <BR/>I wish I could say "Eat souper goop, it works for everyone and it will work for you" but the solution to this riddle is unique to each and every individual. I know riders who use only liquid sports nutrition products (Spiz or Hammer Nutrition products) and others who get by on PayDay bars and chocolate milk. I keep a can or two of Ensure in my H-Bar Bag and in my drop bags as well, a nice nutritional safety valve. <BR/>Here is one thing I do know: solving this problem is adaptive. the more you undertake endurance events, the more you learn what works for you ...and what does not.<BR/>A friend tried for 4 years to complete a 400K brevet, he DNF'ed every time; went to sports and med nutritionists, read scholarly articles, ate different things, tried liquid nutrition and finally said he would never try a ride of 400K or more ... ever again. But a year later he was back at it. He got to the 400K point of a 600, and decided he was done: puking, cramping, bonking, etc. Decided to pull the pin and went into a fast food joint to rest before trying to sort out how he was going to get home. He ate, and just sat around for an hour or so and what do you know; The batteries recharged the mental headlights came up and he was able to finish the last 200K! He was outside the time limit but thrilled with his accomplishment. His solution was to eat AND ALLOW A LITTLE TIME TO DIGEST! Simple, but different from most.<BR/><BR/>Given your location it might be a challenge to line up a season of progressively longer endurance events, but I think that would help you work through this little riddle. <BR/><BR/>I am assuming you have a fairly low body fat % so that may be a strike against you. The body can learn to better metabolize fat, but first you have to have the training events (see above) and then you have to have the fat. <BR/><BR/>I've rambled but one last thing: You are a winner, and success breeds succes. At Paris Brest Paris every finisher, from first to dead last gets the same medal, regardless the time. Finishing endurance events is winning. Iditarod is a race which suggests winners, but I doubt anyone who finishes would ever be considered a looser.<BR/><BR/>Yr Pal DrCodfish<BR/><BR/>PS: For next time, incorporate some upper body strength work in your conditioning program. It will paty even if your not pushing a 70# bike through snow at 20 below for 20 mile stretches. (sheesh, my calves are aching just writing it!)Paul Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072480695472781764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-48494980879249360062008-03-09T17:12:00.000-06:002008-03-09T17:12:00.000-06:00After any big event, you need to rest, both the mi...After any big event, you need to rest, both the mind & body. Going light is about have the right mind set & not being scared. You need to commit to less gear, it's the way to go (go lite, & freeze all nite).<BR/>http://keepitstreetlevel.blogspot.com/2006/12/traveling-fast-and-light-part-i.htmlRoman Holidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036520235135827813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46034265032134127352008-03-09T16:19:00.000-06:002008-03-09T16:19:00.000-06:00Well ridden, well written.Thanks for the great acc...Well ridden, well written.<BR/>Thanks for the great account.campshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474852834529479520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75314793732896325462008-03-09T16:00:00.000-06:002008-03-09T16:00:00.000-06:00Jill,I can't even imagine the amount of internal f...Jill,<BR/><BR/>I can't even imagine the amount of internal fortitude it took to finish this race. If more people had half of what you do this world would be markedly better. Thanks so much for letting us follow you through all of your training as well as your struggle to defeat the Alaskan wilderness. You rocked this race!The Cruise Directorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837188562757686012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49709550268314451032008-03-09T14:31:00.000-06:002008-03-09T14:31:00.000-06:00Damn Jill Homer - you surely are an inspiration. P...Damn Jill Homer - you surely are an inspiration. Pretty sure there is nothing in life that you will not accomplish if you so desire. Your writing is growing as quickly as your spirit. I can only hope you do not tire of towing us all along on your journey through life.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825985985024703812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-91196896108025317112008-03-09T13:34:00.000-06:002008-03-09T13:34:00.000-06:00Jill, I just stumbled upon your blog since I've ...Jill, <BR/> I just stumbled upon your blog since I've only recently gotten into cycling. Thank you for sharing your story! You are such an inspiration! I have really enjoyed reading your stories. Congratulations on finishing the race!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46754105618844024632008-03-09T13:05:00.000-06:002008-03-09T13:05:00.000-06:00Hi Jill! I'm a radio reporter in Fairbanks follow...Hi Jill! <BR/>I'm a radio reporter in Fairbanks following Iditarod this year. Really enjoyed your blog and npr stories! <BR/>I just caught up with Pete Basinger and Carl Hutchings here in Kaltag, and they've been pushing their bikes since last weekend. Finally hit good trail last night. Take care, Libby <BR/>radioicebox.wordpress.comLibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201589326010366330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14761564858713271042008-03-09T12:17:00.000-06:002008-03-09T12:17:00.000-06:00so basically you're saying you're going to nome ne...so basically you're saying you're going to nome next year?Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4878332637410460812008-03-09T11:34:00.000-06:002008-03-09T11:34:00.000-06:00Congratulations again for making it to McGrath! I...Congratulations again for making it to McGrath! I hate going back to normal life after a long event on the bike. In some ways a long race is so tough but all you have to do is keep moving and doing what you love to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4378683535380334972008-03-09T11:07:00.000-06:002008-03-09T11:07:00.000-06:00Jill, it was a pleasure to follow you through this...Jill, it was a pleasure to follow you through this journey. I could feel the deep dark aloneness of interior Alaska, and the knowledge that your survival was completely up to you. Harsh but exciting, thanks for sharing.Here and therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135090528461820622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10766324358377351932008-03-09T09:26:00.000-06:002008-03-09T09:26:00.000-06:00Here is something to investigate. "Perpetium" by H...Here is something to investigate. "Perpetium" by Hammer Nutrition. I have used it for 7 hours of non stop anerobic endurance racing in the Butte 100 and I never had to take in any other calories. I joke with friends that when I go any endurance or multi day events all I need is Perpetium. I hate eating while while racing as well and this is just something I can slam down (drinking). Just a thought. I am not affiliated with them, they even turned me down for sponsorship!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216182791364504629noreply@blogger.com