tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81868393608514158362024-03-19T03:43:06.957-07:00Reinventing the RunIT'S MUCH MORE THAN JUST ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER...Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-73330010892395539802016-12-06T15:44:00.001-08:002016-12-08T07:31:43.071-08:00A Glimpse Behind the Hardrock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="text-indent: 0.5in;">A Glimpse Behind the Hardrock</b></div>
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By
Ian Torrence<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Note: I gathered my
statistics for this piece from both the </i><a href="http://hardrock100.com/index.php"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hardrock
100 website</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> and this </i><a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2016/12/2017-hardrock-100-lottery-results.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tom Caughlan iRunFar.com article</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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As Emily Harrison and I pulled into
Albuquerque, New Mexico, the setting for the annual December <a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php">Hardrock Hundred Run lottery</a>,
a light dusting of snow and an invigorating nip in the air welcomed us —
appropriate weather when deliberating an epic event like Hardrock. For the sake
of transparency, the race’s <a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-board-committee.php">Board of Directors</a>
requested, for the first time in the event’s 24-year history, that outside
witnesses be present during the 2017 drawing. Emily and I were asked to serve
as two of these independent observers. <a href="https://heathersackett.co/about-2/">Heather Sackett</a>, a freelance
writer from Telluride, was the third.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here’s her <a href="https://www.ultrarunning.com/featured/hardrock-100-invites-observers-to-2017-lottery/">write-up</a>
on how she perceived the day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For those unfamiliar with this
100.5-mile high altitude ultramarathon, the race starts and finishes in the
small southwestern Colorado town of Silverton. This mountain hamlet, with an
elevation (9,308’) 14 times greater than its population (roughly 650), would
set the stage for one of the world’s most “wild and tough” endurance events.
The run, aptly described as “graduate level” by event management, earns its scholarly
reputation with 33,050’ of elevation gain, 13 mountainous crossings higher than
12,000’, an ascent of 14,048’ Handies Peak and the participant’s need to
negotiate snow, lightning, off-trail route finding, river crossings, altitude
sickness, sheer and exposed slopes and remote wilderness spaces where aid is infrequent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Those outside of the ultrarunning
sport might assume that a race of such difficulty would have trouble filling
its roster. However, this isn’t the reality. Drawn by Hardrock’s unique adversity,
scenery and life-altering experience 1,966 ultrarunners <a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-qualify.php">qualified</a> and registered
for the 2017 lottery, almost 600 more lotto entrants than 2016. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ken and Margaret Gordon hosted the
lottery at their home nestled at the base of the prominent Sandia Mountains. Ken’s
a five-time Hardrock finisher, Board member and race director of the <a href="http://www.mttaylor50k.com/">Mt. Taylor 50K</a>. Margaret, who finished
Hardrock in 2015, welcomed us with her homemade scones and frittatas. Then, as
the clock ticked closer to the gathering’s 8am start, a who’s who of Hardrock arrived.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Betsy Kalmeyer – Board member, course flag
pulling director, 17-time HRH finisher, 5-time winner<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Roch Horton – Board member, Kroger’s Canteen Aid
Station Captain, 10-time HRH finisher<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Blake Wood – Vice-President, 20-time HRH
finisher and previous winner<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Dave Coblentz – Treasurer, 9-time HRH finisher<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Charlie Thorn – Board member, course
coordinator, 10-time HRH finisher<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ricky Denesik – Board member, 7-time HRH
finisher and previous winner<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Andrea Feucht – Secretary, 3-time HRH finisher<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Dale Garland – Race Director<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Kris Kern – President, 14-time HRH finisher<o:p></o:p></div>
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What followed was more than I
anticipated. My original impressions were that I’d be simply pulling tickets
for an hour or so. Instead, this became an opportunity to get deep within the
engine of a wildly popular and successful ultramarathon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Emily cutting tickets.</b></div>
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The day began when Blake handed
Emily and me a pile of uncut ticket sheets. Charlie handed us scissors. Like
the others, we began the arduous and old school practice of cutting out each
individual voucher. Roch provided occasional quality control by making rounds
and checking trash scraps and the floor for misplaced tickets. The process took
more than hour with more than a dozen people on task. Almost 8,500 tickets were
cut and divided into three bowls.</div>
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<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Veterans</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Those who have finished 5 or
more Hardrock runs.</span></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Never Started</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Registrants who have
never started Hardrock.</span></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Everybody Else</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Runners who don’t fall
into either of the above categories.</span></li>
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Before the greatly anticipated lottery
drawing began, the fourth of four annual Hardrock Run Board meetings was held.
I sat in the background and listened to the group converse, debate, motion and refer
to bylaws on several different topics including:</div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A
debrief from Andrea about what she learned from her guest appearance at a
recent Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run Board meeting</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A
discussion on how to handle past and future Hardrock lottery registrations (<a href="http://hardrock100.com/files/Statement-on-Refund-of-Hardrock-Application-Fees.pdf" target="_blank">their statement is announced here</a>)</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Dialogue
on the </span><a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-scholarship.php" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Joel Zucker
Memorial Scholarship</a></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Voting
of new Board members (this announcement will come soon as well)</span></li>
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Once the Board meeting adjourned, it
was time for the lottery. Here’s how it went down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Pulling the first ticket.</b></div>
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The Hardrock Board realizes that
the event is in a unique, but difficult situation —145 starters must be chosen from
1,966 entrants (a number that continues to grow yearly). They have “<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">wrestled a lot with how to strike the proper
balance between rewarding long-time supporters, getting in new blood,
maintaining Hardrock's ‘small run’ feel, and making it an interesting run.</span>”
Per their website, they feel “<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">that our
ideal mix of runners would be about 30% first-time Hardrockers, one-quarter or
so veterans (i.e. >= 5-time finishers), and up to 50% everyone else.” Instead
of one, three lotteries (one for each category) would be held. Other factors
that affected the lottery’s outcome included:</span></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Previous
year’s winners are automatic entrants. For 2017, this included Kilian Jornet,
Jason Schlarb and Anna Frost. They counted against the </span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Everyone Else</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> lottery pool.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Hardrock
may bypass the lottery by selecting up to five runners</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> “that has tried for many years to enter, or who has given exceptional
service to the HRH, or that Hardrock thinks will bring added interest to the
run.” These runners must have entered the </span><a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">lottery</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> and must also have
</span><a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-qualify.php" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">qualified</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">. Hardrock reserves the right not to disclose the names of the runners
selected in this fashion.</span></li>
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<b>The lottery in action.</b></div>
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We began with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veterans</i> drawing. Each of these applicants received
one ticket for each previous Hardrock finish, plus additional “service tickets”
as described <span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php">here</a>.</span> 404 tickets from 43 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veterans</i> were placed in a plastic, tape covered tub, shaken and pulled
one at a time. I pulled the first ticket of the day and the jug was subsequently
passed around the table — each person pulling one ticket at a time. Those in
attendance, that had a ticket in the lotto, did not participate until their
name was pulled. Andrea <a href="https://twitter.com/hardrock100">tweeted
“live” results</a>, Margaret taped acceptance tickets to a large white display
board and Blake documented the names digitally. In all, 33 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veterans</i> were selected. The remainder ended up on a separate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veterans</i> specific wait list — their
chances of getting in reliant on drops (or those who neglect to perform their <a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-qualify.php">service requirement</a>)
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The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Everyone Else</i> drawing took place next. 201 applicants with 747
tickets (<a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php">determined this
way</a>) were passed around the room until their 67 slots were filled and an
additional 50 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Everyone Else</i>
selections were drawn and placed on this category’s specific wait list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Never Started</i> lottery was held. 1,722 applicants with 7,339 tickets
(<a href="http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php">determined in this
manner</a>) were poured into a large bowl (along with small pieces of dryer
sheet to eliminate static cling), 45 were selected and 50 additional names
added to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Never Started</i> specific wait
list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The final lottery white boards were
photographed and transferred to a digital version, which now lives on the
event’s website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are the <a href="http://hardrock100.com/files/HRH-Entrants-2017.pdf">2017 HRH entrants</a>
and <a href="http://hardrock100.com/files/HRH-Wait-Lists-2017.pdf">wait lists</a>.
Remaining tickets from each grouping were bagged and labeled for future
reference purposes. The lottery was done at 2:00pm. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was both an honor and appreciated
learning experience to participate in the 2017 Hardrock lottery. The Hardrock Board
and race committee are passionate about their run and care deeply how the race
is perceived globally. They believe strongly in tradition, retaining the event’s
timelessness and maintaining a fair registration process for those that
volunteer, qualify and participate with the hopes of one day kissing the
Hardrock.<o:p></o:p></div>
Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-6512536852216941552016-11-20T07:32:00.003-08:002016-11-21T12:41:36.172-08:00What 200 Ultras Looks Like<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">200 Ultramarathon Finishes</span></b></div>
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I finished my 200th ultramarathon at the 2016 JFK 50 Mile. For the purposes of my record keeping, I consider an ultra to be any organized, competitive footrace longer than 26.2 miles. Other ultramarathoners have also reached this milestone. Notables like <a href="http://www.roypirrung.com/" target="_blank">Roy Pirrung</a>, <a href="http://www.susanruns100s.com/" target="_blank">Susan Donnelly</a>, <a href="http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/exercise/how-50yearold-junkie-replaced-meth-addiction-with-ultrarunning/news-story/9b773ee67ffecf27f5c6f3467570fa20" target="_blank">Catra Corbett</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Green_(runner)" target="_blank">Tom Green</a> (the father of the Grand Slam) and <a href="http://mastercompetitor.blogspot.com/2011/10/rob-apple-and-ultimate-finish-600.html" target="_blank">Rob Apple</a> are among this group. Here's an inclusive list of my 200 ultramarathon finishes (including DNFs), marathon performances and a few other fun nuggets of information.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ULTRAMARATHON
& MARATHON RESUME</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/19/94<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:57:18, 12th<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/17/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Culo Grasso
FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Clifton, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:11:22, 9th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/7/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fat Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Columbia, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:53:29, 4th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/11/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Catoctin
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Catoctin, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:45, 5th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/25/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Hinte-Anderson
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bel Aire, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:34, 2nd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/22/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bull
Run Run 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Clifton, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:12, 4th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/13/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Massanutten
Mtn Trails 100M <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Front Royal, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>25:48:27, 6th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/22/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Vermont
100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Woodstock, VT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>DNF at mile 63 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/2/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ground Hog 50
Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Punxsutawney, PA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:21:45, 5th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/23/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Around
the Lake 40 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Canandaguia, NY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>5:06, 1st<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/14/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hartford Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Hartford, CT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:59:42, 22nd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/18/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:12:24, 9th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/10/95<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OTHTC High
Desert 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ridgecrest, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:41:41, 3rd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/6/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red Rock Fat
Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:23:28, 1stCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/11/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las
Vegas Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:48:44<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/23/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Crown
King 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Crown King, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:31:38, 5th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/6/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>American
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sacramento, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:57:33, 16th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/4/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Massanutten
Mtn. Trails 100M Front Royal, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>22:19, 2nd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/13/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mt. Rushmore
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Black Hills, SD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>2:58:12, 7th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/19/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mtn.
Masochist 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lynchburg, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:05:57, 8th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/27/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Marine Corps
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Washington, DC<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:58:06, 191st<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/23/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:50:33, 18th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/8/96<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>OTHTC
Hi Desert 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ridgecrest, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:34:09, 3rd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/4/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red Rock Fat
Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:44:12, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/9/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:47:58, 76<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/1/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mugu 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oxnard, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:31, 1stCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/2/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mugu 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oxnard, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:28, 1stCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/14/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Juan Trails 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cleveland NF, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:34:57, 8th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/4/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>American
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sacramento, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:45:13, 16th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/31/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Old
Dominion 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Woodstock,
VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>17:31, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/9/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Baldy Peaks
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles NF, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:58:18, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/23/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Spring
Mtn. 36 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:52, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/29/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles
Crest 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Angeles NF, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20:40:38, 5th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/11/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cuyumaca-Laguna
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San Diego, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:20, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/23/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:33:59, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/13/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Death Valley
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:10:09, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/28/97<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sadomasochist
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Santa Monica Mtns, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:06:40, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/3/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red Rock Fat
Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:15:06, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/1/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:42:49,25th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/15/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>GWB-Day
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Greenbelt, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:53:38, 7th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/28/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mugu
50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oxnard, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:38, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/29/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mugu
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oxnard, Ca<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:10, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/15/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Juan Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cleveland NF<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:13:51, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/28/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>GNC
100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Pittsburgh, PA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:01:35, 8th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/25/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>9:41:29, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/16/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bishop
High Sierra 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bishop, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:33:25, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/27/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>22:40:36, 33rd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/18/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Vermont
100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Woodstock, VT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>16:38:08, 2nd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/15/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mule
Run 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Bishop, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:00:07, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/29/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Spring
Mtn. 36M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:06, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/6/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Run on the
Sly 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pollock Pines, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:20:32, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/26/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles
Crest 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Wrightwood, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20:52:22, 4th <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/17/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mountain
Masochist 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Lynchburg, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:25:30, 3rd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/21/98<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:26:42, 7th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/2/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red Rock Fat
Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:13:33, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/30/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Gabriel Mtns. 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>LA, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>4:19:26, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/7/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:45:29,55th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/13/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Juan Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cleveland NF, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:09:06, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/27/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Catalina
Island 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Avalon, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:53:48, 1st overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/27/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>GNC/USATF
50K Champ.<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pittsburgh, PA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:20:29, 7th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/11/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>American
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sacramento, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:27:32, 8th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/24/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:31:55, 1<sup>st</sup> overallCR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/10/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Massanutten
Mtn Trail 100M <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Front Royal,VA <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>19:16:27, 1st CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/5/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Shadow of the
Giants 50K <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fish Camp, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:52:53, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/24/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:48:23, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/21/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles
NF 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Azusa, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:50:32, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/11/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bulldog
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Malibu, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:58:58, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/25/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles
Crest 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wrightwood, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20:26:16, 3rd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/9/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cuyamaca-Laguna
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San Diego, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:08:05, 1st<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/20/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:09:27, 4th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/5/99<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>High
Desert 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ridgecrest, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:23:58, 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">More ultra wins in a year than anyone else (12)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Ultrarunning Magazine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2000<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/8/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red Rock Fat
Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:27:47, 1st<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/15/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Phoenix
National Trails 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Phoenix, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:01:32, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/29/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Gabriel Mtns 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mt. Wilson, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:09:55, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/6/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:43:17, 60th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/26/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Catalina
Island 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Avalon, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:49:33, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/25/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>GNC
100K USATF Championship<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pittsburgh,PA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:35:07, 6<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/29/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Highline
Zane Grey 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:34:23, 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/13/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Massanutten
Mtn Trails 100 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Miler Front Royal, VA 20:14:23, 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/26/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>20:03:38, 12<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/29/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:55:45, 2<sup>nd<o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/6/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Skyline 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Castro Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:01:39, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/9/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Superior
Trails 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Silver Bay, MN<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>18:59:58, 1<sup>st</sup> CR<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/23/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cle
Elum Ridge Run 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cle Elum ,
WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:23:18, 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/8/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Chancellor’s
Challenge 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Boston, MA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:39:07, 9<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/21/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mountain
Masochist 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lynchburg, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:24:35, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/4/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>JFK
50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:17:56, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/11/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ron Herzog
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Granite Falls, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:11:38, tied for 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/26/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Seattle
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Seattle, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:53:02, 19<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/10/00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>High Desert
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ridgecrest, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:28:19, 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4<sup>th</sup> in Ultrarunner of Year Voting (Ultrarunning
Magazine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2001<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/6/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:33:03, 1<sup>st </sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/10/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Jed
Smith 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Sacramento, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:26:18, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/24/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Catalina
Island 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Avalon, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:54:16, 1<sup>st </sup>CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/10/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Way
Too Cool 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cool, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:46:41, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/24/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>USATF
National 100K/GNC<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pittsburgh, PA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:37:51, 6<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/7/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bull Run Run
50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Clifton, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:08:50, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/28/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White
River 50M USATF Champ.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:48:05, 36<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/14/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>CO Outward
Bound Ultra Relay<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Glenwood Springs, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:52,Team1<sup>st</sup>,50K leg,CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/6/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Man
vs. Horse 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Prescott,
AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:38, 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/9/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Trailwalker
100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Hong Kong, China<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>12:52, 1<sup>st</sup> Team, CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"> (Ran with Nate McDowell, Dave Terry, Scott Jurek<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Team:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Montrail/Protrek)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/17/01<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:29:23, 6<sup>th </sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2002</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/5/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:13:58, 1<sup>st </sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/19/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>H.U.R.T.
100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Honolulu, HI<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>25:18, 1<sup>st </sup>CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/4/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Whiskey Row
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Prescott, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:58:55, 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/26/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Black
Canyon 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Montrose, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:07, tied for 1<sup>st </sup>CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/1/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Squaw Peaks
50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Provo, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:21:57, tied for 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/29/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>18:27:33, 8<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/20/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Vermont
100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Woodstock, VT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>16:58:06, 8<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/17/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Leadville
100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Leadville, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20:38:42, 6<sup>th </sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/7/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Wasatch Front
100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kaysville, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>22:18:31, 4<sup>th</sup> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"> (Completed the
Grand Slam in record time, 78:22:47)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/20/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>CO
Outward Bound Relay<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Glenwood
Springs, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:53, 33M leg, 2<sup>nd</sup>
Team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/13/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Durango Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Durango, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:56:50, 7<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/23/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:27:21, 3<sup>rd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2003</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/4/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:20:17, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/8/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fountain Hills, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:21:57, 1<sup>st</sup> overall CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/8/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Way Too Cool
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cool, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:36:33, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/26/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:50:06, 6<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/3/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Spring Desert
Ultra 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Loma, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:21:47, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/28/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>18:57:05, 12<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/2/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White River
50M USATF Champ.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:21:04, 6<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/28-9/3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Colorado
Trail Speed Record Attempt with Hal Koerner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/11/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Telegraph 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Durango, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:54:15, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/22/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:22:11, 5<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(February)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/3/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:23:13, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/24/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mountain
Mist 50K Trail Run<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Huntsville, AL<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:01:58, 1<sup>st</sup> overall CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/14/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Red
Hot FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:04:33, 3<sup>rd </sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/25/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:44:39, 5<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/31/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White
River 50M USATF Champ.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:26:29, 8th<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/18/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles
Crest 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Wrightwood, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>23:41:18, 8<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/16/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lake of the
Sky 33M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Lake Tahoe, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:32:30, 1<sup>st</sup> overall CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/20/04<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:12:50, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/8/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:44:23, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/5/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Scottsdale, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:25:52, tied for 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/19/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Chuckanut
Mtn. 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bellingham, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:14:08, 9<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/2/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>American
River 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sacramento, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:50:38, 8<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/23/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Payson, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>9:10:16, 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/7/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Massanutten
Mtn. Trail 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Front Royal, VA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DNF at mile 75<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/8/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Hardrock 100
Mile <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Silverton, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>34:03:40, 13<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/30/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>White
River 50M USATF Champ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Greenwater, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:37:19, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/21/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pikes
Peak Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Manitou Springs, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:24:06, 13<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/24/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab
Alpine to Slickrock 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>9:00:34, 1<sup>st</sup> overall CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/19/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:15:11, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/4/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las
Vegas Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:51:16, 51<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2006</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/4/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Scottsdale, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:33:42, tied for 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/18/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Crown
King Scramble 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Crown King, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:35:26, 1<sup>st</sup> overall,CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/22/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Leona
Divide 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Lake Elizabeth, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>6:54:49, 5<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/6/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Miwok 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Marin Headlands, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>8:56:12, 8<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/24/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>20:18:06, 10<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/23/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab
Alpine to Slickrock 34M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:49:28, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/18/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:05:18, 22<sup>nd</sup> overall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/6/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas Red
Rock FA 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:53, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/17/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab’s
Red Hot 50K+<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:44:20, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/3/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Old Pueblo 50
Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Sonoita, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:57:22, 5<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/28/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:15, 6<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/26/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mad
City Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Madison, WI<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:00:11, 13<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/23/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DNF at 80 miles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/17/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>DNF at 34 miles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/13/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Redding
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Redding, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:49:27, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/19/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>SOFA
Fat Ass 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Galice, OR<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:41, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/16/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab
Red Hot 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:24:39, 5<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/8/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Way Too Cool
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cool, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:52:15, 17<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/10/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Quicksilver
50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San Jose, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:19:18, 3<sup>rd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/19/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Tahoe
Rim Trail 100 Mile (USATF Champ)Spooner Lk,NV21:53:10, 4<sup>th</sup>
overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/16/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Where’s
Waldo 100K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Willamette Pass, OR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>10:51:30, 8<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/7/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>McKenzie
River 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>McKenzie Bridge, OR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:44:48, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/12/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chicago
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Chicago, IL<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:50:36, 205<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/25/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>World of Hurt
34M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Las Vegas, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>DNF at 20 miles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/22/08<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:34:57, 8<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/16/09<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bishop
High Sierra 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bishop, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:45:50, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/18/09<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Tahoe
Rim Trail 100M(USATF Champ) Spooner Lake, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>22:02:45,
4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/9/09<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Haulin’ Aspen
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bend, OR<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:10:43, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/21/09<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:48:14, 20<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Winner of USAT&F Oregon Mountain Running Series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/13/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fountain Hills, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:45:56, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/20/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mesquite
Canyon 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Phoenix, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:29:48, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/24/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>9:47:50, 3<sup>rd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/15/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Sky
Mesa Pass Trail Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gateway, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:18:30, 1<sup>st</sup> overall,CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/26/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>20:48:01, 45th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/5/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Run on the
Sly 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pollock Pines, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:09:13, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/18/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine
to Palm 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ashland, OR<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>25:24:54, 18<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/20/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Miler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:07:31, 109<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/19/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab
Red Hot 55K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:09:22, 23<sup>rd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/12/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mesquite
Canyon 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Phoenix, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:05:10, 2<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/16/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>12:22:28, 36<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/21-26/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gore-Tex
TransRockies Run<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Buena Vista, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>18:57:03, 6<sup>th</sup> Open Div<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> (</span>with Tim
Olson Team Pearl Izumi/Nathan)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/10/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Water
Is Life 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Polacca, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:22, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/30/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cave Creek
Thriller<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cave Creek, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>DNF at mile 26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/19/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:24:15, 41<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/18/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab
Red Hot 55K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:57:25, 18<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/17/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Chuckanut
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Bellingham, WA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:51:19, 64<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/21/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey Highline 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:52:58, 15<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/20/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ohlone
Wilderness 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fremont, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:23:29, 4<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/30/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mormon
Fat Ass 48 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Flagstaff, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:06:00, 3<sup>rd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/18/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Leadville
100 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Leadville, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>DNF at mile 73<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/15/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Alpine
to Slickrock 50M<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:30:20, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/29/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mount
Taylor 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Grants, NM<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:19:33, 11<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/3/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>USATF
Trail Marathon Champs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:39:13, 30<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4<sup>th</sup>
master<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/17/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:49:32, 24<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2<sup>nd</sup>
master<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">12/8/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>McDowell
Mountain Frenzy 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fountain Hills, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:13:23, 7<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/16/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab’s
Red Hot 55K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:43:58, 18<sup>th</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/15/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Boston
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Boston, MA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2:59:32, 2007th <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/27/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>11:28:53, 26th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/19/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ohlone
50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Fremont, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:11:01, 4th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/20/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Tahoe
Rim Trail 100M<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Spooner Lake, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>28:05:37, 41st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/18/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Run
On The Sly 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pollock Pines, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:15:49, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/15/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Flagstaff
Endurance 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Flagstaff, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:31:41, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/23/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:44:41, 15th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/8/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fountain Hills, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:44:04, 4th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/2/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Caumsett 50K
(USATF 50K Road)Lloyd Neck, NY<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:38:08, 11th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/29/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Behind
the Rocks 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:33:03, 1st OA, CR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/26/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:59:52, 27th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/10/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ice
Age Trail 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Eagle, WI<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>7:36:49, 20th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/22/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Burton
Creek Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Tahoe City,
NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:08:39, 1st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">7/5/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Moab’s Alpine
2 Slickrock 50MMoab, UT<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:00:18, 2nd overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/2/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Angeles Crest
100 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Wrightwood, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>28:41:32, 51st overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/12-17/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TransRockies
Run w/Emily<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Buena Vista, CO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>18:47:44, 1st Open Mix</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> (with Emily Harrison
Team adiUltra/Nathan)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">9/20/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Flagstaff
Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Flagstaff, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:17:30, 4th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">11/22/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JFK 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Boonsboro, MD<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>6:51:18, 18th overall<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Arizona’s Master Ultrarunner of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">1/10/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>San
Tan 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Queen Creek, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4:43:37, 6th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/14/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pemberton
Trail 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Fountain Hills, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3:47:21, 4th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/1/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Caumsett 50K
(USATF 50K Road)Lloyd Neck, NY<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:36:02, 16th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> (</span>USATF 40-44
National Champion)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">3/28/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Crown
King Scramble 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Crown King, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4:50:08, 10th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">4/25/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zane
Grey 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine, Az<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:12:26, 17th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1st master<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/16/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Silver
State 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Reno, NV<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>8:25:09, 8th overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 8.0pt;">6/28/15<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Western
States 100 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Squaw Valley, CA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DNF at mile 62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mountain 50K<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cave Creek, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>5:15:36,4<sup>th</sup>,1<sup>st</sup>
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Grey 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Pine, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>12:34:58, 32<sup>nd</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Back 50 Mile<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ashburnham, MA<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>11:18:20,4<sup>th</sup>,1<sup>st</sup>
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Marathon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Flagstaff, AZ<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3:14:17, 1<sup>st</sup> overall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Summer At Seedhouse:</span></b></div>
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When I told folks what Emily and my plans were for the summer of 2016 the response I got was along these lines, "Um, Ian...isn't that the job for old retired people?" Traditionally, I guess, that's true. But since when have I ever been conventional about anything?<br />
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A panoramic view of Seedhouse Campground</div>
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The summer's adventure began to take form the winter before. I jumped on <a href="http://volunteer.gov/">Volunteer.gov</a> and scoured the site for a few weeks. I searched and applied for campground host positions that would promise to put us smack dab in the middle of some of our nation's most breathtaking mountain country. The <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/mbr" target="_blank">Routt National Forest</a> responded a few days after I applied for the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbr/recarea/?recid=22678" target="_blank">Seedhouse Campground</a> host position — a place that we've never explored previously. We accepted the position with the promise of a government provided single-wide camper trailer, solar power, gas, propane and campground site.<br />
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Our home away from home, including the solar power charging unit and our makeshift shade canopy. </div>
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Clouds of mosquitoes and biting black flies ultimately drove us to adding a screen tent to our picnic table. Luckily, August and September's cooler night temps brought respite from those buggers.</div>
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Seedhouse Campground is located 25 road miles north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado (or roughly a 45-minute drive) and a stone's throw from the Wyoming border. The last three miles of the trek are on a well-maintained dirt road. Three miles beyond this 24-site campground sits the trailhead and gateway to the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, the <a href="http://continentaldividetrail.org/" target="_blank">Continental Divide Trail</a> and <a href="https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7001089" target="_blank">Wyoming Trail</a>. Our encampment would sit at 8,000' nestled between the confluence of the North Fork and Middle Fork of the Elk River, which eventually runs to the Yampa, to the Green and then on to the Colorado River.<br />
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The Elk River Gorge filled with June snowmelt. As the months passed the voracity of this current would lessen significantly.</div>
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Our main duties during the length our stay (mid-June to early-September) included ensuring campsite reservations were handled correctly, cleaning toilets, picking up trash at campsites and answering visitor questions. In addition, we'd complete the same chores for the large <a href="http://www.recreation.gov/camping/seedhouse-group-sites/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=75040" target="_blank">Seedhouse Group site</a> which was located just up the road.<br />
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Meals cooked by campfire were frequent. </div>
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A view inside the abode. One of the most challenging aspects of our trailer home was the water supply. There were no hook-ups so we had to hand pump water from the campground spigots, haul the water (in 6 gallon cubies) 200 meters and dump it in the camper's water reservoir. It was inconvenient when water ran out while doing dishes or mid-shower.</div>
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The summer included a few "teachable moments." For example, we had to explain why live trees shouldn't be cut down for firewood and why charcoal graffiti on rest room walls wasn't acceptable. We put out smoldering campfires, gave directions to trailheads and helped reunite lost hikers and dogs with one another. However, the best aspect about the summer was the opportunity we had to explore new trails, visit remote wilderness areas, summit the highest mountains in the region, participate in a new-to-us summer running series and observe the land around our temporary home morph with the seasons.<br />
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On the Continental Divide Trail — here's where we'd find ourselves 2.5 miles from the doorstep of our camper. </div>
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The "road" running wasn't too bad either. Lost Dog Road became a summer staple.</div>
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We continued our day jobs while at Seedhouse. However, <a href="https://run.mcmillanrunning.com/ultra/?_ga=1.9712764.853933819.1451859390" target="_blank">coaching</a> and <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/category/columns/your-ultra-training-bag-of-tricks" target="_blank">writing</a> from this remote, off-the-grid location proved difficult. The booster and hot spot we acquired beforehand were unreliable at best. We found ourselves often driving 9 miles to a small intersection called Clark, CO. <a href="http://www.clarkstore.com/" target="_blank">The Clark Store</a> was our saving grace with internet service, great food and caffeinated beverages. We'd get our mail here too.<br />
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The infamous Clark Store</div>
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Our position was unpaid. We were volunteers of the truest sense. We could do as much or as little work as we desired as our supervisors were many miles distant. However, we took our post seriously, kept our campground shipshape and safe all summer long all while learning how humans handle (or mishandle) themselves in the backcountry.<br />
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A typical day's chores: mopping, replacing toilet paper rolls, wiping down urinals and topping it all off with a spray of potpourri.</div>
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Though my last few photos and comments are filled with bitter sentiment, it's simply a reaction of my disbelief. The fact is this — we meet and hung out with some very cool people during our stay.<br />
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Horseback riders were a popular and polite encounter on the trails.</div>
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Canadian <a href="http://altitude-blog.com/the-north-face-athlete-ian-macnairn/" target="_blank">Ian MacNairn</a> stopped by on his way to Hardrock. </div>
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Coloradans David and Mason Martin made the stop for a game of Jenga.</div>
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Rennaker made an appearance and just about killed me on Farewell Mountain.</div>
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US Forest Service employees Ellen and Bruce visited on the weekdays.</div>
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Run Rabbit Run training with <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2015/02/ford-smith-eighteen-and-ultrarunning.html" target="_blank">Ford Smith</a> and Jack Daly (25th in 2016).</div>
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Brad and Brenden were our USFS liaisons on the weekends.</div>
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Californian Bradley Fenner joined us on the trails for a few days.</div>
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We participated in the <a href="http://www.runningseries.com/" target="_blank">Steamboat Springs Running Series</a>. Emily brought home the bacon frequently by winning and setting new course records at these well-established events: Mountain Madness Half-Marathon, Spring Creek Memorial 9.5 Mile, Steamboat Stinger Marathon and 10K at 10,000 Feet.</div>
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Mountain Madness women's winner podium </div>
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The final meters of the Honey Stinger Trail Marathon</div>
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The women's winner podium at Honey Stinger with <a href="http://pixieninjarunning.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kaci Licktieg</a>.</div>
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The Rabbit Ears were the backdrop for the 10K at 10,000 Feet.</div>
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I collected my 199th ultra finish at the Continental Divide Trail Run 50K.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Trails</span></b></div>
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Now on to what you've all been waiting for...the pièce de résistance. The places we visited and scenery we took in was epic. What are only names on a map for most, we made reality. Here are some of those views. Note the amount of dead trees — a result of a trifecta: wildfire, beetle kill and blow down.<div>
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Scott's Run Trail</div>
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Coulton Creek Trail</div>
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Hinman Lake</div>
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Mad Creek Trail </div>
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The summit of Hahns Peak </div>
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Diamond Park </div>
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Wildfire remains along the North Lake Trail.</div>
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North Lake (with Super Bee)</div>
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The Hare Trail</div>
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The Medicine Bow Range</div>
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Medicine Bow Peak (center), the first peak my father climbed when he traveled west in the 80's.</div>
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A panoramic view from atop Medicine Peak.</div>
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The centerpiece of the Routt National Forest. This classic 11-mile loop has it all. Climbing, descending, lakes, mountains, passes, creeks, rivers, trees, meadows, flowers, snow, rocks, cliffs and wildlife. We ran this circle several times and played on its subsidiary trails routinely. Here's a few shots from this wilderness, yet accessible, route.</div>
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The Seedhouse Campground hosts at Gilpin Lake.</div>
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Crossing creeks</div>
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Climbing to Circle Pass the apex of this route.</div>
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Looking back at Gilpin Lake from Circle Pass.</div>
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Descending the switchbacks from Circle Pass (note the hikers in the upper left corner).</div>
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Mellow stuff</div>
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Meadows that spread far and wide</div>
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Gold Creek Lake</div>
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Gilpin Lake in June (top) and August (bottom).</div>
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So, yeah, the Zirkel Circle is as classic as it gets, but we had a family favorite. Mica Lake, whose trail begins at the same trailhead, seemed to escape the business that "The Circle" attracted. Here's why we liked it...</div>
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More mountains, climbing and single-track...</div>
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Waterfalls...</div>
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More water and expansive views...</div>
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And Mica Lake itself...which sat in a bowl surrounded by Little and Big Agnes Peaks...</div>
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A Panoramo of the Mica Lake valley.</div>
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I have a confession. Some people collect stamps, coins, buckles, cards or Beanie Babies. Me, I'm addicted to and collect wilderness areas. This junket to north-central Colorado allowed me to continue chipping away at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Wilderness_Areas" target="_blank">the 765 wilderness areas</a> in the US.</div>
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<a href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=391" target="_blank">Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area</a>. The CDT with Lost Ranger Peak as the backdrop.</div>
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Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. Climbing to Ute Pass.</div>
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Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. Sycamore eyes the future from Ute Pass.</div>
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<a href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=534" target="_blank">Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area</a></div>
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Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area</div>
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<a href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=186" target="_blank">The Flat Tops Wilderness Area</a></div>
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The Flat Tops Wilderness Area: <a href="http://www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com/devils-causeway.htm" target="_blank">The Devil's Causeway</a></div>
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The Flat Tops Wilderness Area</div>
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Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. "The" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Zirkel" target="_blank">Mount Zirkel</a> (highest point on the righthand skyline)</div>
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Emily was sometimes not thrilled with my addiction.</div>
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<a href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=465" target="_blank">Platte River Wilderness Area</a></div>
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Platte River Wilderness Area</div>
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<a href="http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=255" target="_blank">Huston Park Wilderness Area</a></div>
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So...the big question: Would we do it again? I think so, but timing is everything. Currently, Emily and I have <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recreation/ohv/recarea/?recid=75181&actid=62" target="_blank">big plans</a> for May of 2017. I can't plan much past that.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Brew an IPA in Wyoming, p</span>ut a dog on your can <span style="text-align: left;">and you have the making of something wonderful. No joke: One of best IPAs I've ever had. If you know how I can get my hands on more without making the trek let me know!</span></div>
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<b>2016 Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line </b></div>
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<b>100 Miles Across Northern Arizona</b> </div>
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The Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line unfolds like a good story. Like any addictive page-turner, the event establishes its characters, puts them through hell but ultimately leaves each participant with a newfound sense of introspection and grasp on what they can truly accomplish.<br />
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Stagecoach’s 100-mile, 55K and relay races begin in a wide meadow at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s highest mountains, near the Flagstaff Hotshots facility. In this year’s 55K event, Flagstaff’s Jim Walmsley, two-time winner of the JFK 50 Mile, took a commanding lead on the initial five-mile climb to 9000’ on the Arizona Trail.<br />
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Tucson’s Sion Lupowitz, second at last year’s Mogollon Monster 100 Mile, did the same in the 100-mile distance. Katie McGee, a 2005 USATF World Cup 100K team member, copied form in the 55K event by cruising through the high altitude aspens well ahead of all but Walmsley and southern Arizona speedster Catlow Shipek, last year’s Old Pueblo 50 Mile winner. It was clear that as the runners passed through the race’s first aid station at The Nature Conservancy’s Hart Prairie Preserve the women’s 100-mile race would be a battle between Kelly Nicholas and Holly Hovious, both newbies at the 100-mile distance.<br />
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After passing by idyllic Bismark Lake, mile 13, runners descend 2700’ in 20 miles on single track and two-track trails through aspen, spruce, fir, ponderosa and finally into pinion-juniper rangeland. At Cedar Ranch, mile 33, the 55K race ends. Walmsley set a new course record in 3:30:44 averaging a blistering 6:15/mile pace. Shipek would finish second in 4:19:10 and John Mollenhour would finish third and win the master’s division in 5:17:06. On the women’s side, McGee would capture the win and set a new course record in 4:37:00. Alyson Jay would collect second overall in 5:45:02 and Margaret Montfort, like Mollenhouer, would finish third and take home the women’s master’s title in 6:07:31.<br />
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In the 3-person 55K relay, Team Prent, consisting of Andrew Ned, Keith Vicente and Brandon Kescoli, finished with the fastest time in 5:34:04.
100-mile runners and relays still had many miles to travel and continued north towards the Grand Canyon.<br />
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<b>The middle miles on the ranch</b> </div>
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Babbitt Ranches, the title sponsor of the Stagecoach races, prides itself on three cornerstone fundamentals: character, nature and community. One can see why the fit between ranch and race is both seamless and logical. Participants traverse Babbitt’s for 20 miles. Locations like Cedar Ranch, Tub Ranch and Oil Line serve as aid station oases for runners as they cross one of the largest ranches in the United States.<br />
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This expanse is, perhaps, the toughest portion of the course as night falls and temperatures begin to drop. Lupowitz, unfazed by the setting sun, built on his lead in the 100-mile race. Nicholas and Hovious continued to duke it out as they sidestepped cattle, horses and antelope under clear star-riddled skies en route to race distances they’ve never covered before. This year, forty-one 100-mile starters and 8 relay teams would press forward, through Babbitt Ranches, towards the finish.<br />
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<b>The final push across the Kaibab to the finish </b></div>
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Near mile 55 runners enter the Kaibab National Forest and leave the dirt roads of Babbitt Ranches for the lesser traveled single-track of the Arizona Trail. Here, at Boundary Aid Station, bugling elk and the distant coyote howl isn’t uncommon. At Moqui Aid Station, near mile 60, runners rest at the same location 1890s stagecoach trips bound for the Grand Canyon would stop to water their horses. After passing under the old-growth ponderosa stands near Russell Tank, mile 68, participants traverse the Coconino Rim, a long 12-mile limestone cliff rich with archaeological history. During the 500’ descent to historic Hull Cabin, which also serves as the 80-mile aid station, runners can catch a glimpse of the Grand Canyon. However, if acrophobia doesn’t deter, one can get a better view by climbing a few landings of the Grandview Fire Tower, near mile 82. Jaw dropping views of the Canyon, two miles distant, can be used to build inspiration for the final push to the finish.<br />
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Stagecoach ends in the in the small Grand Canyon National Park gateway town of Tusayan, just north of the Grand Canyon Visitor Center and IMAX Theater. Lupowitz would hold onto his lead and win in 17:42:17, the third fastest time in Stagecoach’s four-year history.<br />
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Flagstaff’s Buck Blankenship would avenge last year’s DNF by finishing second in 20:49:18 and Wayne Williams, in his first hundred-mile attempt, would finish third in 21:45:30.<br />
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Kelly Nicolas would pull ahead of Holly Hovious during the tough night hours for the win in 24:36:59 to Hovious’ 25:12:10.<br />
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California’s Kara Teklinski methodically moved through the pack to finish third woman and take the masters title in 26:54:50. Twenty-nine 100-mile runners completed this year’s event.<br />
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The 2-person team, Mad Bruins, would win their relay category in 17:12:49. The 6-person team, Phoenix Free Soles, would dominate the entire field by finishing in a speedy 12:44:52, three minutes slower than the record set by Team RunFlagstaff in 2013. The 8-person team, Running Amuk, would win their category in 18:28:28.
Next year’s race will be held on September 23-24, 2017. We’re already looking forward to putting together another storybook masterpiece.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-50516083929520511392016-05-11T20:03:00.000-07:002016-05-12T07:32:58.704-07:00Toughest 50 Mile: Zane Grey vs. Wapack and BackMost ultrarunners haven't even heard of this race. However, this still doesn't make it an easy event to get into. You have to be waiting by the computer when registration opens and hope you're one of the first 30 to hit the proper key strokes. The planets aligned this year and I was able to both register in time and make the trip east for the 10th running of the <a href="http://www.wapacktrailrace.com/" target="_blank">Wapack and Back 50 Mile</a>. This is an event that I've wanted to do for some time due to its acclaimed difficulty (more on that later), trail history and location.<br />
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The setting for the Zane Grey 50 Mile - The Mogollon Rim.</div>
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The setting for the Wapack and Back 50 Mile - The Wapack Range</div>
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The race course travels the length of the <a href="http://www.wapack.org/" target="_blank">Wapack Trail</a> (21.4 miles from north-central Massachusetts to southern New Hampshire) one of the oldest interstate hiking trails in the US. The race does an out-and-back on the trail, then heads out for another "short" 7-mile out-and-back to collect the total mileage. There's an accompanying one-way (21.4 miles) event held as well that has double the participant numbers.<br />
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I was really interested in how this race would stack up against another difficult 50 mile event that I enjoy participating in: the <a href="http://zanegrey50.com/" target="_blank">Zane Grey 50 Mile</a>. Zane follows the entire length of the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/recreation/ohv/recarea/?recid=35597&actid=50" target="_blank">Highline Trail #31</a>, a National Recreation Trail, and a portion of the <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/passages/pass_27.html" target="_blank">Arizona Trail</a>. The point-to-point race contours below a 200-mile long "cliff" called the Mogollon Rim in east-central Arizona from Pine to near Christopher Creek. Two weeks before Wapack, I finished my 13th Zane, a race that's been held for 27 years.<br />
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I know of only two other runners (new update: three) who have completed both events. Bret Sarnquist, who now hails from Silver City, New Mexico, ran and won Wapack (his first 50-mile race in 2008) in 9:57, still one of the 10 fastest times on the course. He's run Zane five times. Deb Livingston, the race director of the <a href="http://shenipsitstriders.club/club-races/soapstone-mountain-trail-races/" target="_blank">Soapstone Mountain Trail Races</a>, has run Wapack three times (including two victories and the second fastest time on the course) and has finished Zane once. You'll hear their voices occasionally in this piece. In 2007 New Mexico's Sean Cunniff finished Zane and Wapack in back-to-back fashion and then went on to complete San Juan Solstice 50 Mile almost a month later.<br />
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Bret Sarnquist at the 2016 Zane Grey.</div>
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Debbie Livingston at Wapack (with family and the author). Photos by her husband Scott Livingston.</div>
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So, for those of you who are interested, let's break down two of the most difficult 50 mile races in the US.<br />
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1) Environment: These races happen on two different sides of the country. Wapack in the northeast, Zane in the southwest. Wapack runs through forests of yellow birch, eastern hemlock, american beech, white pine, sugar maple and red oak. Schist and granite make up the steadfast rocks found on the course. Zane passes though ponderosa pine, pinyon and juniper forest. The rocks underfoot consist of loose and eroding limestone and sandstone. Wapack is mostly tree covered but occasionally passes over barren rock-covered 2000'+ summits. The Zane course runs between 5000' and 6500' and though some of the course has canopy, wildfires like the <a href="http://wildfiretoday.com/2013/06/30/a-fresh-look-at-the-tragic-dude-fire/" target="_blank">Dude Fire</a> have left many miles of the course treeless. Weather can be a wild card. Zane is most likely to have warmer temps -- 70's with sunny clear skies. However, how can we forget the snow storm of 2014 that cut the race short? Wapack typically experiences wet, cloudy conditions, which make the rock slabs underfoot (which make up most of the course) very slippery. However, according to <a href="http://trailanimals.com/" target="_blank">Trail Animals Running Club</a> race director Jesse Veinette, 2015 saw temps in the mid-80's.<br />
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Typical scenery in the middle of the Zane course - The remains of the Dude Fire.</div>
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Common Wapack footing.</div>
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2) Rocks: Both of these races score high with a sh@t ton of rocks. If you're looking for a smooth, flowing trail course you will not find it at either Zane or Wapack. There is little rhythm running to be had in either at these races. Wapack rocks are large, in-place slabs set at precarious angles. You'll need your hands! Add moisture to the moss and lichens that cover these boulders and they become "slicker than snot on a door knob." Pad your tail bone for this race.<br />
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Wet rocks and roots on the Wapack Trail.</div>
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Imagine someone dumping a truck full of babyhead-sized rocks in your front yard and then running up and down that pile for 9+ hours. You now have a visual of the footing for most of the Zane course. Ankle twisters and knee benders.<br />
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The words erosion and Zane are synonymous.</div>
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3) Terrain: Wapack weighs in with roughly 11,500' of gain. Zane pounds you with about 9,700' of vert. Wapack's climbs are steep and relentless. Some are so rocky (see boulder field), that even on fresh legs you must hike and climb. Zane's ascents are much longer and drawn out. Runnable on fresh/strong legs, but breathtaking due to the high altitude and exposure to the dehydrating sun.<br />
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Wapack's elevation profile.</div>
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Zane's elevation profile.</div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">"What makes Wapack harder is the relentless elevation change combined with the technicality of the trails," says Sarnquist. "Zane has plenty of climbing, but Wapack is constant up and down - there's no break from the short climbs and descents and those tend to be steep, meaning walking both up and down. The technicality of the trails at Wapack limits your top speed. The trails at Wapack are more technical overall with some steeper grades, worse footing and some scrambling." </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">"Zane Grey was challenging for me in 2012 due to the altitude and the heat," says Livingston. "The many rocky sections can be a pain but I don't think they slow you down as much as the boulders in Wapack and Back."</span></span></span><br />
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3) Course Marking/Navigation: Both courses meander ruthlessly with sharp twists and turns. Lush vegetation along the routes can, at times, obscure proper footing and the trail itself. Both events will leave vegetative cuts and scrapes on your legs and arms. Because they are both historic trails they are marked with permanent markers: Zane with metal silver diamonds and Wapack with painted yellow triangles. However, if you look down too long you'll quickly find yourself off course on either course. Zane's race management flags the course. At Wapack, they do not. <br />
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Wapack's yellow blaze.</div>
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Some of the tough trails to follow at Zane.</div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">"I find the out-and-back format of Wapack to be mentally challenging, since you have to do everything again," laments Sarnquist. "Every steep climb, mud pit, and overgrown section is something you'll have to deal with again." </span></span><br />
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4) Distance: Garmins aren't always accurate. However, Wapack has always been the same course. The trail hasn't changed significantly, except for a detour around the Windblown Ski Area, for 10 years. On the other hand, Zane's course, even though the start and finish line haven't changed, (with the exception of one "reverse" year) is in a state of constant upheaval. Erosion, vegetation growth and downed trees have added mileage to the course through the years. Today, funding has been allocated to repair the Highline Trail. Work parties with heavy equipment are making headway in realigning/rerouting the trail. Great news, but this has added significant mileage to the course. The Zane course now spans an additional 2-3 miles. Expect this to grow in the next two years as trail repairs are completed.<br />
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Views from a bald Wapack summit.</div>
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Trails like this are quickly being replaced with new improved tread on the Zane course.</div>
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5) Aid: Both courses rock in the support category. Teams of dedicated volunteers at Wapack and Zane work tirelessly to keep all runners happy and moving forward. However, Zane sports only five well-stocked aid stations (not including start and finish). Wapack is able to provide welcomed assistance at nine locations.<br />
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Aid at mile 24 at Zane Grey.</div>
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A look at the tents that protect the aid stations at Wapack.</div>
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6) Participation/Competition: Zane has been around much longer than Wapack, and it was, at one time, part of the old <a href="http://blog.montrail.com/events/ultra-cup/" target="_blank">Montrail Cup Series</a>. This designation brought some of the most competitive ultrarunners to the venue for several years. Runners like Dave Mackey (current course record holder at 7:51), Nikki Kimball (current record holder at 9:14), Geoff Roes (Western States 100 Mile winner), Darcy Piceu (Hardrock 100 mile winner), Kyle Skaggs (Hardrock 100 mile winner), Petra Pirc (Tahoe Rim Trail 50 Mile and San Juan Solstice 50 Mile winner), Karl Meltzer (Hardrock 100 mile winner), Kerrie Bruxvoort (Quad Rock 50 Mile and San Juan Solstice 50 Mile winner), Hal Koerner (Western States 100 Mile winner), Diana Finkel (Hardrock 100 Mile winner), Anton Krupicka (Leadville Trail 100 Mile winner) and Scott Creel (Tamalpa Headlands 50K winner) among others. Now-a-days, Zane has nearly 150 starters.<br />
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Wapack, a younger race, a much less publicized event and local favorite, has a very small starting field due to the constraints of the Wapack Trail. Josh Katzman (a top 20 finisher at Western States and PR of 15:35 for the 100-mile distance) holds the men's course record at 8:51 and Kristina Folcik (winner of Traprock 50K and 3rd at Leona Divide 50 Mile) holds the women's record at 10:53. Other notable finishers include both Debbie Livingston and Bret Sarnquist. Wapack has less than 30 starters each year.<br />
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7) Entering: Entry to Zane is via a lottery <a href="http://zanegrey50.com/registration/" target="_blank">that opens on October 1, 2016</a>. Wapack will, most likely, be on a first-come first-serve basis that might be <a href="http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=34928" target="_blank">opening on February 1st, 2017</a>. Better mark your calendars.<br />
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A lucky 13th finish at Zane.</div>
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My 1st Wapack finish and what I look like after two gnarly 50 mile finishes in 13 days.</div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">In the end Sarnquist picks Wapack over Zane in terms of difficulty. </span><span style="background-color: black;">"<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">People tend to underestimate the difficulty of races back east," he explains. "E</span></span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">xpectation is everything, as they say, and if you expect it to be not so bad some of those eastern ultras will be a real surprise.</span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">" But let's be honest, if we search hard enough we'll always find something bigger and harder.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> "W</span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ord on the street, or trail, is that the Tushars 93k is one of the hardest races around," points out Sarnquist. "Also up there, by reputation, are the San Juan Solstice 50 and anything in the Marin Headlands."</span></span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
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Sometimes you meet a person that makes finishing a 100-mile foot race look easy. Not because they finish the race in course record time or win the event outright, but because of the journey they endured to get to the starting line. Flagstaff resident Desma Degraw is one of these individuals. Desma finished the 2015 Stagecoach, her first 100 mile, in 27:42:18. I saw, firsthand, how determined she was to make her way to the finish. However, her battle with cancer is the more inspiring story. She shares:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"A few years ago, the Grand Canyon was the first stop on a trip to the West that my husband and I took to celebrate the culmination of my cancer treatments. Being able to run from our new home in Flagstaff to the Canyon was a way for me to reaffirm my continued good health and the commitment I've made to my running life as a way to show those who are currently facing cancer that things can be so much better when treatment is done. And, on a lighter note, it's so close to home that I didn't have to get up early." </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"My favorite part of the course was the wide open area between Tub Ranch </i>(mile 38)<i> and Oil Line </i>(mile 45)<i>. I hit it just about sunset. Looking to the East, I could see the Peaks. Looking to the West, the world seemed to stretch away into the sunset. I was alone in that beautiful expanse. It was incredible." </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"The biggest challenge was the race itself. It was my first 100 miler, and I was more than a little nervous in general. The part that gave me the hardest time was the stretch between Watson Tank </i>(mile 88)<i> and Reed Tank </i>(mile 98)<i>. Fatigue and crankiness had set in along with some stomach issues. My sister sang to me and demonstrated her dance moves; both were very helpful. Then the kind young man at Reed gave us M&Ms which made everything better!"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Three tips I can offer are simple. Do your night runs. It became a little disconcerting in the wee hours of the morning. Put in the miles ahead of time. I was not as well-prepared as I though I was. Lastly, go into it planning to have fun! It is an incredible course, with phenomenal volunteers, cheerful fellow runners and a race director like no other." </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"I would have to choose the Grand Canyon. There is such a variety of trails. I love that I can run to the river, downhill, uphill and across the plateau. And I can get ice cream at the top!"</i></span></div>
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Michelle heading into Hart Prairie Preserve.</div>
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Michelle, post-race, with race director Ian Torrence (left) and race volunteers Scott Bajer and Ludo Pierson.</div>
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"<i>Wow! Favorite aid station? Do I have to pick one? Russell Tank, where disco lights, blaring music and pacers awaited. Watson Tank, where I found the race director ladling out chicken noodle soup in the middle of the night. Oil Line, cold grapes in middle of nowhere, boy did they hit the spot. Awesome aid stations throughout the race!</i>"</div>
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Michelle, after her winning performance, at the finish line in Tusayan, AZ, with her crew and pacers.</div>
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"<i>FOR SURE! Beautiful scenery! Well marked course! Awesome aid stations! A FIRST CLASS event all the way around!</i>" </div>
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Thank you for sharing your story and photos with us Michelle! Be sure to join us on September 24, 2016 at 8:00AM for the fourth annual <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/" target="_blank">Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100 Mile, 55K and Relays</a>.</div>
Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-62306984016117995582016-03-08T16:06:00.001-08:002016-03-08T16:06:46.018-08:00Five Questions with Mark Hammond - Interviews from the Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100 Mile, 55K and Relays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 2015, the <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/" target="_blank">Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100 Mile</a> saw course records in both the women's and men's race. <a href="http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Mark&lname=Hammond" target="_blank">Mark Hammond</a>, from Salt Lake City, Utah, became the fastest person to traverse the 100 mile point-to-point course in 17:37:25 (We'll meet the women's record setter in the next episode). Incidentally, Mark's performance was also the 99th fastest 100 mile time in North America in 2015. Mark came to Stagecoach just two weeks after his awesome third place 21:25:07 Wasatch Front 100 Mile finish. Before that, Mark was fresh off wins at Squaw Peak 50 Mile, Skyline Mountain 50 Mile and the Tushar 93K Trail Run. We caught up with Mark last week and he indulged us with his answers to five quick questions.<br />
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"<i>I chose to run Stagecoach 100 just two weeks after running Wasatch 100 because I wanted to see how my body and mind would respond to another big effort with so little recovery time. I also wanted to explore the terrain around the San Francisco Peaks.</i>"</div>
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Mark, shirtless, at the start of last year's Stagecoach.</div>
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<br /><b>Question #2: What was your favorite part of the course?</b><br /><br />"<i>My favorite part of the couse was around mile 70 where I heard elk bugling all around me in the forest.</i>"</div>
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Mark making strides on race day.</div>
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<br /><b>Question #4: What was your favorite aid station?</b><br /><br />"<i>My favorite aid station</i><i> was the last one </i>(Reed Tank)<i> because I could see McDonalds from there."</i></div>
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Mark, post-race, talking with race director Ian Torrence.</div>
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No need for a hotel room or tent. A bag was all Mark needed after he crossed the finish line.</div>
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<br /><b>Bonus Question: Mt Humphreys or the Grand Canyon and why?</b><br /><br />"<i>Grand Canyon trumps Humphreys any day. Because I can buy lemonade at the bottom of the Grand Canyon but not at the top of Humphreys."</i></div>
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Thank you Mark for taking the time to chat with us about your Stagecoach experience. If you haven't read our last interview with 2013 winner <a href="http://iantorrence.blogspot.com/2016/03/five-questions-with-suzanna-bon.html" target="_blank">Suzanna Bon you can do that here</a>. Be sure to join us on September 24th, 2016 at 8:00AM for the fourth annual <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/" target="_blank">Stagecoach Line 100 Mile, 55K and Relays</a>.</div>
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<b><br /></b>"<i>First, the timing worked well for me and my family. I was drawn to the historical nature of the course, I like a trail with a story. And last but not least - FLAGSTAFF!</i>"<br />
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Suzanna with friend Tamara Buckley-Johnson minutes before the start.</div>
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<b>Question #2: What was your favorite part of the course?</b><br />
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"<i>I can’t choose just one section - I particularly enjoyed the sections from Kelly Tank all the way to Oil Line. The sun was setting, the colors and views were glorious with a full moon rising…a trail runner's delight. I also loved the forest section from Russell Tank to Hull Cabin - the dead of night, under the trees and a hanging full moon, running alone watching out for the Blair Witch!</i>"<br />
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Suzanna approaching the first aid station at Hart Prarie.</div>
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<b>Question #3: What was the biggest challenge Stagecoach presented?</b><br />
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"<i>The cold night time temps - I was freezing and it was tough to leave the aid stations with their roaring fires. It was the first race I have ever run bundled in down, beanie, gloves, leggings etc- clearly, I simply wasn’t running fast enough.</i>"<br />
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Moqui Stage Station in day light hours.</div>
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"<i>Moqui Stage Station, a very cool historical setting- I felt like a time traveller. This aid station had ambience! With the twinkling lights, hot food, roaring fire and supportive volunteers Moqui was a stand out.</i>"</div>
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Suzanna collects her winnings: A congratulatory handshake from race director Ian Torrence, the Stagecoach "Champion" buckle and a Babbitt Ranches Pendleton blanket.</div>
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<b>Question #5: Three tips you can offer a Stagecoach first timer.</b></div>
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<i>"Warm clothes in drop bags. Bandana or buff to cover mouth/nose for dust protection. Don’t linger too long by the fire!"</i></div>
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<b>Bonus Question: Mt. Humphreys or the Grand Canyon and why?</b><br />
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"<i>Mt Humpherys. I know and love the canyon so would choose Humphreys for a new and unknown adventure.</i>"</div>
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Thank you, Suzanna, for coming to our little race and taking the time to answer our questions. Join us this year on September 24th, 2016 at 8:00AM for the fourth annual <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/" target="_blank">Stagecoach Line 100 Mile, 55K and Relays</a>. </div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; text-align: center;">The Grand Canyon by Hannibal Bauliah taken from <a href="https://www.arizonahighways.com/" target="_blank">Arizona Highways</a></b></div>
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<i style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">“In the first place you can’t see anything from a car; you’ve got to get out of the goddamned contraption and walk, better yet crawl, on hands and knees, over the sandstone and through the thornbush and cactus. When traces of blood begin to mark your trail you’ll begin to see something, maybe. Probably not.”</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">Almost 50 years after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbey" target="_blank">Ed Abbey</a> published <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire" target="_blank">Desert Solitaire</a></i> we're finally taking his advice to heart. Popularity has finally reached the Grand Canyon National Park's front and back doors. People are visiting the Canyon now more than any other time in history. However, the newest visitor isn't the kind of which Abbey speaks...the new visitor has no problem leaving the car as they are in search of an adventure of epic proportion. The Grand Canyon National Park acknowledges this and has taken the first step in protecting and </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">preserving both the visitor's use and experience and the non-human resources that lay within the park's boundaries.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">In November 2015, in response to the overwhelming increase in use in the Canyon's backcountry areas, including the popular corridor trails (Bright Angel and the South and North Kaibab), park management released a <a href="http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=22633" target="_blank">Backcountry Managem</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;"><a href="http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=22633" target="_blank">ent Plan Draft Environmental </a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;"><a href="http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=22633" target="_blank">Impact Statement</a>. It's been desperately needed as the old Backcountry Management Plan (which the park currently operates under) dates back to 1988. The ultimate purpose of the new plan is to "...</span>evaluate the impacts of a range of alternatives for managing backcountry use in
Grand Canyon National Park in a manner that protects and preserves natural and cultural resources and
natural processes and provides a variety of visitor experiences while minimizing conflicts among various
users."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The draft plan discusses four alternatives for managing climbing, canyoneering, extended day hiking and running,
Tuweep (a location on the north rim on the western edge of the park) day use, human waste management, commercial overnight
backpacking, river-assisted backcountry use and wilderness use. In short, the plan covers anything that happens in the backcountry of the park. Basically, those places that aren't developed and/or paved. Topics like the Arizona Trail, bicycling, river-assisted backcountry trips, overnight backpacking, backcountry vehicle tours, climbing, canyoneering and extended day hiking and running are deliberated. Components like permits, reservation systems, group sizes, use limits, designations, equipment, education, safety and monitoring are covered in varying degrees across the four management alternatives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please see all of the draft's details <a href="http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=65&projectID=22633&documentID=69426" target="_blank">here for yourself on the park's website</a>. There is an 32 page Executive Summary so you don't have to wade through the full 600+ page document. However, you have until March 4th, 2016 to make your <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=69426" target="_blank">comments</a>. A huge component of the EIS process is public comment. Everyone, yes even you, has an opinion and a voice and this impacts greatly what comes out in the final management plan. It's like casting your vote, but it's better because you get to express why you like one detail and not another. You can view my submitted "comment" at the bottom of this piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since most of the readers of this blog fall into the "extended day user hiker and/or runner" category, here is a glimpse at how the park might wish to handle Extended Day Use Hikers and Runners:</span><br />
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Here is the area where these management actions would take effect (see below). This would affect any rim to river and rim to rim daily outings.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Other proposed management actions discuss a flexible backcountry permitting process for Arizona Trail through-hikers, building additional camp sites for through hikers and allowing biking on the Arizona Trail on the North Rim (see below). </span><br />
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Other management actions focus on Human Waste Management (see below):<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's your turn to <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=69426" target="_blank">comment</a>. </span><a href="http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=22633" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Do it here before March 4th, 2016 and let your opinion count. </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Remember to qualify yourself (why does this matter to you), be constructive (give examples), rational (understand that other humans are reading this) and detailed (the more specific the better) in your response.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's an example and what I submitted to the Grand Canyon National Park in regards to their Backcountry Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement.</span><br />
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To whom it may concern,<o:p></o:p></div>
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My name is Ian Torrence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m an ultramarathon runner and live in
Flagstaff, AZ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve finished more than
195 ultras, finished the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim ten times and have run/hiked
down to the Colorado River and back countless times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am the race director of the fourth annual
Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100 Mile, 55K & Relays (<a href="http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/">http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/</a>) held
in September in the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The race finishes in
Tusayan and is a fundraiser for the Arizona Trail Association.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve worked for the National Park
Service for ten years. One of my positions was with the Lake Mead Exotic Plant
Management Team where I worked on Himalayan blackberry (Indian Gardens) and
tamarisk control (Phantom Ranch) in the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a supervisor for the American
Conservation Experience (ACE) and spent several tours working along side NPS
trail crews performing maintenance/repairs on the Bright Angel and South and
North Kaibab Trails. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve fought
wildfire in the park as part of a NPS crew (sourced from Grand Teton NP) and
assisted with one medical evacuation on the Bright Angel as part of that
crew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve volunteered with the park’s
Vegetation Crew to map tamarisk in the Slate Creek drainage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also a volunteer Arizona Trail
Association Trail Steward (Section 35b & 36a).<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’d like to weigh in on the Grand
Canyon National Park’s Backcountry Management Plan Draft EIS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First off, I applaud the efforts and agree
that it’s time to revisit and revise the 1988 plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are my specific comments, concerns and
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Through hiker itineraries are next
to impossible to nail down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Action
Alternatives in the Draft EIS will relieve through hiker stress level, enhance
their trek experience and make cross-canyon travel safer. The preferred
alternatives promote the use of the AZT as it’s intended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through hiker numbers, currently, are very small
and dispersed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their impact would be
minimal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Anecdotal data suggests that about 75 people per year are thru-hikers: 45
are northbound in the spring and 30 are southbound in the autumn. In addition
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: normal;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NEPA-approved
walk-in camping sites near the South Kaibab Trailhead for AZT through hikers.</span></div>
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private and commercial bike use on the AZT’s North Rim segment (between the N.
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However, I ask that the flexible
backcountry permit system for AZT through hikers fall under an Adaptive
Management classification. AZT through hiker numbers has risen exponentially in
the past few years. If the trend continues this could increase competition for
backcountry permits and it may negatively affect permit availability and
backcountry experience of the non-through hiker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The management plan should decide what is an
acceptable number of permits that can be issued to AZT through hikers at any
one time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also suggest that
through-bikers (who hike their bikes on their backs across the canyon) also be
considered in the flexible AZT backcountry permit system.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many agencies have instituted
successful extended day use permit systems to protect both the user and
resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NPS and US Forest Service’s
Mt. Whitney Zone and the Bureau of Land Management’s Coyote Buttes Permit Area
(Vermillion Cliffs NM) are two examples that have effectively minimized overuse.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instituting a similar system for the
Grand Canyon’s lower Corridor Trails is reasonable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Extended
Day Use Permits: </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The Canyon is a
dangerous place and a place that has rules that should be followed. An
educational component is critical to imparting </span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Leave No Trace</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> ethics as well as park rules, regulations and safety
information to the user.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I agree that extended
day use permits are needed, as they are an excellent way to do this.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I also agree on the current area to which
extended day use is falls (below Manzanita Resthouse on the North Kaibab Trail,
below Tip-Off on the S. Kaibab Trail and below the East Tonto Trail junction on
the Bright Angle Trail). However, I ask for these considerations:</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Make
extended day-use permits required year-round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This will ensure the park educates extended day-users, allows the park
to track use on the lower Corridor Trails, improves trail rapport between users
and promotes the importance of safety awareness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Make
day use permits available two years in advance online and/or at local kiosks
located outside the park (for example: Flagstaff, Williams, Tusayan, Kanab,
Jacob Lake). This is fair and convenient to both out-of-state/country users and
local trail users.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This also allows the
park to prepare, in advance (for example: increase enforcement and/or volunteer
staffing), for large trail use days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Local
trail users come to the Canyon frequently throughout the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow for the ability to apply for (and thus
plan for) multiple extended day use dates at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is convenient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, limit day-use permits to six user-days
per person at any one time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once a day-use
permit expires or is canceled the user can then reapply.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Again,
local trail users return to the trails below the Tonto Rim multiple times a
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow the educational component of
the permit to be valid for a calendar year so the literature doesn’t need to be
re-read each time a user wants to go for a hike or run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prepare the online portal so that user
information (ID and password) is stored, can be recalled and tracked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will help with safety and tracking use
(see “b” above).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Day
use permit fees should be nonrefundable, but may be cancelled (thus opening the
space for another user). Ensure that the permit is only valid for the
individual who applied for it, no transfers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This will eliminate permit scalping.<o:p></o:p></div>
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the $5 day use permit fee returns to Corridor Trail maintenance, enforcement,
education and improvements.<o:p></o:p></div>
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prepared for an increase in use of the South Kaibab Trail – Tonto Trail –
Bright Angel Trail Loop. Improve signage and mileage/time indications for this
loop on informational/safety brochures, signs and displays.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Size: With the advent of social media (like “Facebook Canyon Crossing Parties”)
it’s more imperative now more than ever that group size limits be set for trips
below the Tonto Rim on Corridor Trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I ask that extended day use non-commercial running or hiking parties are
limited to a maximum of 20 individuals year round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will ensure water sources and rest room
facilities will be accessible within a reasonable amount of time to other users
who show up simultaneously with the larger groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Limiting numbers to 20/group will help
mitigate trail congestion (for example: excessively long “conga” lines).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Use Limits:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the extended day-use
hiking and running occurs within certain timeframes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Draft EIS the word “seasonal” is used
often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ask that you specifically
define “seasonal.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anecdotally, April/May
and September/October are the busiest times for extended day-use hikes and runs.
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the amount of extended day-users per day to a reasonable number (for example:
250 users/day) during these peak four months. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tahoe Rim Trail regulates mountain bike use (<a href="https://www.tahoerimtrail.org/index.php/mountain-biking">https://www.tahoerimtrail.org/index.php/mountain-biking</a>)
by alternating the days bikes can use the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do the same with large group sizes on the
Corridor Trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groups larger than six
may use the trail on even numbered days during these four months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Individuals (or groups of 6 or less) can use
the trail at any time during these four peak months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will encourage smaller group sizes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Manzanita Rest House was a
logical addition to the park’s rest room inventory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I suggest that more Corridor Trail
restrooms will negatively affect the view shed and user experience. I ask that,
not only should River Corridor and commercially guided backpacking trips be
required to carryout human waste (as proposed in the Draft EIS), but that users
of the lower Corridor Trails should also do the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This kind of management isn’t unprecedented. Mt.
Whitney and Mt. Rainier are two working examples where the user must carry out
their own waste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Extended day use
runners and hikers should carry their waste to either the North or South Rim if
they need to “go” between facilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Timing of Effective
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No matter what management
alternatives are decided upon, I ask that all new requirements/practices be
advertised aggressively and meticulously through the park’s website and
brochures and in the public media for at least a full year before they become
effective. The local communities depend on tourism dollars and we want to avoid
visitors canceling trips due to misunderstanding and inconvenience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-38753426966019141212015-06-09T17:28:00.000-07:002015-06-09T21:13:54.910-07:00Flagstaff's Strava Itch<b><i>"The 'note' takes mere milliseconds to arrive, but the sting lasts for days."</i> - recently dethroned Strava CR (course record) holder</b><br />
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It has now become abundantly clear that <a href="https://www.strava.com/" target="_blank">Strava</a> has passed from fad to tradition in our budding mountain town of Flagstaff, Arizona. What once was a customary climb to a peak or ridge now attracts a growing history of published footprints and battles fought against ethereal ghosts. From national champions to world champions, from trail 100-mile victors to Olympians, from seekers to destroyers, the Flagstaff Strava overall segment leaderboards are a veritable who's who of the talented and accomplished.<br />
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<a href="https://strava.zendesk.com/entries/20945952-What-are-Segments-" target="_blank">Strava segments</a> are user-created and user-edited. Segments are designated portion(s) of a route where Strava users can compete against themselves (past efforts) or other users for time. Segments can be listed publicly or privately depending on the creator's preferences. Strava is a tool that isn't for everyone, however, it can certainly come in handy if you're looking for incentive to push harder on the trails and roads or looking to connect with other runners. Public segments can be explored thus sparking inspiration to seek out new trail adventures. The drive to be atop the leaderboard also breeds lively, local rivalries.<br />
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Flagstaff and its surrounding mountains are covered with Strava segments. Here are my top ten (and a few added bonuses) based on nothing more than my own opinion. <br />
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1) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/4058752" target="_blank">Buffalo Park Loop (counter clock-wise)</a> <br />
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And we'd be remiss if we didn't include <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/7825387" target="_blank">Buffalo Park finish strong</a>, the final climb on this Buffalo Park 2-mile loop. It's been the undoing of high school, collegiate and professional runners from all over the world. Both records are owned by <a href="http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/xc/2010-11/bios/mcneill" target="_blank">NAU alum David McNeill</a>. He sports a 13:25 5K PR and seems to always perform better at altitude. Good luck taking either of these segments down. <b>UPDATE as of press time:</b> Scotland's Andrew Lemoncello (see Poo Pond Climb below) just took down McNeill's segment time as of 6/9/2015.<br />
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2) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/7759177" target="_blank">Poo Pond Climb</a> <br />
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Sewage treatment ponds in Flagstaff's Rio de Flag. The setting for this segment.</div>
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This segment is short but deadly. It's often included in the infamous <a href="http://running.competitor.com/2015/01/features/flagstaffs-mystic-bagel-run_120825" target="_blank">Bagel Run</a> and is part of the 800-mile long Mexico to Utah <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/" target="_blank">Arizona Trail</a>. I had the pleasure of witnessing this record being set from far behind during a recent Bagel Run. <a href="http://lemonruns.com/2015/06/04/its-been-a-while/" target="_blank">Andrew Lemoncello</a>, current CR holder and 2008 Olympian, was heard two miles later gasping, "I'm still trying to catch my breath."<br />
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3) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/1880955" target="_blank">Woody Mountain Road Climb</a> <br />
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This ever-popular forest road meanders south from Flagstaff up and over the shoulder of Woody Mountain and then on to Rogers Lake. The climb is a mile, but at 7000' it always leaves you breathless. CR holder and 2:11 marathoner <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mam4dKBZSkw" target="_blank">Nick Arciniaga</a> said this about his recent best effort, "It was a week out from the Boston Marathon and I was in full on taper mode. I was feeling good and Woody Mountain became Heart Break Hill for the day."<br />
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4) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/2269723" target="_blank">Heart Trail</a> <br />
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What goes up must come down, so I've also included the <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/5808137" target="_blank">Descent of Heart Trail</a>. If you're ever thinking of running <a href="http://zanegrey50.com/" target="_blank">Zane Grey 50 Mile</a> local ultrarunners will direct you to this trail. If you enjoy Heart then you might enjoy Zane. Have a miserable time and they'd advise you against heading down to the Mogollon Rim on race day. In Flagstaff there's no better way to introduce yourself to crappy footing (roots, rocks and ruts), steep terrain and exposure to the high altitude sun. Well-known locally, but not yet nationally, trail running stud <a href="http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Arthur&lname=Degraw" target="_blank">Art Degraw</a> cleans up on Heart.<br />
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5) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/6933567" target="_blank">Schultz Creek Trail Ascent ("Y" to Lincoln Logs)</a> <br />
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Schultz Creek Trail</div>
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Again, the downhill is just as fun! <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/6933583" target="_blank">Schultz Creek Trail Descent (Lincoln Logs to "Y")</a><br />
Invented to encourage time trialing, these ONB (out and back) smooth single-track segments were split in two to provide rest for those wishing to run each 4-mile segment in "full beast mode." <a href="http://adiultra.com/athletes/profile/Brian/Tinder" target="_blank">adiUltra athlete Brian Tinder</a> holds the CRs in both directions. "I live two miles from the Schultz Creek/Schultz Pass 'Y,'" says Tinder. "I can bop up here on a whim and lay down tracks. Most runners must drive to the start, I get a good warm-up before diving in."<br />
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6) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/2487037" target="_blank">Sunset Climb</a> <br />
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Views from the top of Sunset Trail</div>
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Classic Flagstaff single-track! This ascent is the deadliest climb on the<a href="http://www.natra.org/" target="_blank"> Soulstice Trail Run</a> course. Women's CR holder, JFK 50 Mile winner and 2:32 marathoner Emily Harrison comments on this segment, "I'm from northern Virgina. We have tough climbs there, but nothing as smooth as the Sunset Trail. I love running uphill at top end. I set this record during the Soulstice race and made up for a lot of lost time on the lead guys."<br />
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The 4.5-mile climb is single-track, but has excellent footing. Running downhill is just as important to master. The <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/4234003" target="_blank">Kendrick Peak Descent</a> offers an excellent opportunity to test those quads. Though Kendrick is hard to miss on the northern Arizona skyline and has been standing here for eons it has now just become the newest heartthrob in the "elite" Flagstaff running community. Art Degraw, once again, has laid his claim on this mountain.<br />
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We'd definitely be remiss if we didn't mention our mind-blowing backdrop and Arizona's highest mountain. Have you run the <a href="http://www.hurt100trailrace.com/" target="_blank">HURT 100 Mile</a> or <a href="http://squamish50.ca/" target="_blank">Squamish 50 Mile</a>? Add in the lung-popping altitude and you have the roots and slipperiness of these two events on both the ascent and descent (<a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/4638348" target="_blank">Escape from Humphrey's Peak)</a> of Mt Humphreys. <br />
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<a href="http://vargorunning.com/" target="_blank">Chris Vargo</a> said this of his CR run, "<a href="https://twitter.com/thevargo/status/475056800698359808" target="_blank">Colt</a> and I had a disagreement that morning. He just doesn't listen to anything I say. I needed to go out and release my frustrations. Brookbank filled the bill. Needless to say, Colt and I made up. I can't stay mad at him for long."<br />
<a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/8438742" target="_blank">Brookbank Baby Bobbleheads</a> is the aptly-named descent of the climb. If you like dancing on rolling rocks then this segment is for you. Side note: Rumor has it that this trail may soon become extinct. The US Forest Service may soon realign the trail to eliminate erosion problems and the formation of said baby heads. Better get on it quick as this CR may stand forever once the trail is decommissioned. <br />
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The awesome sweeping views from the top of Mt. Elden. The segment ends at the towers seen here.</div>
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The reverse direction is just as challenging if running fast - <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/6880842" target="_blank">Mt Elden LO Rd Descent (East Towers to Gate)</a>. There are two summits to Elden: Dubbed East Towers and West Towers. Not all quality efforts show up on the East Tower segment because some runners go west. However, <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/1453422" target="_blank">Lookout Suckkahs</a> (a smaller segment glimpse of the ascent) let's you decide who the fastest is on the uphill forest road. <br />
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Bonus #1a & 1b - The "trail-less" segments: Bootleg trails are a part of any mountain town. Some are accepted, others are not. Flagstaff is in the <a href="http://flagstaffbiking.org/flagstaff-biking-organization-proposed-trail-alignment-changes-and-additions-to-the-proposed-action-for-medl-recreation-planning/" target="_blank">process of reviewing bootleg trails that should become incorporated into the official trail system</a>. Here are two segments that won't show up on any official map, but may on a Strava segment search. <br />
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He takes his running seriously and if there were ever a segment that he'd claim as his own, it'd be this one. "The key is knowing the segment intimately," say <a href="https://www.thenorthface.com/about-us/athletes/rob-krar.html" target="_blank">Rob Krar</a>. "Once I hit the meadow on top, I open up my stride and collect the CR there. This is my favorite climb in Flagstaff and is part of one of my favorite running routes."<br />
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b) <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/7223781" target="_blank">Slay the Ginger</a> - This segment is part of the growing-in-popularity loop named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhCpAS2AwA" target="_blank">Afternoon Delight</a>. After today's ascent, CR holder Chris Vargo was heard muttering, "This climb gets worse each time I do it." <br />
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Bonus #2 - <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/9269555" target="_blank">The Oldham Steps</a> <br />
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This is my personal favorite. I start from home and after a few miles on the <a href="https://az-flagstaff3.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=1379" target="_blank">Flagstaff Urban Trail (FUTS)</a> and a pass through Buffalo Park, I tackle this short and sweet 6-mile loop. It's also part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/386170834771461/" target="_blank">Flagstaff Monday Night Hill Runs</a>. Now that it's no longer a secret, I expect to see some new CRs on this loop segment. By simply eying some of the other smaller segments on this loop, like<a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/1483436" target="_blank"> Arizona Trail Climb</a>, I can tell things will get real soon.<br />
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Bonus #3 - The under-appreciated and unknown. If there were ever a climb that was overlooked, it's O'Leary: <a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/9581592" target="_blank">O'Leary all the way</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.strava.com/segments/9581613" target="_blank">The O'Leary Free Fall</a> is the ascent in reverse. With nothing but soft cinders under your feet, you can really open up on this descent. Road and trail runners alike can enjoy this non-technical, but steep climb to gorgeous views of the San Francisco Peaks.<br />
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So there you have it. Do you have a favorite segment? Share it in the comments section below.<br />
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This year <a href="http://zanegrey50.com/" target="_blank">Zane Grey 50 Mile Race</a> director Joe Galope assigned me bib #12. A significant number. If I finished I'd pull even with Steve Olson with most Zane Grey finishes. Olson collected his finishes between 1999 and 2010. I could bring nothing less than my "A" game this year. Zane is not a race for the faint of heart or unprepared. With roughly 10,000' of gain, rocks that are better described as broken roller skates and manzanita that both want to shred clothes and draw blood the course can simply be described as a relentless haunted house of horrors. See what I mean below...<br />
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Zane was also a stepping stone to this year's <a href="http://www.wser.org/" target="_blank">Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run</a> in which I'll be participating. To finish Zane in good standing and feeling good would build confidence as I closed in on the final two months of Western training. In order to accomplish this I did five significant things:<br />
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1) It all starts with intelligent training. I employed the help of <a href="https://www.mcmillanrunning.com/" target="_blank">McMillan Running Ultra</a> Coach Emily Harrison to develop the plan.<br />
2) Improve running-specific strength. I work once a week with <a href="http://www.hypo2sport.com/about/aj-gregg/" target="_blank">Dr. AJ Gregg of HYPO2 Sport</a> here in Flagstaff.<br />
3) Along with the coaching, Emily would also serve as my dialed-in and efficient crew.<br />
4) Host a training weekend on the Zane Grey course. I covered the 50-mile route in two days to refresh my memory and temper the legs and mind to the "house of horrors."<br />
5) Work with <a href="http://www.eatingandlivinghealthy.com/" target="_blank">Meredith Terranova</a> in developing a bonk-proof and nausea-free race-day nutrition plan.<br />
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Strength work at <a href="http://www.hypo2sport.com/" target="_blank">HYPO2 Sport </a>under the watchful eye of Dr. AJ Gregg.</div>
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Coach and crew - <a href="http://emilyandbee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emily Harrison</a></div>
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A two-day training run on the course with fellow Zaner's Justin Lutick and Chris Rennaker.</div>
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The perfected race-day nutrition plan provided by <a href="http://www.eatingandlivinghealthy.com/" target="_blank">Meredith Terranova</a>. </div>
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<b>RACE DAY </b></div>
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Nothing more to say than it was a great day. For the spectator it was cold, but for the runner the weather was perfect. Sprinkles, overcast, and high's in the upper-50's (though I did miss the hail, wind and thunder in the evening that nailed some of the runners). Energy, legs, and motivation held together all day. I finished my 12th Zane Grey, crossed the line in 10:12 (my 2nd fastest time in ten years), and took home the Master's trophy. On to the photos...<br />
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Pre-race smiles (Brian Tinder, me, Lutick, Rennaker)</div>
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Zane Grey's familiar start line assemblage.</div>
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Arriving at Geronimo, the first aid station at 7.5 miles.</div>
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Low clouds obscure the Mogollon Rim at Washington Park.</div>
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Fellow <a href="http://adiultra.com/athletes/profile/Brian/Tinder" target="_blank">adiUltra teammate Brian Tinder</a> leaves Fish Hatchery (mile 33).</div>
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Cool photo of two cool guys (Krar and Wolfe).</div>
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Done!</div>
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Sharing quality blanket time with <a href="http://adiultra.com/athletes/profile/Josh/Brimhall" target="_blank">adiUltra speedster Josh Brimhall</a> who finished 4th in 8:49. </div>
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Lady <a href="http://adiultra.com/athletes/profile/Paulette/Stevenson" target="_blank">adiUltra runner Paulette Stevenson </a>would also compete, but would end the day early. She said this about the day, "Well baby having to Zane isn't exactly the smartest idea. Made it to
mile 33 with some postpartum issues (aka completely undertrained having
nearly taken a year away from trails due to injury and child birth). No
regrets, though! It was a fun day catching up with old friends. The day
would not have happened without the amazing support of the best of
friends <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1152755750" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1152755750">Sabrina</a> & <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100003072013172" href="https://www.facebook.com/jamil.coury">Jamil</a> . These two are some of the best people out there. So thankful!"</div>
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Post-race cheers and beers!!! Thanks <a href="http://www.newbelgium.com/" target="_blank">New Belgium</a>!</div>
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The equipment and the trophy. Thanks <a href="http://www.nathansports.com/" target="_blank">Nathan</a> and <a href="http://www.adidas.com/us/" target="_blank">adidas</a>!</div>
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She was the dog that was supposed to live forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this was the only command she
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I found “Z” at the Jackson County Animal Shelter in Phoenix,
Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with her brothers
and sisters, she had been left in a cardboard box along a city curb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was love at first sight…Wrapped in a
pink and white striped knitted blanket, she remained in the back seat of the
car on the way back to my home in Ashland, Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would be the last time she’d ever ride back seat.</div>
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She was named after Zoroaster Temple, a tall rock monolith located just east of Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon. Anyone who's looked over the Canyon's edge or trampled down its trails has seen it.</div>
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I placed Zoroaster in small metal kennel the first night in her
new home, but she cried for hours and hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I relented, opened the kennel door, and she crawled into bed
with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was the beginning of
a wonderful relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From
that day forward Z slept, ate, ran, walked, worked, and drove by my side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A leash was a seldom-needed tool (to
the chagrin of many) and used only to make others who didn’t know Z feel more
comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was like Velcro
to my side.</div>
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I worked at Rogue Valley Runners in Ashland at the time and
Hal Koerner, the running store’s owner, was a true dog lover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Z came to work with me everyday, even
while being potty trained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
while Hal loved dogs, he also loved a clean store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know Z and I tested his patience more than once with the
accidents that would occur while I was busy with customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where I believe Z learned her
social skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Store employees
lauded over her and she greeted every patron with a bark and wag of her
tail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I plundered the back
storage rooms looking for shoes she would keep the customers distracted up
front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made a good team.</div>
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Z and I made the move to Flagstaff together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She helped pack and unpack our
belongings and then patiently watched me develop as a running coach, writer and
race director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loved Flagstaff
and its people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before they knew
my name or story, people would first come to know me as the guy with that
awesome black and white dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Water is a rare commodity in this desert mountain town, but
Z knew where all the water holes were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we’d run far into the mountains during the monsoon season she knew
which rock on which trail would hold the July rains the best in their nooks and
crevasses. She had an uncanny way of randomly disappearing and reappearing
soaking wet in even the driest of places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was a smart one.</div>
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Zoroaster logged miles…many, many miles with her
father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We criss-crossed the
country on foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the trails
below Mt. Ashland, the high Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the rugged
paths of Virginia’s Massanutten Mountains, the red rocks of Sedona, the shores
of the Missouri River, to the lofty heights of Flagstaff’s Humphreys
Peak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She made her longest journey
at this past year’s Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run Training Camp when
she covered 30 miles with me from Robinson Flat to Foresthill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She made it look easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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She was my biggest and loudest cheerleader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was always disappointed that she
wasn’t invited on race day and she’d make that perfectly clear at each aid
station and finish line with her disapproving howl, “I wanna come with you
Daddy!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet she always waited for
me.</div>
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Anyone who has met Zoroaster and driven with me can attest
to this: She was always a front seat dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I guess the lumps started appearing this past July, but at
only six years of age I couldn’t believe the turns that would follow. She ran
her last real run on October 21st, 2014…a 10-mile loop on Observatory Mesa (one of
her favorites due the number of mucky cattle tanks along the route) and we ran
fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The surgeries and their
subsequent recoveries were brutal on Z.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then the limping started, then the swelling, and the whimpering and the
inability to lie down comfortably followed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She could no longer join me in bed and so I moved to the
floor to be with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We lost
sleep and cried together at night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She spent Christmas Eve at the vet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The deal was sealed a few days later after a visit with a
dog oncologist in Phoenix, AZ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was shown the ultrasound and the tumors that had gained an irremovable hold in
her lymph nodes and pressed painfully into her bladder and back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought the chemo meds, but decided
that my baby girl had endured enough and set them aside unused.</div>
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Yesterday, in the early morning hours, I drove Emily, Super
Bee and Z to the Schultz Creek Trailhead, one of Z’s favorite runs, and parked
the truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Z got out, smelled the
base of a ponderosa and a clump of grass, and then laid down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I coaxed her down the trail a few more
feet, but that was all she had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She was done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove to
the vet, the folks that she had always seen for her regular check-ups and the
more recent battle with cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You know your dog has left an impression when the receptionist begins to
cry and her doctor can’t keep it together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I held Zoroaster in the same pink and white striped knitted
blanket I brought her home in back in Ashland six years earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thanked her, told her I was sorry and
that I love her, and then watched as she took her last breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked deep into her big wide eyes
and watched the light, the light that I loved, leave her body. </div>
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Zoroaster will always be my Moment of Zen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will be with me forever, but my
life will be eerily silent and lonely without her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When her cremated remains are returned I’ll stir up a posse
of those that enjoyed her company and head to the Dry Hills Lakes or the summit of
Mt. Elden, two places that Z frequented a lot, and spread her ashes into the
wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll become a flower, a
ponderosa, or just float on forever.
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I am grateful for the support I have received during all
of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thank you all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends and family have all come
forward to help and, more importantly, to listen, just like you are now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My good buddy, Justin Lutick, told me
yesterday that Z has left me in good hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-24821871198613267932014-11-26T07:43:00.001-08:002014-11-26T07:43:57.233-08:00Two Decades of Racing - The 2014 JFK 50 MileThere we were, still parked in front of a coffee shop in Hagerstown, Maryland, at 6:15AM on this very frigid <a href="http://www.jfk50mile.org/Default.aspx">JFK 50 Mile</a> race day morning. We sat, heat blasting, but still shivering while waiting for the java joint to open its doors. Had this been a race I'd never run before, had I been solo, or with runners I didn't know I suppose I'd have been worried about getting to the race on time or getting lost on the way to the start. However, I was at ease.<br />
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I was surrounded by guys I'd logged hundreds of training miles with. Josh Brimhall sat in the driver's seat. Josh, owner of <a href="http://redrockrunningcompany.wordpress.com/">Red Rock Running Company</a>, traveled from Las Vegas to start his third JFK. <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/james-bonnett-the-comeback-kid">James Bonnett</a>, who flew in from Phoenix, was finally starting a race he's always wanted to run since he began participating in ultras at the age of 9. I had just met Montanan <a href="http://www.montanatrailcrew.com/2014/07/ten-questions-with-mtc-jim-walmsley.html">Jim Walmsley</a>, but after hanging for a night of pizza and beer I knew he was a kindred spirit. In the adjacent parking spot <a href="http://ericsenseman.blogspot.com/2014/11/finding-some-satisfaction-2014-jfk-race.html">Eric Senseman</a> had his seat reclined and eyes closed. Eric had just spent the past few months training in my hometown of Flagstaff, Arizona, and I enjoyed giving him the tour of our local trails as he settled in.<br />
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I'm no stranger to the JFK 50 Mile. It was my first ultra in 1994 and I've returned every year since. With the exception of a DNF in 2007, I've finished each year. This year's race would be my 20th finish. I've amassed 16 sub-7 hour finishes (a JFK record), 10 top-10 finishes, placed 3rd three times and 2nd twice. Still, my course PR of 6:09:27 continues to be pushed from the top 50 performers list and I fear 61 seconds (the amount of time I was behind 2004 winner Paul South) is as close as I'll get to winning. It's all good though...I'm honored that I've been able to become a part of this race's deep history.<br />
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So, yeah, I found myself composed and very happy to be here once again, among good friends, and getting ready to roll up South Mountain to the Appalachian Trail.<br />
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The race was a success. Finishing my 20th JFK in under 7 hours was pretty damn sweet. The <a href="http://adidasultra.com/">adiUltra Team</a> claimed the <a href="http://www.jfk50milemdt.org/2014/JFKTeamsOpen.txt">Team title</a>. We had come and done what we set out to do. A special thanks to David and Cheryl Harrison (<a href="http://emilyandbee.blogspot.com/">Emily Harrison's</a> parents) for crewing me along the way and to JFK race director Mike Spinnler who continues to invite me back year after year.<br />
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Find the 2014 JFK 50 Mile <a href="http://www.jfk50milemdt.org/2014/Raceresults2014.htm">results here</a>.<br />
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Great coverage by Andy Mason in the <a href="http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/sports/walmsley-bard-triumphant-in-jfk-mile-debuts/article_a8fd6a08-72bb-11e4-b9b2-af57cde0beb7.html">Hagerstown Herald here</a>.<br />
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More coverage on JFK's history by Matt Flaherty and Eric Senseman at <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-racing/jfk-50-celebrates-52nd-year">Running Times here</a>.<br />
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Passing the miles among the rocks and leaves on the Appalachian Trail. </div>
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Montana's James Walmsley comfortably puts in miles on the canal.</div>
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Phoenix, Arizona's James Bonnett finishes in 9th place in 6:22:36.</div>
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Walmsley wins his first 50 mile race in 5:56:31. </div>
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20 finishes! </div>
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The 2014 JFK 50 Mile top ten. adiUltra Team members Walmsley (1st), Sweeney (8th) and Bonnett (9th) collect their hardware with the other fast guys. </div>
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Team adiUltra wins the men's team title. (left to right: Bonnett, Torrence, Sweeney, Walmsley)</div>
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-61346522941118316062014-09-03T18:32:00.003-07:002014-09-03T18:32:44.115-07:00Torrence! Where have you been?August was a busy month and September will be no different. However, there is a brief pause in the action. With that, let's go down to the field and get a recap of the month that was.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">August 2, 2014 - Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run</span></b></div>
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Oh sure, this 100 mile story is long, almost as long as the race itself, but let's not go there. Join me on the trail sometime and we can discuss. I'm just psyched that I'm a 2014 <a href="http://www.ac100.com/">Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run</a> finisher.</div>
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In Wrightwood, Hal Winton points the way to Altadena for the 2014 finishers, all 92 of us.</div>
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Emily Harrison readying my pack at Vincent Gap.</div>
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Crossing the line with Boise's Pearl Izumi athlete Tony Huff. After 28+ hours, my 5th AC100 finish.</div>
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Is there anything that compares to six days and 120 miles of racing in the Colorado Rockies? Trust me...the magic wears off on, like, day four or five. Six days of racing on steep trails at altitude wears you down. Enter the <a href="http://transrockies-run.com/">PepsiCo TransRockies Run</a>. My second go at the event (2011 with Mr. Timothy Allen Olson), Emily's first...</div>
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This was cool for many reasons, but the biggest was: Running six days with my confidante Emily Harrison. Here we are finishing stage two over Hope Pass.</div>
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The final minutes before stage three which began on Harrison Street in downtown Leady.</div>
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...Mangos! IPA's and a breakfast burrito with fellow <a href="https://www.mcmillanrunning.com/ultra">McMillan Running</a> Coaches Jacob Puzey and Emily Harrison.</div>
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Getting stage five into Vail, CO done well.</div>
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Finishing stage six in Beaver Creek, CO. Winners of the Team Open Mixed Division and losing the overall team title by a mere 12 seconds to <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_6/boulet-smith-win-pepsico-transrockies-run.shtml">Magdalena Boulet and Caitlin Smith</a>.</div>
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Collecting the leaders jerseys one last time with second place Open Mixed Team Amber Monforte and Ryan Weibel.</div>
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Ran into freshly crowned Leadville Trail 100 Mile winner and fellow Flagstaffian <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/running/ci_26351893/rob-krar-wins-leadville-trail-100-ultramarathon-race">Rob Krar</a> at the awards banquet.</div>
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adidas Gazelle Trey Nash churns under the aspens.</div>
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300 runners strong...an excellent Gaspin' showing.</div>
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Yurt aid station crew Justin Lutick and Chris Rennaker keep runners moving.</div>
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Jacob Puzey and Benford (wearing his prize Babbitt Ranch Pendleton blanket) at the finish line.</div>
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Runners, wearing their new Gaspin shirts, prepare for the course.</div>
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So freaking psyched this guy showed up. 2:11 marathoner and second American finisher at this year's Boston Marathon, <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/running-times-web/marathon-my-mind">Nick Arciniaga</a>.</div>
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Five miles from Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim entrance station is where the <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/halfmarathon_northrim/">Arizona Trail Association North Rim Half Marathon and Tator Tot Trot</a> begins. It skirts the east rim and travels across some of the gorgeous sections of the Arizona Trail. Here Matt Nelsen (AZ Trail Association's Executive Director) and I give last minute instructions to a small but hardy crew.</div>
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Runners catching a drink at aid station one.</div>
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A lucky rainbow seen from the east rim.</div>
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The winners of the seven mile "fun run."</div>
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Posing with our final and 15th place finisher Richard Vogt.</div>
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Some of my favorite peeps and supporters framed by the remote and awe inspiring Ruby Mountains of Nevada. My father, Emily, Lilly, Bee and Zoroaster. You bet we could all fit into one pick-up truck!</div>
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<br />Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-42431927597030301152014-07-07T21:44:00.000-07:002014-07-07T21:44:02.330-07:002014 Moab's Alpine to Slickrock 50 Mile: A Trip From Clouds to FurnaceWhen <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/">Grassroots Events</a> race directors <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!contact-us/c24vq">Justin Ricks and Chris Martinez</a> told me they were moving the date of their <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!mas-50-home/c1p7w">Moab's Alpine to Slickrock 50 Mile</a> from September to July I shuddered. I had run this event two times previous (<a href="http://iantorrence.blogspot.com/2012/09/moabs-alpine-to-slickrock-50-mile.html">see my 2012 report here</a>), however I'd spent three years living in Moab and knew that July was not the best time to dance too long in this southeastern Utah desert. Temperatures would easily top triple digits and tree and cloud cover would be at a rare premium. Initially I balked at the idea of starting an event that was already hard enough. With 10,000' of gain in its first 28 miles amongst the sky-scraping La Sal Mountains followed by a 22-mile knee jarring descent into Moab's Slickrock Trailhead, I knew the added heat component would certainly add another dimension of difficulty. Then I "warmed" to the idea. Why not challenge myself, test my early race day pacing, and fluid and nutrition intake in some of the toughest conditions imaginable: rugged and sometimes indiscernible trail, oxygen deprived altitude and 104 degree desert heat. <br />
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Just like the other <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!events/c1zma">old and new events on their race calendar</a>, Grassroots Events did a stellar job of presenting MAS as a professionally orchestrated, yet low-key race. Thanks fellas! Yes, some runners were caught in hail, rain and thunderstorms, some stepped in cow patties and others missed critical turns and added miles to their day. This is a tough event and has truly earned its "mini-Hardrock" moniker. Per usual...some photos from race day! Cheers!<br />
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Headlamps were needed for the 5am start, but once the sun rose <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/">Bryon Powell</a> caught this low-light shot of me covering some of the early mile scree fields.</div>
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Again, a Bryon Powell photo of my back side crossing some of the high alpine meadows. Where's the trail?</div>
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Coming into the first crew accessible aid station at Oowah Lake (mile 16). <a href="http://emilyandbee.blogspot.com/">Emily Harrison</a> captured this moment and would also crew me through the long, warm day. Thanks for getting me in and out of aid stations fast Em!</div>
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Coming into the Warner Lake aid station at mile 25. Photo by Harrison.</div>
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Looking into Miners Basin and the course's final descent. Photo by Chris Martinez.</div>
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Speaking of descents...Miners Basin Road is all quads (mile 32). Harrison's photo.</div>
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A view from the Porcupine Rim (mile 35). Photo by Martinez</div>
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More awesome views from the course as we descend into Moab. Photo by Martinez.</div>
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The final 7 miles on the Sand Flats Road. 100+ degrees and clearly exposed to the sun. (photo from Matt Hart)</div>
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The guy I chased all day. The 2014 MAS winner <a href="http://coachingendurance.com/index.shtml">Matt Hart</a>. Photo by <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/">Meghan Hicks</a>.</div>
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Crossing the finish line for a third year in 10 hours and 18 seconds. Photo by Hicks.</div>
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The final strides and final stages of baking. Photo by Harrison.</div>
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Oh how I wished I could have had access to this watery fun in the final 20 miles!</div>
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Mount Evans' (14,264') summit from Summit Lake (12,850')</div>
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Ever since my father, Paul Torrence, told me about the horrible conditions (wind, freezing rain, snow, drastically dropping temperatures and lack of oxygen) he faced at this race years ago, I knew this was an event I had to try myself. I finally remembered to enter the always sold out <a href="http://www.racingunderground.com/mtevans/index.html">Mount Evans Ascent Race</a> this past November. I'd finally get my chance to test my mettle at "America's Highest Road Race" and bag another Colorado 14'er in the process.<br />
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The course as seen from the summit.</div>
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At 14,264 feet Mount Evans looms over the Colorado front range. A one-of-a-kind paved road winds to within a quarter mile of its summit. The Ascent Race starts near Echo Lake (10,600') and climbs nearly 4,000' in 14.5 miles. On the way runners struggle for air, fight a variety of grades, and battle the weather of the day. This year that would consist of sunny skies, but some tough (40 mph gusts) winds.<br />
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Read <a href="http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/MountainUltraTrail/Hobbs_Nancy.asp">Nancy Hobbs'</a> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/first-timers-victorious-at-mt-evans-ascent">post-race report</a>. Full race <a href="http://racingunderground.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16436&RId=37">results are here</a>.<br />
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Thank you to good friend Carey Martin for providing these awesome photos. Also must thank Emily Harrison, David Martin, Jana Gustman, and Mason Martin for their race day support.<br />
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<a href="http://brc-adidas.com/">Boulder Running Company's</a> Andy Wacker would claim victory in 2014 in 1:44.</div>
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<a href="http://running.competitor.com/2014/02/trail-running/interview-with-zach-miller_95548">Nike's Zach Miller</a> finishes third overall in 1:51</div>
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Marathon killer, <a href="http://jeffreyeggleston.com/">Jeffery Eggleston</a>, deviates from his usual terrain to finish 7th in 1:57.</div>
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Fellow Flagstaff runner <a href="https://twitter.com/ForrestBoughner">Forrest Boughner</a> finishes in 2:02.</div>
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Stevie Kremer, who has run under 2 hours for this event, finishes second in the women's race today in 2:07.</div>
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The final steps in the chute and a 2:18 finishing time.</div>
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Looking down on the Chicago Lakes.</div>
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Summit Lake sits along mile 9 of the course.</div>
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Mount Evans' rugged summit slopes.</div>
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Race spectators donned their winter parkas.</div>
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The spoils of victory: my race bib, finishers medal, "A Rock" for finishing under 2:40, and a clay bowl for taking third in the 40-44 age division.</div>
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<br />Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-25195524170497247202014-03-31T08:48:00.001-07:002014-03-31T18:40:45.131-07:00The Inaugural Behind The Rocks 50K & 50 MileA few months ago Chris Martinez and Justin Ricks, the race directors of <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/">Grass Roots Events</a>, hinted that they were putting on a new race in Moab, Utah. This inaugural event would be in addition to their already wildly successful <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!red-hot-home/cjg9">Red Hot 55K/33K</a>, <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!mas-50-home/c1p7w">Alpine to Slickrock 50 Mile</a>, and <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!amasa-home/cgot">Amasa Back 6, 9 & 14 Mile</a>. They didn't have to nudge me too hard, I immediately added <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!behind-the-rocks-home/cee5">The Behind the Rocks 50K</a> to my racing calendar. The new course would navigate runners around <a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/nlcs/wsa/behind_the_rocks_wsa.html">Behind The Rocks</a> (the race's namesake), a Wilderness Study Area south of Moab known for its sandstone fins, cliffs, and arches. It was an area I frequented when I lived in Moab a decade ago and I looked forward to getting back to those lonely trails, deep canyons, and wide open views of the snow-covered La Sals and Abajos, the two prominent mountain ranges in southeastern Utah.<br />
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The 50K course weighed in with 3,500 feet of elevation gain over its 32 mile distance. The deep sand running and technicality of the slickrock also added dimensions of difficulty. As promised, the race did "...highlight Moab's last hidden gem." 50 mile racers were in for a longer day as the race covered ~56 miles of rugged Utah red rock, washes, and climbs.<br />
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Thank you to GrassRoots Events and all their volunteers for laying out an event that is certain to grow in the coming years.<br />
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Thanks also to Emily Harrison, Brandon Stapanowich, and Karah Levely-Rinaldi for some of these photos you'll see below.<br />
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The view as the sunsets from the Behind The Rocks start/finish line.</div>
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Co-race director Chris Martinez gives a last minute course briefing.</div>
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The very technical single-track on the Hunter Rim Trail (mile 14).</div>
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Arriving at the Gatherer Canyon aid station (mile ~16).</div>
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Looking back up at the Gatherer Canyon ascent. Yes, there is a trail here among the rocks and ledges (hands necessary).</div>
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Descending on Kane Creek Rim Road, seven miles from the finish.</div>
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180 ultras later and still able to collect a tally mark in the "W" column. </div>
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Kane Creek Road, also part of the 50 mile course.</div>
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Are you looking for a summer ultra adventure that'll blow your mind? May I suggest the <a href="http://www.grassrootsevents.net/#!mas-50-home/c1p7w">Moab's Alpine to Slickrock (MAS) 50 Mile</a> on July 5th, 2014. It's a little-known, low-key, and well organized contest that highlights both the 12,000+ La Sal Mountains and the Moab slickrock desert. It's the perfect preparatory event for those fall mountain 100-mile races. It has it all: running at dark, heat, and altitude. Check out this new video about the MAS50.</div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/88928703" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/88928703">Moab's Alpine to Slickrock 50 mile Ultramarathon promo - 9/12</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/weswalker">Wes Walker</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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<b>Emily Harrison wins the 2014 USATF 50K National Road Championships.</b></div>
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On March 2, 2014, on Long Island, New York, <a href="http://adidasultra.com/emily-harrison">Emily Harrison</a> crushed the <a href="http://www.glirc.org/">Caumsett State Park 50K</a> course record by running 3:15:00.07. In doing so she won a USATF National Championship and ran the second fastest 50K in North American history.<br />
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Many folks have inquired about her training and tactics going in to the event. When asked about her training Emily quietly states that her "coach" might be more apt to shed light on the "nitty gritty" of her training. Here's my attempt to do that.<br />
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Let's first define what constitutes coach and athlete for the purposes of this article and this particular training cycle. Not once did I don my sweat pants and whistle and stand at the side of the road or track yelling out encouragement or splits. I built the training plan, altered a few workouts depending on how she was feeling, and offered encouragement during the non-running hours. I "ran" water for her once on a long run in Fountain Hills, Arizona. She joined the <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/">Northern Arizona Elite</a> group less than a half-dozen times for workouts. 90% of Emily's miles were done solo. A testament to her dedication to the end goal.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Impetus: Why the 50K Road Championship? </span></b><br />
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This event didn't enter the picture until the 2013 JFK 50 Mile was completed. Emily won the race, but with a time that was slower than the year before when she went head-to-head with Ellie Greenwood. The training prep for her 2013 JFK was abbreviated as she struggled for months, post-2013 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, with a nagging knee injury. <br />
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Emily desires an Olympic Marathon Trails qualifying time. The idea of attempting this task this spring was batted about, but we agreed that the timing between JFK, proper recovery, and her next goal, the 2014 Western States, was not optimal.<br />
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Building confidence was paramount. I suggested the 50K at Caumsett as a way for Emily to do this without necessarily instituting tough marathon training. Race pace would be slower. Endurance and strength would overshadow the need for speed. The idea of a national title and a shot at an American record was also enticing.<br />
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<b>Emily at 2013 Gaspin' in the Aspen 15K.</b></div>
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<li>Emily had a stout running background. Lots of high school, collegiate, and post-collegiate success. While running for Team McMillan Elite, under the tutelage of coach <a href="http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/">Greg McMillan</a>, she posted a 2:32:55 at the Twin Cities Marathon in 2011. She had already forayed into the ultra-world with 6:17 and 6:35 finishes at the JFK 50 Mile and a 7th place finish at Western States. </li>
<li>She was already fit and fast. The only thing her coach had to do was keep her confident and injury-free.</li>
<li>The injury-free component was easy to achieve. Strength work, flexibility, and weekly visits (or more when needed) to <a href="http://www.drajgregg.com/about-dr-a-j-gregg/">Dr. AJ Gregg at HYPO2</a> was needed to keep the worst niggles at bay.</li>
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<b>Long training run in Fountain Hills, Arizona</b></div>
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<li>Building Emily's confidence was a tougher cookie to crack. Like most runners, Emily compares her present day workouts and race performances to Emily's of the past. In order to mitigate this factor we did workouts that weren't involved in training cycles of the past (a half-marathon race, 1200-meter repeats on grass, long runs with mid-run pace changes). We still threw in her favorite workouts and those she usually excelled at (Buffalo Park hill circuits, Lake Mary steady state runs, and tempo intervals). And to remember she's training at altitude.</li>
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<b>Buffalo Park hill circuits with Kellyn Taylor and Amy Van Alstine.</b></div>
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<li>After some debate (the coach won) we decided that Emily would benefit by joining other elite women in workouts so that she could test her mettle. She employed the use of <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/coach-ben/">Ben Rosario's </a><a href="http://www.nazelite.com/">Northern Arizona Elite Team</a>. She ran several workouts with <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/maegan-krifchin/">Maegan Krifchin</a> and former McMillan Elite teammates <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/amy-van-alstine/">Amy Van Alstine</a> and <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/kellyn-johnson-taylor/">Kellyn Taylor</a>.</li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 2nd - Emily's first workout after six weeks of doing nothing more than 40-60 minute easy runs: 6 miles at steady state on paved Lake Mary Road averaging 6:04 pace at 7,000'.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 11th - "An epic fail," says Emily. 16 miles at 7:43 pace on forest roads.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 12th - But she volleyed the following day with 14 miles at 7:15 pace on forest roads.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 15th - Speed Intervals (4 x mile): 5:23, 5:22, 5:20, 5:19. solo</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 18th - 8-mile steady state on Lake Mary (total time 47:43) splits: 6:09, 6:04, 5:54, 5:52, 5:54, 5:56, 5:58, 5:56 with NAZ</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 22nd - Buffalo Park hill circuits with NAZ (4 x 2 mile circuit in 52:36)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 25th - 20 miles averaging 6:43/mile on Lake Mary Road solo</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 28th - 15 miles total with 3 mile fast finish (sub-5:50/mile pace) with NAZ</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">February 9th - 20 mile pace-changing (between marathon & half-marathon effort) long run in Fountain Hills, AZ, averaging 6:34/mile on pavement</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feb 11th - Grass 6 x 1200m with NAZ: 4:14, 4:06, 4:09, 4:07, 4:07, 4:05</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feb 16th - IMS Half Marathon on roads in Phoenix in 1:15:45. HM PR, 1st!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feb 19th - Tempo Intervals: "I was going backwards, so I pulled the plug on this workout," says Emily. 6 x mile: 5:47, 5:51, 5:53, 5:56, 6:03, 6:12 Too much too soon after the half.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feb 22nd - 14 miles with 6 mile fast finish, averaging 6:02/mile on the final 6 miles.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feb 26 - Cruise intervals on "Trina's Loop" road. 4 x 1000m: 3:26, 3:31, 3:24, 3:33</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">March 2nd - Caumsett USATF 50K National Road Championships: 3:15:00, 1st!</span></li>
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The goals in order of priority:<br />
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<b>Payday with race director Carl Grossbard.</b></div>
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Emily accomplished big things, however the big goal still alluded her. She says trying again in 2015 isn't out of the question. See Emily's <a href="http://www.pigmantri.com/jmsracing/results14/caumsett14c.pdf">splits here</a>.<br />
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In closing, it is interesting to note that on our race morning warm-up Emily uttered, "I really don't feel like doing this today." Coach's response, "Mmmm, let's get back. They'll be starting soon."<br />
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Congratulations on winning huge Emily!<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Special Thanks</span></b><br />
To Caumsett State Park 50K race management, Cheryl & David Harrison, Pat Burba, Phil & Sandra Morris, <a href="http://www.nazelite.com/">Northern Arizona Elite</a>, <a href="http://www.teamrunflagstaff.com/programs/trf-pro/">Team Run Flagstaff Pro</a>, <a href="http://www.drajgregg.com/about-dr-a-j-gregg/">Dr. AJ Gregg & HYPO2</a>, <a href="http://adidasultra.com/">adidas</a>, <a href="https://www.nathansports.com/">Nathan Performance Gear</a>, <a href="http://www.injinji.com/">Injinji</a>, and <a href="http://www.newbelgium.com/Home.aspx">New Belgium Brewing</a>.<br />
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<b>The start in Boonsboro, Maryland of the 51st annual JFK 50 Mile.</b></div>
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Enthusiasts call it "38 Special." Others have dubbed it "Mondel's." The official <a href="http://www.jfk50mile.org/">JFK 50 Mile</a> course material calls the aid station at 38.4 miles "Taylor's Landing." The name doesn't really matter, but it's what happens there that is of most runners' concern. It's an idyllic spot. You're on the banks of the Potomac River, the Canal towpath is split into two seamless single tracks by a ribbon of green, mid-road grass, and historic stone houses line the road opposite the dry C&O Canal. However, like at the Battle at Antietam, which occurred a few miles away and more than 150 years earlier, this is where the shit goes down at JFK. Potential front runners must make a gut check: Push with all they have to maintain their top standing or watch their position slide quickly to hungry pursuers. Middle-of-the-packers assess the bodily damage they've incurred over the previous wild and rugged miles of Appalachian Trail and endless, repetitive towpath. Back-of-the-pack runners can not dally either or they risk not making the 5pm cut-off at Dam #4 less than 3.5 miles away.</div>
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Not until I reach "38 Special" do I want to know where I am in the field or what my splits are. I've run enough JFK's to know that you can have an excellent 38.4 miles (PR potential stuff) only to have a brutal final 11.8 (see walking). On the other hand, a rugged to mediocre first 38 can still be salvaged so that you end your race decently (relative to other runners). </div>
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After 20 starts and 19 finishes JFK has never been the same race for me. The weather, competition, and my own personal circumstances always see to that. Two decades is long time. Did I drive over in the morning from my mother's house in Gaithersburg, MD, am I fresh off the plane from Vegas, Moab, Seattle, or Ashland, or did I just roll into Hagerstown from Flagstaff in my pick-up? Did I just spend the last month slinging packages for UPS, was I working the previous eight days in the Canyonlands National Park backcountry, was I at another race two weeks earlier promoting a new trail shoe, or will I be scanning the results after I finish trying to locate the athletes I helped get to the starting line?</div>
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Who knows from which direction I'll come in 2014. But I'll tell you this: I'll be at that starting line next November in Boonsboro going for my 20th JFK 50 Mile finish.</div>
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2013 photos by <a href="http://www.geoffreybakerphotography.com/?p=2309">Geoffrey Baker</a>.<br />
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Who's legs' are those? (left to right) Iain Ridgeway, Matt Flaherty, Tina Husted, and Ian Torrence</div>
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Rock dancing on the Appalachian Trail</div>
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Emily Harrison leading the women's race on the C&O Canal.</div>
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Catching some fluids at "38 Special."</div>
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My training partner and confidante, Emily Harrison, wins the 2013 JFK 50 Mile and receives kudos from race director Mike Spinnler. </div>
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Finishing number 19 in 6:44:54</div>
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My 19th pat on the back from Pink.</div>
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<a href="http://www.jfk50milemdt.org/2013/Racday2013post4.txt">2013 JFK 50 Mile race results</a></div>
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Paramount JFK training: VO2 max and "the urge to regurge" practice at the 2013 Flagstaff High Altitude Beer Mile. Trying my damnedest here to outdrink <a href="https://twitter.com/LemonRuns">Olympian Andrew Lemoncello </a>and <a href="http://www.runfanshop.com/">2x Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier Ben Rosario</a>. </div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Your Ultra-Running Bag Of Tricks: Troubleshooting on
the Run, Parts One, Two & Three:</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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In this three part series I cover the most commonly asked
questions and issues that both newbie and veteran ultrarunners encounter during
competition. Though many of the answers and remedies are well known to most, we
often fail to implement them. Use these reminders to help you avoid race-day
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2013/09/your-ultra-training-bag-of-tricks-troubleshooting-on-the-run-part-one.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Part 1</span></a>:
</span> Fighting your stomach, dizziness, fatigue, cramping, leg soreness,
race-day weather, getting lost, and pre-race day illness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foot issues, chaffing, lights, litter, and race-day diarrhea. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span> Missing your crew, equipment malfunction, potty stops, wildlife
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Like I mentioned in a Facebook post a few days after race weekend, over 100 volunteers stepped up and delivered on race day. Without them, this event would not have been as successful as it was. Special thanks to the <a href="http://cocoradio.org/">Coconino Amateur Radio Club</a> and <a href="http://coconinosar.org/sarhome.html">Coconino County Sheriff's Search and Rescue</a> for keeping us all safe. I owe much to an awesome race management team. Joel Axler, Scott Bajer, Emily Harrison, and Ludo Pierson were the glue that kept the event and race director together. Tom Wilson, the <a href="http://usaconservation.org/">American Conservation Experience</a>'s liaison, drove more than 700 miles on back country dirt roads delivering port-a-johns and assembling and preparing four aid station teams. Bill Cordasco, from <a href="http://www.babbittranches.com/">Babbitt Ranch</a>, supplied precious course recon, awards, and aid station support. Neil Weintraub, with the Kaibab National Forest, facilitated our communications with both the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab">Kaibab</a> and <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/coconino">Coconino National Forests</a> and operated the remote Moqui Stage Aid Station. Matt Nelson, the Executive Director of the <a href="http://www.aztrail.org/">Arizona Trail Association</a>, was instrumental in saving this race huge costs, promoting the event, and providing crucial supplies. All of these peeps were tied to this race deeply and emotionally. They all volunteered their time on race weekend and clambered to solve the myriad of issues that any first year event would have.<br />
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It is because of this dedication and passion that I suspect the Stagecoach will only grow in numbers and reputation as the next few years come to pass. We learned much in year one. We'll apply these ideas to year two. We thank all the runners, volunteers, crews, pacers, and spectators for participating in our first run. I know the event was a success, simply due to the fact that I can't wait for next year!<br />
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Here, I'll let the 2013 Stagecoach play out in photos and video. Thanks to <a href="http://kristinwilsonphotography.smugmug.com/">Kristin Wilson</a> for this wonderful array you're about to witness.<br />
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Relay teams and solo runners complete race day check-in.</div>
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California's Tamara Johnson and Ann Trason pass the final moments with discussion.</div>
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Final instructions.</div>
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Your 2013 Stagecoach 100 Mile soloist pose before the start.</div>
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Only seconds before the 100 mile runners set off.</div>
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I have to admit that holding and firing the starter gun was fun!</div>
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Eventual winner Michael Versteeg</div>
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Chris Westerman dons war paint.</div>
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Team Localeikki's first leg runner, Greg McMillan passes under Mt. Humphrey's.</div>
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Red Rock Running Company and Flagstaff High School Cross Country tag team aid station duties.</div>
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Keith Rusin and Eric Clifton</div>
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Eventual runner-up Bret Sarnquist</div>
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Flagstaff's Mark Thurston treads over familiar territory.</div>
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Dominick Totino likes what he sees.</div>
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Runner-up Maggie Beach is smiles.</div>
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Montana's Emily Judd and FranZelenitz</div>
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100 mile newbie David Martin.</div>
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Team J.E.L.L.'s Leslie Grabel and 100 mile runner Ann Trason share trail time.</div>
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100 mile extraodinare Dan Brenden</div>
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Oregon's Carrie Brant and Frank Page</div>
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Sunset at Cedar Ranch aid station</div>
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Moonrise on Babbitt Ranch</div>
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Clinthorne embarks on some night mileage.</div>
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Bonfires were a hit.</div>
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Looking down on runners from the Grandview Fire Tower.</div>
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Maggie Beach is all waves and smiles.</div>
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Arne Ceramic Pottery for relay team finishers.</div>
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Buckles to the 100 mile finishers.</div>
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The Arizona Trail Association's lead force Matt Nelson works the finish line booth.</div>
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Post-race recovery.</div>
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Men's winner Michael Versteeg. Winning time: 17:41</div>
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Women's winner Suzanna Bon. Winning time: 21:01</div>
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<pre><tt><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A few tidbits of my experiences at each a/s
The Nature Conservancy- cross country girls- eagerness and smiles
Cedar Ranch- apologizes for baring my butt and thanks for the warmest welcome
ever, at any aid station
Tub Ranch-broth and quesadillas, more smiles
Dirt Tank- thanks to the sweet girl who helped me with the strap to my headlamp
and sorry for being cranky!
Tub Tank- isolated and cold- I hope those dudes stayed warm
Boundary- the best custom pb&j made by a very hospital guy with a cool accent
Moqui- luminarias, jack-o-lantern, explanation of the historical significance of
the site in relation to the stagecoach route and some awesome homemade caramel
brownies, warm encouragment
Russell Tank- man I wanted one of those PBRs but settled for a turkey and
potato quesadilla that really hit the spot
Hull- feeling kind of sad on that descent knowing I'd have to climb back up but
appreciated the great service while I was there
Watson- the sweet kid dug into her private stash of tootsie rolls cuz nothing
else sounded good
Reed Tank- 'just a walk in the park from here'...
Finish- personalized blister care, awesome massage, some fine beer and of course
exceptional company.
After 6 years I took my Angeles Crest buckle off my belt and replaced it with my
shiny new Stagecoach Line."</span></i></tt></pre>
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Colorado's David & Carey Martin take home their first 100 mile buckle. I enjoy seeing first-timers getting it done!</div>
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Stagecoach 100 Mile race management: (left to right) Emily Harrison, Ian Torrence, Joel Axler, Ludo Pierson, Scott Bajer. Zoroaster and Bee played supporting roles. Thanks you all!</div>
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The start line setting for <a href="http://www.aravaiparunning.com/">Aravaipa Running's</a> second annual <a href="http://www.aravaiparunning.com/flagstaff/">Flagstaff Endurance Runs</a> (50 Mile and 50K): Flagstaff's Buffalo Park.</div>
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A minute in and the chase group passes through Buffalo Park, the only flat terrain on the course. The 50K weighed with a hefty 7,000' of gain, all run between 7,000' and 9,000'. The course was a wonderful exploration of some of Flagstaff's most challenging trails.</div>
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California's Maggie Beach led from wire to wire in the 50 mile race.</div>
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Arizona's Catlow Shipek did the same for the men in the 50 mile race.</div>
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Flagstaff's Rob Krar used the first half of the 50K event as a <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2013/09/rob-krar-2013-uroc-100k-champion-interview.html">UROC (Ultra Race of Champions) 100K primer.</a></div>
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It was good to catch up with fellow<a href="http://adidasultra.com/"> adiUltra</a> teammate Brian Tinder here.</div>
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Running as fast as I can to try and catch the 50K winner Art Degraw</div>
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Art wins the 50K with me hot on his heels.</div>
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Tinder rounds out the top three.</div>
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A good bro hug at the finish line.</div>
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With <a href="http://adidasultra.com/emily-harrison">Emily Harrison</a>, I'm still thinking about what would have been had I begun my finishing "kick" earlier.</div>
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High fives to local Claire Lears for her third place finish in the 50K.</div>
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The top three 50K guys: Tinder (to my right) and Art (to my left), all from Flagstaff.</div>
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The top three 50K ladies: Mel Branta (in the middle, from Scottsdale) wins, Emily Kagan (from NM) finishes second, and Claire rounds out the top three.</div>
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Constance Wannamaker, from Texas, finishes the 50K among the top ten women.</div>
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Flag's Curtis Moore finishes second in the 50 mile race amidst a downpour.</div>
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Like father like son: <a href="http://adidasultra.com/james-bonnet">adiUltra runner James Bonnett </a>paces his father, Paul Bonnett, into the 50 mile finish.</div>
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Finishing strong at the 36th annual <a href="http://virtualroster.com/index.cfm?action=dspClientHome&clientid=73&showBanner=1">Flagstaff Big Brothers Big Sisters Half Marathon</a> for the masters win!</div>
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A bucket list race: <a href="http://www.abqroadrunners.com/la-luz-trail-run.html">The La Luz Trail Run</a> in Albuquerque. Nine miles and more than 4,000' of gain and pain.</div>
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A view from near the top of the Sandia Crest and finish of the race at 10,700'.</div>
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A solid second place finish at the <a href="http://www.runonthesly.com/">Run On The Sly 50K</a> near Pollock Pines, CA.</div>
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And finally some fun on a few Colorado 14'ers. Here Zoroaster and I descend from Grays Peak (14,270') on our way over to Torreys Peak (14,267'). Photo by Scotty Jurek</div>
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I had one overriding goal. I promised myself I'd get back on the horse and finish my first 100 mile event in three years. Little did I know, however, that this mare wasn't coming peacefully. She was a beastly nag, one of the meanest creatures I'd ever come face to face with. I had other, lofty goals as well, but she reared quickly and bucked those off and into the dirt along with my ego. She made her rounds at this year's <a href="http://www.tahoemtnmilers.org/trter/TRTindex.html">Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs </a>(100 mile, 50 mile and 50K). Many folks weren't able to hang on to the reins as is evident in the near 50% DNF (did not finish) rate for the 100 mile event. Above normal temperatures, a course that hovers between 7000' and 9,000', and some significant climbs would cause many to call it a day before they crossed the finish line and most others to revise their pre-race goals. In the end, I got 'er done in 28 hours. Though this didn't come easily. </div>
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It would be very interesting to me if there were some way to record the mood swings we undergo during these events. During the dark of night, as I shuffled along at a pace that would make folks at the mall laugh, I formulated many schemes for my demise. I searched for the perfect way to end the misery. Maybe a rock would fall on me, a mountain lion would eat me, or, perhaps, a stray lightening bolt from that distant storm would find it's way to my head. Things I would never ponder on any other day. In the span of a few hours I hatched the most perfect DNF plans, including descending from the Bull Wheel aid station to the Diamond Peak aid station and my truck (only two miles distant) in order to save me what would surely be a grueling 8.5 mile trek if I stayed on course. A little further on I almost whispered to Emily (my pacer) to continue on without me, get the car, and to pick me up on the Mt. Rose Highway only a mile from where I stood at that time. I managed to make it around to Diamond Peak, sleep a few hours, eat, drink, and get my body's systems operable again. The final 20 miles were quite enjoyable.</div>
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Though this dismal experience seemed to last for an eternity it was but a very small speck of time in the grand scale of things. I knew that if I dropped I'd be a sodden sack for quite a while and I'd be breaking that quintessential promise I made to myself before the race: "You just finish."</div>
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Let's now travel through time in this photo montage. Thanks to Emily, Evan, JB, <a href="http://www.michiganbluffphoto.com/">Michigan Bluff Photography</a>, and <a href="http://mountainpeakfitness.com/">Mountain Peak Fitness</a> for the photos.</div>
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Moments before the 100 mile start. At previous Tahoes I remember shivering at the start line, not an issue this year.</div>
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Weighing in at Diamond Peak (mile 30) on the first loop. I remember uttering over and over again, "Man, it's hot!"</div>
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Heading up to Hobart aid station (mile 57) on lap two.</div>
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A great oasis. Red House aid station on lap two. We were told that this aid station would not be there this year. Thank goodness it was...it saved a lot of arses, including my own!</div>
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Ascending out of the Red House Loop.</div>
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At the top of the Red House Loop as the sun sets.</div>
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The Hub: Tunnel Aid Station. 100 mile runners would see this spot at 11, 17, 35, 61, 68, and 86 miles.</div>
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Knowing that it was going to be a long, rough night I tried smiling. Emily helped.</div>
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Naps are great way to rest the body and mind in the dire moments of a 100 mile. I enjoyed this downtime tremendously!</div>
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Tunnel aid station at night.</div>
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A runner weighs in at Tunnel. Though they were in costume, the medical personnel did an excellent job of creeping us out.</div>
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As the sun rose so did my spirits.</div>
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Heading around Spooner Lake to the finish with Evan Reimondo clapping all the way.</div>
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Buckle time with good and old friend, Grand Junction's Kevin Koch.</div>
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Zoroaster and Bee were the unsung crew members. Waiting all day, night, and morning for me to finish.</div>
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For a road marathoner, with a personal best of 2:32, the act of shuffling at 12-minute pace feels like failure. </div>
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Under headlamp Emily Harrison, the racer, and I, the pacer, stumbled downhill into the small canyon where the Auburn Lake Trails aid station (85 miles into her 100 mile adventure) is located. As we neared the oasis of lights and activity, after covering the last 4 miles since sunset alone and in the dark, Emily blurted out, "I don't think I can do this any longer." I snickered, like any good pacer would do, and reassured her that in my past 6 finishes at <a href="http://www.wser.org/">Western</a> I've NEVER moved this well at this point in the race. The rest of my response, "I'm sure you think that, but we gotta stop thinking and keep moving."</div>
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She did, and finished 7th woman in 102 degree heat and against a field of top notch ladies. She now has the luxury, after that Frankenstein-like walk wears off and her swollen, sausage feet return to normal, of deciding if she'll toe the line a year from now.</div>
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Congratulations Emily! You killed it! I hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did.</div>
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On to some photos...</div>
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Some of the adiUltra boys after a run on The Flume Trail (on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe) a few days before the race. I'd pace Emily, Brian Tinder (without his shirt) would pace 2nd place finisher Rob Krar, James Bonnett (in the yellow) would pace 5th pace finisher Dylan Bowman, and Josh Brimhall (in the black) would join early pace setter Hal Koerner.</div>
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A view of the ladies on their way up to the sky in the early morning hours. Photo by Bob MacGillivray.</div>
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Emily Harrison covering the early miles of the race in good form. Photo by Glenn Tachiyama.</div>
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Emily is smiles at Robinson Flat (mile 30). Photos by crew member and Emily's mom, Cheryl Harrison.</div>
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Brent Hollowell, from <a href="http://www.nathansports.com/">Nathan Sports,</a> helps Emily ready her pack at Foresthill (mile 62).</div>
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And we're off! I begin running with Emily at Foresthill and stick with her to the finish.</div>
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An appetite at Highway 49 (mile 93.5)! I'd be puking by now.</div>
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The top ten men!</div>
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The top ten women!</div>
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