tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16956592134972378402024-03-04T20:08:35.232-08:00Bourbon FeetTesting the mind body and liverBourbonfeethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756955375027398415noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695659213497237840.post-24838852192143915122015-06-15T14:03:00.002-07:002015-06-15T18:52:33.118-07:00Sweeney Does<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been about a month since I finished my Trans Continental run. People say I should write a book.<br />
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I'd much rather spend my days outside doing things other than writing. You are lucky to even get this blog post out of me.<br />
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While I was out trotting across the country my domain name "Bourbonfeet.com" Expired. At first I was a little bummed but the more I thought about it the more I realized this was an opportunity!<br />
A time for change that I need to take advantage of.<br />
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Time to re-brand myself.<br />
Not that I am giving up on this blog nor am I giving up on Bourbon. From a marketing perspective my namesake needs to be a little less Lascivious and a bit more kid friendly.<br />
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Something that exemplifies my desire to yes to whatever the future may bring.<br />
Hmm?<br />
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Sweeney knows?<br />
I have way too much to learn<br />
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Sweeney Runs? <br />
I am more of a jogger. I'll let <a href="http://vanessaruns.com/2011/04/14/how-i-run-on-a-vegan-diet/">Vanessa Runs</a> keep that one for herself.<br />
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Let the Transformation begin<br />
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Big surprise HUh? it's the tittle of this freaking blog post :)<br />
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(I do run for <a href="http://www.trailracingovertexas.com/team-trot-athletes/">Trail Racing Over Texas</a>)<br />
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I purchased the domain name <a href="http://sweeneydoes.com/">SweeneyDoes.com</a> so I guess that means I should use it for somthing?<br />
Since I am starting over with a new name I decided to try out <a href="https://sweeneydoes.wordpress.com/">"Word Press"</a> instead of "blog spot"Although I took the name on "blog spot" as well in case I don't like it.<br />
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My goal is to post at least once a week. I already have a few more posts that I have started writing. The overall layout of the blog is a work in progress. I have a bunch of new awesome sponsors and some exciting plans on the horizon. I look forward to sharing my future with you.<br />
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As I transition to the new blog. I may do duel post's with one here or may just use this blog for less Politically Correct subject matter.<br />
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I am excited about future and I hope you enjoy the new blog. Hopefully I will listen to myself (which doesn't happen often) and get back into blogging once again.<br />
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Bourbonfeethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756955375027398415noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695659213497237840.post-33751819570035910282015-02-28T18:45:00.001-08:002015-02-28T18:45:38.165-08:00Run With Us America New Mexico<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dw7PZuupX8U" width="480"></iframe>Bourbonfeethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756955375027398415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695659213497237840.post-62740636414694165042015-01-13T08:51:00.001-08:002015-02-04T08:41:47.858-08:00Race Across the USA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On January 16th 2015 My 36th Birthday I will be starting a 140 day adventure running across the United States in a race one marathon at a time.</div>
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I am doing this to raise money for the 100 Mile Club a charity that hold very dear to my heart.</div>
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Because my focus is on raising money for children's charity during this time my shenanigans will be kept to a minimum. I will be posting my exploits on different blog that is a bit more kid friendly</div>
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My plan is to do post short daily podcasts about each days adventures as well as interviews will my fellow racers along with a pic or two that tickles my fancy.<br />
(I don't even know where my fancy is but it sure is ticklish?)<br />
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If you want to check My progress I will be using a SUUNTO ambit 3 gps watch and posting my data here at their moves count website.<br />
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Instead of race, plans have changed it now a journey with my friend <a href="http://www.jupbrown.wordpress.com/">Jup Brown</a> and crewed by <a href="http://vanessaruns.com/">Vanessa Runs</a></div>
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Thank you in advance for all your love and support.<br />
This will be a most Excellent Adventure!<br />
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My only real goal for the year was to travel at least of it and that I did. </div>
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I ran 10 races of around a 5 KM distance winning 8 of them with a 2nd and 4th place finish in the other 2.</div>
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I ran 2 half marathons. I set a World record in the <a href="http://allthingsinebriating.blogspot.com/2014/06/beer-half-marathon-because-vicarism.html">Beer Half Marathon</a> and finished 3rd in the other with out trying to race</div>
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I only ran two marathons I ran my fastest Boston and did in a kilt with a smile.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ULTRA MARATHON</span></b></div>
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I ran in 12 Ultra marathons and buckled 4 times. The highlight of the year was setting a new PR. and Course Record running 3:36 at a trail 50 km.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">BEER MILE</span></b></div>
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I started the year slow losing my first 2 but finished by winning my next 6.</div>
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After spending most of December in Mexico I spent nearly everyday of January running on the beach enjoying my time at home knowing that I was off to the Copper Canyons again very soon</div>
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First race </div>
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The following week I won back to back races at Rancho San Juan</div>
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Copper Canyons</div>
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The race went well. I believe I am the only Gringo there that had run it each of the last 4 years.</div>
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Even better that the actual race was the Kid's race that proceeded it the day prior. I was very proud to be announced as the honorary race director.</div>
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My friend Nacho holding a picture I brought him that I had taken the year before</div>
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As soon I got back I found myself racing 5km in Phoenix, after the win I was swarmed by the ladies.</div>
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A week later I was racing to raise money for <a href="http://100mileclub.com/">the 100 mile club</a></div>
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which I am also doing right now</div>
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<a href="http://www.imathlete.com/donate/PatrickSweeney?z=1412177663659">http://www.imathlete.com/donate/PatrickSweeney?z=1412177663659</a></div>
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I got to share a few laps with one of my hero's</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">April</span></b></div>
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I won a 50 KM </div>
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A new PR in Boston</div>
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The beer half marathon was interesting</div>
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The Beer Mile was a success</div>
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I ran a horrible 50km but I had nothing too complain about.</div>
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It was time well spent with my dirtbag runner family.</div>
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Next thing I know My buddy Tyler dragged me out on the PCT for a couple hundred miles</div>
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We drank some water full of vitamins (by vitamins I actually mean Uranium)</div>
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Climbed over a bunch snow covered peaks </div>
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in sandals</div>
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and were constanly rewarded with some of the most beautiful places on Earth.</div>
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We even found free beer.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">JUNE</span></b></div>
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The day after getting back from a few weeks of backpacking I won 5km at my old Elementary School for the 3rd time.</div>
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Mom use to teach kindergarten at the school, she even has a plaque on the wall. <br />
Kind of random that under her square is says<br />
"Pat" </div>
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I went up to Seattle for Luna Sandals grand opening of there new factory</div>
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I ran a Marathon slowly</div>
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Luis Escobar took some voyeur pictures of my butt.</div>
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(pervert)</div>
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and ran a beer mile with these knuckleheads</div>
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As soon as I got back it was off to Western States to watch runners suffer while I drank beer and took pictures.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>July</b></span></div>
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I didn't win the Ironman</div>
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Oh well.</div>
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I did win another run on the beach though.</div>
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I went on an adventure with some nomads</div>
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We climbed mountains in Utah</div>
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I won a 5 km in leadville</div>
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I won some money racing burros the next day.</div>
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I climbed a 14'er</div>
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Won another 5km before racing burros again</div>
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I almost won the burro but lost at the very last second when burro got spooked by a car.</div>
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I won the Leadville Beer mile</div>
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But had a rough day at the Leadville 100 I barely finished sub 24.</div>
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I hung out with some strange friends that I love. </div>
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When I lost my ride home I hitched a ride to Silverton Co and ended up running in a 72 hour race</div>
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They gave me buckle</div>
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and my friends gave me a hug.</div>
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I made it to the AZ desert<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>September</b></span></div>
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I stayed an extra couple days so I could run a night race on the Javelina Jundred course. I finished 2nd <br />
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When I finally made it home I spent September being a beach bum making up for my days away from the soft sand.<br />
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My shovel collection needed replenishing<br />
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I got accepted to be part of the Race Across the USA.<br />
Which starts a week from the time of this post.<br />
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Which wouldn't have been possible without the aid of an unlikely sponsor that I will be forever grateful for<br />
<a href="http://www.trailracingovertexas.com/">Trail Racing Over Texas</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>October</b></span><br />
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I visted some sacred Navajo land<br />
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Raced through Canyon de Chelley with a smile<br />
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And won sweet pair of moccasins<br />
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I started a race I never been able to finish.<br />
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But this time I did :)<br />
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I won a beer mile in the desert<br />
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And shared some beers with a living legend<br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">November</span></b><br />
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After running 7 races in October it was time to relax with the family<br />
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It was the first time I did one of these<br />
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I ended the month giving out some shovels because that's what I do.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">December</span></b><br />
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I made in on the cover of magazine<br />
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A week later I was on the cover of another one.<br />
Go figure?<br />
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I told myself I wasn't gonna do any but I rarely listen. The day after X-mas I finished 3rd in half marathon before pacing some friends.<br />
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I finished the year casually trotting 154 miles over the last three days while running 2 beer miles winning one of the them in the process.<br />
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All in all it was a pretty good year but I have feeling 2015 is gonna be a whole lot more exciting.<br />
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LIFE IS GOOD!<br />
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Twice a year there is a race between the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach piers on the sand. For some dumb reason I have only run it once.</div>
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Going into last years event I had the course record. Hell they even put me on the flyer. Beat the best time get $100. I guess some kid smoked my time by about a minute running at about a 16 min 5km pace for 3.5 miles through a bunch of soft sand. Pretty unbelievable and pretty awesome if the time is legit?</div>
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It was a nice morning I got a primo parking spot and was ready to go at about 6:30 a.m.</div>
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Can this Beach hobo do it again?</div>
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Nobody has run more miles between these piers than me! But I train like desert tortoise. My calf was jacked up from a hill climb race two weeks before at Western States and I had a broken toe at the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/07/2014-hermosa-beach-ironman-run-mile.html">Hermosa Beach Ironman</a> running around in the mosh pit.</div>
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Out of the 12 races I have ever ran on the beach that only involved running I have won 9 of them.</div>
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(all barefoot)</div>
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The entry was $45 kind of steep just to run between the piers. The website said they were giving out "Village Runner" gift certificates to 1st and 2nd finishers (My favorite running store that I am too poor to shop at)</div>
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I actually called the Village runner to see the value of the prize.</div>
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I couldn't afford to lose I needed to win if this race were to be a sound investment</div>
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Nothing like a little Zumba to get loosened up. I was too cool to participate. Instead I watched and giggled.</div>
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The race starts at the Hermosa pier. I planned on going out as fast as could. Hopefully I would be in 1st place when I made the turn around at the M.B. pier where I could gauge my lead. I didn't think I could break the course record and din't even wear a watch, hoping to let my body dictate my speed rather than the clock.</div>
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As planned I took the lead early going out at around a 5min mile pace. About 1 mile into my run my left calf totally seized up. "Ouch" I wanted to quit but I only had 2.5 miles to go. I slowed down a bit knowing there was now no chance of a course record.</div>
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I found a pace that was slower but still fast that I could maintain without a tremendous amount of pain.</div>
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Running with a tailwind I got to the Manhattan Beach pier still in the lead but only by about 100 yards in front of some yoked out coast guard dude</div>
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Time to run back into a stiff head win. If I could maintain the same speed I was figured I would win. When I passed Longfellow Ave site of the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/07/2014-hermosa-beach-ironman-run-mile.html">Hermosa Beach Ironman</a>, I was running with a bit of trepidation because I did somthing I never do? <br />
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My lead had grown "Phew"</div>
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As I ran I noticed a bunch of shovels abandoned from the day before which I would pick up later. I relaxed my pace and coasted in in first place with a red plastic rake in hand about a minute in front of the next finisher.</div>
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After finishing I went for a little jog cheering on the other runners as collected those shovels I was talking about.</div>
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Posing with race director G.I Joe he's good dude and an even better dancer. You should see him do the twist.</div>
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The joy of winning Hmm<br />
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In the raffle I won a pair of girly shoes that cost $40 retail. Later that day I gave them to my sister Value: $15 </div>
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As they were packing things up they had a bunch of left over samples of deodorant, sunscreen and body wash. I got about 50 random bottles. I don't wear deodorant (gave samples to nephews) I spend about $3 a year on shampoo and body wash and I only wear sunscreen when I run naked (usually at the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/05/run-fast-but-not-hard-2014-bare-burro-5k.html">Bare Burro</a>)</div>
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30 packs of trail mix and stuff. If I were at the $.99 I would purchase these at 3 for $1</div>
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Value: $25</div>
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After the race I limped around a bit till I found this volleyball tournament to spectate.</div>
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(I am totally in the wrong sport)</div>
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Dicks? Looks more like butt's to me</div>
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Time to strap on you stars and stripes bikini, blow off you hand with an m-80, drink a six pack of beer and puke on your friends.</div>
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Time to celebrate our independence!</div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: yellow;">In the early 1990s, owners of the Ironman trade name attempted to serve a cease and desist letter to organizers of the Hermosa Beach 4th of July Ironman. They failed because they couldn’t find the organizers.- Easy Reader</span></i></span></div>
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40th Anniversary </div>
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Run a Mile Paddle a Mile Drink a six pack.</div>
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(way easier than a <a href="http://allthingsinebriating.blogspot.com/2014/06/beer-half-marathon-because-vicarism.html">Beer Half marathon </a>right?)</div>
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I have a good history with this event but never an official 1st place finish.</div>
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Each year the field gets bigger but even without a tattoo that says "South Bay" I remain a serious threat to win.</div>
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Each passing year that means I've had one more day of training paddling on my surf turd (an 8 foot water logged brown foam surfboard I found on the side of my dads house a decade ago) I now been been on a surfboard exactly 6 times in 6 years always n July 4th</div>
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My opinion about training for this event has not wavered.</div>
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"If you have to train you don't deserve to win."<br />
(I'm pretty freaking stubborn)<br />
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The event is held at Longfellow avenue Between 200-300 a year I start my run here it's also where I swim in the ocean to cool off. You would think this give me a home field advantage<br />
Yet<br />
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drifting along</div>
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(shamelessly trying to score sympathy points)</div>
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Before the race I found this shovel and gave it to some kid.<br />
(Shamelessly trying to score Karma points)<br />
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Time to go find my judge.<br />
The event was supposed to start in less than 10 minutes at 8:00 a.m. There were over 500 competitors. Each judge was responsible for 10 or so runners and were instructed to hold a balloon with their number on it.<br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">I wasn't sure if I was I was in the elite group or not. My friend Annie Seawright the perennial favorite in the woman's division. Had signed me up. I knew I was in her group I couldn't find my judge but I found Annie. It turns out I was in the elite group after all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Our Judge was Annie's friend and with about 2 minutes till the Star Spangled Banner was sung we found her. "Phew"</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">She wasn't holding her balloon up because she said she didn't have to. How stupid is that? If I hadn't found Annie I would have been screwed!</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">As the National Anthem began we the crowd began to congregate near the water.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">"Home of the Brave!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"> We were off at quite a fast pace. It's only a mile run there's a bunch of testosterone going around and we were doing about a 5min mile for the first few 100 yards.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">If your trying to win the event it's good to stay near the front but being first in the run actually hurts your chances more than in helps. If you read my <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-hermosa-beach-ironman-2013-if-youre.html">post from last year </a> one of the keys to winning is strategic shortcuts. You want to place your surfboard as far North as possible so that you don't have to paddle or run as far.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">If your the first one back people are gonna see and then try to enter the water farther North. There Is an art to cheating in this event.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Out of the 500 or so competitors I was about the 15th to get to my surfturd. I took a good angle down to the water and started paddling North in fairly shallow water with only about 5 or so people in front of me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"> God's gift to paddling I am not! I was trying harder than most and was making decent progress but was out of my league against dudes that do this everyday for fun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">I kept my eyes out for past winners I was happy with my effort but by the halfway point I was past by all three that beat me last year. This meant they would probably have a a 2 to 3 minute lead by the time I got to my beers</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">Natural Light my favorite, Yeah Right!</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">You would rather look at this than me anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">By the time I got to my beers the leader was finishing his sixth beer. I had a goal of sub three minutes. I knew I had lost again. My beers went down easier than ever without trying I finished my six pack in two 2:43 </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">(fastest time in my group)</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">But that was only good enough for 4th place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">My finishing time was 20 minutes flat. It was a fast year and I was proud of my efforts. A few years a ago 22 minutes could win this event but not anymore. </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">(Most people finish between 30 and 40 minutes.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">About a minute after i finished my sixth beer I grabbed my camera and a 7th beer</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">I didn't care that I lost. I had six pack in my belly.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">LIFE IS GOOD</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">:)</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">time to have some fun</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">She did great in the doggie paddle but was Disqualified after puking.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Congrats to Annie Seawright Again on her 12th win!</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">I heard she won her won her first one when she was 8 years old?</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Each year the event is held a little earlier and the Police try to hurry things up. It's actually pretty cool that they have let this event exist for 40 YEARS! While I was dicking around in the water they hurriedly crowned the winner.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">I was informed by multiple time champion Chris Brown. That for the first time iin the last decade at least they gave the outright win to someone not from elite Group.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">WOW!</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">In years past I have whined because this was not allowed.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">The <a href="http://www.easyreadernews.com/85446/maco-seawright-win-hermosa-4th-july-ironman-chug-thon/">Easy Reader reports</a> that the winner (a Competitive paddler and swimmer) took 4:37 to drink his beers and finished in a Ironman world record setting</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">13:38?</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"> 3:39 faster than second place and almost 6 minutes faster than last years winning time.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">That leaves 10 mins and 1 second to run a mile and paddle a mile. </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">Sounds a little bit suspect to me</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">But it's about time the elite group got screwed over for once.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">By 10 A.M. the event was over the cans were cleaned up and I had drank over 8 beers. While some went off to go party, some back to sleep, and some to puke.</span><br />
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Out of the 200 or so people I love or care most about in the world I think at least 100 of them were here. Now if you are reading this at home and you were there I'm totally talking about you. If you weren't there you probably are one of the other 100.</div>
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The official list I scribbled on some golden plates and buried it in my back yard for religious zealots to find in the future. Who knows someday people might worship you as some sort of space angel?</div>
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I humbly would like to thank this dumb ass for bringing us all together<br />
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Time for some ball racing.</div>
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The was the first time Born to Run had teams in the Rarajipari and our captain had come all the way from the Copper Canyons.</div>
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and my Luna sandal Clad team took 1st place</div>
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2nd place I think their shoes slowed them down.<br />
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Time for the individual races<br />
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Congrats to Tyler on the win!</div>
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Did somebody say Beer mile</div>
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After the beer mile it was time to go to bed, after all we had an Ultra Marathon to run in the morning<br />
Yeah Right it was Time for Metalachi<br />
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Metalachi didn't want anyone around while they did their sound check.<br />
(probably to avoid being subpoenaed)<br />
Anyway a scavenger hunt was con-cocked (My Idea) offering prizes from Patogonia. First we had to run, then we were supposed to spin 100 times.<br />
"Have you ever spun 100 times?"<br />
Most of us were pretty buzzed from the beer mile after 10 I was so dizzy it was probably the most ridiculous moment for me of the whole weekend spinning with friends for no good reason I was loving it.<br />
(I wish I had a Picture)<br />
After I finished 30 spins they said we could run up the side of a hill and go find some prizes<br />
(I wanted to spin more)<br />
Before we started Jenn Shelton a Patogonia sponsored athlete told me we were gonna have to tell her a limerick when we got to the top of the hill.<br />
YES!<br />
With a name like"Sweeney" Limericks are easy. <br />
I had a good one planned out but unfortunately that idea got scrapped.<br />
I won no prizes but I had fun.<br />
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Now it was time for Metalachi</div>
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Ultra marathoners!</div>
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As the show got crazier</div>
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So did the spectators<br />
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Human sacrifices were made.</div>
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Fireball was being passed around by the gallon</div>
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Eventually things got a little too weird</div>
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Time for Bed.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday</span></b></div>
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Race morning, do I have to?</div>
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<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-win-ultramarathon-drink-lot-of.html">I was the two time defending champ</a><br />
"But Mom!"<br />
Last year I had about 17 drinks the day before so maybe I had a chance</div>
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In the weeks leading up to the event things were looking up I had set a new <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/04/limp-to-starting-line-sprint-to-finish.html">P.R. on a 50km trail run 3:36</a> on an easier course but at a much higher elevation, I had run a decent race at the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/04/2014-boston-marathon-kilts-kisses-and.html">Boston Marathon</a> and come off a win at the<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/05/run-fast-but-not-hard-2014-bare-burro-5k.html"> Bare Burro</a>. My crappy ass left achilles was getting better. <br />
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This year the field was as strong as it has ever been with about 300 competitors in the 50km alone. I figured it would take a sub 3:30 to win. If everything went perfect I thought I could pull that off but the cards were heavily stacked against me by own doing.<br />
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I hadhoped to run the first 10 miles in just over an hour.<br />
PFFT!<br />
I went out fast for all of about a mile. I had nothing. I realized the only food I had had the past few day was some hummus from Trader Joes (that I later found out was recalled) and about 20 ounces of guacamole paired with 1,000's of of ounces of beer and fireball it was not the recipe for success on this occasion<br />
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I finished my first 10 miles 20 mins slower than I wanted, the next 10 miles I was 40 mins slower and the last 10 were 60 mins slower, totaling over two hours longer than last year. On the plus side a lot of people had fun kicking my ass and I plenty of time to chat with people I don't normally get to run with. I was a little disappointed but I had a good time at that's really what this event is all about.<br />
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Nick Coury became the 2nd person in 2 years to win both the Beer Mile and the 50km.<br />
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Miguel Lara of CHampion of the Copper Canyons<br />
won the 100km<br />
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A pinata got assaulted<br />
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Grandmas in bikinis got tattoos on their asses.<br />
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People were having fun<br />
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I was just looking for someone to hug<br />
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some better than others<br />
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Life is Good!</div>
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The Marshmallow Man played on</div>
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You done good Luis<br />
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<b>Sunday</b><br />
Bonus day<br />
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Bubble Wiffleball<br />
(a born to run tradition)<br />
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Followed by everybody's favorite game.<br />
WHO'S GOT THE CHICKEN?<br />
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I could write a lot more about the weekend and I wish I could have included all my friends that were at the event in this blog post but i'm sick of typing and the beach is calling my name.<br />
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Best event Ever.<br />
Thank you to everyone that was there<br />
I love you guys!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Time to head out to the <a href="http://www.olivedellranch.com/index.htm">Olive Dell Ranch</a></span></div>
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For The 2014 Bare Burro 5k</div>
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Last summer I raced burros for the first time out in Colorado.</div>
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<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/08/hauling-ass-at-2013-leadville-boom-days.html">Leadville Burro race</a>, <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/09/2013-buena-vista-burro-race-did-dude-in.html">Buena Vista Burro Race</a></div>
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But this race is a little a bit different.</div>
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Instead of racing your burro to the finish</div>
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At Olive Dell you are Bare the Burro.</div>
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(pic taken race day just outside the Olive Dell property)</div>
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This was not my first time racing in the Bare Burro, in fact is my 4th time there.</div>
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I even helped them with their Promo video for this years event.<br />
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<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/04/bare-burro-5k-my-first-naked-win.html">2011 Race Report</a></div>
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My first year I had no idea what to expect coursewise (or floppage wise). I was in good shape at the time and on tired legs (from <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/04/southern-california-ragnar-relay-2011.html">Ragnar</a> the day before) and I ran with treadless <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">sandals</a> on a very technical course. I finished in 1st place</div>
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<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2012/04/bare-burro-5k-2012.html">2012 Race Report</a></div>
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The next year I felt like I was one to beat this time I had ran the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2012/05/2012-boston-marathon-so-hot-at-least.html">Boston Marathon</a> (did horrible there) on Monday and once again finished <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2012/04/ragnar-2012-socal.html">Ragnar</a> the day before. This time I had better <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Sandals</a> and I was determined to win. I ran a lot faster than the year before and was able to successfully defend my title.</div>
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Last year I also ran the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/05/2013-boston-marathon.html">Boston Marathon </a>the Monday before. This time I was race out shape and with a bad foot (which I had no business even running on). I strained my hamstring pretty good in Boston and to help exacerbate the problem I ended running over 50km in the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/05/5-jerks-and-squirt-my-2013-socal-ragnar.html">ragnar relay </a>which finished the day before. I thought maybe I could fake it and trick my body into a fast 5km. But the Bare Burro 5km is an extremely difficult course (for a 5km) and within the first mile I knew I would not threepeat and I finished third.<br />
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Even before I the race was over I was already thinking about next year<br />
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This year there was no Ragnar before the event (YES) but I did run the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/04/2014-boston-marathon-kilts-kisses-and.html">Boston Marathon</a> for the third year in row on the Monday before the BB5k. I had a good race and ran with a smile. I got back home late Wednesday night and when I went to the beach Thursday morning I was in for a very painful 4 mile jog. Nothing was broken however. I was just sore. Friday still kind of sucked but I got in 10 miles and but by Saturday I felt almost better and went for a three hour stroll.<br />
(I had to work on my Tan)<br />
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I woke an hour before my alarm like Kid on X-mas<br />
The Olive Dell Ranch is out in Colton CA (out by Riverside) about 90 miles inland from my home at the beach.<br />
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Earlier in the week the forecasted weather had said 90 degrees but now the high was in the 70's.<br />
When I left my house around 7 a.m. it was 60 degrees, as I drove i kept pressing the thermometer button in my car, 58, 56, 54, 52, 51 <br />
UH-OH!<br />
The last three years it had been beautiful out each time.<br />
It looks like the hot tub might get pretty crowded? </div>
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By the time I arrived the weather had risen to close to 60 degrees with sunshine and little wind</div>
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Good enough for me. My shorts were off before I even stepped out my car.</div>
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I grabbed my Arrogant Bastard towel and took claim over one of the many chaise lounges.<br />
(Pic is from Mexico since I can't show you all the naked people at the race I'll show you the Urique River instead)<br />
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Because the weather has always been warm people were naked from the get go. It was about 90 minutes till the race started and out of the 80 or so people that were there was a lot of apprehension about when to disrobe. It was pretty entertaining watching people's courage grow as they found safety in numbers.<br />
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and you don't even realize you're naked anymore. Sure you notice the other naked people and your eye may wonder a bit but the scene is far more interesting and humorous than it is erotic.</div>
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The Weather was warming up quickly and it turned out to be a very pleasant day. Over 250 people had shown up to race including the two dudes who had finished in front of me last year </div>
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(I was gonna say beat me last year but that didn't sound right, Ha ha)</div>
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Every year a bunch a people tell me they are going to show up and 95% of them chicken out because of lack of courage. I have yet to meet one person that regretted participating in this event and most people come back the next year if they can. This year at least 10 people whom I didn't know told me that my blog posts were the they were here. That made me good and I was stoked to make a few new friends</div>
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I think it may ingrained in our DNA as part of our Autonomic Nervous system. When the race is about to began FIGHT OR FLIGHT sets in and my Willy gets in tucked in position my like a miniature Olympic ski jumper.</div>
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(it also helps if it's cold outside)</div>
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Women don't so much have to worry about the little man in the canoe but I assume a similar constriction of boob and areola does occur to some degree </div>
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Our bodies are designed to run naked. If your junk is flopping around like helicopter that lost a blade chances are your running form sucks. Lifestyle choices including clothing and diet have sculpted our bodies into lots of strange shapes and sizes that are not conducive to persistence hunting out on the Savannah. </div>
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(Now for a dissertation regarding the correlation of fast food slow people and the lack of naked running. J/K)</div>
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If you go by the name "Long dong silver" or a "Big old Bajunga's Betty" You probably will experience some floppage but proper running form will help eliminate most of it.</div>
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On the flipside (or shall I say Flopside) even if you are part of the "Itty Bitty Committee" It's amazing how far parts of your body will stretch with poor running form.</div>
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Running naked can make you a better runner if you are flopping a ton you probably need to shorten your stride. If you're top heavy I would suggest arching your shoulders back into an erect (ha ha) posture so that you are more well balanced.</div>
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I say all this crap but when the race starts all I'm thinking about is don't fall. I run with almost a reckless abandon, no time to ponder flopping. I'm in a race and I am here to win!</div>
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The strangest part of the whole day is the starting line. Corralled in like bunch of pigs at the sausage factory you gain a new appreciation for personal space.</div>
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One second we were standing around jabbering away and without warning the race had started I never heard a go but all of sudden 250 naked people were about to run me over. Lucky for me I was up in the front.</div>
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The course starts with a short downhill by the time I had taken my forth step I had taken the lead and I wasn't gonna give it up without a fight.</div>
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My plan was to go out as fast I can, almost at a sprint. This was the strongest my legs have ever felt at the Bare Burro. Like a rabbit who spiked his coffee with meth I was gone.</div>
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I had no desire to run behind some sweaty butt crack.</div>
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Even though my lead was only about 100 feet by the 1/2 mile mark I was making my competitors work harder than they wanted to.</div>
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My sandals felt great and I was flying. The first half of the race is mostly uphill and by the time I hit the turn around I was pretty sure I had the win so long as I didn't fall. Being naked was not concern at all if anything it felt more comfortable than wearing shorts. I never wear a shirt when I run anyway and I am usually barefoot.</div>
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On the way back I caught sight of the rest of field. I may have forgot that I was naked but seeing everyone else brought a big smile to my face. </div>
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(Because well? people running naked is way funnier than it is majestic.)</div>
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I hit the 2 mile mark before many of the runners had finished their first mile. Along the way I got a bunch of cheers. I felt like I had about a minute or so lead on second place I stopped over striding on the downhill and cruised in for the win. </div>
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I spent the next 30 minutes clapping and giggling as I watched the other runners finish the race</div>
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Time for a victory Margarita.<br />
<a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Mono Sandals</a> w/Spinach MGT grip and traditional ribbon laces<br />
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Two people after the race told me that when they saw my <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a> they knew I was gonna win.<br />
I thought that was pretty cool!<br />
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I'm guessing though another 50 people thought "Look at that idiot in sandals I'm gonna kick his butt."<br />
(but that wouldn't be nice thing to say plus it would make them look foolish)<br />
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I have now won over 20 races in my <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2014/05/run-fast-but-not-hard-2014-bare-burro-5k.html">Luna Sandals </a>and already 5 this year.</div>
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If you look closely you can see scars from my first race in Mexico back in 2011</div>
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Posing with the Living Legend Eric Clifton whom I have raced against every year. Eric finished in a respectable fourth place</div>
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Posing with 9 time badwater finisher the Mayor of Malibu and his beautiful lady friend.</div>
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Thank you to everyone at the Olive Dell ranch and thank you to everyone who participated in the event. As always I had a great time and can't wait to do it again next year. If you have apprehensions about running naked GET OVER IT! I promise you it will be fun and you will not regret it.</div>
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When the L.A. the marathon rolls around those not in the running community tend to bitch and moan about their Sunday morning being ruined by 10 minutes added to their drive to church or starbucks.<br />
To me the L.A. marathon is nothing special. It's fun, overpriced and owned by a rich jerk who I won't give my money to.</div>
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Unlike the LA. Marathon the Boston Marathon is held on a Monday which happens to be a local holiday commemorating the battles of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots'_Day">Lexington and Concord</a> (I bet you didn't expect to learn somthing form this blog) </div>
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They line up along the streets, this year ONE MILLION STRONG and cheer on the runners with passion like I have never seen in fans of any other race.</div>
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<a href="http://tkilt.com/">Sport Kilt </a>and <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a></div>
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Th last 3 races I had worn a <a href="http://www.sportkilt.com/">Sport kilt</a> in I had won and the last two times I laced up these <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Venados</a> I set course records.</div>
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(Use Sweeney14 to save 10% at <a href="http://sportkilt.com/">Sportkilt.com</a>)</div>
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New England isn't exactly known for their produce so I thought I better bring a few avocados as well.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">After a red eye to Boston I took the train to Worcester to stay with my friend Heather and her family.</span></div>
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Cemeteries seem to be everywhere in Mass. When ever I go for a run with other people they always wanna run way faster than me. I was tired and searched in vain for a Sweeney tombstone to rest my head and soul.</div>
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Did I mention there was snow on the ground? BRRR!</div>
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Heather is great host not only did she fill belly with great food ale she also took me the beach in Rhode Island in search of babes?</div>
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All the babes must have just left. Perhaps I scared them away?</div>
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Either that or they froze to death!<br />
Maybe not the beach paradise I was hoping for but still pretty specacular.</div>
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I finally got a chance to meet Michael Wardian. This dude would end up getting 3rd place in the masters Division 2:23 and then win the Big Sur marathon 6 days later. Well done dude!<br />
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After the expo we decided to walk over to the Commons.</div>
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Walking passed the finish line was a surreal experience. I was about a 1/4 mile away from that spot when the bombs went off last year. If I think about last year I have conflicting emotions. Part of me gets very sad thinking about senseless taking of lives while part me remembers the outpour of love and concerns about my safety that' friends and family shared with me when this tragedy happened.<br />
<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/04/reflections-from-boston-marathon.html">My thoughts from last year</a><br />
It was a strange vibe being there and not a place I really wanted to hang out at, so we continued on our journey.</div>
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Boston Commons.<br />
It was pretty out but it was also pretty cold.<br />
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I look slightly less shabby than last year</div>
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After feasting on an Indian buffet lunch we were off to meet some other Mas Loco's for drinks at an Irish pub.</div>
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/guinness-fish-bladder_n_2878165.html">Non Vegan Beer </a> (oh well) I'm loving that fish bladder they use in the filtration. Even though I have a tattoo of a satyr drinking a Guinness on my right calf I hadn't had one in years. It was fun night (maybe next time I'll remember to take pictures of my friend's and not just my beer.) I ended up crashing on the floor of James's room.<br />
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It was now Sunday the day before the race and while James and his wife went off to explore Cambridge I went back to the expo in search of free beer before moving on to a new home.</div>
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How on Earth am I gonna finish this giant pour?</div>
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This is the dude who started the whole vibram fivefinger phenomena with the aid of Barefoot Ted. He didn't know me but he knew of me. Good to meet you Tony and good luck with your new shoe company "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DUF0SCC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DUF0SCC&linkCode=as2&tag=bourb00-20">Topo</a>"</div>
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I didn't plan on staying in Boston the night before the race but because of safety precautions drop bags would not be driven from the starting line to the finish line (well that sucks) This meant if I wanted to have my cell phone or warm clothes after the race I would have to leave them at the finish line beforehand.</div>
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Lucky for me and boy was I lucky my good friends the Miller's offered me a couch bed in one of the most historically awesome hotels in all of Boston.</div>
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Life is good!</div>
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View from inside the clock</div>
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I decided to check out the observation deck This was the first time I ever used one of them fancy binoculars and it didn't even cost a quarter.</div>
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They said a pair of Peregrine falcons nest at the top of this building. I didn't see any but what I did see was the end of the line for the pre-race dinner. It wasn't somthing I necessarily planned on going to but since I was so close I might as well.</div>
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After waiting in line for about thirty minutes I was finally to the front. Then all of sudden they shut things down right in front of me? At first I was a little perturbed, then after about 10 minutes out popped the Mayor of Boston, Bill Rodgers, and the head of the Boston Marathon. Each of them gave a short pep talk and then told us they were going to serve us dinner.<br />
(my bad timing turned out to be good timing after all)</div>
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It was pretty cool getting to meet the mayor. I told him the story of how I for years I thought of Boston Red Sox fans as the most annoying fans in all of sports. Then after running the marathon for the first time 3 years ago. I had received so much love from those same people on the sidelines that my opinion immediately changed and that I even found myself cheering for the Red Sox the next Day at Fenway Park.</div>
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In case you're wondering who has that title of most annoying now it's 3 way overlapping tie between Dodger, Laker and USC fans.<br />
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It was also great to see Bill Rodgers again. I told him how much I enjoyed his <a href="http://therunninglunatic.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-marathon-man-by-bill-rodgers.html">book</a> and how much I liked getting to know his brother last year. Bill had remembered the conversation we had 2 years ago about the Copper Canyons and wished me luck in the race.</div>
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One nice thing about the Boston Marathon is that it starts at 10:30 a.m. This meant I might actually get some sleep and I was in bed by 10.pm.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Race Day</span></b></div>
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The day got off to an auspicious start. Looking out the window of my hotel the air was tainted by black smoke? Thankfully it turned out to be a random truck fire. I was out the door walking over to the the Commons for bus pick to the starting line by 6:15.</div>
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I bought this fancy Soleus time piece for the race only <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UFAX5I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004UFAX5I&linkCode=as2&tag=bourb00-20">$7.99</a> it has stop watch that would tells both hours and minutes (cutting edge technology I tell you) It might be the only piece of running gear I have purchased in the last few years. I didn't know it was gonna be so pink though. Whatever perhaps it will put me more in touch with my feminine side.<br />
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After sitting around the athletes village for what seemed like hours It was finally time to walk down to the starting line.</div>
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HMM?</div>
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Free Beer!</div>
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It took a few steps for that to register and the next thing I know I 'm walking down to the starting line drinking a can of Miller lite.</div>
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(Had they handed me a cigar I would have taken that as well but I was kind of thankful that they did'nt)</div>
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Before I get to the race Let me tell you about all the speed work and training I did in preparation for the marathon.</div>
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ZZZZZ......</div>
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Zip, Zero Nada.<br />
I pretty much never train on roads or trails for that matter.</div>
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My left achilles is still pretty screwed up which wouldn't be too much of a factor during the race since it is mostly down hill. I'm not sure if I have done even one training run this year where I intentionally ran faster than a 10 minute mile. I've ran a little faster than that in races but in training my average pace is easily over 12 minutes per mile (Soft Sand Beach Running)</div>
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Now here I was hoping to Average twice that speed.<br />
(Kid's don't try this at home!)</div>
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Last year Boston was the only Marathon I ran and I finished in a whoop dee doo 2:52. Because of that I had a rather high number and was begrudgingly relegated to wave 1 coral 2.</div>
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Goals for the race.</div>
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I figured I could improve upon last years time. My plan was to go out fast and take advantage of the downhills. Get some Kisses from Wellesley girls high five some kids and smile as much as possible. Had I really been concerned about my time I wouldn't have been wearing a kilt. I wasn't here to suffer I was here to have fun.</div>
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Nothing to it but to do it!</div>
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The start off the race for me was very slow (I shouldn't be complaining because it could always be worse) Were going downhill and the pack I am stuck in the middle of runners who want to run a 6:15 mile? I was hoping for more like 5:15. You see the runners at Boston are a lot smarter than I am. (That's not saying much). Theses dudes actually care about running a negative split. As for me If my body wants to go fast I'm gonna go fast and if it fails on me later in the race so be it.</div>
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I hit the 5k mark at 19:05, even at that slow pace I was passing people and the crowd started to thin out. The people on the side lines were amazing and I did my best to give as many highfives out as possible, often running across the street out of the pack reaching down to greet small solitary hand.</div>
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I was having fun and my speed was starting pick up a little bit. I hit the 10 mile mark at almost exactly one hour flat. Which is right where I wanted to be. By this point I had probably given a few hundred high fives and the race was going great. </div>
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The <a href="http://sport%20kilt/">Sport Kilt</a> I was wearing was slowing me down but was oh so worth wearing. During the race I received countess smiles, maybe 1,000 words of encouragement "Go Kilt Guy!, Nice Kilt Sir! I Love Kilts!" and even three requests from distinguished young ladies to Lift my kilt. </div>
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(Drawing from 2012 but still works)</div>
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I was almost to mile 12 which meant time for kisses from beautiful college girls of Wellesley. Part of me thinks don't stop you're in a race? </div>
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That part of me is and Idiot and I'm not gonna listen to him!!!</div>
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How often are the streets lined with girls begging for kisses? That kind of opportunity only happens once or twice a month and I'm not gonna pass it up.</div>
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First up was a cute brunette, much like one in the drawing whom I gave a quick peck on the cheek.</div>
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cute blond wearing a ton of lipstick this time she gave me a peck on the cheek. You can still see some of her lipstick in this pic taken a couple hours later after the race.</div>
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And finally kiss three came from a girl holding a sign "Kiss Me I'm from California." I gently wrapped my hand around the back of her head and pulled her in for a loving embrace that made me forget I was in a race if fact it's making me blush just thinking about it.</div>
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I was having fun my body was holding up relatively well. and I hit the halfway point in 1:19 slower than I would prefered but I like I said before I wasn't here to suffer.</div>
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The second half of the race my pace would definitely slow down a bit. Don't get me wrong I was working hard but I was staying within myself. I heard a few "Go Pat Go's" and yells of "SWEENEY" from both strangers and friends.</div>
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Most of the comments though were directed in admiration to the <a href="http://sportkilt.com/">Sport Kilt</a>. However my favorite thing I heard was this one girl when she saw my <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna's</a>.</div>
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"<a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Sandals!</a>" </div>
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she said in disbelief</div>
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"<a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Sandals</a>!!!" </div>
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She said it a second time in any even more astonished voice before telling her friend.</div>
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"That dude is F*#king wearing <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">sandals</a>."</div>
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Besides kissing the Wellesley girls I had another tradition I wanted to uphold. Both of the last 2 years I had grabbed beer from some frat dudes while climbing Heartbreak hill. I was looking forward to it but to my my dismay they were nowhere to be found this year.</div>
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On the plus side I was moving pretty good and the hill wasn't much work. It wasn't until the final few miles that I really had to work hard. Because I can't really use my left achilles efficiently I had no spring in my stride from that side of my body and became a little jealous of the runners of runners in maximalist shoes. </div>
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Marathons trash my body more than other type of race. I may have still been smiling but I was gritting my teeth at the same time.</div>
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I came in down the homestretch cruising along in no hurry in an official time of</div>
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650th place.</div>
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When I entered the finishers coral people were hunched over in total agony. I was happy to not be running any more. Overall I felt pretty good. Not that I wouldn't feel it later but looking around i was moving better than anyone else I could see. </div>
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If you go to Marathonfoto and see the complete set of pics they took of me at the race nearly everyone one of them I'm smiling in. That makes me happy and proud of the race I ran ass well as very thankful to the people of Boston who put that smile on my face!</div>
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My <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Venado sandals</a> and my <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">Thirty48 calf sleeves</a> (Code Pat15 will save you 15%) worked great to help me perform and my <a href="http://www.sportkilt.com/">Sport Kilt </a> (Sweeney14 saves you 10%) working equally great to help keep my attitude where it needed to be.</div>
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Eventually my buddy James finished the race.</div>
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"Good job buddy, Let's go have some beers"</div>
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James had a flight to catch so we had to drink fast.</div>
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While at the pub I overheard a girl at the next table over talking about how she saw a dude running in <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Sandals</a>.</div>
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10 minutes later James had bailed and I had a group of new friends.</div>
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Now it was time to go drink beers with the Miller's. Michael Miller is very loving dude sometimes he is a bit too loving :)</div>
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Flashback to Mexico 2012</div>
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Who am I kidding. Kimberly and Michael Miller are two of my favorite people and I am very thankful for them taking good care of me. Some times you gotta take what you can get.</div>
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The next day it was off to the the train station for one more trip to Worcester </div>
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There I noticed I was on the front page of the newspaper. Not really, more like page 17.</div>
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Before I forget congrats to Meb on the win. I root for him to win every race. He's a classy dude and I'm really happy for him.</div>
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How do I relax the day after a marathon?</div>
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Welcome to the Purgatory chasm. Nothing like a nice hike through hell to loosen up your legs.</div>
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Well this post is kind of coming to abrupt end. so I will end it with some<br />
thank yous.</div>
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Thank you to <a href="http://www.sportkilt.com/">Sport Kilt,</a> <a href="http://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a>, <a href="http://thirty48.com/">Thirty 48,</a> and the <a href="http://www.stonebrew.com/">Stone Brewing company</a>.</div>
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Thank you to the Heather Wiatrowski for treating me like part of the family.</div>
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Thank you to James Moore for being a better person than I expect (ha ha) and great drinking buddy.</div>
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Thank you to the Miller's for your generosity and kindness.</div>
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lastly</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the People of Boston for all the love and support you continue to give to myself and all the other runners, I am humbled by each and every one of your cheers. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stay strong!</span></b></div>
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Thank you to the people Worcester for commissioning this rather peculiar statue</div>
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Bourbonfeethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756955375027398415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695659213497237840.post-70637094688067081702014-04-03T11:27:00.001-07:002014-04-06T21:14:06.166-07:00Limp to the starting line sprint to the finish. How a dude in sandals set a new course record at a 50km trail race<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I limped to the beach</div>
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I limped in the sand</div>
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I limped through the sea </div>
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then I limped back to land<br />
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I limped to my house<br />
I limped into my bed<br />
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YET??<br />
Visions of grandeur still danced in my head.<br />
(Shel Silverstein I am not)<br />
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I have horrible DNA My body has been falling apart for years and on days I feel 70% healthy I am stoked. On the plus side I do have a strong heart and a stubborn mind. I'm thankful for what I have and try to make the best of it.<br />
(although it sure would be nice to be able to push off with my left leg once again?)<br />
"You get what you get and you don't get upset"<br />
I love saying that to whiney children<br />
but<br />
usually I am saying it to myself.<br />
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The Boston Marathon is coming up is coming up in a few weeks and I should probably do some speed work. Less than 1/10th of 1% of my training I run at faster than a 10 min mile. Most of the time I'm just cruising on the sand between 12 and 14 min mile pace.<br />
(I'm not very fast but sometimes I like to pretend that I am.)<br />
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When I was looking for a race to run the week before the race Director of the<br />
"<a href="http://www.beyondlimitsrunning.com/app-events/BLUandBLURELENTLESS">BLU</a>"<br />
<a href="http://www.beyondlimitsrunning.com/app-events/BLUandBLURELENTLESS">Beyond Limits Ultramarathon</a><br />
Asked me if I would like to run i her event?<br />
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Would I be writing this race report If I said no?<br />
I decided this race will be one speed workout for Boston<br />
This would be my 5th race in 5 weeks and my 4th Ultra marathon<br />
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For some reason I thought the race was near Palm Springs.</div>
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"Weather report high of 85 low 50"</div>
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It wasn't until the night before that actually looked to see where the race actually was.</div>
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Not Palm Springs!</div>
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When I arrived at the Pathfinder ranch at about 7.am. </div>
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(quite a beautiful place I might add)</div>
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the temperature gauge in my car said 28 degrees?</div>
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It also turns out the elevation is 4,500' higher than where I live.</div>
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(luckily I was blissful ignorant of this until after the race)</div>
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With about twenty minutes till the race started I stripped down to my short shorts, my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals </a>and <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">Thirty 48 calf sleeves</a>. It was cold outside and I figured I would use that too my advantage trying to lower my core body temperature so that it would take me longer to overheat.</div>
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The course was a two mile lap that navigates through a ranch, then off onto some soft sand trails. Not nearly as soft as the beach where I train but still very pleasant.</div>
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It then finishes up with 1/4 mile lap a tiny man made lake.<br />
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I had chosen to wear my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Venados</a>. At 6mm thick brand new and with the sole compressed they are about 3 mm and my favorite <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna's</a> to run in. I have been starting to think that wearing thicker sandals such as Mono has contributed to a degradation in my running form. The only draw back is that the venado has almost no grip.<br />
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Out in front with nobody to follow I had to navigate 15 or so right angle turns which were well marked. If I am running at a high speed in sandals and have to make a sharp turn I must decelerate quite a bit costing me a few seconds each time <br />
15 turns 15 laps 3 second lost each turn = that's over 11 mins added over the course of 30 miles.<br />
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It doesn't really bother me in a race this long but adding those seconds in a 5 or 10km drives me bonkers.</div>
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As my body thawed out I was moving surprisingly well. I wasn't concerned about going too fast (<i> </i>I was only doing the 50km<i>)</i>. As long as I kept my heart rate down I was pretty sure I wasn't going to blow up. I wasn't racing the field. I was there to prove to myself I could still run if I wanted to. I was gonna finish and I was going to finish fast no matter what happened.</div>
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90% of the time I have a stuffed up or runny nose because of allergies It's all I have ever known so it doesn't bother me. I have developed a method of breathing through probably out of necessity to keep the snot from falling out. I also think that raising your cheek bones (You Know Smiling) makes it easier to breath nasally<br />
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I finished my first lap in about 13 mins. If I could maintain a 15 min (2 mile) lap pace for the entire race I would be happy.</div>
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By the second lap I started passing people. <br />
Most runners were there to run 100 miles or for 24 hours. It seemed like I was the only dumbass sprinting around the track.<br />
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Although the course was only two miles it had enough dvercity in terrain and scenery to be very enjoyable. Plus it was fun to see to give and receive encouragement from all the runners I would criss cross with going every which way..<br />
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After the first hour I had ran a little over 9 miles. I was wearing a GPS for the first time in over a year and I felt like I was staring at it every two minutes. I figured this was a good pace and I wanted to run a three hour marathon.<br />
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<i>Sidenote: </i><br />
<i>I use to think I could run a sub three hour marathon any day of the week and twice on Sunday but now I actually got work for it. </i><br />
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Time was flying by, I stayed consistent with my speed and each lap I grabbed half a cup of heed and didn't really need anything else fuel wise. After two hours I had finished 18 miles and then hit the marathon mark almost exactly at 3 hours.<br />
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I was slowing down a bit but still moving well. A big blister had a developed right on my bad achileas. It was tough to tell which was causing me more grief but I only had a few miles left and decided to block out the pain.<br />
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Eventually I cruised in with a new Course record 3:36:23<br />
(also a P.R. for me on a trail 50km)<br />
I had surprised myself. I never rally had to push that hard and I finished the race limping less than was before it had began.</div>
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It was time to find a hot rock to rest on and cheer on some friends</div>
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"Looking good as always Catra"</div>
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Good job old man!<br />
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"Hey dude I don't know you but I like your sandals"<br />
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If you do an extra lap around the 1/4 mile lake you get s sticker. I decided to join this chick after she finished her first 50 km<br />
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Kind of stupid but I like it!<br />
(I'm sure the same thing has been said both about me and this blog.)<br />
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I had nowhere I had to be so I stuck around all day and all night and got to witness some pretty cool moments.<br />
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Like this happy 10 year old dude running with his race director Mama after finish his first Ultra marathon<br />
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Likewise the other Race Director Ken's 13 year old son also finished his first 50 km.<br />
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If you have ever ran a 24 hour or in a 100 mile race on the west coast you have probably seen the Jester Ed Ettinghausen cruising along with his bells jingling and always with a kind word of encouragement for his fellow runners. It seems like the dude races every weekend, an almost impossible task. How does Ed do it? He does it with the aid of his loving wife Martha who supports him at just about every race with a smile and nascar pit crew efficiency. Last weekend at the Beyond Limits Ultramarathon Martha ran her first 50km and had her husband Ed at her side as she crossed the finish line.<br />
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After numerous beers and wine I crashed out from 11 p.m. till 3:30 A.M. when I got up to go help out out at the aid station.<br />
"BRRRR"<br />
I couldn't wait for the sun to rise.<br />
Eventually it did and when it did it started to rain.<br />
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That's when I joined 13 year old Colby as pacer for his last 10 miles of his 100 miler<br />
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The rain didn't last long<br />
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And I had lot of fun running with this amazing kid.</div>
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Good Job Buddy and good job to Mom who also ran 100 miles.<br />
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Thank you to Ken and Stephanie for putting on such a top notch event!<br />
They have another 100 miler that they host in Las Vegas which is only $100 if you register by April 14th.<br />
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Plus it has Showgirls<br />
(I love that movie)<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=27714">Jackpot Ultra Running Festival</a></span></b><br />
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What a great weekend. I love truly love the Ultra running community that I am a part of!</div>
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What's next?</div>
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I got no clue! If you need to find me look for the slow dude running at the beach.</div>
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<br />Bourbonfeethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756955375027398415noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695659213497237840.post-11400955849600322182014-03-28T11:59:00.002-07:002014-03-28T12:42:00.141-07:00Old goats 50miler "COUGH" COUGH" I mean 50km<div style="text-align: center;">
A week ago I was sitting at my computer, much like I am now accept I was wasn't writing a race report I was searching for race to run. My body had kind of recovered from the Run4kids and I no longer had a cold.</div>
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Like the desire for a cold beer in Hell!</div>
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Optimism filled my frontal lobe </div>
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I was looking for somthing to do over the weekend besides sitting on my butt and watching College B-ball. That's when I made mistake I a had made before!</div>
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I asked my friends on Facebook</div>
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"Anyone know a race I can weasel into this weekend ?"</div>
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Last time I did this I ended up running 100 miles two days later.</div>
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This time I got off easy.</div>
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(although my body was kind of hoping for 10km)</div>
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The Same Diabolical old fart of race director and all around good dude let me in. </div>
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He reminds me of Einstein, that is if Einstein liked kick ass beer.<br />
(Einstein was also way too smart to be an Ultra Runner)</div>
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I hadn't ran the old goats 50 miler since 2009. At about mile 18 of the race (back when I still wore the cheapest trail shoes I could buy from Sports Authority) I hit an embedded rock and went flying off the trail. I ended up with a rib injury that I can still feel today if I twist to the right and breathe deep. I finished the race in 5th place and even won an award for first place kid. </div>
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(Kid = Baby goat)</div>
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Friday night, time to carbo load</div>
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This pic is from Mexico but I like it and I don't have any pics from the race so lets play the pretend game. </div>
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The race started with 5 miles of steep down hill running. </div>
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"Wait a second I'm running uphill in that pic?" </div>
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Hold on...."</div>
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The downhill was great because it gave my aching achileas time to warm up. It was a ten mile loop back to the starting line and I felt goood. </div>
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The course is very rocky and I debated whether to wear my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Mono's</a> or my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Oso's</a>. The <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Mono's</a> are lighter and with more cushion and the <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Oso</a> supply more grip. Lately I have been exclusively wearing my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Spinach Mono's </a>on trails and might never go back to the <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Oso</a>. I slipped a little bit but I figured I had an advantage over all the other runners using Hoka's which had even less grip.</div>
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What I didn't know until I got to the starting line was that the course had to be drastically changed this year because the forest service was doing some construction up on Mount Santiago.</div>
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(I might just be making that up but I think it's true)</div>
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Because of this what was once the first 20 miles of the race became 2 identical loops that we would run from mile 10-30ish and then from 30 to 50ish with an option to drop at the 50km mark after one loop. (blah blah blah)</div>
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Once again the loop started by running downhill this time for about 8 miles. About 2 miles out of the aid station somewhat near where I had busted my ribs years ago. It happened again!</div>
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DUN DUN DUN!</div>
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The toe on my left sandal caught an embedded rock as I was running pretty fast down hill. My ankle twisted, my body flew into the air as my handhelds exploded off my hands about 20 feet away.</div>
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I knew I was F*@ked! Nothing I could I do but try and brace myself for impact I thought as a flew like a drunk superman through the air.</div>
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Without time to react a miraculous thing happened? As my body went from horizontal to vertical my left arm bashed into some tree branches I got a hold. of some twigs and spun about 270 degrees because the hill was was slanted steeply downwards my legs had the room they needed for me to become horizontal again. </div>
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The next thing I knew I was standing on the side of the trail relatively unscathed.</div>
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I consider myself a pretty lucky dude but this was the best dumb luck I have had in a long time.</div>
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There is no way I should have recovered!</div>
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I stood there in total shock for about a minute. I thought my toe might have been bashed up but there wasn't even a drop of blood. </div>
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I had to climb down the side of the hill quite a ways to retrieve my bottle while another runner whom had witnessed the ordeal helped get my other one.</div>
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My adrenaline was really pumping and I took off down the trail. It wasn't until few miles later that I would feel the pain in my foot and wouldn't be until the next day that I would feel the pain in my wrist.</div>
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My whole left leg wasn't in good shape at the start of the race and by now it was really starting to crap out on me. I took this as an omen that I should drop down to the 50km.</div>
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The girls at the next aid station were beautiful and nice.</div>
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All the runners on the course were super friendly and supportive. with a mix of walking and running I meandered back to the starting line to finish my 50km (Boredom of blogging setting in ) When I dropped I was in about 10th place in the 50 miler and I finished 4th in the 50km behind 3 other people whom had dropped down to the 50km.</div>
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The race director's beautiful wife placed this medal around my neck and I found the nearest chair.</div>
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2 minutes later I received the best raffle prize a thirsty dude could ask for.</div>
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Thank you once again to Steve Harvey for letting me come play on his trails.</div>
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It was my fourth race in 4 weeks maybe I should take a break for awhile?</div>
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Tomorrow I'm running another 50km.</div>
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In the back of my head I had known for about a month I was gonna sign up.<br />
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My body felt like it was in better shape than it was a last year, I wouldn't start the race with a limp as least.</div>
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Late Tuesday night March 11th (the last night to sign up) I pulled the trigger.</div>
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I wasn't running for my own personal accolades. I was running to raise money for kids.<br />
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The <a href="http://100mileclub.com/">100 mile Club</a>, is a nonprofit charity that I real care about that works to battle childhood obesity, build confidence and promote a healthy active lifestyle for kids.</div>
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Raising money is easy when you have a sponsors like I do. I can't thank <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a> enough! First off they gave a $100 donation to the first person who donated a $150 and they will be giving a Luna Bandito with picture above (that I Illustrated) to every person who donated at least $50.</div>
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In January I was trying to organize some donations for Caballo Blanco Kids Race in Mexico. Kara Lubin the founder of the <a href="http://100mileclub.com/">100 mile club </a>said she would get me some pencils.</div>
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Where they came from was really quite touching?<br />
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A school from a very poor area in Riverside CA which is sponsored by donations given to the 100 mile club held a pencil drive. These kids whodon't have very extra resources were able to each donate one pencil to kids in Mexico who have even less. Slowly but surely the once empty bucket filled up and was overflowing with generosity<br />
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Circle of giving: </div>
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Donations pledged on my behalf directly sposer 100 mile kids. Sponsored 100 mile kids give to kids in Mexico. <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna sandals</a> whom was inspired by the people of Mexico gives thank you gifts to people who donate.</div>
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Pretty freaking cool! </div>
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In just a few days I was able to raise<br />
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I sincerely would like to thank each and everyone of you for your support. A $10 can make a serious impact on a child's life. <br />
You guys Rock!</div>
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My fellow Lunatic <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandal </a>Runner) </span>Tyler Tomasello from CO was a last minute add to the race I had be hanging out with dude just last week when I told him about the race. He didn't want to miss this opportunity to ditch the snow and help out some kids.</div>
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I tried to be optimistic about how the race would go but since coming home from AZ and Mexico I had been battling a Sinus infection and didn't even have enough energy to go play frisbee golf the Thursday before. The whole left side of my upper jaw ached from my nasal cavity with every step when I tried to run.</div>
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Man I'm getting old, the 8 mins rounds (which sounded sounded short before they began) took forever. They said "No Running" PFFT! I had to be careful not to plow into a 10 old as a rounded a blind corner. My mom and sister even joined in. It was so much fun and I ended being the top scorer for the day. It was a good reprieve from sitting around the house doing nothing.</div>
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(Tyler did kick my butt in comeback victories at foosball and bubble dome hockey.)</div>
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I woke up with yellow snot flowing out left nostril like bubbly crude coming out of the Beverly hillbillies farm. Never in my life had I made so much yellow snot LOL it was pretty gross but I had a certain sense of pride in my ability to produce such vast quantities.</div>
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I ended up being the top fundraiser and received a quilt made of old 100 mile club t-shirts stitched together by Kara's mom.Everyone in Kara's family is super nice and I was really honored to receive a gift that so much time and love went into making.<br />
(If I ever find myself living in a van down by the river it will be one of the last possessions I own)<br />
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My plan was to run slower than I planned knowing damn well I would'nt follow my plan<br />
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I told myself that I would walk one mile out of every 10.<br />
Do you think I'm gonna listen to myself?<br />
Are you confused?<br />
Don't worry I have no clue what I am saying either.<br />
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From 8 a.m. till 8.pm. kids of all ages joined us on the track as they worked toward their goal of running 100 miles during the school year. It was really inspiring to watch.</div>
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But you don't have to stop at 100 miles.<br />
Good job Max!<br />
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I ran a bunch of laps with this happy 10 year old girl who ended up running a marathon with her mom.</div>
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Off we went.<br />
The dude to left is Oswaldo super nice guy and former Badwater winner. The kid in front of me is Ryan he is 10 years old and before the day started he had run 910 this year<br />
How many miles do you think Ryan ended up running.<br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"40"</span></b><br />
We chatted all through the day and he's a nice kid and I was really happy for him.<br />
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The event was perfect for kids of all ages. This is my buddy Ed who went on to run over 110 miles.<br />
Way to go Ed!<br />
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If you would rather watch a cool video that sums up the event rather than read my gibberish check this out,<br />
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Here's how my race unfolded<br />
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When the race started Tyler shot out like a cannon ball (I was that dude last year) It's hard not to go fast. I took it casually jogging at about 8-9 min pace. After about 5 miles of strolling around the track I had a side ache. I figured it would go away I can't remember the last time I had one in a race. On the plus side my fillings that were giving me grief stopped hurting and I stopped peeing yellow stuff out my nose.</div>
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After 10 miles Tyler was still flying and had lapped me a couple of times. It was time for my scheduled walk (which of course I didn't do)<br />
The side ache never went away but I began to find a groove<br />
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Did I mention that Kara Lubin Is one of my favorite people.</div>
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I finished my first marathon just under 4 hours. That's the speed I would like to go if I were healthy. I was going too fast and I knew it. I was proud of myself for walking a lap after I hit mile 20 though.<br />
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The weather was hot and the wind was picking up I had to tip my hat down low to avoid being blasted with sand in the eyes.<br />
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I ran with Tyler most of the afternoon by mile 40 my body was failing. We were walking about half of every lap. I was looking for a miracle and was willing to try anything. They had showers at the school we were running at and figured it was worth a shot.<br />
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To say Tyler and I were moving like little old ladies would be an insult to little old ladies. <br />
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Clean with fresh sandals on I felt even worse. My training is entirely on soft sand and my body was not ready for the constant pounding of running on a trail or a man made surface. My left foot felt on the verge of breaking.<br />
( I've come to the conclusion that I should do at least some training on the surfaces I race on.)<br />
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Which I did 8 miles in and nearly lost my big toe nail.<br />
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The first marathon for me took 4 hours the second took over 6 and now a 15 min mile was a painful struggle.<br />
I wasn't ready to give up but it seemed inevitable. Although Tyler was suffering from a gimpy knee I felt like I was holding him back as we slogged our way around the track.<br />
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I had brought A bed roll and a sleeping bag and thought maybe short nap would revive me?<br />
after about 45 minutes I awoke and when I tried to get up my the top of my abdominal muscles seized up in cramps. I fell back to the ground flopping liking a fish out of water. I hoped nobody saw me because it probably looked pretty bad. It took me about 15 mins for the cramp to go away so that I could get up and walk.<br />
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I tried to run but could not. I was pleasantly surprised however to see that Tyler had found a second wind and was moving quite well. Kara joined me for a few laps walking around the track as we shared stories and smiles.<br />
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In the midst of my late night walk Kara's mom showed up and I was excited to give her a hug and thank her in person for the quilt she had made me.<br />
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Sometime after midnight I went to bed after a measly 68 or so miles.<br />
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Continuing to run when the body is not working when the risk of injury is high is not a smart thing to do (starting some of these races while injured probably isn't the smartest thing to do either). In the past I would try and run through it and sometimes it's worked but many times it has resulted in injury. Quitting can be a tough pill to swallow but as I get older Id rather not finish than finish broken.</div>
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In fact the race that I most proud winning I set a PR in the 10km distance by almost 2 minutes and broke my foot in the process. If I could go back in time, lose the race and finish healthy I definitely would!<br />
People talk about digging deep during in Ultra and not giving up. The words can be inspiring but for me pushing through the pain is easy, knowing when to stop before I hurt myself, that is the hard thing to do and battle I don't always win.</div>
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When I awoke at about 6 a.m. I learned that Tyler had just finished 100 miles and had called it a day. I thought he was gonna hit the hundred mark but not that fast. I was pleasantly surprised but a bit bummed I didn't get to see him finish.<br />
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There was still time on the clock so wrapped in our blankies Kara and I walked around the track for a couple more miles.<br />
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Checkout my friend Katrina finishing up with about 40 miles despite being 7 months pregnant.<br />
Every time I saw her she was running with a big grin on her face.</div>
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Of all the people I was most proud of my friend Andrea was at the top of the list. She had to grind it out running 12 minute mile for the last three or four hours and finished 100 miles with just a few minutes to spare.</div>
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Not my best race but still an amazing experience thank you to the Kara Lubin, lubin and all the volunteers. <br />
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Thank you to all the runners who helped raise money for such a worthy cause and thank you to everyone who made a donation!<br />
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Thank you to all the kids of the 100 mile club you inspire me and continue to make me smile.<br />
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Back from Mexico with a few days to kill in Phoenix.</div>
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Mexico, Why no blog posts?</div>
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It's hard to put such amazing experiences into words. I'll try and get maybe a 3 part blog post done next week on the trip but in the mean time you get this.</div>
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Phoenix is where I go when L.A. is too cold. also a good place some spring training baseball. So I shall begin and end there.</div>
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Angels, Dodgers at Tempe Diablo Stadium, Thursday March 6th</div>
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I love spring training baseball instead of seat you get to sprawl out on towel and instead of paying for overpriced fizzy yellow beer you can sneak out to your car for a Stone ale.</div>
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In a game where it doesn't really matter who wins it was only fitting that it ended up in a tie. Unfortunately the Angels were down by 3 until the bottom of ninth and the fat, freckled faced 10 year old Dodger fan that had been talking smack to me had left during the 8th. </div>
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While at the game I joked with my buddy Tyler that we should find some sort 10k to run or better yet a 5k.</div>
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(Sunshine and ale make me lazy)</div>
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The race for a good cause, I saw some unexpected friends and had a bunch more running in the 10km right after.</div>
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I was focused on winning, but my body was still beat up from Caballo Blanco Ultra Marathon which I had ran 6 days prior. The trip had taken its toll on my immune system and I was suffering from a bit of Canyon Cough.</div>
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I had wanted to take an early lead going out at sub 5 min pace, but some kid went out even faster. I figured he would fade by the 1 mile mark . I ran behind him by about 10 feet as he kept looking over his shoulder (I knew I had him). I pushed the tempo and he was done before we even finished the first kilometer.</div>
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I wasn't feeling all that great, my breathing was off and has been that way for months. The course was flat as pancake if I could just zone out and spin my legs as fast as I could I would be okay. Instead of racing the field I pretended I was racing the old dude on bike who was the pace vehicle. He was now my arch nemesis and I was able to pass him only for a couple seconds around the 3km mark. </div>
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At about the 4km mark I made what I thought was a final turn to the finish. I had at least an 1/8th of a mile lead on second place. If I sprinted I the dude on the bike would not be able to adjust his speed in time. I thought I had him and just as I started to put in my final kick</div>
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The course turned into a parking lot while the bike went straight? The course must have been a little short so they added a tiny little horseshoe to make up the distance. </div>
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(Bike dude also turned out to be a really nice guy)</div>
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Not my fastest by any means but faster than I expected and I was pretty stoked</div>
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My fellow <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandal</a> wearer and <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">thirty48</a> athlete Tyler Scored an 8th place finish.</div>
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Maria proudly wore her <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna's</a> and finished first in the female sandal division</div>
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The old Man Michael Miller won the geriatric division</div>
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And most importantly his beautiful wife Kimberly ran happy, healthy and cancer free</div>
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Living the dream</div>
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It was a fun morning. People were really excited when they saw our <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a>. My <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">Thirty48 calf sleeves</a> (use code PAT 15 for 15% off) made my legs feel fresher than they probably were maybe even shaving as much as30 seconds off my finishing time.</div>
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Time to relax</div>
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I never met a burro or salsa I didn't like. That afternoon I spent taking in some Arizona heat (both inside and out) at the United States biggest condiment /salsa festival.<br />
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I still had one last day in Phoenix before heading home after almost a month</div>
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The next morning I drove West and didn't stop till I hit the sand. It twas good to be home.</div>
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I had been looking forward to the Rancho San Juan 50km for over a month.<br />
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Why was I so excited?<br />
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(I'll never get tired of posting this pic)<br />
It was a Luis Escobar event!<br />
I was excited to see my illegitimate running family.</div>
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A few days before the race I figured out where it was and that the race was on Sunday not Saturday and that there was a 5km and 10km on Saturday.</div>
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"Oh really"</div>
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Also unbeknownst to me I was to host a beer mile at 4:30 that afternoon?</div>
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"No problemo"</div>
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I arrived early Friday afternoon. Almost immediately Luis race director extraordinaire dragged me out to help mark the course. Luis is a good dude, he works hard to make sure everyone has a good time and I was more than happy to help<br />
"Just don't take a sip of his beer when you think he's not looking."<br />
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I believe I have taken more incriminating pictures of Luis than anyone else. He whines to me every time I post one yet for some reason he continues to be the perfect muse.<br />
(I think he secretly likes it)<br />
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He sure picked a pretty spot to have this race.</div>
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After settling in my friends started to arrive<br />
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It was good to see some familiar faces<br />
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We partied well into the night.</div>
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Time for the 5km</div>
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I woke up still a bit buzzed from the night before but was ready to in few minutes. I was the only one besides Luis who new the course since I helped mark it. It was very hilly muddy and not well marked.</div>
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Knowing that I felt obligated to go out fast and lead the way.</div>
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I slipped on my <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/cp-compression-socks-series-recovery-sleeve">Thirty48 calf compression sleeves</a></div>
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for 15%off</div>
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And decided to try out out an experimental pair of super light <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals.</a> </div>
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I love trying new stuff on race day</div>
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The course was about a 1.7 mile a out and back on rolling hills with more decent on the way out. I went out fast (it was cold outside) and before my body had time tom warm up I was alone. At the 3/4 of mile mark a few friends offered me a beer.</div>
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Hmm? I had a long day ahead of me</div>
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"How bout on the 10km instead?</div>
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By the turn around point my lead was pretty much insurmountable. My sandals which started off being very light were caked with at least 1 lb of mud on each one. </div>
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It felt good to run hard and I cruised in easily for the win!</div>
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About 40 minutes after I finished the 5k it was time for the 10k</div>
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Same strategy as before go out fast and hold on. I was excited to see that Luis was running and was hoping he put some pressure on me?</div>
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But like the race before after the first mile (maybe less) I was alone. At the 4 mile mark I ran into </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The Clemens Bros, </span></div>
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(that's Chris Clemens later in the day)</div>
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They offered me a Budweiser..</div>
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It is the King of Beers and I was thirsty and I did have a beer mile coming up later in the day so a little practice might be a good idea?</div>
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With a clear view that nobody was sneaking up behind me i took about 10 seconds to pound the beer.</div>
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BELCH! </div>
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off and running </div>
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2nd win of the day</div>
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Life is Good!</div>
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I kept hearing Bangs! (not really) while I was running I guess Luis was trying to take me down but the dude was so far back he would have needed a sniper riffle.</div>
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This blog post needs less of me and more pretty girls!</div>
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Way to go Michelle<br />
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Good job Crista.<br />
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And<br />
Maria? Thanks for sharing your Quinceanera with us.<br />
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Well it looks like got the pretty girl part out of the way how bout I ad some cute kids.<br />
Bring on the kids race<br />
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"If I get hurt lost or die It' my own (omitting the Damn) fault"<br />
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Winner gets the Skull<br />
(Mom will be so excited)<br />
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And congrats to this little girl for being so darn cute.<br />
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Is it time for the beer mile?<br />
Not yet first we must Ball Race.<br />
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This is what a real ball race looks like.<br />
<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/105329736952203012509/albums/5972892001532557089?banner=pwa">Complete set of photos from a a real ball race last December</a><br />
Maybe Ill write about it someday?<br />
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This is what we looked like. <br />
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The most authentic thing about the race was that I got bit by the Famous Ghost dog of the Sierra Madre<br />
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<a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-win-ultramarathon-drink-lot-of.html">2013 Born to Run</a><br />
It's become tradition that "Guadajuko" bites someone.<br />
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Somehow I managed to make it into the championship race.<br />
Probably my favorite moment of theRancho San Juan Running debauchery was captured right here.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Any pics that you see with me in them I probably stole from Michelle Evans</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">thank you Michelle.</span><br />
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At the turnaround point I got my ball stuck under a big red tank (you can see in the back of the first 2 pics) This should have eliminated any chance of me winning? I almost gave up, but instead I abandoned my strategy of short controlled topspin kicks and started kicking my ball as far as I could.<br />
I didn't think I was going to win but until its over you never know? I was closing the gap quickly. With about 100 feet to go I gave my ball one last kick, a perfect one at that straight over the finish line (but ball and runner must cross the line to win) At that point I was so far behind the leader never sensed me coming. He was dribbling his ball the last thirty feet as I sprinted, closing the gap from 70 feet to 60 feet, to 40 feet, to 10 feet. It's gonna be photo a finish.<br />
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I won by less than one foot I was told.<br />
3rd win of the day.<br />
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No rest for the weary 15 mins later came the beer mile<br />
I quickly went out and marked the course before coming back to swear everybody in.. <br />
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"I can Drink more than I think I can!"<br />
"I will be drunker than I think I am!"<br />
I will not puke!"<br />
"Amen!"<br />
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At the last second I ditched my sandals (stupid mistake). From the get go my drinking was off (it's been that way for awhile now) The dude on the far right whom I barely edged out in the ball race was there to win.<br />
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Maybe I can learn somthing?<br />
Tip the head back, open the throat, and raise both elbows to open the chest cavity.<br />
(It looks like a winning strategy to me.)<br />
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Behind after beer one I tried to make it up in the run but on the first 1/4 mile I bruised my heel pretty good..<br />
Beer 2 didn't go down any faster but the race wasn't out of reach I tried hard but neither my running or drinking were as fast as I wanted. The other dude let up a little bit but unlike the ball race I couldn't close the gap.<br />
I still finished in under 7 mins in a distant 2nd place.<br />
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Luis wear do you hide all those bees?<br />
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Congrats my friends<br />
(Nice Shovels!)<br />
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Time to party.<br />
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A little butt grinding never hurt nobody.<br />
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Tyler and I were a bit gassy so we got relegated to the Hula Hoop section away from the ladies.<br />
(it really is a good way to air out!)<br />
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With Tyler and I out of the picture Whiskey Jerry got all the chicks.<br />
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Whoops I forgot there was also a 50km<br />
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Here's me jogging with some friends<br />
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here's Whiskey Jerry telling me this blog post is way to long.<br />
so with out further ado.<br />
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THE END<br />
<a href="http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=21515">See you in May at the 2014 Born to Run extravaganza</a><br />
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Racing season is starting a little later this year. Normally it runs and I run from January to December but this year I am hoping to do a lot of traveling so I decided to to spend the end of December and everyday on January doing what I love most, Running on the Soft sand of the beach.</div>
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<a href="http://foundonthebeach.blogspot.com/">Found on the Beach</a></div>
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I had just come off another world record setting week?</div>
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In 5 runs Monday through Friday I found</div>
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I love Southern California in the winter.</div>
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Over the past month I had covered between 325-375 miles all barefoot and shirtless on the beach. The great thing about the beach is that you don't have to go fast to get a good workout. Out of all of those miles I would say less than 20 were at a sub 10 minute pace with most them being slower than 12 minutes.</div>
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(Soft sand will kick your butt if you let it)</div>
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Since last May I have been battling with Achilles Apophysitis and it's finally starting to get better I think or maybe I'm just learning how to cope with it.</div>
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Lucky for me I just started running for a new company</div>
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<a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">THIRTY48</a></div>
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Using athletic Sleeves on my calf's I have been able to minimize the stress on my achilles and have been able to go farther and run longer with less pain.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Will these long slow runs equate to any kind of speed?</span></b></div>
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I wasn't quite sure, but I was eager to find out.</div>
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Sister, Mother, Nephews</div>
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Last Sunday I joined my family for the Redondo Beach Super Bowl 5k. They also have a 10k. But since my sister and nephews were doing the 5k I decided to join them.<br />
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This would be my first time running with somthing on my feet <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a> and my first time running on anything other than sand (including trails or road) since running in the Copper Canyons of Mexico about 45 days ago.</div>
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It was obvious the competition could sing better than me but could they run faster?</div>
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Are you ready dudes?</div>
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The temperature was in the low 50's and the sun was starting to break through as I headed to the starting line.</div>
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I entered the race the hoping to win but I wasn't overly confident. I figured the winning time would be around 16 minutes (about a 5 min mile) which I didn't expect to accomplish but It was possible if everything went right.</div>
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I went out somewhat fast at about 4:50 pace for the first 1/2 mile. Which seemed a little faster than I should be going but there was kid out in front who running around 4:30 </div>
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My legs felt good but my breathing was off, it had been awhile since I pushed this hard. When I run on the beach I breathe through nose. Here I was gasping through my mouth. By the time I reached the first mile in about 5:15 I was in 4th place with the leaders puling away.</div>
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In a race this short I wasn't gonna make up that ground without hurting myself. I relaxed my stride without slowing down too much and focused on my breathing. </div>
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I held my position and cruised through the finishline in a time of </div>
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4th place out of 3,282</div>
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The winner came in right around 16 mins as I expected and the three dudes who beat me were ages 25,18 and 26 followed by old man Sweeney representing his new age group at 35 years old.</div>
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As soon as I crossed the line I did not go running straight for water or to the beer garden (maybe if they had Stone ale not Michelob Ultra). I headed to the sidelines to see my family finish.</div>
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Way to go Thomas!</div>
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While greeting Thomas in the finishers chute I missed my sister and Lucas finish. Oh well? It was worth it to keep the little dude from getting lost.</div>
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I may not have won the race but I was happy with how good my body felt afterwards. The pain in my Achilles was minimal due in part to my <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">Thirty48 compression sleeves</a>. </div>
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I think I get a metal for winning my age division, time to kill some time until they are ready to give it to me </div>
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Free Stress test, I like free. but Scientology? Not so much.</div>
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This is my new buddy Ron L.</div>
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The only time the stress meter spiked was when I couldn't think of anything that stressed me out. (self-fulfilling prophecy if you ask me.) Their conclusion was that I should keep doing what I'm doing. No religion, god or space alien necessary WOO-HOO! ( I received no free book or other propaganda) They treated me kindly and I was nice to them but I'm guessing they could tell that my will is strong, that I thought their religion was full of crap, and that my wallet might be even scrawnier than my physique.</div>
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Here's me and my buddy Jeff from the Village Runner, my favorite place to buy shoes</div>
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(if I were to buy shoes.)<br />
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While killing time I ran into my step mom and her new dude, What a lucky lady<br />
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Woo, Hoo I got my metal. Thank you to<br />
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Most people don't know that they give out metals at this event because you have to win them. Maybe if they try running in <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">sandals</a> they will get one next year?</div>
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Well I am signed up for the <a href="http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=24343">Rancho San Juan 50k</a> on Feb 8th held on private ranch somewhere between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.</div>
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It's a Luis Escobar event so you know it's gonna be a good time. They also have a 5k and 10k on Feb 7th that I may run as well. I'll be camping Friday and Saturday night there is still time to sign up.</div>
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I'm trying to get my friends at <a href="http://www.thirty48.com/">Thirty48</a> to give my shwag to give away. </div>
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Even if you don't wanna run come volunteer have some fun, drink some beer and make some friends..</div>
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This message goes out to all Mas Locos </div>
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All Future Mas Locos</div>
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All Poco Locos</div>
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To anybody who has a kind heart and values the happiness of children.</div>
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2013 marked the Inaugural Caballo Blanco Ultra Marathon Kids fun run. </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Thank You Josue!</span></div>
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Over 400 Kids showed up participate in the event free of charge and every single one of them received a T-shirt, a medal, and a bag of school supplies. </div>
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From all over the canyons kid's came to run. Some leaving their home on foot as early as 4 a.m. just to participate. It a beautiful event that hopes to be even bigger this year and is looking for sponsors.</div>
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Why does this matter to me? </div>
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Because some of my best memories are of the good times with the children of Mexico.</div>
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The first time I went to race the Caballo Blanco Ultra marathon the most memorable moment of the whole adventure was not the race? While scouting the course a few days before the event In a neighboring town o about 5 miles away we were invited to race a bunch of school kids in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rarajipari">Rarajipari </a>(Tarahumara Ball race)</div>
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The kid's were all very sweet and showed excellent sportsmanship. When we lost our ball over a fence they stopped racing, climbed the fence and didn't proceed till we were ready to go. The race was close but team gringo was beaten by a superior squad of kids. Then as gesture of friendship these kids who don't have much, gave us one of their balls to keep which now resides as a cherished memory in the Luna Sandals factory.</div>
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One of the highlights from my 2012 adventure was playing basketball with some local teenagers whom seemed to be getting just us much joy out of playing with us as we did with them. The bleachers were filled and the crowd cheered raucously. </div>
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A couple of weeks before arriving in the Canyons last year I participated in the Fuego Y Aqua 100 km. Race directed by my friend and race director for the 2013 UMCB Josue Stephens. </div>
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Once again it was one of the major highlights of my trip. The coolest moment of the race came when I saw Johnson Cruz local hero and winner of the Survival Run a few hours earlier running down the street wearing a big smile as he cheered on his young nephew or cousin.</div>
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My first day in Urique this year I went on impromptu an jog with UMCB race Director Josue Stephens and Luna Sandals CEO Bookis up to Guadalupe Coronado to the school where I had the ball race with the kids a few years prior. </div>
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Josue asked them if anyone was running in the kids race? Smiles filled there faces and nearly every raised their hand (about 20 or 30 of them) We talked for a bit about who was gonna win the Ultramarthon and the kid's were very proud to root for their local champion Miguel Lara winner of the 2011 and 1012 race.</div>
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I don't we remember if we challenged the kids to a race or if they just started running with us but the next thing I knew all of us were sprinting out of town and most of these kid's I couldn't keep up with. </div>
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They were excited about the race and so was I.</div>
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Race day I planned on just taking pictures. I was literally running late as I jogged to the starting line with my buddy Luis Escobar minutes before the race began.</div>
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The excitement was overwhelming and a few seconds later I found myself swimming downstream in sea of happy children.</div>
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These are the memories I won't soon forget.</div>
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I am grateful to all the 2013 sponsors that helped make these kids lives a little happier as well as my own. </div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">The 2014 Kid's Run needs your help! </b></div>
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As of right now the 2014</div>
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does not have same level of sponsorship that it did last year plus there is expected to be even more kids. It doesn't take very much to make I difference and I thank you in advance for your support.</div>
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If you are coming down to the 2014 UMCB I would suggest you spend $20 and bring at least a small bag of school supplies to give out. Even if it just a pencil or and eraser these kids don't have very much, they are very thankful and I promise that you will not regret it.</div>
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If you can not make it down to Mexico and you have access to cheap or free school supplies or know a corporate sponsor that wants to get involved please email either myself </div>
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Race Directors </div>
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Josue Stephens: josue@ultracb.com</div>
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Maria Walton: maria@ultracb.com</div>
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A few weeks ago I was back at the School at Guadalupe Coronado playing frisbee with the local kid's. I asked them if they are gonna run again this year?</div>
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They are already very excited!</div>
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I'm hoping that in the week leading up to the Kid's Run and the Ultra Marathon, during our hikes to scout the course we can visit a few school's. While there we can hold training runs with local children (a few laps around each school would be fine) where we can share gifts (school supplies) share our excitement about the event, make some great memories and </div>
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most importantly make some new friends.</div>
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Are you with me?</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> KUIRA BA</span></b></div>
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(We are one)</div>
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Well I'm glad that year is over. Not that it sucked, I probably smiled more last year than other I and I did go on some pretty amazing adventures but from a health stand point I never got to full strength. I am excited about the future and hope I am able to embrace whatever comes my way in 2014</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Year In running.</span></b></div>
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My body would not let me run as far or as often as I would have liked to have done. My guess is that I covered around 2,600 miles 2,000 barefoot, 500 in sandals and 100 in shoes. Race wise I participated in around 25 races winning a few 5km's a bunch or beer miles and one Ultramarathon.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Bad</span></b></div>
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last year I st the bar pretty low running personal worsts in just about every distance. </div>
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5 km - Leadville - </div>
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Fist time ever over 18 mins (elevation got me, finished 2nd)</div>
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Marathon - <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/12/red-rock-running-extravaganza-2013.html">Red Rock-</a> </div>
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my first marathon over 4 hours (I was gimpy)</div>
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50 km - <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/08/2013-speed-goat-50k.html">Speed Goat</a> -</div>
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over twice as long as my pr (Tough Course Zero training)</div>
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100 km - <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/04/fuego-y-agua-100km-race-report-damn.html">Fuego Y Aqua</a>-</div>
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almost twice as long as my pr (Hydration problems)</div>
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100 miler - <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/10/2013-leadville-100-mile-endurance-run.html">Leadville</a>- </div>
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22:41 Slowest finish and first time I got chicked in a 100 miler I finished</div>
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Slowest Krispy Kreme Challenge (It was on a trail, still finished 2nd)</div>
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First loss running naked (finished 3rd)</div>
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Lost a beer mile for the first time (I shouldn't have drank IPA's)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Good</span></b></div>
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Being injured the entire year made me a better runner. Half the time that I raced I probably shouldn't have even been running but on a rare occasion I ran smart rather than reckless.</div>
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- <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/05/2013-boston-marathon.html">Boston marathon</a> - </div>
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Faster than the year before. 2 weeks before the race a Dr. told me to stop running completely and I ignored his advice </div>
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(after the bombing 's happened I received so much support from concerned family and friends. Never have I felt so loved. Thank you for that.)</div>
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8:11 I ran my fastest time by far by not trying to race at all, I focused on drinking water and having a good experience and it payed off.</div>
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- <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-win-ultramarathon-drink-lot-of.html">Born to Run</a> 50km - </div>
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1st place 3:48</div>
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I was probably still legally drunk and a bit hung over when the race started. My body wasn't working well till late in the race when I found my happy place and nearly finished with a PR</div>
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- <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/09/2013-buena-vista-burro-race-did-dude-in.html">Burro Racing </a>-</div>
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I went from 2nd to last to first place in just one week</div>
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I had a lot of other good moments but I bored of writing and want to go play frisbee golf</div>
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(maybe I will add them later</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Plans for 2014</span></b></div>
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I don't need another tech shirt medal or belt buckle. The only race I am currently signed up for is the Boston Marathon (thank you Sport Kilt) I don't plan on signing for any other event ahead of time although it is a pretty safe assumption that I will race at Born to Run and at UMCB. As for anything else who knows?</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Conclusion</span></b></div>
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It's my goal to become more comfortable with uncertainty. Like most people I get stuck living a routine life because of its security. With such security comes a lack of growth as person. Last year I spent about 4 months of the year away from home. In 2014 to at least 6 months away (preferably 8). I don't have much clue wear I am headed and that makes me excited. </div>
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Everyday is new opportunity for my best day ever.</div>
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(Pic from the Born to run 50km my last Escobar event)<br />
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After weeks worth of threatening emails warning idiots not to run the 50 mile race (my good friend/race director Luis Escobar) </div>
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I confronted my ego, "Hey dude your a gimp step down to the marathon." </div>
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Hmm?</div>
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If I run half the distance I can party twice as much.</div>
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(I always got an A in math)<br />
Don't ask what I got in English!<br />
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The race was held the Sunday Before Thanksgiving and I thought it would be a great idea to organize some sort of food drive for needy people? Luis was stoked on the idea.<br />
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The next thing I knew the food drive included wrapped toys blankets food and school supplies. </div>
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I picked up a few donations from my sister a new blanket from mom and then bought a bunch of food from trader joes and the $.99 store on my way up to red rock early Friday afternoon That and a case of Stone Ale I had found hiding in my Garage.</div>
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Even though Luis Escobar events usually involve some pretty amazing trails. That's not why I there. </div>
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I was there to see friends. I was there to have fun.<br />
(Sure I still had delusions of granduer regarding the race but those shall have to wait for now.)</div>
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(one of my first ever internet drawings)</div>
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Of course I drank too much beer the day before the event. I had arrived just after one p.m. on a sunny day with parched tongue and a brain thinking rational thoughts.<br />
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The first person to make a donation was my buddy Manley. The dude was already wearing Luna sandals and I gave him a matching buff.</div>
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the gifts kept rolling in<br />
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Luis arrived just before sunset and asked if I would join him to do some final course markings</div>
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"Anything for you dude!"</div>
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Done.<br />
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Race briefing the night before.<br />
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Posing with ringer Ricardo Ramirez</div>
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(my pick to win the 50 miler)</div>
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We kept on partying</div>
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And the gifts kept rolling in<br />
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Let's see if "Whiskey Jerry" can open a bottle of Tequila?<br />
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The cap was never seen again.<br />
(true story)</div>
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I had fun playing some apples to apples with friends while Wishing it was Cards Against Humanity.<br />
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The blurrier my photo's got the blurrier my brain became.<br />
Time for bed.<br />
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Since I was only doing the marathon I had to get shuttled from the finish line all the way Montecito<br />
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The drive took forever.<br />
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That doesn't look so tough, plus I only had to go one direction.<br />
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It aint so cold.<br />
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Even though I was gimp my body felt good, my aspirations were high and I felt like it my race to lose. I was gonna go out fast and either hoped to run wire to wire with the lead or get smoked right away so that my delusions would fade before I hurt myself.<br />
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The race started with a 100 yard run up a residential street I sprinted out to the front and stayed there with a 3 other dudes as we ascended a pretty viscous climb.</div>
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Going out fast bit me in the ass! I have been battling a problem with my Achilles tendon which has been ripping off my heel since April. Pretty much the worst thing I can do to it, is go out hard on a climb without warming up. When I train it takes at least 90 minutes of flat slow running before I can start running fast without too much discomfort.<br />
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After about three miles I was miserable. Once my heal goes I can no longer use the flex in my foot to push off which leads to a whole bunch of other problems. I had nothing and my left knee quickly became fatigued. By the top of the climb at mile 6 the 3 dudes had ditched me and I was solidly in 4th.<br />
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At the aid station I saw Whiskey Jerry. It was only about 8:30 in the morning and I was a little hungover.<br />
"Cheers to you Jerry"<br />
He poured me about a 2 and 1/2 ounce shot and I took off running down the backside of the mountain during a momentary lapse of pain.<br />
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Day dreaming I was on the beach was hard for me enjoy the beauty of the trail and stay in the present. My happy place was far away and I had a long way to trudge.<br />
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I really don't care much for trails I was trapped and confined to the single track trail death marching to the finish line. By the 15 mile mark I was relegated to a walk. (wow) My goal was sub 4 hours? even when I was kid I could do that but now who knows if I will finish in under 6?<br />
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As countless amounts of friends, old people and morbidly obese sumo wrestlers passed me I received a mix of smart ass and sincere comments.<br />
"What the hell are you doing back here Pat?"<br />
they said with a grin as they flew passed me.<br />
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"F@*K You" my ego said internally (lol)<br />
While the rest of me was excited to see them and was stoked they were doing better than I. Today was not my day and I wished them good luck. One thing that also made really happy was seeing so many people wearing brand new <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandal Bandito's</a>.<br />
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With about a mile or two left I smelled the finish line got a little jog going and then it was over.<br />
5:33<br />
Time to root on some friends.<br />
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Way to go Frenchie<br />
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I think your Lunacy has spread from your feet to your brains. You look guys look way to happy<br />
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Nice work Jacobus<br />
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Looking Fancy Nancy?<br />
(sorry my creative juices are running low, my coffee is getting cold and this blog post must end soon)<br />
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Thank you all to the volunteers<br />
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Maybe with the help of a little flame I can fuse my Achilles back on?<br />
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In conclusion I had a pretty crappy ass race but a kick ass time.<br />
C'est la vie<br />
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Thank you to everyone who made a donation.<br />
You helped a lot of people!!!<br />
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Oh yeah a special this thanks to this dude Mr. Luis Escobar for being so magical and bringing us all together as one big stupid family.<br />
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I Love You Guys!<br />
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I had never heard of Leadville both the city and the race until the summer of 2009 when I read the book "Born to Run" </div>
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The allure of Leadville to me was that anybody could come run it. No qualifications needed, no cap on the amount of runners and if you had the cash you could throw it down on the table come race day. It wasn't a race designed for pretentious trail snobs it was meant for everyone who wanted to see what they were made of. The race director was portrayed as tough as nails and the course sounded brutal.</div>
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My first trip to Leadville came in 2011 as a pacer for a friend. In turns out the course really isn't that tough. The race was now run by a corporation. I was blown away at the scale of this race. Each aid station felt like Lollapalooza. It wasn't what I expected and it was unlike any other Ultra I had ever been to. </div>
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I ran the race <b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/10/2013-leadville-100-mile-endurance-run.html">RACE REPORT</a></span></b> this year for the first time. I had a great experience and thought the staff and volunteers put on a well run event that I would highly recommend. Unfortunately I keep seeing posts on the internet from people with sour grapes. </div>
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I understand that the race is not perfect so here are my suggestions to make it better.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pacers and Crew</span></b></div>
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When did Ultra runners become so infantile? In a race to test our strength and endurance why must we need our mom's to hold our hands carry juice boxes and make sure we wear our jackets for the entire second have of the race? I would be 100% in favor of eliminating all pacers from the race but I don't think this is gonna happen. So here is what must be done.</div>
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1. No Pacers allowed until after 6 p.m. Because of cutoffs this means that the soonest someone could have a pacer would be Twin Lakes causing less congestion up and down Hope Pass.<br />
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2. No crew access to Winfield. I know it's the 50 mile mark but runners will still be allowed drop bags and shall now on have to fend for themselves till mile sixty.<br />
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3. Since Twin Lakes will now be the main hub for crew and pacers. Use the volunteers that would be at Winfield to organize a more efficient shuttle system into town.<br />
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This year was the first time I ran the entire course and the trail seemed in great shape. Since I had never ran it before I can't say it seemed any better worse than it had been. As for trash on the ground? There was more than I would like to see but there always is at every Ultra I run. I don't see a problem but here is how we can make it better and add some cash to local economy.</div>
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1. Mandatory 10 hours trail work for all runners and cyclists for that matter participating in either Leadville 100.<br />
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2. Trail work must be done on the Leadville course. With over 10,000 man hours working on the trail each year this should make it one of the nicest trails on the planet!<br />
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3. You can opt out of doing the trail work by paying $150 which would go directly to a local willing to do it for you for $15 an hour.<br />
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4. The extra work or cost of doing work may detour some runners from the race which would make more room on the course.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Whining Ultra runners</span></b></div>
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You can't please all the people all of the time. </div>
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I'm not sure if it's always been this way or if I am just starting to notice it but there seems to be an increase in whiny pretentious ultra runners who have sense of entitlement as if their shit son't stink. They will complain no matter what you do unless the things are exactly the same as they were in 1984. That being said a few of their points are valid.</div>
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1. There is no excuse for a corporate profit making event run out of resources at an aid station if those resources are promised before the event. The solution is easy stock the aid stations with more supplies and hire more staff. (note, all the aid stations were great when I went through them this year)</div>
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2. Hopefully everyone whining will go find another race to run! Nobody is being forced to run Leadville. If you don't like it Don't sign up! If you want to run in a cozy 100 miler put your name in the Hadrock Lottery and wait 20 years to get picked. Eliminating these negative people will make the race more enjoyable for everyone else.</div>
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3. I am totally against any sort of cap below what permits say is acceptable. The beauty of Leadville to me is the magnitude of the race. I wish there 1,500 racers. Boys and girls this isn't Western States. Eliminating the amount of pacers on the course makes room for more runners.</div>
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4. Qualifying and a Lottery? BOO! I know that those have become a necessary evil for other races but I don't think they are needed yet for Leadville. Last I checked Leadville does not sell out in an hour, a day, a week or a month for that matter.</div>
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If you need a crutch to run up a mountain move to Europe. Trekking poles clog up the trail and are danger to the other runners on the course, especially the <a href="http://therunninglunatic.blogspot.de/2013/11/luna-sandals-oso-review-and-giveaway.html">Idiots that run in sandals</a>.</div>
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Thank you to Lifetime sports Chlouber family, the people of Leadville and all the volunteers that help make this race happen. Your race isn't perfect but I appreciate all the hard work you put into it.</div>
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<b>Next Up :</b></div>
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<b>How to fix the Western States 100</b></div>
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Ultra-running is dumb!</div>
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Disclaimer:</div>
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I suck at running at elevation, I have no passion for climbing mountains and feel confined by a single track trail. I live at the beach and run barefoot in the sand nearly everyday. God's gift to running 100 mile races I am not.</div>
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That being said I love proving myself wrong and I'm always for a new adventure.</div>
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If you read my last few blog posts you'd know that Leadville 100 was less than 36 hours away. I had spent the last 3 weeks in the mountains and over that span I had ran 7 races winning four of them and finishing 2nd in another. I had snuck in the SOLD OUT Leadville 100 about 10 days prior to the event thanks to a friend at New Balance (one of the title sponsors of the event.) No time to train but also not time to stress out.<br />
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I had been intrigued with running in <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/08/lunatics-at-leadville-2011.html">Leadville 100</a> since I paced my Buddy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qwFIB-6_gs">Bookis</a> ( Ceo of <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a>) in 2011. It's not a very technical course and had a lot flat open areas to run which should bode pretty well for me considering I run in <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">sandals</a>.</div>
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The biggest factors for me would be the elevation and the weather. I was still getting winded walking up the stairs at the house I was staying at but I felt a lot more comfortable at altitude than I had ever been in my life (which isn't saying much)</div>
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As for the Weather?</div>
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The forecast for the first time all summer predicted Zero percent chance of thunderstorms on race day!</div>
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"Can I get a Hell Yeah!"</div>
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<a href="http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/outdoors-news/beards-better-at-altitude-say-scientists/8093.html">Scientists say Beards are better at altitude</a><br />
I would be running the race with very little gear and no crew. Rather than training I focused my energy on growing a good beard for the race. Plus I had pair of <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Oso Sandals</a>. The course record at Leadville was once set in <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">sandals</a>. Less crap meant less to worry about.</div>
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A few minutes after my Beer mile win Thursday night and less than 1 mile away I found myself at the pre-race dinner and ran into 2 ultra running studs Ed Ettinghausen and his little buddy Cody who ran his first 100 last year at the age of 12.<br />
(both of which I gain inspiration from.)<br />
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Maybe I should check out the the rules of the race?<br />
While looking over the rules for the event that night, I noticed that there would be mandatory weigh ins.<br />
It stipulated that if a runner lost 3-5% of their body weight they could be held at an aid station and if they lost 7% they would be "Kicked out of the Race!"<br />
(Yikes)<br />
I had just gorged myself on pasta and beer and feeling a tad bit tubby. Normally my weight fluctuates between 140 and 155 lbs depending on what kind of shape in. Well the shape I felt at that particular moment was rather round and I was guessing my weight to be about 154 lbs.<br />
Time to beat the system and instigate a totally unhealthy game plan that I don't recommend. While others were making sure they were hydrated at about 7 p.m. after one last Stone Ale :) I stopped drinking and eating.<br />
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Friday</b><br />
(Day before the race)<br />
I did not eat breakfast or drink any fluids instead I went and ran around the frisbee golf course for a few hours to sweat out some weight. I was thirsty but quenching it would have to wait. Around noon it was time for weigh in.<br />
<i>Dun Dun Dun!</i><br />
142.4<br />
I told the Dr. what I had done and she responded with a dumbfounded head nod to the side like my an elementary school teacher who had just caught me cheating.<br />
<i>I never cheated in elementary school that's why I have perfect grammar and punctuation?</i><br />
<i>:)</i><br />
With about a three to one ratio of beer to water and whole lot of food I would be easily over 150 lbs by the time the race started just 16 hours away.<br />
<i>"Drinking my beer in the hot sun, I fought the law and I won."</i><br />
(sorry I got sidetracked)<br />
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South Bay Representing</div>
Just before the pre-race meeting I ran into my buddy Thomas who crewed with me at <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-badwater-146-photographic-expose.html">Badwater</a> the dude lives about a mile from me and will be my pacer in a few weeks at the <a href="http://www.imathlete.com/donate/PatrickSweeney?z=1379699994909">Endurance Challenge 100</a><br />
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Not my video.<br />
(This looks like a front row seat compared to wear Iwas sitting)<br />
Cole Chlouber,<br />
Friend and wearer of Luna Sandals gave a riveting speech.<br />
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Drop Bags?<br />
Since I had no crew it was better to safe than sorry I made 4 drop bags although I knew I probably wouldn't use them. I have ran around forty Ultras and have probably made 10-20 drop bags. I think I actually used one once.<br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time to get some rest.</span></b></div>
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At the Labbe Estate (the home that I had been staying at for the last two week) less than a 5 min walk from the starting line </div>
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I went to bed without a bit a nervousness, anxiety or apprehension. This either means i'm getting more mature or more delusional.</div>
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(hopefully it's the second of the 2)</div>
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Is said good night to Tyler and his sister in the next room over and was visiting the sandman by 9 p.m.</div>
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<b>Vegas odds on my performance:</b></div>
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<b>10% Sub 20 hours</b></div>
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<b>30% Sub 25 hours</b></div>
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<b>30% 25-30 hour</b></div>
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<b>30% DNF</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Race Day </b></div>
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(Crack of Dawn)</div>
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I felt surprisingly well rested for waking up before my alarm around 3 a.m. </div>
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Ian, myself and Tyler</div>
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Ian would go to finish first in the shod division. I hope his feet are okay?</div>
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:)<br />
I heard that Ian also won some sort of Grand Slam whatever that is?<br />
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That doesn't look very vegan to me.<br />
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<a href="http://www.beardedbros.com/">For breakfast I had three of my Favorite Vegan energy bars made by the Bearded Brothers of Austin Texas </a><br />
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We were supposed to be down at the starting coral by 3:45 but it was chilly outside. Tyler took off while I stayed with Ian and Sean Messiner (travel buddy from Nicaragua and also Ian's pacer) till about 3:50 before heading out the door.</div>
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On the way to the starting line I ran into my buddy from Hawaii. Who would also be running in <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Lunas</a>? Or did he run in Air Jordan's from "Back to the Future" I'm not sure because my photographer Sean cropped our feet out of the pic.<br />
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Why am I wearing a shirt? At the last second I decided to tie it around my waist instead.<br />
(I would end up running the whole race shirtless)<br />
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<i>Random tidbit of to much info:</i><br />
<i><a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/12/ridgecrest-othtc-50k-2011.html">My P.R. at the 50k</a> came shirtless with weather in the 20's at the start of the race.</i></div>
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A few days before the event Cole Clubber Recommended me that I shouldn't talk to anyone till I got to the first aid station, 12 miles away in an effort to save my energy?<br />
Sure why not.<br />
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I ran down the hill out of town at a good pace. Although the weather was brisk within the first mile I was happy I chose not wear a shirt but thankful for my Moeben sleeves.<br />
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Around mile 6 I was stuck in group of slow single track runners I was probably running in 20 to 30th place at the time. There was no need to go faster but it was frustrating. I was keeping to myself with my head down staring at the heels of the dude in front of me.<br />
Maybe I should have been paying more attention because all of sudden about 6 people in front of me turned around and started running toward me.<br />
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"How the heck did we get lost, I still don't?"<br />
A little over a mile later those 6 plus about 15 people behind me had backtracked onto the course.<br />
"Oh well"</div>
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I got to the first aid station feeling good. I wanted to ditch my headlamp but it was still dark and taking 30 seconds to find my drop bag was out of the question. Anxious to make up for my incompetence in getting lost. I pushed hard up the first climb where I passed about 20 people. Everything was feeling good except my left knee felt weak if I landed unevenly with my foot.<br />
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In the weeks leading up to the race I had been playing a few rounds of frisbee golf nearly everyday. When my running was at it's best I was an avid disc golfer but for the last year or so I was lucky if I played twice a month. My body wasn't use to all the torque on the knee and earlier in the week somthing had gone awry. </div>
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(the Fish Hatchery)<br />
Coming in at mile 20ish I was still feeling good but things were about to change in a hurry.<br />
To my surprise at the aid station I had a lot of people cheering for me, <br />
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I knew I'd see Tyler's merry crew of Mas Loco's<br />
but another 20 or so people called out my name. It really meant a lot to me and thank you to you if you were one of those people!<br />
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Shortly after leaving the aid station while running on a paved highway my knee began to hurt with every step. This was supposed to be the part of the course that I planned on running hard. Time to throw that plan out the window. I now found myself walking extended sections of flat terrain<br />
and<br />
I haven't even covered a marathon.<br />
"Yikes"<br />
"This was either gonna be a very long day or a very short one?"<br />
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I Started to feel guilty that I was walking. If my pace continued at this speed,or got worse I wondered If I could I finish under the allotted 30 hours? A sub 25 hour big buckle finish seemed out the question. Did I think things were gonna get better?<br />
No,<br />
but I sure hoed they would and a little hope is powerful thing!<br />
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Faking a smile for the camera<br />
It seemed like 100 people passed me over the next 10 miles. I wanted so bad to run but the body wouldn't let me. I'd go a few minutes of running and then I would walk. If I could make it to mile 40 (Twin Lakes) then maybe I can make to mile 50 and so forth.<br />
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Twin Lakes<br />
I made it there with out feeling completely broken albeit a little slower than I had hoped. No sense in throwing in the towel yet. <br />
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Tyler's actual crew<br />
At the Aid station I once again got a lot love from friends this lifted my spirits.<br />
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The weather was gorgeous and I only had 60 more miles to run.<br />
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Time to go climb Hope Pass<br />
TWICE<br />
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As I left the Twin lakes aid station I saw my friend from New Balance and had a surprise to show her on the side of my foot.<br />
:)<br />
Crossing a few ponds during the heat the day. I was loving the sunshine. I decided to take off my sandals through the final pond to rejuvenate my feet. It is a huge advantage that running in sandals had accorded me and it felt oh so good.<br />
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It was a long hike up to the top. Along the way I learned somthing about myself?<br />
I suck at hiking!<br />
At least another 20 or 30 people marched past me as I hiked. The only person I passed along the way was my buddy Thomas who was hunched over on rock dealing with altitude sickness. <br />
I got him to walk a little bit with me but he was in bad shape and doubtful to finish the race.<br />
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Just before reaching the pass I saw Ian screaming down the hill in second place. He was who I wanted to win unlike many of my friends who were rooting for Scott Jurek.<br />
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Down the backside of Hope pass I stoked not to be climbing anymore, each step downwards meant more oxygen and I ran pretty good for a few miles until the pounding became too much. At this point I felt like I was walking a pretty fineline between pain and injury.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Halfway</span></b><br />
<b>Time to head back home.</b><br />
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When I got to the 50 mile mark I weighed in at<br />
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exactly what I had checked in at the day before. I'm not one to linger at aid stations, I grabbed a cup of non Vegan ramen soup along with a cup of coke and I was out of there within a minute.<br />
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On my way back to climb Hope Pass I saw a few of my buddies Including Mike Miller and Tyler they were about 30-45 minutes behind me, they both looked strong and I was happy for them.</div>
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By far the hardest thing for me to do the whole race was find gasps of air to cheer on the runners coming down as I hiked back up Hope Pass. I think succeeded about 80% of the time but sometimes I would try for words but nothing came out.<br />
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When I paced Bookis up this section a few years ago he was flying.<br />
I also moved like a bird? Yep I was waddling up the hill like the worlds stupidest penguin trying to avoid being jousted by runners screaming down the hill running recklessly with their trekking poles.<br />
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Sidenote:<br />
On the way up one after another I saw runners in Hoka's fall down. I saw no less than 6 of them. I did fall down once too as I tried to let some chick (also wearing Hoka's) pass going the other direction. She butt bonked me off the side of trail.</div>
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This pic looks like the worlds worst selling action figure.<br />
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Coming down Hope Pass back towards Twin Lakes I should have been running but I was exhausted mentally. Tons of people were still passing me. At about Mile 57 my buddy Terry passed me and I decided to join him.<br />
.That's when everything Changed!<br />
:)<br />
I don't know what happened or why I said it. But all of a sudden I uttered out a whimsical<br />
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and<br />
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I was running with a smile and a purpose.<br />
I didn't want to stop as I sprinted to the aid station at Twin Lakes. Once again I refilled on Coke and Ramen, which I would continue to do for the rest of the race at each aid station. At Twin Lakes my friend Flint told me that my buddy Peter was there and he wanted to pace someone?<br />
I hadn't planned on a pacer, I don't usually run with one but at Leadville pacer's are allowed to "Mule" for you, meaning they can carry your gear.<br />
Not having to carry my water would make things a lot easier plus Peter is pretty cool dude. I told Flint that would love Peter's services and that if he wanted to pace me from mile 80 to the finish line that would be amazing.<br />
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Out of Twin lakes there was about 3 mile climb I wanted to run but thought better of it. Once I was done climbing I started moving like a runaway tire down a hill. I was passing people left and right and at one point ran about 42 minute 10km.<br />
(not bad for already having 100km under my belt)<br />
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At mile 72 I saw Flint, he told me Peter would be waiting for me at mile 80.<br />
"Sweet'<br />
Earlier in the day I thought I may not be able to finish but by my current calculations I could finish this race in under 25 hours and score a big buckle!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Fish Hatchery mile 80ish</span></b><br />
At the aid station the medical team was giving me the stink eye for not wearing a shirt.<br />
"The forecast says it's gonna be in the low 30's at the top of the mountain."<br />
(more reason to run faster I thought)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I got there around 10 p.m. My plan was to walk about 80% of the climb up power line with a little running </span>sprinkled<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was nice to now have Peter with me, who couldn't have been a better pacer. (he was collegiate runner and also and a fellow </span>Ultra marathoner<span style="font-family: inherit;">). I was still having trouble breathing during climbs so I let him do most of the talking. </span><br />
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With about 15 miles to go we started back down hill and moving at about a 6 min pace. Sure I was tired but because I had done so much walking during the day I had plenty legs left.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mile 90 </span></b><br />
At the final aid station I had one last cup of coke and another cup of Ramen. It was a beautiful night and I was actually enjoying myself<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>If only Peter were an attractive woman it would have been perfect!<br />
(no offense to Peter)<br />
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With a about 6 miles to go I realized I was gonna break 24 hours. It then dawned on me if I ran sub 10 minute miles I could break 23 hours. I felt like I had the energy and there was no point in saving anything for tomorrow, hell it was already tomorrow. Peter was running stride for stride but not for long.<br />
During the the next mile or so I left him in the dust.<br />
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I slowed up a bit before the final 4 mile climb back into town. I asked Peter if he was okay I ditched him.<br />
(he was more than happy to let me go.)<br />
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I took off running uphill at around an 8 minute. pace. During this stretch I passed about 15 people. I would guess the average pace of these runners to be about a 20 min mile. I felt like the last survivor of the zombie apocalypse and with person I passed I pressed on running faster and faster.<br />
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22:41 40th place</div>
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1st place in the Sandal Division and the shirtless division for that matter.</div>
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I crossed the line feeling good. If there were another 20 miles to run I would have been fine but I was happy to be done. The second half of the race was so much easier than the first half. I was proud of myself for not giving a 110% and for not pushing past my limits. </div>
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After taking a quick shower at the Labbe house and borrowing some clothes from Peter (all my warm gear was in my drop bags) I stumbled my way back to the finish line less than hour after I had crossed it too watch my friends finish.</div>
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Well done Tyler 2nd place Sandal division</div>
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Tired Dudes</div>
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Special thanks to Greg Labbe for the amazing hospitality. Your generosity will not soon be forgotten.</div>
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thank you to my Pacer Peter.</div>
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"Who needs a beautiful woman when you got a pal like him?"</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Reflections:</span></b></div>
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What did I learn? </div>
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Well I learned that coke and ramen make pretty good fuel </div>
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(I'm not sure I wanted to learn that.)</div>
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I learned that it's okay to hold back, the old me would have pushed too hard early and broken down. I took a very conservative approach when things went bad and I couldn't of asked for a better outcome. </div>
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<b>Accolades:</b></div>
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Thank you to all the volunteers and the other runners for being nice to me. Congratulations to all the finishers. Thank you to all my fellow Mas Loco's for the support. Thank you to the Bearded Brothers for helping fuel me before during and after the race. Thank you to New Balance for getting me in. Lastly Thank you to </div>
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<a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals </a></div>
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for making the best running shoes I have ever owned!</div>
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I had a great time in Colorado </div>
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It's good to be back home at the beach where I can be<br />
myself?<br />
Whatever that may be<br />
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5 days till Leadville what now?</div>
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It's kind of hard taper when never really got a chance to train.</div>
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If Idle hands are tool of the devil then what am I supposed to do with my idle legs?</div>
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The high of winning the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/09/2013-buena-vista-burro-race-did-dude-in.html">burro race/and 5k</a> the day before had kept my cold at bay but come Monday morning I was back to feeling like crap again.</div>
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I had no desire to run! The cold had transformed into some sort of sinus infection. Each time my foot hit the ground with any kind of force it felt like a filling in the left side of my mouth was about to fall out, plus it looked like X-mas time shooting out of the left nostril. I was glad though that this was happening early in the week hoping that I would feel well by the time the 100 miler rolled around.</div>
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I'm not a very needy dude nor did I want the pressure of people going out of their way to help me in a race that I hadn't trained for nor that I even knew I could finish. I did not make any commitments to this race and for that reason I could not ask anyone to commit to helping me. I decided that I would have no crew and no pacers but that doesn't mean I wasn't ready to party with Tyler's Crew.</div>
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The next few days I still feelt like crap. I avoided running but continued to play Frisbee in an effort to stay somewhat active. That's when Tyler and I got the Idea to put together a beer mile. We had put one together In Nicaragua and the night before the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-win-ultramarathon-drink-lot-of.html">Born to Run Ultramarthon</a>. Both were a lot of fun so why not do it again?</div>
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We put the word out on Facebook on Tuesday BEER Mile on the Boulevard of the Leadville 100 mile course Thursday at 4:30<br />
BYOB</div>
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I wonder who's gonna show up. Even if it was just Tyler and I the event would still go on.</div>
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Trying to kill my cold with Moonshine and the love of good friends.</div>
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On Wednesday Tyler's crew of Mas Loco's began to show up. It felt more like family than friendship<br />
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(2 days till the leadville 100)<br />
Still a little bit sick but feeling better </div>
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<a href="http://transrockies-run.com/results-2/">Transrockies</a></div>
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The Trans Rockies 6 days stage race was passing through town so we got up early to see a few friends who were running in it.</div>
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Photo bombing my friend Holly's "Selfie" </div>
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(She is still smiling because she doesn't who is next to her)</div>
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Holly was originally gone run in the Leadville 100 but when she got an offer to run the the much more expensive Trans Rockies race she couldn't pass it up. She even offered to let me have her Leadville bib, but unfortunately Leadville didn't allow transfers. Thanks anyway<br />
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When I told James Bonnett he could be in the picture I was hoping I would still get to stand next to Holly </div>
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You dirty dog, you!</div>
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It just so happens The Race director for the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2012/11/no-training-no-shirt-no-shoes-no-pacer.html">Chimera 100 Miler</a> Steve Harvey was there and by chance I was drinking out of my Chimera coffee mug.</div>
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Good Luck James</div>
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Good Luck Holly</div>
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Tyler and I had a beer Mile course to go mark.</div>
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However and unannounced to general public a even more prestigious event was about to occur?<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">The First Annual International Leadville Stone golf Invitational.</span></b></div>
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Representatives in the event included myself from California, Tyler from Colorado and Flint from Quebec </div>
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What is Stone Golf you ask?</div>
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According to the I.S.G.A.Rules:<br />
The goal is to get your stone from Point A. to Point B an estimated 1/8th of a mile and then hit a designated stack of rocks with your own stone. </div>
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Tyler was first up with a monster drive.</div>
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Flint showing the world that a petite Frenchmen can do more than just stand there and complain about California wine.</div>
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Tyler had a chance at the win but he didn't factor in the altitude and flew past with a high putt.</div>
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Flint solidifying at least at least a share of first place</div>
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Myself going for the tie?<br />
It's good!</div>
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Will there be a three way tie?</div>
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Yes!</div>
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What an amazing finish! I bet you wish you were there?</div>
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We thought about making it an open event next year but then you got to deal with a waiting list and a lottery we decided against it. The 2nd annual Leadville International Stone Golf event will remain an invitational.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">On to the main event</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The 2 mile High Leadville Beer Mile</span></b></div>
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Quite the motley crew of skilled runners and drunk'n bastards </div>
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(Guess which side of the pendulum I'm on?)</div>
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1/8th of a mile down hill and then back up. Held at roughly 2 miles elevation I might have to actually pace myself not to go out to fast?</div>
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(what a wimp)</div>
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<b>Gear / Beer</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Venado Sandals</a> / Tecate</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time for the sacred </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>beer mile </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>oath</b></span></div>
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Maybe the giant Burrito 90 mins before the race wasn't the best idea? <br />
At lunch I scoffed at Tyler "I'm not gonna let a burrito defeat me!" He decided to be smart and only eat 1/2 of his.<br />
"Who's laughing now buddy"<br />
Maybe I was wrong?</div>
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I drank my first beer even slower that I probably would have if I had drank it while eating that burrito. I like to be the first person done with beer one but on this occasion I was in the middle of the pack. I felt like such a rookie.</div>
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Now I needed to make up for my crappy drinking with some running</div>
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Really?</div>
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I was hoping it would be the other way around!</div>
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It was a tough climb back up to the beers but by the time I had got there I had taken the lead and was not gonna give it up without a fight!</div>
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By the time I finished beer Number 2 which went down almost instantly, </div>
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I was comfortable in control of my own destiny.</div>
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With each passing lap and beer my lead increased. It's not that I was super fast, I was gasping for air even at a moderate pace. I was moving along steadily and the beers were going down effrotlessly</div>
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By the time I headed out on my last lap nobody had even arrived at beer Number 4</div>
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Eventually I cruised in smiling and drunk for my 6th win in 6 attempts. </div>
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My time was just under 7:30 over 90 seconds slower than my P.R. </div>
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Time to crack open another one and watch the race unfold</div>
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:)</div>
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"Yo Tyler you got an evil that Bryon Powell T-1000 from <a href="http://irunfar.com/">Irunfar.com</a> right on your ass closing in fast for the kill.."</div>
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(He's not really evil)</div>
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Cue the T2 music </div>
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"Dun Dunt Dunt Dunt Dun" "Dun Dunt Dunt Dunt Dun"</div>
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Upon hearing me yell at him Tyler found another gear and ended his streak of third place finishes sprinting down the homestretch foe a second place finish</div>
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Way to go Buddy!</div>
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Just a couple seconds behind came a late charging Byron Powell. </div>
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Next time I suggest you wear some <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a>.</div>
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Well done Byron!</div>
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The biggest surprise of the whole event had to be Sean Meissner coming in 4th, shaving over 1/2 the time off his finish in <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/03/part-iv-inebriated-grandeur-at-ometepe.html">Ometepe</a> finishing in 8:49</div>
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AMAZING!</div>
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I think Luis Armstrong was quite possible singing about the beer mile?</div>
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<i>I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do." </i></div>
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What a wonderful World</div>
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Tyler Pacing Flint on lap 3</div>
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"Scurp"</div>
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(a cross between a a burp and a scream with a little bit of vomit)</div>
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He may be petite but the french dude didn't quit</div>
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<a href="http://flintland.blogspot.com/2013/08/leadville-100-beer-mile-race-report.html">Flint's race report</a></div>
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"It's not the size of the rock that matters."</div>
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Said Sean.</div>
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I know the proper award is is a shovel on a string but I had been away from the beach for over three weeks.</div>
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I wont let it happen again!</div>
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Congrats to Maria Walton for showing us just how big her actual "Cojones" were an her way to the the win in the woman's' division. </div>
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Congrats to Flint on the DFL, I think you got a little somthing on your shoulder?</div>
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I Proclaim from this day forward all last place finisher's of the beer mile shall receive </div>
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Blue "Bone"R award!</div>
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It's a highly coveted award don't you know?</div>
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What are we gonna do with all these cans</div>
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"I'll take care of that and I'll do it 4 at a time "</div>
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This dude was too afraid to do the beer mile.</div>
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Thank you to Ian Sharman for being the MC of our event. 2 days later he would go on to win Leadville on his way to setting the record for the fastest cumulative time ever running what is known as the Grand Slam of Ultra Running, Western states, Vermont, Leadville, Wasatch.</div>
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If you want to hire Ian as your own personal running coach or if you want to pay to hear his charming accent please go to:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.sharmanian.com/#/coaching/4556844258">Hire Ian so Pat can get a$6 commission .com</a></span></b><br />
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Likewise If Ian refer's you to me for for Beer Mile coaching he shall receive<br />
One Stone I.P.A.</div>
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Thank you Sean for the mammaries that will haunt my dreams for years to come.<br />
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The Start of the Leadville 100 was now just 36 hours away.<br />
I wonder if I will ever get around to writing the race report?<br />
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Bonus Video:<br />
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All dressed up and nowhere to run.</div>
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The <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/08/hauling-ass-at-2013-leadville-boom-days.html">Leadville Burro </a>race was over and the Leadville 100 mile trail race was just two weeks away but it had sold out while I was in mexico There I was a shit out of luck a runner who had just lost two races over the weekend.</div>
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Woe is me</div>
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PFFT!!!</div>
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Time to manifest my own Mother F'N destiny and have some fun!</div>
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I had twelve days to figure a way into Leadville. In the mean time I should become pretty acclimated with the mountain air. </div>
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8/5/13</div>
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Monday afternoon I gave my buddy Tyler a ride back to Winter Park. I decided to stay the night and check out the the local frisbee golf courses. When my running was at my best I played a lot of disc golf, around 10 to 20 rounds a week but now I am lucky to play twice a month.</div>
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That evening I played one of the worst courses ever although it was still spectacularly beautiful.</div>
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Followed the next morning by one the best courses I have ever played which was "surprise" even more beautiful.</div>
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I even played the best game Jenga ever.</div>
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(Maybe a set made of T-rex femur bones would be cooler but those are pretty hard to come by.)</div>
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It was great a couple days but I couldn't stop thinking about Burro Races and there was still that to desire to run the Leadville 100 haunting the back of my brain.</div>
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The upcoming Sunday was the Beuna Vista Burro race held about 45 mins down the road from Leadville</div>
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Samaritan my burro from my first race was on his way back to his home in Wisconsin but Tyler thought he could score me a burro through the the same dude he got his.</div>
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8/7/13</div>
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Back in Leadville the weather was auspicious. While snow blanketed the local peaks I spent my days running around the 2 mile high disc golf course shirtless in my board shorts.</div>
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If I ran hard I could finish the course in under 15 mins. </div>
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(my fastest time was about 14:40 with a score of -3)</div>
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On Wednesday evening (i think it was Wednesday) I got an email from a friend at New Balance with a code for a sponsorship exemption into the Leadville 100.</div>
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"SWEET"</div>
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"I get to run 100 miles"</div>
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"F*%K"</div>
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Wait a second that means I have to run 100 miles in less than 10 days. Most people train for these type of events.<br />
Was this a blessing or a curse?</div>
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Training? I think I'll just stick to playing frisbee.</div>
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The fact that I was now in the Leadville 100 took a bit of stress away. No longer did I have to wonder if I were running or not. I am getting way ahead of myself. </div>
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Tyler's guy Brad had come through for us and we had two Burro's lined up for to race on Sunday.<br />
8/8/13<br />
I had gone for what was meant too be an 8 mile run to see the first few miles of the Leadville course. I left the house shirtless under beautiful sun shiney skies, about 18 miles later I returned after running the last hour in pouring rain<br />
I went to bed with a sore throat and friday I woke up sick as a dog. and had a very lathargic day<br />
I had agreed to Pick up Tyler on Saturday</div>
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That morning I got up 5:30 I went from sick as dog to feeling like the excrement from that sick dog to go watch gazillion Lycra clad Yahoo's start the Leadville 100 bike ride. The temperature outside was in the high 30's </div>
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Not the smartest idea but smart ideas are boring.</div>
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On the way back from picking Tyler up we stopped by </div>
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"Guess what?"</div>
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another Disc golf Course</div>
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Because?</div>
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Better to feel like dog crap having fun than sitting on your ass feeling sorry for yourself. </div>
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By evening time however, I told Tyler that there was a chance I would not be able to race the next morning. But once again the whole smart ideas are boring theme came into play.</div>
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That night Tyler and I found out out the Burro's we would be racing. Tyler had wanted to race "Willy" the burro he had raced in Leadville and felt a bond with near the end of the race.<br />
But he was getting a big time upgrade who went by the name of<br />
"Jack"<br />
a burro whom had won Leadville in 2012,2011 and came in second in 2010.<br />
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As for me, I would be racing </div>
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"Scratch"<span id="goog_1484809020"></span><br />
a perennial middle of the pack finisher.<br />
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One cool thing about Burro racing is that they list the name of each Burro in the past results and nearly all of the burros have a history in the sport that can easily be traced back five or six years.<br />
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I had heard somewhere (or I might just be making this up) that Scratch was owned by the Master Brewer at the Tommy Knocker Brewery. If has beard like the dude on the logo then maybe Scratch and I will have a good thing going.<br />
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That night I got a call from Roger Pedretti (Owner of Samaritan)<br />
"Hey Pat I'm so happy to hear you got Jack."<br />
"No Rodger, I got Scratch, Tyler got Jack."<br />
(Rodger's tone immediately lost it's enthusiasm)<br />
"I'm sure you'll do great."<br />
"Thanks Roger."<br />
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An hour later I got a second call from Rodger.<br />
"You don't have to race Scratch, my friend Barb might let you race her burro "Smokey" whom is a proven champion"<br />
"Thanks Rodger but I think Scratch is already being saved for me and I'll do my best to make you proud."<br />
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Once again I woke up feeling like crap. Exuberance outweighed my sickness and both Tyler and I were super excited to be racing burro's once again.</div>
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The race didn't start till 10 a.m. We rolled up into Buena Vista at roughly 8:15 where we were supposed to meet our Burro's around 8:30.<br />
As we pulled into our parking spot I noticed a dude pinning a number to his pants<br />
??????<br />
I wonder what that's for?<br />
Could there be a 5k before the burro race?<br />
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Delusions of grandeur danced through my head as the little spaghetti monster on my shoulder whispered in my ear the words I needed to hear.<br />
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I asked the dude what the number was for and sure enough there was a 5k about to start in 15 mins. The cost was only $20 and the starting line was a block away.<br />
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"Yo Tyler you mind signing me up for the Burro race?<br />
I'm gonna go for a little jog"<br />
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8 days earlier I had raced a 5k in Leadville and finished a disappointing second. After only being acclimated to the mountain air for about 12 hours I sat at the finish line gasping for air long after the race was over. But now that I a had a few days to acclimate I felt more confident plus Beuna Vista is only at about 8,000 feet instead of 10,000 this should be a piece of cake. </div>
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This shall be a drunk dancing Avocado.</div>
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The only sandals I had brought with me were my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Oso's</a>. Which are great for trails but heavier than I would prefer for a short race. I thought about going barefoot since it looked like the course was paved but at the last second I decided to error on the side of caution.</div>
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Sizing up my competition it felt like it was my race to lose. There was this one Dude in a USTAF Unitard thing that might be able to kick my ass?</div>
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Sporting my new fancy shirt given to me by the kind people at <a href="http://inknburn.com/">Ink N Burn</a> and my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a> I immediately took the the lead.<br />
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In my haste to get ready I didn't properly tighten my Lunas. After running only a few block's I had to stop to tighten my right sandal. When I race longer distances I tend keep my sandals on pretty loose but If I'm running fast I need them tight. It only took a few seconds but I went from first to fifth and was extremely frustrated at myself.<br />
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I pushed hard and made up the time I had just lost rather quickly. But I had only half-assed fixed my sandal hoping it would do the trick.<br />
"UGGG"<br />
I had to stop again this time for about 5-10 seconds (it seemed like an hour) and made sure the sandal was on my foot for good. We were not even a mile into the race and I was now over a block behind the leaders.<br />
(including USTAF Unitard guy whom had just passed me) channeling my frustration to help spin my legs I got myself back into contention.<br />
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At about the halfway mark I moved into 2nd place and was closing in on first as the course moved from asphalt to trail. At this point I was thankful for my sandals. I could sense the leaders was fading and I seized the opportunity to take the lead. Unitard guy was breathing down my neck and I didn't like it.<br />
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Instead of waiting around wondering when he was gonna make his move I increased the tempo beyond my comfort zone to see if I could break him. On the second to last turn with about 1/2 mile to go I caught a glimpse behind me and my plan had worked. I maintained a fast pace down the home stretch and through the finish line<br />
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Check out the fancy ribbon I won<br />
How did they know the winner was gonna wear sandals?<br />
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They were out of shirts by the time I signed up but were kind enough to send me one in the mail.<br />
Too bad I don't wear a ladies medium<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Yes I am finally getting to the Burro Race I Promise.</b></span></div>
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Good to meet you Scratch.<br />
Before the race Scratch payed almost no attention to me all Scratch wanted to do was eat every piece grass in sight. I was cool with that. Hopefully he would get his fill before the race started.</div>
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Both Tyler and I were pretty pumped up about the race.<br />
At Buena Vista they had two different races going on at once an 12 mile short course and an 18 mile long course but you wouldn't have to choose until about 5 miles into the race. The short course payed 11 spots in lower denominations of cash while the long course payed 7 but had a larger purse.<br />
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I really wanted to win some money even it were last place cash, hell if they were giving out frozen yogurt gift certificates I would want to win that too. Going into the race I had planned on running the short course, while Tyler had planned on doing the long.<br />
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Lining up at the start there were a lot of familiar faces from the week before plus a few cute new ones.<br />
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But it only burned a little bit.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's Do It!</span></b><br />
The race started and finished with a about 1/2 mile run down the center of town. Some burro's won't run at the start but lucky for me Scratch was ready to go.<br />
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That was the last I saw of Tyler.<br />
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We took off at a comfortable pace crossed a bridge out of town and onto a single track trail.<br />
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This experience was totally different than the one I had experienced at Leadville. During the next three miles we ran on single track trail. We were in the lead group of about 9 burro's myself in 8th place. Behind nipping on my heels literally was "Smokey" the burro I had almost gotten at the last second. As much as I wanted to pass the runners in front of me, there simply was not room for it.<br />
I ran with one arm on the rope and my other arm fully extended behind me to block Smokey from stepping on my feet.<br />
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Eventually the course opened up onto some fire road Scratch was running great. With an occasional pat on the ass and a<br />
"Hep Hep Heyah"<br />
I felt like on was on my way to collecting a paycheck.<br />
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I had moved up a couple spots by the time we reached where the short and the long course split around mile 5. Out of the 9 of us only 2 people in front of me me and one behind took off on long course. As for myself I was too sick, lazy and tired to be that brave.<br />
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The main reason I was doing so well was because of the expert burro racers in front of me for Scratch to follow but that didn't mean I wasn't going to try my luck at taking the lead. I thought passing would be easy on the fire road but as soon as burro in front of started walking so would Scratch. Passing as well as positioning your burro so that others can't pass is skill I have yet to learn.<br />
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After moving at a snails pace behind some lady for number of minutes I finally got Scratch to make a charge.<br />
"Hep Hep HeYaah"<br />
"Hep Hep HeYaah"<br />
"Hep Hep HeYaah"<br />
(Burro talk for hip hip hurrah)<br />
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I was able to pass everyone except for the leader who practically cussed me out when I got to her.<br />
unbeknownst to me you're only supposed to yell out your burro when needed.<br />
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It turned out the the leader of the race was Barb owner of Smokey, a lady whom has won the Leadville 100 and whom I have a lot of respect for. I acknowledged that I was the rookie I wanted to know what I had done wrong? I explained that my<br />
"Hep Hep Heyaah"<br />
was working to get Scratch moving<br />
I was very apologetic and Bard in turn was kind in her response.<br />
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I wasn't wearing a GPS nor were there any mile markers on the course but I knew that last years winners took about 95 mins to complete the race.<br />
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At about the 1 hour mark I decided it was time to take the lead.<br />
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I jumped out in front of Barb as we ran down hill. Now with no burro's to follow it was up to me to dictate the tempo and most importantly keep Scratch on the trail. I was doing great for all of about three minutes. That's when Scratch decided he wanted to go off into the bushes and scratch his back on some trees.<br />
(I wonder if that's how he got his name?)<br />
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Lucky for me Scratch was a much smaller Burro than Samaritan and I was able to spin him back onto the trail. We did this dance about three times until I was in third place with fourth, fifth and sixth right behind me.<br />
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At this point another racer named Steve had taken the lead and Barb was in second. Cautious of how loud I could yell at Scratch I wanted to pass but was having a hard time doing so.<br />
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Both Steve and Barb are 100 times better Burro racers than I am but judging by their body language they were both tired. As for me I had plenty of gas in my tank and was ready to start running much faster if given the oppertunity.<br />
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We were coming up on the single track trail with just a few miles left. I desperately wanted to take the lead knowing that once we reached that stretch passing we be very difficult until we reached town.<br />
At the very top of the of the switchback I made a move and passed Barb.<br />
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Now I only had Steve in front of me. He was running in front of his Burro trying to keep his down hill speed under control so that he wouldn't get dragged. I was running behind Scratch yelling trying to both make him and Steve's burro run a little faster so we could put some distance on Barb. It was working for awhile and I really wished I could have passed Steve but I didn't know how to do it.<br />
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At the end of the single track there was tiny little up hill where Barb caught us before crossing the bridge back into town.<br />
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Right after the bridge Steve's burro veered off in the wrong direction and so did Scratch while Barb took the lead.<br />
I quickly got Scratch to spin around back on course. I knew if I could get him run straight I could out run Barb to the finish line.<br />
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"Hep Hep HeYaah"<br />
I screamed as I "Pat" patted the ass's ass.<br />
(interesting sentence don't you think?)<br />
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after about 100 yards were running Ass to Ass before I broke away into the lead.<br />
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I was running at full speed towards a group of people about a block away from where we started<br />
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"Where's the finishline?"<br />
(I was freaking out a little bit)<br />
Answer from the crowd:<br />
"You just crossed it, Congrats on the win!"<br />
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Thank you Scratch I couldn't have "Ass"ked for a better Burro.<br />
Let's go celebrate<br />
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Last week Tyler became the first person ever to finish a Burro race in Sandals. This week I became the first person ever to win one.<br />
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I heard somewhere that you can lead a horse to water but when you got burro who is owned by a master brewer he has nose for somthing else.<br />
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2 wins in one morning and a giant beer before noon!<br />
Life is good.<br />
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About an hour later in came our friend Jill in 16th place Hauling ass.<br />
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Then here came Tyler in what I thought was third place of the long course<br />
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But it turned out he ended up doing the short course instead finishing a respectable 18th out of 38. A huge improvement over last week.<br />
"Well done buddy"<br />
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It is time for another beer already<br />
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While we waited for the awards Tyler and Stumbled over to the beer garden a few blocks away. Before the race we were given 2 ticket for free beer which we assumed were to be used there? Even though we were in the wrong spot they took out ticket and gave us free beer and it turned out to be the best CO beer I had had all trip.</div>
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Cha-Ching $700 first place check and a little pan to mining with so that I make even more money<br />
:)<br />
I may have gotten first place but Tyler got the ultimate prize?<br />
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True Love!</div>
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Posing with the winner of the triple crown winner, all around nice guy, and future Luna Sandal wearer.<br />
Big congrats to Hal Walter<br />
(and nice hat by the way)<br />
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My favorite Burro</div>
All of the racers were super nice.<br />
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The sport of Burro racing can be a little strange but it's a lot of fun.<br />
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Thank you Brad for the burro, I hope you enjoy the beer<br />
Courtesy of the Stone Brewing Company<br />
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Great to see you Jill<br />
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I am already looking forward to next year.</div>
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2014 Burro racing World Championships here I come.<br />
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In the mean time I had 6 days to get ready for Leadville 100<br />
I wonder how that's gonna go?<br />
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Some people go to Leadville to run 100 miles. I think that's pretty cool but it wasn't the reason I was there, (at least not yet)</div>
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I have won two burro races's in the past?</div>
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but in CA we do it a little different and I don't think those count.</div>
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What was I getting myself into I had no F'N clue?</div>
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At the Outdoor Retail Expo I asked both </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Scott Jurek </span></div>
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and Anton Krupicka for advice?</div>
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They both responded with dumbfounded smiles and wished me luck.</div>
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I have always had a love for burritos.</div>
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and I did once pet a Burro in Mexico.</div>
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I had been growing a beard just for this event because everybody knows burros love beards.</div>
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The day before the race I drove from Leadville down to Winter park Co (about 2 hours away to pick up my Mas Loco buddy Tyler who would also be racing with me</div>
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If we could tackle a few <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/03/part-iv-inebriated-grandeur-at-ometepe.html">Volcano's </a>together we could handle a stinking burro.</div>
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Micah hauling ass.</div>
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I had been intrigued with the idea of Burro racing since my friend Caballo Blanco (Micah True) told me about it a couple years ago while I was crewing at the <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2011/08/lunatics-at-leadville-2011.html">Leadville 100</a>.</div>
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Sadly Caballo passed away last year.</div>
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Shortly after his passing his Soul mate and my good friend Maria (La Mariposa) ran with the same Burro "Samaritan" and ran the Leadville burro race in his honor.</div>
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What I though might be a difficult endeavor? (getting a burro) Turned out to be quite easy. I sent a message to Maria and she forwarded me "Samaritans's" owner's contact info and within a few hours I had my burro procured and I was really excited that it was the Ass got passed on to me.</div>
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That evening Tyler and I met up with Samaritan's owner.<br />
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Where's your beard Roger?<br />
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We didn't have time to check out the Burros but we did have time to check out the course. </div>
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(the views were pretty damn spectacular.)</div>
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Not only did we get to meet Roger we also met Jill his little firecracker of a girlfriend (No beard either?) who would be racing with Tyler and I the next morning. Both of them were super nice and even if this burro race ended in disaster I was thankful to make a couple new friends.</div>
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After talking strategy while downing a few Stones Ales it was time to go to bed.</div>
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Leadville is small town of about 5,000 people and it just so happens that the house Tyler and I were staying at shares a fence with the burro staging ground</div>
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God Morning Samaritan. my new best friend.</div>
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Roger's brother Rick (yes also no beard) would also be racing with us. He was coming off a win at the World Championships the week prior and is held in such high regards that other burro racers snuck rocks into his burro's saddle</div>
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I guess they don't get too many dudes racing Burros in sandals because the President of the Pack Burro Association came and gave Tyler lecture on how we needed shoes and that he didn't want us losing a toe out there. Probably some wise advice but i wasn't in Leadville CO because I was smart I was there for adventure.</div>
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Any way Tyler and I are probably the 2 most experienced Sandal clad runners in the country. when you run in sandals you develop a higher subconscious awareness to where your feet are landing. In this case we would also need to be hyper aware of where our burro and other peoples burros were striking as well.</div>
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(A big burro is good if it running but a small burro is easier to drag if it is not.)</div>
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Roger had warned me that Samaritan gets very excited when the race is about to begin. Weighing in at about 6 times my weight with the saddle he was one of the larger burros in the race. Rodger stayed with me at the starting line as Samaritan started to go a little crazy. It kind of felt like it was the first day of school and I was the only kid that needed his mommy there so he would cry. That being said I was pretty thankful because I had no clue what I was getting myself into.</div>
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I had lined up near the back with the game plan of fallowing Rodger's brother most of the way. Burro's are pack animals and they are more inclined to run if the burro in front of them is doing so.</div>
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As we climbed out of town I wrapped the rope under my ass and let Samaritan pull me up the hill.<br />
"This Burro racing is pretty damn easy."<br />
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I contemplated taking the lead but decided to back off a little remembering that it is easier to follow than lead. For two miles I thought god's gift to burro racing.<br />
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That's when things began to change<br />
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By the three mile mark Samaritan was done running, and for that matter he was pretty much done walking too. We were only 3 miles in and I was still near the front.<br />
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My burro and I think pretty much every other burro as well has been trained to be led from the left side. I presume this is because most burro racers are right handed and this allows them to use the rope to smack the burro on the ass when when it slows down.<br />
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With myself being a left handed pacifist with all strength of a 8 year old girl in my right arm (sorry to any 8 year old girls I may have offended) did not want hit my burro with the rope. I was informed by Roger that I really couldn't hurt the burro even if I whipped him hard. It's not really in my mentality but I did try.<br />
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With about the same force as I would maybe snap a wet towel on a friend I tried to get Samaritan moving.<br />
"HY Yah"<br />
The burro would just turn around and look an me. I'd feel bad and rub his head.<br />
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Well so there we were not moving on the trail.<br />
It was now my turn to be the pack animal. I took the rope and began to pull this 850lb Donkey up to mosquito pass. For the next 3 hours I walked backwards up the the mountain with the rope wrapped around my waist, every 10 feet or so I leaned backwards trying to gain leverage with every pound I had in my feeble body in order to get the burro to move.<br />
(if I were 10 pounds lighter I would have failed.)<br />
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Because I had such a good start I got to watch everyone pass me. Each time a burro came by Samaritan would wake up for 50 steps before stopping dead in his tracks.<br />
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The top runners had been cruising down on their back. each one giving me the same advice <br />
"You got to drive the Burro!"<br />
Every 5 minutes or so I would try and each time I felt like a dick and each time I failed.<br />
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I knew I wasn't going to win. I decided to look at this experience like a day out out at a pond fishing (I never catch any fish nor do I try anymore) I was in a beautiful mountain environment time to sit back and enjoy the scenery. When Samaritan wanted to eat I'd stop, when a little stream trickled through the trail I'd let him drink.<br />
When Caballo had raced Samaritan he had suffered a similar fate. A smile rolled over my face as I imagined him cursing at the absurdity of this stupid sport.<br />
( I feel your pain brother!)<br />
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a couple miles from the top of Mosquito pass I was passed by Tyler who was working with a group of other burros but was also having a rough day.<br />
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A storm was rolling in on the next mountain there was a lightning and really hoped it wasn't heading my way! At the top of the pass a volunteer asked me if there was still someone behind me? I knew sucking but I didn't realize I was doing that bad.<br />
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It turns out there was one dude behind me and I missed out on winning the "Last Ass up the Pass" boobie prize by 5 minutes.<br />
(I think I got to the top at about the same time the winner of the race finished)<br />
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I was still optimistic that Samaritan would start running once we started heading back down?<br />
And that he did!<br />
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for about 3 minutes<br />
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At that point the rain began to fall but lucky for me the lightning stayed away.<br />
I figured If it got too cold I could be like Luke Skywalker slice into Samaritan belly and use him as a sleeping bag.<br />
(unfortunately I forgot light-saber)<br />
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On the Plus side my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Oso Sandals</a> were working great, my legs felt good and most surprisingly the altitude wasn't getting to me. <br />
Slowly and surely we trudged down the hill. <br />
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I was hauling ass down the hill but burro racing that is the last thing you want to do. Your much better off having the ass haul you.<br />
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Hour after hour passed until there was Roger standing out on the trail. He didn't know I forgot my light-saber<br />
When Samaritan saw him he began to run a bit. The last few miles was a mix of trotting and walking which may have shaved an hour off my final finishing time.<br />
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As I made the final turn up a a rainy Harrison street down the heart of Leadville I had a police Escort to the finish line as line of vehicles as far as the eye could see piled up behind the squad car . Moving at about 1/2 a mile per hour I persevered. With a big a smile on my face, shirtless and sandal clad the looks I received from yahoo's on the side of road made the trek totally worth while.<br />
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I was now and official burro race finisher.<br />
Ye hA!<br />
Official time 7:05<br />
I finished in 2nd to last place about 10 minutes behind Tyler and a little over 3:20 minutes behind the winner. But you know what?<br />
The one dude I did beat won this same race just a few years prior.<br />
You never know what's gonna happen<br />
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maybe there is hope for me after all?<br />
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By the time Tyler and I got to the awards ceremony/dinner it was already over and people were starting to leave.<br />
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To our surprise we received a belt buckle and free beer just for finishing!<br />
Can you say<br />
"BEST DAY EVER?" <br />
Tyler and I were both on cloud nine.<br />
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Rick, Jill, Myself, Tyler, Roger<br />
Rick and Jill both ran great races and finished in the money. A big congrats to both of them. And a huge thank you to Roger Pedretti for giving me the the privilege of racing Samaritan. Everyone in the Burro racing community treated Tyler and I with sincerity and respect. We had no idea what we were doing and many others went out of their way to help us.<br />
Thank you to everyone for making us feel like part of the family.<br />
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A few hours after the race Tyler and I were already thinking about doing another race in in Buena Vista the following weekend where maybe are luck would be a little better. Hopefully my burro's owner will have a beard.<br />
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Later that week they posted the results in the local paper, where you can see my picture haunting through the page from the 5k I placed 2nd in the day before.</div>
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The video has few good shots from early in the race but what I really love (if you watch the whole thing) Is how it shows how far behind Tyler and I actually were. When the first place finisher comes in it's a beautiful day, the streets are lined with people and and the Boom Days celebration is going at full steam. Slowly the booths in the background begin to disappear, the clouds move in and the people move out. Eventually it is pouring rain there is almost nobody on the streets except for maybe a tumbleweed or two and then finally the two sandal clad dudes come marching into town.</div>
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Bright and early the next morning there I was. The race raised money for a <a href="http://vonniesvoice5k.com/livepage.aspx?site_id=66&page_id=1">Stalking Awareness </a>organization everybody was super nice and it seemed like a worthy cause for my $35 to go to.</div>
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The competition was tough! Check out that dude's pumps.</div>
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Lining up at the starting line there were a couple other dudes that looked fit. I knew that pretty much suck at elevation but I had a bit of cockiness going for me, since I had won my last three 5k's. </div>
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If I was getting winded climbing stairs the night before I wonder what's gonna happen when I try and run at top speed? Plenty of time to breathe after the race?</div>
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The three of us went out fairly fast on course that started downhill but then had a lot of short ups and downs. We hit the mile mark in about 5:30 with me in third place by about 50' One of the two guys in front looked like he was about to break. It was now time for me to make a charge during a steep climb. </div>
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Shortly there after it became a two man race but when I tried to push harder to take the lead I couldn't find any air to breathe. For the first half of the race I was pretending to be properly acclimated and now I was paying the price. First place was drifting away but at the same time my lead over third was also growing.</div>
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I kind of dogged it the last mile (I had nothing). I was in Leadville to run the 22 mile Burro race the next day and there was was very little chance I would catch the leader.</div>
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(what a weenie I am!)</div>
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This kid probably would have beat me as well if he didn't skin his knees but I got him to tough it up and smile for a pic. I think he was 6 years old and did the whole 5k. </div>
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2nd Place</div>
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(I look exactly the same as when I began minus the gasps for air that lasted the next 20 minutes)</div>
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The dude who beat me was kid from CO working in Leadville for the summer. He ran a good race and totally deserved to win and I'd love to race him again.</div>
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Later that week I even made local paper</div>
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Just your average dude running 2 miles above sea level in a pair of </div>
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Which ways the beach?</div>
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I did score me a cool mug.</div>
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and some interesting shwag.</div>
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After the race I had few hours to kill so I decided to watch the Boom Days Parade.</div>
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It was full of <a href="http://www.shrinershq.org/">Shriners</a> in funny cars,</div>
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and miners too young to hit up bars.</div>
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(I think you have to be at least 11 years old in Colorado)</div>
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It had former race directors</div>
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(Ken Choulber)</div>
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and future waste inspectors?</div>
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The burros were starting to arrive.</div>
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Time to go pic up my buddy Tyler Tomasello and get ready for tomorrows race.</div>
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What have we got ourselves into</div>
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Running Speed goat kind of fell into my lap. I had planned on just taking pictures of friends but when the opportunity to run came how could I say no? The course really kicked my butt, Although I had tried hard my time was horrific and my heart was never in the race. It was a test to see how I would react to altitude on the fly. I didn't fail miserably, nor to I pass with flying colors. At the same time I was racing, I was also conserving my legs a bit for another event 3 days later?</div>
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My real plan was to run the Helley Hansen 5k as part of the Outdoor Retail Expo. (using a 50k to warm up that's ridiculous) What better place to show off how amazing <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals</a> are than going up against people wearing the latest and greatest in running fads?</div>
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It was only Sunday and the race wasn't till Tuesday. So let's go Sailing on the Great Salt Lake.</div>
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Damn you Thunderstorms on the horizon!</div>
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Let's do some drinking instead. </div>
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(got to make the sponsors happy)</div>
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And pretend were cowgirls</div>
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Maybe I should start thinking about how I'm gonna win this 5k in just a few days,</div>
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Perhaps a little voodoo is in order?</div>
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First I need a tooth of a virgin.</div>
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HaHa!</div>
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While Scott head cobbler at Luna Stood on his head all day showing off the new </div>
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I spend Monday afternoon running around the Frisbee golf course loosening up my legs. I was still pretty sore but dd manage to get a hole in one.</div>
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I really hope this race goes better than Speed Goat did? </div>
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What kind of weird fetish porn is Caleb looking at on his computer? </div>
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The race didn't start till 9:30 a.m. and was held a reservoir about 45 minute drive from where I was staying. we got there about an hour early which seemed like plenty of time? Wrong! There was a snafu in getting our badges for Outdoor Retailer and I had to sneak in while Scott got the situation resolved</div>
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By the time I got to the starting line it was 9:25. Sizing up the competition it was my race to lose. Sure there were people that looked like they could beat me but I was their to promote <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Sandals </a>and what better way to do so than to win. </div>
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Just as the race was about to begin Scott showed up with our badges. I handed him the gum from mouth and giggled a bit? LOL. (the perk of being a pretentious sponsored athlete) and lined up to race.</div>
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Side-note: I often chew gum when I train and feel that it helps me reach and maintain my target heart rate but come race time I don't want to waste the energy.</div>
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Ten steps into the race the course narrowed to a single track trail. If I wanted to win<i> </i>needed to jump out to an early lead. </div>
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The course was an out and back on what looked like a very nontechnical trail. Although I love my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna OSO's</a> I didn't need that much grip or the extra weight so I went with my <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Mono's w/ ribbon laces</a></div>
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My legs still ached from <a href="http://bourbonfeet.blogspot.com/2013/08/2013-speed-goat-50k.html">Speed Goat</a> but it was good pain. Although the elevation was significantly less, only about 5,000' I have never ran a short raced that high. Pushing at top speed I was gasping for air. As people cheered me on from the sidelines I couldn't even spurt out a thank you.</div>
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I felt like the Nazi that choose the wrong grail in the Indiana Jones movie</div>
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At least legs were moving well and I got to the the turn around point in just over 8 minutes. There would be plenty of time to breathe once the race was over. As I ran back past the other runners I gauged my lead to be about 30 seconds. (pretty comfortable but not a guarantee I would win)</div>
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I maintained my pace and by the time 2.5 mile mark I was all alone</div>
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and thanks to my my new <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/products/42-luna-bandito/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna Badito </a>I finally got to sport that KId N Play hairdo that white boys like myself could only dream of until now. Perfect for both winning a race or holding a House Party.</div>
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If you look closely you can see a red wrist band which entitled me to 5 Sierra Nevada Ales.</div>
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The Next day I made it in the official Outdoor Retail Expo magazine. If you look closely It says that "I exhibit good form and stellar man hair."</div>
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Mom is so proud!</div>
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Only the best bands play at the outdoor retail expo.</div>
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Flying the official <a href="https://www.lunasandals.com/?aid=3s2d4d4i">Luna sandals </a>balsa wood plane through the arms of Bookis and Scott</div>
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Posing with a mangled Mach basket and the vibram Euro trail team they all ran Speed Goat but none of them wore Fivefingers.</div>
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Posing with My Bearded Brother Chris from the <a href="http://www.beardedbros.com/pages/about-us">bearded brother snack bar company</a></div>
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After Outdoor retailer ended on Thursday night we went dinner with Luna Sandals distributor from Japan. Followed by seeing the 4th ever showing Anton Krupicka movie <a href="http://www.beardedbros.com/pages/about-us">In the High Country</a> where I won one of his signature <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B73TKGO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B73TKGO&linkCode=as2&tag=bourb00-20">Ultimate Direction Boob bottle holders</a>. I asked for some advice on my up coming burro race? It brought a smile to is face but he had no freaking clue and neither did I.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Outdoor retailer plus my whole trip to Utah was pretty great. I always have fun spending time with boys from Luna and the hospitality Shawn and Stephanie showed inviting us all into there home was really amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Friday morning I hit the road to Colorado hoping to get to Leadville before dark so I could meet my Burro which I would be using in a 22 mile race that Sunday?</span><br />
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