check out pics from the race

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Enjoy...I slept hard for ten hours last night. In my clean bed with my clean pillow. As opposed to the few 15 minute naps I grabbed in a 15 passenger van seat using anyone's dirty whatevers as a makeshift pillow. Ultra adventure runs are great fun. A shower and a clean bed after the race are even better. Now it's back to reality: work, meetings, lawn to be mowed, business trip next week (Joe actually had to fly out today, ugh), family coming to town...

farewell MC200 2009

Headed home after finishing our 200 miles in exactly 27.5 hours -- a 8:15 per mile pace. We are sunburned,blistered,chaffed,
salt-depleted,sleep-deprived,bacteria-laden...the list goes on BUT most importantly thankful for great fun and great friendships and God's protection and safety...signing off so I can sleep - look for pics soon!

making progress

Joe and Tom are done and Howard running final leg - still crazy humid. I met Dawn from Geneva IL who I hung with for most of the last run - what a champion!

what is that smell

It is raining and this van smells like a bad tuna fish sandwich

made it thru the night

Some major chaffing but the legs are holding up - we just started our fifth rotation

raining

Bummer
Starting fourth rotation

first rotation done in 4 hours and 20 minutes

Clouds have moved in but still humid