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Title: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: mudworm on March 28, 2008, 01:50:42 PM

Have you watched Running On the Sun (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236702/) yet?

Wow, some bad@$$ there! Inspiring to say the least. Brits are great!

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: salad on April 02, 2008, 08:06:00 AM

worm, i havent watched it, but i watch badwater closely every year.  would like to try it in a few years, but getting in is a whole 'nother story.

ive done training runs and ran a few miles in some races with some bw finishers...if they can do it i can too!

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: mudworm on April 02, 2008, 08:41:48 AM

Salad, I agree.

To give others some context, the movie is about the annual Badwater Ultramarathon (http://www.badwater.com/) that starts from Badwater, Death Valley (280' below sea level) to Mt. Whitney Portal at 8360' covering 135 miles and "three mountain ranges for a total of 13,000’ of cumulative vertical ascent." There were years that they had to run in a temperature of 135 degrees.  The record time is 22:51:29 for men (10.2 minutes/mile) and 27:56:47 for women (12.4 minutes/mile).

What I took away from the movie was: Everyone in it will suffer big big time for sure. Some people would end up in hospital. To some degree, it's not a contest of fitness; rather, those who can endure the pain finish in the end. It's the attitude that you finish the race with that sets you apart. There is a reason why I say "the Brits are great."

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: salad on April 02, 2008, 02:16:14 PM

your husband knows how much of a bad ass i am in the heat...

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: F'ueco on April 02, 2008, 04:05:34 PM

 Take that last "the" out and it makes more sense...  ;D

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: mynameismud on April 02, 2008, 05:37:55 PM

Sal if ya ever run the badwater I will try and get away and help take care of your heat.

Title: Re: Salad, here is one for you
Post by: salad on April 03, 2008, 01:37:01 PM

mud, i dont think they would take kindly to you short roping me thru the desert!!