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mudworm

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Salad, here is one for you
« on: March 28, 2008, 01:50:42 PM »
Have you watched Running On the Sun yet?

Wow, some bad@$$ there! Inspiring to say the least. Brits are great!
Inch by inch, I will get there.

salad

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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #1 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!
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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2008, 08:41:48 AM »
Salad, I agree.

To give others some context, the movie is about the annual Badwater Ultramarathon 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."
Inch by inch, I will get there.

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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2008, 02:16:14 PM »
your husband knows how much of a bad ass i am in the heat...
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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2008, 04:05:34 PM »
 Take that last "the" out and it makes more sense...  ;D
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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #5 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.
Here's to sweat in your eye

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Re: Salad, here is one for you
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2008, 01:37:01 PM »
mud, i dont think they would take kindly to you short roping me thru the desert!!
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