For 10 days,
I’m posting a running photo, along with a brief recollection of the race where
the photo was taken. Here’s todays
photo:
This photo
was taken at the FANS 24-Hour race in 1998.
This was my first ultramarathon.
I went in with a goal of running 100 miles. I paced myself well and finished with 111.2
miles, despite losing about 45 minutes when everyone had to take shelter
because of a thunderstorm. That was good enough for a top five finish.
The woman
running alongside me in the photo above is Sue Olsen. Sue is a living legend. She’s run every FANS race except the first
one and has by far the most combined mileage.
She was the top female numerous times, and on at least two occasions she
was the overall winner.
Six years
ago, I wrote a Throwback Thursday post describing this race in more
detail. Here’s a link to it if you want
to read more about my first ultra.
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