2005 Badwater On the Road

Badwater to Lone Pine

On the Road

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Just cruising early in the race
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Dave and William
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Just Cruising in Death Valley
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There goes Scott Jurek.  My plan was to let him burn himself out, and make my move later.
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On the road
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Vince and William doing their thing
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Water bottles, keeping notes, Vince and William at work.
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Think we're tough?  With Ice and aid vehicles every mile?  I think we don't know what difficult really is.
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Life is good in Death Valley!
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Putting away those miles with William
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Scot Jurek makes his move!
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Bye Scott!
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Pam Reed, two time overall winner of Badwater.
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Hi Pam, Bye Pam!
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She had pacers, with a huge spray bottle in the baby stroller, spraying her almost continously. Pacer switched every 1/2 mile or mile.
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Spraying me down, thanks William
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Dave and Vince, climbing out of Death Valley after a VERY long night.
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Over the top of Townes Pass, 5000 feet up, from -282 feet.
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Parking lot at Panamint, 31 hours after the start
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After leaving Panamint, I'm on my own, it's hot, but I've got renewed energy.
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Just another milestone down, where's that 5000 foot sign?
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Out of Panamint, long climbs and still hot, but NOTHING like before.
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Yes, we came from the other side of the mountains as far as you can see.
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Keep a climbing out of Panamint Valley
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100 Miles!  100 Freakin' miles!  Only 35 to go!  ANYBODY can go 35 miles!  I'm practically finished!
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Suiting up for the night
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Food Greg, give me food!
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Powered by McDonald's Hambugers
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Starting the final 13 mile climb out of Lone Pine to the finish.  No question about finishing now, just a matter of doing it.
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Running feels so good.
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Where's my water bottle?
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Enjoying the day
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My crew taking care of me, Robert and William
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Ice Bandana, what a great invention.
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Water bottle, ice, spray, water bottle, ice, spray, gel, water bottle, ice, spray.
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There goes that Jurek fellow.  He thinks he's fast, I'm pacing myself.
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From 9:00am, all day and into the night, this never moved.
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Climbing out of Death Valley
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Down from Townes Pass.   Oh yes it's nice to run.
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Come on William, let's get down into the next brutally hot valley floor of Panamint!
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That AIN'T flat.  Up we go to Panamint Springs.
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Man it's hot again.
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step, step, step, step, drink, step, step, step, step, drink
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Every time you look back and see where you've been, it's impressive
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From Panamint parking lot, Death Valley is over those mountains
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Checking in at Panamint
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A little break, and a pow-wow, what will we do now?
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We'll climb out of this Valley, that's what.
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We'll climb out of this Valley, that's what, next stop, 36 hour mark and decision time.
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I can finish this race.
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Cool me down Greg. You guys were AWESOME!
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I'm that little white dot on the right
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Hills and curves, hills and curves, up we go.
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A new person the second day, almost night.
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Up and around, over and over again
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Again, you look down and say 'Damn, we came from way back there?"
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Another 1000 feet up, one more thousand to go.
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Another 1000 feet up, one more thousand to go.
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Help me out Greg.
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Actually on the final climb
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Let's knock out those last few miles
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Vince getting photos of the local scenery, good job Vince!
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Vince getting photos of the local scenery, good job Vince!
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Feeling pretty good coming down Towne's Pass with William in tow.
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Feeling pretty good coming down Towne's Pass with William in tow.
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