Jet, Shannon and me at the pre-race meeting |
Dr. Jeff Lynn from Slippery Rock University - medical |
Selling race shirts at the pre-race meeting |
the medical talk |
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the medical team gathers after the pre-race meeting - Dave Heckman |
Woofie |
Vanessa and Dave - JUST MARRIED three days ago! A Death Valley honeymoon. |
Tim practices the iSTAT machine |
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Chris Frost |
2008 Medical Team planning for tomorrow, race day |
dawn at the Badwater basin |
getting ready for the 6 am starters |
racers gather at the Badwater sign |
then move to the start line |
busy |
count down |
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Jeff |
6 am runners are off |
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Lemonade? NOT! U of Montana researchers gathering samples at the start |
8 am runners start to gather |
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Phil Rosenstein |
he had a thoracotomy a few months ago for complications of pneumonia |
Mary Gorski and her crew |
weighing in |
Elizabeth |
8 am runners gather at the sign |
Heck-a-rad and Jeff |
medical research - University of Montana |
pre-race weights |
to the start line |
Anita Fromm |
8 am start line |
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Lisa and Dave Bursler. He was on my crew last year. This year he's crewing Phil. |
Ferg Hawke |
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Anna Bolden center |
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Dr. Ben Jones center |
National Anthem |
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Chris Kostman and Scott |
Don Meyer and Anna |
Anna and me |
Dave is a goof |
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research tent |
Brent explains the study to the media |
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8 am runners are off! |
Jamie Huneycutt and Megan Dell - medical |
Jeff |
snooze when you can - it's gonna be a long journey across the desert |
sea level sign |
quiet before the 10 am starters |
here they are |
pre-race weigh in |
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10 am starters |
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Jorge |
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Chris Kostman |
Jamie Donaldson & Jorge Pacheco - both will win! |
Gus and Bob from Drymax |
gathering at the start |
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Akos and Goggins |
the last wave (10 am runners) is off! |
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checking status of the runners at Furnace Creek, the first time station |
Tim Englund - medical |
Phil at Furnace Creek |
here comes Jorge into FC, mile 17 |
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Jorge |
Akos passes through FC next |
Akos |
David Goggins comes through FC |
Goggins in third |
Dean Karnazes |
Tim & Dave - FC medical HQ. Yep, it's our hotel room. |
Jamie and Vanessa |
Jeff |
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Karen Hoffman |
DK |
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Mary Gorski and pacer Scott |
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crew Bonnie and Stephanie |
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mile 34 on the course, 101 more to go! |
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Jorge still in the lead |
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Akos Konya trailing Jorge |
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Mary approaching |
Mary & Scott |
Bonnie & Stephanie |
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Jorge |
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Akos |
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Dave Heckman and Jeff Lynn - tired at the SPW medical HQ |
crew casualty |
Lorie Hutchison rubs the Budda belly at the Stovepipe Wells medical HQ |
Dan Jensen fixes up his limb and gets back out on the course |
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Panamint is flash flooded from the rains |
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Dr. Brent Ruby and his research gang at Panamint Springs, mile 73 on the course |
view on the way up the Whitney Portal Road |
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Jorge |
long road back from Whitney |
the Whitney portal road, the final13-mile steep climb to the finish line |
and his crew |
setting up the finish line |
Ben Jones and I play "dualing cameras" |
Moeben Sleeves rock!!! A proud sponsor of Badwater |
Shannon Farar-Grieffer, maker of Moeben Sleeves |
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Hugh's dog |
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Jorge Pacheco and his crew approach first |
Jorge and his crew are first |
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Jorge |
Jorge |
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Jorge |
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Jorge |
Shannon and Jorge |
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Akos approaches the finish line - 2nd place |
Akos |
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Akos |
tired - we've been working for almost 24 hours straight so far |
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Christine, Art Webb, me after the race. |
Tim |
setting up the finish line |
crew awaits their runner |
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cross near Owens Lake |
Baby Lorenza 1874 |
toys and small treasures are left for her by strangers |
Lorenza's view |
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we give her some peppermint candies |
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Chris Frost and Steve Teal about mile 100 |
Scott Weber takes a break on his way to his 12th Badwater finish |
sunset - the second one of the race |
Mary Gorski and Stephanie Astell |
toward the horizon |
Tim |
Mary's crew - Nikki Seger and Scott Jacaway |
David Jones is back on the course and is looking mighty good |
Dan Jensen, Vietnam veteran and amputee is climbing the last 13-mile stretch up Mt. Whitney. |
and Ray Sanchez too overcame his dehydration and is finishing very strong |
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table dancing before the post-race party |
ZombieRunner store |
Lorie finished 8th overall in 31:17 - must've been the Budda belly! |
post race pizza party |
Megan and Jamie |
Phil and his crew |
Elizabeth |
John Radich |
Jamie's first place speech |
girls - Jamie, Megan, Anna, Lisa |
Ray Sanchez finished in 37:54 after a few hours down receiving medical care at SPW |
Jeff |
Woofie |
The medical Team's job is done! All the runners finished safely. |
Megan strikes a pose |
Jeff shouldn't even try to balance |
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Jamie & Jeff |
Heck-a-rad |
Lisa & Woofie (I'm standing on a curb) |
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Poosa, Keith Kostman, Dan Dominy and his wife |
Megan and Tim are done |
Don is done |
ZombieRunners still working |
Art gets an idea |
no, no, no Art! |
oh so pretty! |
one of the girls he is! |
Tim & David Jones |
David's feet |
Lisa & David Jones |
David and Pallie Jones |
Some of the med team go for a run |
Zombies still working |
Jay Hodde, Cory and Jonathan Gunderson |
Keith Kostman |
Poosa and Meg |
Oh dear! |
Jack Dennis with his wife Meg's purse, tries to walk a line. |
Brazil team |
handsome boys in the pool at Lone Pine |
selecting a cigar at the post-post-race party by the pool. |
Nikki offers one to Tim who takes it |
This is how Mary recovered from her race |
Bonnie & Scott telling stories |
Jay & Cory |
Jay |
Lisa offers Cory his first "Nicaraguan" |
he accepts! |
Mary needs some rest so she can climb the mountain first thing in the morning |
John Radich (finished the race in 38:09) is also going up the mountain |
Up Mt. Whitney Thursday morning - Bonnie, Scott, Steph, Tim, Mary, Nikki, Lisa |
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pack out yer poop! |
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Mary's warrior cry |
Lisa responds |
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very little snow on the mountain this year |
Scott - Badwater veteran |
Mary - now a Badwater veteran |
Bonnie - Badwater veteran |
Nikki - Badwater veteran |
Stephanie - Badwater crew veteran. Will she run the race? |
Tim |
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the altitude must be getting to me |
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it's getting cold! |
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watch your step! |
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the saddle - thousands of feet down on either side |
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Finally, the summit hut |
me and Stephanie |
me and Tim |
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sign on the hut |
Whew! |
Hail and very cold! |
Steph |
Lisa Smith-Batchen ran from Vegas to Badwater, ran the race, and sumitted the mountain! The 508 is next for her. |
Mary on the decent at Trail Camp, 12,000 feet |
Stephanie finally puts on some long pants |
Scott |
Nikki |
Bonnie in her colorful tights |
Nikki totes out her "8-pound alien baby" |
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Nancy Shura crewing for Danny Westergaard as he doubles back from the finish line back to Badwater |
and here he is - Danny Westergaard looking strong! |
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Anita Fromm's crew....and here comes Anita as she too doubles back to Badwater! |
She set a record to the summit of Whitney (from Badwater) |
the "don't get too close because I'm running in 100 degree heat" hug |
Anita Fromm |