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| lbliss | profile | all galleries >> The 2006 Badwater Ultramarathon - Death Valley, CA 07.24-26.06 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Jeff & Jamie in Las Vegas Sunday |
 testing the scales |
 testing the scales |
 we buy weights so that we can calibrate the scales |
 Shannon Farar-Griefer & Jeff Lynn |
 pre-race meeting |
 Stephanie Ehret & Lisa Henson |
 Tia Bodington, Steph & Lisa |
 Shannon's team |
 arguably the best looking team |
 Dave Bursler |
 Dave's pre-race mug shot |
 Runners getting mug shots taken |
 "Angelfish" |
 Jody-Lynn Reicher |
 weather station at the pre-race meeting (that's a heat index of 130F/54C) |
 in the shade |
 Nikki takes the opportunity to sleep |
 Jay does too |
 Lisa's feet |
 Leah's feet |
 Scott's feet |
 Scott Weber |
 Scott Weber's 10-year award |
 Mary Gorski |
 David & Jeff |
 Linda McFadden |
 The awesome Medical Team....if I may say so myself |
 Front: Andy, Jamie, Lisa. Back: Kent, John, Dave, Woofie, David, Jeff & Chris |
 Laurie, Chris, me, Anna |
 posse |
 Dinner in Furnace Creek |
 chilling on the "porch" after the rain & sand storm |
 Dave Heckman & Andy Jacobson |
 Chris early Monday morning |
 Laurie & Chris on the way to the 6 am race start |
 runners from the 6 am start group weigh in |
 David Goggins weighs in |
 Dan Jensen weighs in |
 How many doctors does it take to weigh a runner? |
 calibrating the scale for those who say it is "off" |
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 don't argue with me about the scale - it's accurate! |
 10-time finisher Scott Weber weighs in |
 6 am runners gather at the start line banner. it's 101F/38C with 21% humidity (twice the usual) |
 6 am start |
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 Jeff is impressed with Dave's weather station....or maybe just with Dave |
 Support from Liberty Ambulance just in case |
 Bonnie Busch crews for Jay Hodde, and in the spirit of Tammy |
 the field research lab |
 8 am start group gathers. it's 103 F/39 C with 22% humidity |
 which way to hold the refractometer?? ....just kidding |
 wow! a kaleidoscope! |
 Ruben Cantu |
 Woofie & Ruben |
 Jeff |
 Race staff seeking shade as the morning sun rises |
 Dave Bursler is part of our research study and gets his blood drawn before the 10 am start |
 We will be measuring sodium balance in our research subjects during the race |
 this won't hurt a bit....nothing like what you are about ready to subject yourself to |
 iSTATs give instant electrolyte levels...but not in the heat (even when stored in a cooler!) |
 10 am start. 110.3 F/44 C with 17% humidity. These runners will have a tough go at in this weather! |
 10 am start |
 10 am start |
 shoes |
 media |
 Dave Bursler |
 Leah bidding farewell to Scott....at least till the first mile |
 Scott stretches |
 Dori Robertson (center) takes photos of her runner, Dave Bursler |
 get ready |
 Dave Heckman on the road |
 A shy Ferg? NOT!! |
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 Mike Sweeney |
 fast runner |
 Gerard Bavato from France |
 Jeff & Dave on the course |
 Dusan Mravlje from Slovenia |
 Charlie Engle #3 followed by Dave Bursler #41 |
 Dean Karnazes |
 2005 Badwater champion and course record holder Scott Jurek |
 Juergen Hofmann #5 from Germany & David Jones #95 from TN |
 Pam Reed |
 William Sichel #52 from the UK |
 Luis Escobar |
 Whoa! Chris Frost |
 researchers on the course. are we having fun yet? |
 Get ready! Here comes Scott! |
 removing Scott's first of 3 sweat patches |
 we will be chasing Dave (right) down next |
 Wanger in Furnace Creek |
 John Vonhof, author of "Fixing Your Feet" shows us his own |
 Jamie helps set up the medical HQ at Stove Pipe Wells |
 Casualties at the SPW Medical HQ |
 Well, not really. In fact, after a little foot care, Jonathan Gunderson, returned to the course...and smoked it! |
 Free medical check-ups for the Race Director (118/66 if you want to know) |
 Laurie & Chris during a rare sitting moment |
 Scott Jacaway, crew & pacer for Robert Andrulis |
 Jeff & I do a good job pretending to relax |
 David at Stove Pipe Wells |
 Scott drops in to our "easy-up" for a blood and urine test, and a new sweat patch |
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 Pam Reed |
 Stovepipe Wells Medical HQ gets busy |
 Pam |
 Pam & her excellent crew |
 John Vonhof treats Bill LaDieu at Stovepipe Wells |
 concentrated urine from a dehydrated runner |
 please do not take vitamins that distort the color of urine during a race like this! |
 sampling urine during a "down" time |
 Jeff Lynn & Dave Heckman in Lone Pine |
 Storm over Whitney |
 Jurek crew vehicle on the portal road about 7 miles from the finish |
 race staff at the finish |
 Akos Konya (from the 6 am start group) waits for Scott Jurek at the finish line |
 Karsten Solheim, crew & pacer for Akos |
 Jeff & Dave, still with reflective gear on from the night. |
 Glenn Tachiyama & Leah wait anxiously for Scott |
 Glenn prepares for a finish line photo of the 2006 Badwater champion |
 Scott Jurek finishes in 25:41 |
 This year he is tired; the added humidity took its toll on all the runners |
 Ben Jones & Dusty, Scott's pacer |
 Leah Jurek |
 Scott & Akos |
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 Akos Konya takes 2nd place in 25:58 - not bad for a rookie! I bet he'll be back next year. |
 Scott's crew |
 Jamie & me in Lone Pine |
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 Exhaustion & good friends make for lots of goofy fun |
 After struggling to Lone Pine, Dave Bursler scurries up the mountain in under 4 hours for a 44:55 finish |
 Kostman's shoes |
 Chris Kostman |
 Don Lundell, Andy & Jeff who is catching a quick nap |
 Chris & the Zombies, Don & Gillian |
 self-photo |
 another self-portrait. after 50 hours of non-stop work, anything can be funny |
 Jeff's self portrait |
 Marc Sanderson |
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 46:36 |
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 good thing they didn't order the "short stack" |
 Andy goes for the eggs |
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 I mooch from everybody and make a sandwich |
 Jamie, me & Mags |
 Lisa Smith-Batchen (49:23) & Mario Lacerda (53:27) |
 Lisa will rest for a few hours, then summit Mt. Whitney & then follow her steps back through Death Valley to Badwater |
 Taking medical supply inventory for next year |
 whatta flippin' mess! |
 Kent & Jeff |
 Dr. Jeff Lynn is from Slippery Rock University in PA, hence the T-shirt |
 Woofie Humpage (note the neatly packed totes in the back - did we clean up or what!) |
 Dave Bursler & his crew at the awards ceremony (Dave, Rick, Dori, Phil) |
 Needs no introduction |
 Jay Hodde finishes on his third attempt in 56:52 |
 Jay & Corey (who doesn't like crust) |
 Rookie Maria Lemus smokes the course in 39:50 |
 My boyfriend, Art Webb, buckles again (45:07) |
 the omnipresent Don Meyer |
 Don Meyer |
 Leah Jurek |
 Andy & Dave |
 Kent "it's all gooood" Wang |
 Jeannie Ennis, the 2005 Hall of Fame inductee & first women to race through Death Valley |
 After having kidney trouble last year, Tim Kjenstad finishes this year in 55:49 with no problems peeing! |
 Dave Bursler & Art Webb stand for the awards |
 Chris Frost (40:32) |
 Note to self: save as a blackmail picture |
 Robert Andrulis (43:21) & team (Scott Jacaway on the left caught the Badwater bug) |
 Ferg joins in the medical team picture. (He's had a few well-earned beers) |
 Final 2006 medical team shot |
 2006 Badwater medical team |
 Me & Kent, colleagues & friends from The Rehab Institute of Chicago |
 Dave Heckman & Marvin Snowbarger (46:13) |
 Jonathan Gunderson, age 28 (43:33) |
 Research buds |
 Jamie, Chris and me |
 post-post-race party at the pool |
 Brian Kuhn, Mary Gorski, Scott Jacaway |
 Corey, Lisa, Nikki |
 Dave & Jamie |
 David & Lisa |
 Nikki & David |
 Corey is pretty in pink |
 Chris Frost the next morning. The party is still happening - time for the Thursday AM breakfast |
 Chris's feet |
 Xy (41:04) |
 Jay |
 Xy |
 Can you believe Xy wore THESE after the race?! Now THAT's tough! |
 Frost gets real food |
 Nikki & Mary eat |
 crew eats |
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 Ruben & Chris |
 Kari Marchant & Art Webb |
 Mary Gorski |
 Jody-Lynn & her girls |
 The incredible Mr. T |
 11 time finisher Scott Weber & his wife Laura |
 hmm, after 60 hours of providing medical care, I am skeptical that this is really beer! |
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