Adam wrote up a report on the Vermont 100 race. I asked him if he could post it to my blog. But he’s a pretty modest fellow. So he started his own blog instead. Fine by me. He wrote the report with intention that it could be useful to both newbies to the sport of [...]
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Vermont 100 – Pretty Details
Central Vermont in July is truely a beautiful place. The Vermont 100 course goes through hilly grassy horse country. Some of the barns are more beautiful than most homes. The hills and mountains make for amazing views. Even something as simple as a wooden fence can draw your eyes. Most beautiful is how green everything [...]
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Vermont 100 – Importance of the Pacer
When Adam paced for Nate last year I didn’t fully understand the importance of pacers. I understood that they kept the runner company during the dark hours of the night but they are so much more than that. I saw some of the roles of the pacer while driving around, and even more when I [...]
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Vermont 100 – The People Behind the Racers
As a handler for a 100 mile race we must drive 120 miles. As a pacer you must run/walk 30 miles overnight and be cheerful about it. We’ll talk more about pacers in a later post. The handlers at least only have to be cheerful for the few minutes the runner comes through the aid [...]
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Vermont 100 – The Horses of the Race
The horses run their own event during the run: The Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 endurace ride. I guess the original 100 mile runner started on horseback. For the second year in a row his horse had come up lame the day of the one day event. Rather than miss the race he decided to [...]
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Vermont 100 – Race Report/Runners
Warning: This post promises to be much much too long! So this weekend my husband did something truly amazing, he raced in the Vermont 100 Endurance Race. That’s 100 miles of running. On two legs and two feet, no swapping those out. But he did it. And I helped out by driving around and providing [...]
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Hubby Got Interviewed
Adam and Sherpa John at Pittsfield Peaks this year This weekend is an exciting weekend in our lives. Adam is racing the Vermont 100 mile foot race this weekend. He’s been preparing for this since at least the Vermont 50 miler last year. And he signed up at the first opportunity this year. The person [...]
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