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Old 07-28-2012, 10:19 PM
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Default 100 mile marathon!!

http://burningriver100.org/

My uncle started this morning and is at mile 67 right now!! Freakin crazy!! 100 mile marathon!!
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Old 07-28-2012, 10:23 PM
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Pewwwww props to him!
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Old 07-28-2012, 10:25 PM
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He's a freakin animal!! Just got word he is ahead of pace and still running strong!! Beast mode!
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Old 07-29-2012, 08:45 AM
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He has been running for 24 hours straight! Mile 93!! Only 7 miles to go!!!!
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Old 07-29-2012, 08:46 AM
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He must have a little Forest Gump in him
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Old 07-29-2012, 08:54 AM
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His son ( my cousin) joined him for the last 20 miles, when I go up there for holidays to visit these 2 will come strolling in as everyone is waking up.... Just a daily 15 mile run!!
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:07 AM
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What place is he in? My dad was talking about a race they run from Baton Rouge to New Orleans that sounds insane.
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:12 AM
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That's freaking insane! The furthest I can run is to the ice chest...... And on a good day maybe back!
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:14 AM
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My cousin does these also http://toughmudder.com/video/
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:17 AM
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10 min from finish line !!
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:20 AM
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10 min from finish line !!
What place is he in?

What percentage of runners actually finish these races?
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:23 AM
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What place is he in?

What percentage of runners actually finish these races?
depends on how many dogs are chasing them
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:29 AM
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Finished !

They also sent me a video , they finished strong! My cousin who was watching said people were crawling, collapsing over finish line!
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:33 AM
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Beast Mode fo sho
Much respect for people that can do this!
How long did it take him Pox?
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:34 AM
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That's crazy
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:37 AM
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Beast Mode fo sho
Much respect for people that can do this!
How long did it take him Pox?
Over 24 hrs!
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Old 07-29-2012, 10:17 AM
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29hours 22 min.
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Old 07-29-2012, 11:44 AM
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that's a 17.5 min per mile average over 100 miles. OMG!
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Old 07-29-2012, 11:48 AM
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insane
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Old 07-29-2012, 12:23 PM
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Those ultramarathon guys are impressive. I have a book about Scott Jurek (one of the top ultramarathon runners) and it is amazing what those guys do.
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