Angeles Crest 100 race report 2016

 Angeles Crest 100 2016 race report


Last year I volunteered as a paramedic at mile 75 during the Angeles Crest 100.  The next day registration opened and I signed up.  It sold out very quickly (within minutes) and there way tons of computer glitches and drama.  Somehow I managed to get in though and so began my journey towards 100 miles.


Everything in life I love I tend to overdo it.  I really have two speed go and stop.  So once I am emotionally committed to the race I put everything I had into the training.


I awoke at 1am.  Had my coffee and yogurt.  I picked Willem and Shana up around 3:45am.  They had both generously volunteered to crew me.  Willem would pace me from Chantry (Mile 75) to the finish.  My friend John 



Finishing a 100-mile race is a team effort.  I had an amazing team that helped me be successful.  Followed me around all day, making sure I was eating and drinking is hard work.  John then paced me from mile 53 to 75.  Willem took over and paced me from 75 to 100.  So although I ran the race WE finished the Angeles Crest 100 mile endurance run in 23 hours and 49 minutes.  WE WERE 16th place overall.  I will forever be grateful for their hard work.  Thank you.

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