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5 of 9 top finishers were women? Personally I think that's pretty cool.
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Actually ultra-endurance is one area where women can compete equally with men. Pam Reed won Badwater in 2002 and 2003. Not the women's division, but overall winner. 5 of 9 top finishers were women? Personally I think that's pretty cool.
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Some good stuff here. I have met Lisa Bliss and she is a sweetheart! Also, Lisa Smith-Batchen finishing a DOUBLE Badwater in 2006. Haven't watched all of this, but Women's record holder (as of 2008) Jamie Donaldson's version of Badwater... Enjoy! Lynn B
The third link is for last year’s BadWater. That video is hard for me to watch! Jamie always has said that the 2007 race was devastating to her. She said over the last year that the 07 race had consumed her. Hopefully, now she can put those memories behind her! This page has all of the 2008 coverage! http://www.badwater.com/2008web/ Here are the 2008 videos http://www.badwater.com/2008web/video/index.html#donaldsonFinish
Yep, I knew Jamie's video was from 2007, just throwing stuff out there. Good stuff! BTW: What's your double stroller mile PR? Awesome SSMPR!
My double stroller mile PR is a 5:09 with a 2.5 year old and a 4.5 year old. That 5k course had a half mile of flat to start and then went down a hill for half a mile. I hit 14 mph on that hill and I was in first place at the mile marker! It was funny because the eventual winner of the race panicked when I took off at the ½ mile mark. He actually thought I was going to sustain 5 flat for the rest of the race! Here is the speed and elevation profile from that race!
Wow! Sweet... I would like to have seen that guy's face! That's really funny, but still an impressive mile time! Lynn B
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Off topic, but what did you use to make that graph JDF?
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