2000 miles of Grand Union Canal baby

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    A father/daughter team ran that and then wrote it up for Marathon & Beyond. Sounded brutal. Perfect!


    Prophet!

      They give you 7 1/2 hours to finsih, but say no walkers allowed. Could it possible take that long if you ran and didn't walk? That would have to be a very, very, very slow runner.
      My old college roommate who wins some of the marathons here with a PR of 2:40 something told me he gets his butt kicked here, finishing 4 hrs +. The terrain and the heat will get you. Imagine 80+ temps with additional heat from the sun reflecting of black basalts underneath you. Most of the course runs along pahoehoe lava, which is fairly smooth but undulating with lots of cracks and crevices and its surface is mostly comprised of glassy rinds so if you fall you cut yourself pretty bad. Then you run along loose cinder, probably quite an adventure in itself. Then you run into a'a lava flows which is a really rough surface. All and all it should be a fun race...you get to run within the caldera of an active volcano...


      Prophet!

        A father/daughter team ran that and then wrote it up for Marathon & Beyond. Sounded brutal. Perfect!
        so you comin over for a vacation race soon ?
        muse_runner


        keep running.

          wow that really is a rock and a hard place. it's all about Susan and Rachel puttin' it down since 1997!!! Go on' girl! That sounds awful. I think I'll just watch Joe Vs. the Volcano while running on a treadmill.
          running until I hit 1900 miles for the year. whether fast or slow I will just run.


          Prophet!

            i actually know susan...she's an amazing endurance athlete, my wife used to be in an outrigger canoe crew with her. It blew me away that i've seen her smoke cigarrettes after races, crazy.
            muse_runner


            keep running.

              must be the tar thing. Smile
              running until I hit 1900 miles for the year. whether fast or slow I will just run.
                Philosopher Hippie Artist Runner Dude. What is this?
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