Dave giving the Race Briefing at 4.20 AM.
Brett and Jon ready for the gun to go
You can't see Goldmine Hill in this light. Which is really probably a good thing ;)
Dave at 5k, carrying his race bib at this point (yes, the safety pins were crap!)
Epi/Craig at 5k
Peter/Onceaweek and Djefa/Jeff at 5k
Bruce at 5k
Rubberchicken/Jason and Mark at 5k
Aaron at 5k
Grant at 5k
Nigel with Rob D (knoddie) and Rob A (LTLFTC) at 5k
Jon/Trailblazer at 5k. The only multiple-event competitor to set a PB today.
Talia and Mike at 5k
Albundy (one of the two Bruce H's) at Aid 1 (23k)
Dave K coming in to Aid 1 (23k)
Epi/Craig coming in to Aid 1 (23k)
Nathan blowing past at Aid 1
Djefa/Jeff at 23k, on pace to beat my female course record by 12 minutes (seemed to be his main goal :) ) He's faster than my camera shutter, it appears!
Bruce appears to suss out the Aid table on approach
Onceaweek/Peter at 23k
Rubberchicken/Jason coming past Aid 1 with his dad chasing him down the road...did he do this when he was 2 as well? ;)
Brett and Big Kev coming in to Aid 1 a little choked about their bonus 4k detour
Mark coming in to Aid 1
Aaron comes through Aid 1
Grant's working so hard he blew a pin!
Nigel and Rob A (LTLFTC)
Albundy/Bruce coming in 2nd overall at 4.00.43
Epi/Craig finishing 3rd overall in 4.02.53
Jacinda destroys the 11k course in under 59 minutes for 1st place
While the course tried to destroy her knee....
Nathan coming in low on enthusiasm (and water - a direct connection there)
Djefa, making it under 4 1/2 hrs!
Bel and Fee in a photo finish for 2nd place in the 11k
Kev and Brett after their 50k...most ultras are 50k, after all...were they making a point? ;)
Rubberchicken/Jason 8th overall 4:51:03
Mark comes in 9th at 5:01:20
Knoddie, himself, sans bus. Also worked hard enough to blow a pin.
The "other" Bruce fights off the Quitting Monsters to wrap it up in 5:16:25
Grant
Peter/Onceaweek - a rare happy face at the finish line!
A future ultrarunner in training...
And Nigel fights off the Cramp Monsters to get home in 5 1/2
Mr. Minnesota - Aaron
Rubberchicken in a shameless promotion of ultrarunners' hydration product?? Good ol' h2o!
Another happy finish line photo - Jon getting a PB on the 6 Inch course
Old guys feeding pigeons in the park or recent finishers of an ultramarathon...who would know??
More post race hydrating - at least 5 cups/bottles between 3 guys!
The post-race awards
Mike and Talia show what grit lies within. Sticking it out in midday heat to finish in just over 8 hours
