It's taken a lifetime....

(Ex update, pm tm run 5.2 mi, ytd 957.55 mi;  am dog walk 2.6, ytd 375.9 mi.  I've done 424 miles of my virtual Colorado Trail challenge, so have 62 more miles to do by the end of the month)

(ex update, pm tm run 4 mi, ytd 952.35 mi;  am dog walk 2.5 mi, ytd 373.3 mi.)

Golden woman sets out Wednesday with goal of running fastest time for 486-mile Colorado Trail

     Courtney Dauwalter, an ultrarunner from Golden, CO, set off Wednesday from Durango to run the 486 mile Colorado Trail to Denver in the FKT .....Fastest Known Time. 
     The current FKT of 8 days and 30 minutes was set in 2017 by Bryan Williams.  The women's record of 9 days, 10 hrs, 52 minutes, was set in 2003 by Betsy Kalmeyer.
     The 486 mile trail has 90,000 feet of elevation gain, goes through 6 wilderness areas and 8 mountain ranges. Read more about it in the link below.
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/golden-woman-sets-out-wednesday-with-goal-of-running-fastest-time-for-486-mile-colorado-trail

     The reason I mention this is that I am doing a Virtual Colorado Mountain Trail race in which I have 90 days to run or walk the 486 miles.  She is hoping to do it in less than 8 days. 
     I've done 410 of the 486 miles, and have until the end of August to finish. 

(ex update, 3.5 miles run tm pm, ytd 948.35 miles;  3.2 miles am dog walk, ytd 370.8 miles)

   

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Positive news

     We need more positive news stories today.  I read this one today on the My Attitude-My Life-My Rules fb page.

"Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused with the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished the race. A Spanish man, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was going on, started shouting to the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand.

Realizing what was going on, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory. A reporter asked Ivan, "Why did you do this?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and help each other win." The reporter insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his."

The reporter insisted and asked again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied: "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of this medal? What would my Mother think of it?" The values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values do we teach our children and how much do you inspire others to earn? Most of us take advantage of people's weaknesses instead of helping to strengthen them."


(ex update, pm tm run 3.1 mi, ytd 944.85 mi;  am dog walk 2.5 mi, ytd 367.6 mi )