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Written by Bwana Bwana

October 16, 2014

It was the last chance to train for the mOUnTaiNBACK. Yes, despite the fact that we should be done with our training, everybody but the ultras and supras has a personal strategy for topping off their training a few days before the race. Something they use to blow the carbon off their pistons, shoot a little (hopefully not blue) smoke out their tailpipe, and rev up the engine, all hopefully without tweaking an injury. Jim Myers, Bob Cornwall, Lance Bland, Costas Maranas, Meira Minard, Esther Prins, Paula Jech, Mike Martin, Mike Zimmerman, Dana Todd, Jim Laudermilch, David Lloyd, and Marty Mazur headed for the track in mild mid-October air under partly cloudy skies.

Bwana had a 1 PM meeting, so was at the track early. After a warm-up, he ran one hard mile at what he hopes was only a little faster than his race day pace on each of his Legs. If it was a LOT faster, his team’s in trouble, but Bwana belched a trail of smoke and fumes just to get it done. Costas was working on assuring himself a calf injury by doing a few mile repeats at 6:20. When the rest of the Crew got there, Bwana gave a roll-your-own workout, and all proceeded to to just that. Meira and Esther proceeded back out the track gate for an easy 5 (Meira doesn’t want to risk injury by running on anything flat).

Even though it’s a done deal that Mark Fedkin’s team will win the DCR (despite having a boat anchor as their last pick), Bwana wishes everyone good luck and and lots of fun competing for second.