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A couple weeks ago, I received this email from Matt Hart, ultra-distance runner from the Montrail team:
Hey Eric, Hope this finds you well. I just decided in the early hours of this morning (while pacing at the hardrock 100 miler) to have a go at the Colorado Trail speed record. I’m in the midst of planning it now. Everyone I’ve talked to that knows says the record is “tight.” The 500 miles was done last year in 8 days, 12 hours, 14 mins. I’m wondering if you can send me a few special items for the adventure.
For most folks, the decision to run from Denver to Durango might encompass years of thought and preparation, as well as a slight case of insanity and/or questionable judgment. After all, running 500 miles at an average elevation of 10,000 feet for days and nights on-end isn’t something to take lightly, especially when you throw the Rocky Mountain monsoon season into the mix. This type of stuff doesn’t seem to bother Matt, though, as he started and finished with a smile on his face. Here is a report from the finish of his run from fellow Montrail ultra wunderkind Dakota Jones:
He survived the bad weather. He survived hypothermia at 12,000 feet. He survived taking wet nap showers at night and eating bars and gels all day for over a week. He survived quite a bit, in fact, and now he is done!
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