[at-l] Yet Another AT 2000-Miler Whacko.....

[David Addleton]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_on_re_us/dead_of_thirst_1
let's hear it for the smokers who push their bodies' toxic limits over a
lifetime, the urban pedestrians who risk life and limb crossing streets
every day, the drivers on our freeways who defy death at speeds beyond 55
mph every hour of every day, the storm chasers who bring us amazing videos
while avoiding the land of Oz . . .


On 5/3/07, Sloetoe <sloetoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Chase! You nutball! Don't you know that "any idiot can
> run a marathon, but it takes a special kind of idiot
> to run an ultra...." ??? Welcome to the ranks of
> special idiots.
>
> For those who might run into Chase, his "10,000 miles"
> of backpacking includes a 17 year section hike of the
> Appalachian Trail, plus, didn't you just complete a 3?
> year do-over? WHILE maintaining some semblance of
> hearth/home??? "Horton Miles" will mean nothing to
> this guy.
>
> Anywho, another addition to the ranks of
> ultra-listers/AT-2000-miler ranks.
>
> sloetoelius idiotus especialitor
>
>
> Date:    Tue, 1 May 2007 17:12:43 -0400
> From:    "Charles W. Davidson" <wb4pan at MINDSPRING.COM>
> Subject: Bio  chase
>
> Hi Gang,
>          I just ran my first ultra. The Promise Land
> 50 K 8:13 Before this I have ran a couple of 10 K
> trail runs.
>
>
> Name:Charles Davidson  (chase)
> Address:1028 Plantation Drive
> City/State/Country:Axton, Virginia
> E-mail:wb4pan at mindspring.com
> Occupation:electrition
> Height:6'
> Weight:165
> Birthplace:Danville, Virginia
> Date of birth:02/11/1954
>
> Years running:1
> Years running ultras:0
> PRs:prprprpr ok so I an new. Whats a PR?
>
> Shoes I run in:Nike Gel with stone shield. I can
> backpack about 400 miles in a pair.
>
> Favorite running surface:earth
>
> Some ultras I have completed:The Promise Land 50K 2007
>
> Ultra achievement I am most proud of:Finishing in
> under ten hours. I didn't know if I could.
>
> Typical training week:I like to run the local mountain
> bike trails after work. Weekends I run trails around
> Roanoke. Barely up to 25 miles average week.
>
> Injury history:Like most new runners I has some shin
> problems from over doing it and had to run less than I
> wanted to last year. Shins pretty much set my training
> pace. They are growing stronger not as fast as I would
> like. But I am getting faster and running further.
>
> Favorite ultra foods:I ate cliff gels because I didn't
> know what to expect at the aid stations. Plus I had a
> fear of running out of energy so I carried 14 gels but
> only ate 11.
>
> Favorite ultra beverages:I like gator aide but on a 15
> mile training run I really gagged when I mixed it with
> gels. My friend Dr. Buffington gave me heck for not
> drinking his Coquest drink and for not getting advice
> in general from him before the race. I did have lots
> of cramping problems after the race.
>
> Things I like most about ultras:I just love being in
> the woods. I have backpacked 10,000 miles over the
> years. I like to challenge my body to reach its
> limits.
>
> Things I hate most about ultras:
> What got me started doing ultras:I met an ultra runner
> and she got me running.
>
> Why I do ultras:because I can
>
> Where I found out about the list:David Hortons site
>
> Short-term ultra goal:I was thinking about a 50 miler
> in November. I really need to train more and wait for
> 2008 but what the heck. Maybe it would be good
> training to go for it.
>
> Long-term ultra goal:
> Fantasy ultra goal:
>
> Favorite ultra quote(s):
>
>
>      I welcome advice from you experienced runners. I
> like to sort through what works for others to help
> find what will work for me. I am sure I can set back
> and lurk mode and glean lots of info from this list.
>
> chase
>
> Spatior! Nitor! Nitor! Tempero!
>   Pro Pondera Et Meliora.
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