Tag: Vermont
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It’s not everyone’s fairy tale, but it’s mine. [Killington SR: Year 4]
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If there’s one feeling I would call the ‘best feeling in the world,’ it’s the feeling of accomplishing something that was once surely ‘IMPOSSIBLE.’ And, when I couldn’t help make that happen for someone, I left the ‘Mile 3’ marker behind, now alone, being pushed hard by a fire fueled with a very different feeling:…
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Who’s in for LAP 2?! Killington. Wintergreen. Lake Tahoe. 2016
‘Still covered in mud I stepped into the tub, half filled with water, and realized it wasn’t rising because the drain stop didn’t work. I put a plastic cup over it; it scrunched up from the suction and basically didn’t work. I almost fell asleep so I got out. Too tired to actually shower, I barely…
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The ups and downs of Killington, and the ups and downs of getting there
BACKGROUND 10 years ago I couldn’t run a mile; I couldn’t do one pushup. Yesterday I ran the Spartan Beast at Killington solo and missed only 2 obstacles (one being that damn spear throw). I was a chubby kid, not athletic, and shy. When you mix those things in a school setting, kids laugh, confidence…
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