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Eric at mile 75. The Fish Hatchery aid station where we learn he's been having adverse problems caused by some of the salt tablets he's been taking. Eric had to abandon the race shortly afterward. Congratulations to Eric for putting up a good fight. He already plans on being back to Leadville next year.

Darkness descends and Jeff paces Eric from Halfmoon aid station to Fish Hatchery.  

Mile 60. Eric has made it back over Hope Pass with Marc's assistance. He gets a change into dry shoes by Jeff before Leigh paces Eric to the Halfmoon aid station 

Eric (with visor) near Winfield as Marc (right) joins him to pace. A brutal thunderstorm pounded Eric on the way down Hope Pass and into Winfield creating cold and muddy conditions.  

Hope Pass. Eric will run over the pass and down the other side into the ghost town of Winfield. He restocks, turns around, and runs right back over the pass. 

Eric with father, Marv, at the Twin Lakes aid station 40 miles into the race. Next stop...Hope Pass.  

Eric is running really well as enters the Treeline stop. He has already run a marathon at this point.

4:00am Sunday morning - the race starts with the cermemonial shotgun fire by the mayor of Leadville. Over 500 entrants and less than 50% usually finish. 

Eric (center) looks good the night before the race. His wife, Leigh, and Marc will help pace him on the last 50 miles of the course. Marc flew out from NH just to help out.

Leadville 100

This last weekend, Adam went to Leadville, CO to help crew Eric Truhe as he ran the Leadville 100 running race. It's an ultramarathon run on mountain trails all above 10,000 feet elevation and involves running over the arduous Hope Pass...twice. Eric has summited Denali, climbed 6000m peaks in Peru, and completed a 50 mile running race. The boy likes to suffer.

The crew's job was to assist Eric at the aid stations positioned roughly every 10 miles along the course. We'd feed him, help him change clothes, and he is allowed to have one pace runner at a time during the last 50 miles.

The first leg. 24 hours from Fort Collins to Lion's Head, Ontario to climb on limestone cliffs overlooking Georgian Bay. 

We're moving soon. The house was falling apart anyway (joke!). 

Straight from the Horse's Mouth

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Road trip coming!

We're getting close to the launch date. Our house in Fort Collins is rented out and the renters will probably buy it at the end of the lease. All the loose ends are getting tied up. Hopefully will be headed out east by Sept 1!

The new puppy Tigger with Winnie in the background