Major kudos to my old friend and loyal team supporter and
follower Bob Sweeney on his incredible race at the Leadville Trail 100 in
Colorado. Considered one of the more grueling trail 100-milers out there – it’s
been called the Race Across the Sky, with mind-numbing elevations between 9,000
and more than 12,000 feet -- Bob put together one of the more remarkable races
in what has been a long and noteworthy running career. Bob placed seventh
overall out of nearly 300 finishers, ran 19 hours, 33 minutes, 14 seconds –
improving his best on this course by more than an hour (previous best = 20:51),
won the 50-59 division, and ran the third fastest 50-plus time in race history.
2 comments:
"improved his PR by over an hour". Even understanding that it is a 100 mile race that involves grueling physical conditions, numbing elevation levels- and having that experience of the first ever race to reflect back on and improve on, which happens the second time you do anything...I just am so intrigued by an improvement of racing faster by an entire 60 minutes- what an inspiration!
And by the way, I was at Marist during the "Franks" era.
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