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Memorial Day weekend training runs in Death Valley for Badwater 2007

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Day #1 6.6 miles Furnace Creek towards Badwater, 6:15 pm start
Day #2 17 miles Badwater to Furnace Creek, 10:25 am start
Day #3 33 miles Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells, and most of Towne Pass, 9:00 am start
Day #4 30.5 miles Stovepipe Wells to Panamint, 11:15 am start

TOTAL MILEAGE = 87.1
Helen Jones
Helen Jones		 Dip
Dip		 towards Badwater road
towards Badwater road		 Helen
Helen
Helen
Helen		 me
me		 me
me		 Me, Helen & Dave at the Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level
Me, Helen & Dave at the Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level
Dressed alike, David & Helen
Dressed alike, David & Helen		 mountains
mountains		 Devil's Golf Course
Devil's Golf Course		 Day #2: Tim Kjenstad crews me about 10 miles
Day #2: Tim Kjenstad crews me about 10 miles
looks like melted rocky road ice cream
looks like melted rocky road ice cream		 road from Badwater
road from Badwater		 Hints of the Furnace Creek Oasis
Hints of the Furnace Creek Oasis		 g6/81/452681/3/79669188.xj8tDbY1.jpg
ice is nice after arthroscopic knee surgery
ice is nice after arthroscopic knee surgery		 Tim Kj poolside at Furnace Creek Ranch
Tim Kj poolside at Furnace Creek Ranch		 poolside. feels good.
poolside. feels good.		 Day #3: Larry Dervin, me, Danny Westergaard, Nancy Shura
Day #3: Larry Dervin, me, Danny Westergaard, Nancy Shura
Me and Nancy Shura. Photo by Tim Kj, who crewed for me until he had to head back to Vegas. Then Nancy & Larry helped me out!
Me and Nancy Shura. Photo by Tim Kj, who crewed for me until he had to head back to Vegas. Then Nancy & Larry helped me out!		 Danny Westergaard, me & his crew chief Nancy
Danny Westergaard, me & his crew chief Nancy		 Danny joined me about 10 miles out from Furnace Creek to Townes Pass
Danny joined me about 10 miles out from Furnace Creek to Townes Pass		 He is a strong and humble runner. I predict he will do very well at the race.
He is a strong and humble runner. I predict he will do very well at the race.
Weighing in. It's been hard to keep my weight level these days. (too much focus on not OVERhydrating!)
Weighing in. It's been hard to keep my weight level these days. (too much focus on not OVERhydrating!)		 Nancy & Danny poolside at Stovepipe Wells
Nancy & Danny poolside at Stovepipe Wells		 Lisa & Nancy
Lisa & Nancy		 Day #4: Stovepipe Wells to Panamint
Day #4: Stovepipe Wells to Panamint
Dave near the top of Towne Pass
Dave near the top of Towne Pass		 Helen graciously crews. It's my only day running completely free of my hydration pack.
Helen graciously crews. It's my only day running completely free of my hydration pack.		 desert flowers by Helen
desert flowers by Helen		 desert flowers by Helen
desert flowers by Helen
salt-crusted shorts
salt-crusted shorts		 Descent into Panamint
Descent into Panamint		 Dave gets a taste of crewing
Dave gets a taste of crewing		 down the Panamint Grade
down the Panamint Grade
down
down		 Helen
Helen		 desrt moon by Dave
desrt moon by Dave		 salt & fat craving
salt & fat craving

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