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North Face Endurance Challenge * Bear Mountain * May 5, 2012

On May 5, 2012, Steve participated in the North Face Endurance Challenge at Bear Mountain. The race was fifty miles (yes, 50!) with 14,000 feet elevation change. Not only were the miles and elevation tough, the course was very technical with lots of mud, rocks, and tree roots. Hampered early on by leg cramps, Steve rolled into the Camp Lanowa aid station (mile 27.7) behind schedule and looking pretty beat up (and apparently very sweaty, Norah was reluctant to give him a hug). He pushed to make the second hard cut off at mile 34.2, then somehow everything clicked and the last 15.8 miles flew on by. A tired, but successful Steve crossed the finish line at
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Coming in to the Camp Lanowa aid station
Coming in to the Camp Lanowa aid station		 Norah hops in as a pacer
Norah hops in as a pacer		 Norah tries to horn in on the aid table food
Norah tries to horn in on the aid table food		 27.7 miles down, 22.3 to go
27.7 miles down, 22.3 to go
Norah relents to a hug after first refusing because Steve was too sweaty
Norah relents to a hug after first refusing because Steve was too sweaty		 Face painting
Face painting		 Listening to Dean Karnazes before the kids 1K race
Listening to Dean Karnazes before the kids 1K race		 High five with Snow White
High five with Snow White
And they're off!
And they're off!		 There goes Norah
There goes Norah		 Norah coming down the hill
Norah coming down the hill		 Run Norah run!
Run Norah run!
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