100 Miles

Can you imagine running 100 miles?  Not in a period of days, weeks, months, years or even a lifetime, but in a period of 24 hours?  That's exactly what a friend of M's coworker did.  The Burning River 100 mile endurance run takes place in Ohio and it's for the elite runner.  This year there were roughly 270 runners of which about 55% of them finished the race.

Here are some statistics about M's coworker's friend and his journey:

• It took him 24:03:15 to run 102.1 miles
• He used three different pairs of shoes and two different pairs of socks throughout the race
• He estimates he burned 12,000-13,000 calories or about 500-550 calories per hour throughout the race
• In order to offset part of the calories burned and to stay at least minimally hydrated, here is what he ate and drank throughout the race: 

Ice water -- about 520 oz or 4 gallons
Coke -- about 20 oz
Ginger Ale -- about 20 oz
Gatorade (lemon-lime) -- 10 oz
Turkey and cheese sandwiches -- 3.5
Grilled cheese sandwiches -- 1/2 (tasted really good, but couldn't eat much at that point)
Watermelon -- hard to estimate, probably about 2 pounds
Hard-boiled eggs (whites only) -- 5 or 6
Pretzels (small) -- several dozen
Ramen noodles with broth -- 3 cups
Clif Shot Bloks (Black Cherry w/caffeine) -- about 16 servings of 3 bloks each (too many -- led to some stomach issues late in the race. Good lesson for next time -- this should not be a primary fuel source. Need a portable alternative).
Succeed S-Caps (electrolyte pills) – 15

Wow, isn't this amazing on so many levels?