First person race accounts
Learn before you burn!
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| Race | Quote |
Mike Anderson’s
2001 Ascent | It was agonizing. I was delirious from oxygen deprivation. |
Brian Berliner’s
1999 Ascent | Zombies are the ones that went out too fast and aren't enjoying the race. |
Gary Cehelsky’s
2001 Marathon | It inspires me and gives me courage. It must be that darn mountain. |
Christoph Eick’s
1998 Ascent | It makes your brain dizzy and even the simplest things seem to take for ever. |
Jill Gainer’s
2000 Marathon | There was no stopping Sunday from coming. |
Jill Gainer’s
2001 Ascent | I guess altitude and I are never going to be friends. |
Patrick Hollenbeck’s
2000 Ascent | My heart rate alarm was really starting to bug me. |
Ron Horton’s
2000 Marathon | When your knuckles turn blue, the color matches your running outfit. |
Bob Huerter’s
1981 Ascent | I thought I was getting the hang of it, and then they cut the oxygen off. |
Paul Kirsch’s
2001 Ascent | At mile 4, I started to get a burning feeling in my lungs... |
Billy D Lese’s
2003 marathon | I passed ten miles and the tree line, I was more dizzy/dazed and confused. |
Fred Maas’s
2005 Ascent | I said, "no worries. That lightning was below us!" (Run, you fool). |
Matt Mahoney’s
1993 double | After I turned around, air was no longer a problem. |
John Moha –
1997 spectator | I was surprised at the blood and guts. |
Dr. Richard Marsh’s
1981 Ascent | It's not written in the stars that I have to be climbing this stupid mountain... |
Mike Perry’s
2001 Marathon | She removed a 3"x4" blister from my heel and congratulated me on having "the blister of the day." |
Jeff Reed’s
1995 Ascent | The race began a constant search for a good "sitting rock." |
Jeff Reed’s
1996 Marathon | There is no rest, no recovery. You go hard, even while walking. |
Tim Roden’s
1988 & ’89 Ascents | What do they call someone who runs the entire way up Pikes Peak? |
Steve Sargeant’s
2001 Marathon | I was pushing just to get the hell out of the blast furnace I was running through. |
Dave Sorenson’s
1997 Marathon | I realized that I would have to qualify for Boston during another race. |
Cate Terwilliger’s
1999 Ascent | Inevitably, some runners get into trouble. |
Bill Wright’s
2000 Marathon | “Cut me, Mick” said Rocky to his trainer. |
Bill Wright’s
2001 Marathon | I think I'll go back to sport climbing. I suck at that also, but it doesn't hurt so much… |
Bill Wright’s
2002 Marathon | I can’t believe it worked out this perfectly, but it didn’t come easy. |
Bill Wright’s
2003 Double | What the heck was I thinking? This is a stupid idea! |
Paula Vaughan’s
1997 Ascent | Dizzy. Depleted. Deadass tired. I will NEVER do this again. |
Jonathan Vigh’s
2003 Marathon | Although it looks like I'm in agony, I was just hamming it up for the camera. |
Hans Zimmermann’s
1996 Marathon | They asked me if I was OK. I lied and said yes. |
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