This story has been archived from the August 20, 2001 It's all uphill
By Mark Fitzhenry, Meri-Jo Borzilleri and John Branch/The Gazette
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"It's fantastic scenery. Shame you can't stop and sit down and have a sandwich."
By the numbers
1 Known "bandit" runner who crossed the finish
line without officially registering.
2 to 1 Estimated ratio of water drinkers to Gatorade
drinkers.
8 Colorado 14ers climbed this year by longtime
race volunteer and Barr Camp fixture Bill Hoehn, who
spent his 70th birthday a few weeks ago atop Mount
Elbert, the state's highest mountain.
18 Runners from Colorado among the overall top 20.
20 Minutes faster 10th-place finisher Cornelis Guijt ran this year compared to last year.
Do-it-all
Can I buy you a drink?
Most disturbing image
Well stocked
Next time, hold the ice
Kiss the bride
After Chandler finished 502nd and Yoder placed
503rd, Yoder went to a knee and slipped a ring on
Chandler's finger in front of 13 relatives. The wedding
became official later Saturday during a ceremony at
Miramont Castle.
They wore traditional wedding garb at the evening
ceremony with one catch - their bibs from the race
were fastened to the back.
Unofficial accomplishment Orval Lohman, 81, said he crossed the finish line
in 7 hours, 13 minutes. But the race officially ends
after 7 hours, and those who finish afterward aren't
credited with finishing the race.
Lohman made the final checkpoint at A Frame, but
struggled over the final 3 miles.
"I just had a bad day," he said. "One of those
days, I guess."
Say it again, Tony "He wore the bones out," said Laura, pointing to
her husband's left foot.
It was surgically repaired enough for Garcia to
break 5 hours (4:37:19), a time that had him pumping
his fists at the finish and grabbing Laura for a brief
dance spin.
Ortega is an 8-time marathon competitor and once
held the 65-69 age-group record of 5:37. He won't
be running the marathon today after breaking his foot
before getting here.
He claims this is his final Ascent. "I'm not ever
going to come here again," he said soon after finishing.
"That's what he says every year," said Laura.
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