Posted on the Ultralist
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:33:09 +0000
From: Pete Stringer
Subject: ATY race report, or what might have been
For years I had read about the Across The Years race with interest, knowing how much I’d like to try it. But both the Arizona distance and the time of year made this pretty unlikely, since Jane and I have separate sets of kids, equally far flung and desiring our Xmas participation if we feel like cross-country holiday travel (Kansas, Montana, northernmost Vermont, etc.).
But finally this summer, with the increasing desire to make this race at least once before I get too darned old to be competitive, I decided to enter the lottery. The Sri Chinmoy 6-day I had done in May showed me just how much I would enjoy multiday racing. (more…)