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Burning River 100 Part 5 – The Home Stretch

Ultra Marathon Giraffe, Gnarly

Burning River 100 Part 5- The Home Stretch  Read the rest of the story Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 As I turned the corner and could see the clock timer, Jimmy kept telling me “There it is bro, go for it”.  It wasn’t long before I was joined with Lily …

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Burning River Part 4 – Tale of Two Races Boston Store to …

Gnarly riding to the finish - Burning River 100

Burning River Part 4 – Tale of Two Races Boston Store to the Finish Read the rest of the story Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Filling my face at Boston Store 2 Leaving Boston store for the first time was a blessing and a curse.  This was the first time …

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Burning River 100- Part 3 Sand Bagging and Dry Humor Miles 0-49.1 (Boston Store 1)

Brandon Mulnix- #138 Burning River

Burning River 100- Part 3 Sand Bagging and Dry Humor Miles 0-49.1 (Boston Store 1) Read the rest of the story Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Tears almost flowed before the race director yelled “go” to us runners. It wasn’t the idea of what was ahead, but the idea of …

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Burning River 100 – Part 2 – Anticipation

Burning River flat tire- How many men does it take to change a tire

Burning River 100 – Part 2 – Anticipation Read the rest of the story Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 How do you prepare for a 100 mile race.  I tried reading everything from just about anybody on the subject.  I even traveled across the country to run with someone while …

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Burning River 100 – 9 days and counting

Burning River 100 - 9 days and counting What does a runner do to prepare 9 days before a 100 miler?  I haven’t been running much over the past two weeks.  Saturday I ran about 4 miles and today I ran 5 miles of trail.  I feel great when I run exept for the heat.  My brain …

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Burning River 100 Mile Race – 15 Days out report

Burning River 100 Mile Race – 15 Days out report The tapering begins as I get ready for the longest day of running in my life.  Over the past couple of weeks I have been kind of taking it easy.  Since pacing at Western States, I ran 40 miles on July 4th, and 8 miles …

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Burning River 100 Update- Full Speed Ahead Training

Burning River 100 Update- Full Speed Ahead Training As of today Burning River 100 is only 70 days away.   I had no idea when I signed up for this race what to expect and maybe was a bit crazy.  That was pre-accident, before Mind the Ducks, and before a lot of stuff I had no …

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