I finished my second Leadville Trail 100 in the summer of 1993, despite getting hypothermic on top of a mountain 80 miles into the race and having to warm up for hours in the aid station heated tent. That fall, I applied for the Western States 100 lottery, to see if I could get in for the following summer. I got in on my first try ever. Th…
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