Mac won a plate.

Yukon Mike

Yukon Mike

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Short version: Mac and his aunt met in Darjeeling this week to run a 5 day stage race in the Himalayas. I haven't been able to talk to him, but got this from her today.

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Apparently he did really well the first three days and actually won the marathon on Day 3, then fell ill, trudging through day 4 and scratching day 5. Looks like she got a new plate too. She is such an amazing athlete. Good job!

Mike
 
Ha! That would be the son carry the father relay. : )

I'm so happy for him, I can't believe that as a non runner he not only ran a marathon but won one. Good job Xcountry ski club coaches!

Thanks Dave.
 
Ya no kidding Paul! I finally heard from him and here's his take on the race,

"The first three days of the race were pretty cool, day one had 10,000 ft of climbing so once the sheep hunter legs kicked in it was pretty smooth. It hailed and rained for the last bit and everybody absolutely froze. On the second morning we went out and back in the ridge and had Everest on one side and kagchujanga on the other which was spectacular. The marathon day was super long but I stuck with a young Australian couple all day and we had a pretty good time searching for what we thought were our missing lungs. Throughout the hole thing the only running was on downs and flats and at 12,000 ft running downhill made us puff. Day four I didn't feel great but it was only 20km so I gave it a shot but just couldn't pull it off on day five. I guess that's the way it goes though."

Next place - Nepal to do some hiking and see some beauty.

Mike
 
Congratulations out to Mack!

Now, Dad, you need to shop around for a portable altitude tent so he can sleep at sea level to adequately recover. I suspect that his recovery interval was likely compromised after that many hard efforts with limited recovery time in between.
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/acclimatization-to-altitude.html

Thanks for the prompt,taking Peter Mattheissen's-THE SNOW LEOPARD to my deer stand...
 
I agree with you RL, working at 12,000 and then sleeping in an unheated hut wouldn't be very conducive to quick recovery. I think he has learned some valuable lessons this race.

Thanks for that link, tons of good science there.

He just emailed me today that he's headed off on a 15 day trek in Nepal with a friend. Ah to be young again.

Not many pictures coming in yet.
 
Mike, add-in time zone shift induces changes in his circadian rhythm, and a likely major change in diet/nutrition and you have to conclude that what he achieved is actually quite a feat. As an endurance athlete Mack is quite gifted. You likely have heard this one at training sessions or races, but I'll repeat it: He picked his parents well!!
 
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