BACK FROM THE DEAD: A Cautionary Tale from the Uwharrie 100
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DEDICATED TO JTD 0.0 It was fucking impossible. There’s no way my brother was still in this race. I must have been hallucinating again - after all, it was mile 99 and I saw everything from my 4th grade teacher (she’s dead) to my uncle dressed as Santa Claus (his suit was pristine). The last time I saw my brother – over 10 hours ago, at mile 70 - he moved like a sedated Dr. House: cane, obscenities and all. Yes, it’s true that John is a freak athlete. Yes, it’s also true that he’s completed 100-mile races before. But John was 8 weeks out of IT Band surgery; the PT had just cleared him for “brisk walks.” He had collectively trained 12 miles prior to the Uwharrie 100. More specifically, John ran 12 miles on the Monday before the race. That’s right, a
BACK FROM THE DEAD: A Cautionary Tale from the Uwharrie 100
BACK FROM THE DEAD: A Cautionary Tale from…
BACK FROM THE DEAD: A Cautionary Tale from the Uwharrie 100
DEDICATED TO JTD 0.0 It was fucking impossible. There’s no way my brother was still in this race. I must have been hallucinating again - after all, it was mile 99 and I saw everything from my 4th grade teacher (she’s dead) to my uncle dressed as Santa Claus (his suit was pristine). The last time I saw my brother – over 10 hours ago, at mile 70 - he moved like a sedated Dr. House: cane, obscenities and all. Yes, it’s true that John is a freak athlete. Yes, it’s also true that he’s completed 100-mile races before. But John was 8 weeks out of IT Band surgery; the PT had just cleared him for “brisk walks.” He had collectively trained 12 miles prior to the Uwharrie 100. More specifically, John ran 12 miles on the Monday before the race. That’s right, a