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Badwater Report 2001 Report-The Race(CA): Matt Palocsay

all of the logistics to figure out before this race.  i had listened when
people made suggestions, and i covered all of the bases and then a few more.
  i wanted my running to be the only thing that determined my finish.
redundancy was not enough.

i recruited the best possible crew.  mona was determined to get this finish
and dance on the summit.  my buddy andy from college had been supporting me
through all of the desert training runs and knew me very well.  my buddy
derrick from high school learned all the right questions to ask and was a
strong supporter on the crew.  and vicki was a bundle of energy who had
crewed out here before for carlos banderas.

with a safe trip to the desert, a good meal behind us, and everything in
place, we started the race at 6am.  i took it easy for the first stretch,
knowing how easy it is to lose the race in the first 42 miles, but how tough
it is to win it from there.  i stayed steady and solid and actually pr'd the
front 42 even though i was as fresh as i had ever been.  i did not feel the
temps get to high (not above 115) so the cool weather probably helped.  not
many details to give along the next stretch.  i hit a low at about
12midnight and was able to pull myslef out of it.  for the first time, i saw
the dense band of stars that make up the plane of the milky way galaxy as i
looked up at the sky.  it is amazing what you can see out there. . .

a quick nap and back at it.  i had a few foot problems but we took care of
everything as it started and did not let it build.  my crew was resting well
and taking care of themselves.  i was cracking jokes the whole way and
everything was clicking.  the race itself was pretty uneventful (my crew may
say otherwise) but i just kept going and staying strong.

my dad came out to the race to say hi and did a mile with me, which was
pretty cool.  he satyed with us until the portals to help out.  as we
approached lone pine, my energy dropped a bit but my crew found carl's jr.
(nfi) burgers and brought me back to life.  as we could see lone pine, i
honed in on two runners just up ahead and gave my best general patton speech
to rally the troops, and it worked.  i spun them into a fury and passed the
runners within a half mile.  we cranked up to the whitney portals in less
than 4 hours (which involves some running) and had a brief celebration.  i
made it from badwater to the portals, 135 miles, in 38:48 and change.  10th
place overall and the youngest finisher ever (not too shabby if i do say so
myself).

but i wasn't satisfied. . .

cont'd