September 18, 2007
AC100 Race
Over the weekend Timber and I went down to Pasadena to watch and support Rocky in his running of the Angeles Crest 100 mile endurance run. That's right, I said 100 mile endurance run. It starts out in Wrightwood and winds its way through the San Gabriel mountains to Pasadena. We met up with Jackie and then saw Rocky at a few of the checkpoints. We saw him at the Chilaeo, Shortcut Saddle, and Chantry Flat before going to the finish line in Pasadena. Rocky took 16th place and ran the 100 miles in 23 hours, 44 minutes, and 44 seconds. And because he finished it in under 24 hours he got a belt buckle. :-) For the last 50 or so miles he was paced by Eric Clifton, a famous ultramarathoner that won the Badwater 135 in 2000 when a movie was being made about it. The movie they made about it is called "Running on the Sun". We met both Eric and his wife, and while we were driving around to the different checkpoints we got to hang out with her and get to know her a bit. One thing I can say about the ultramarathon community is that it is small and tight knit. Everyone is very nice and everyone helps each other out. Oh, and did I mention that Barefoot Ted was there along with some natives from Copper Canyon in Mexico that ran the race in traditional sandals? Here are the pictures that Timber and I took at the race.