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MyfriendJoeandIwantedtoparticipateinan eventcreatedbyLazarusLake,thebrilliant,devilish founderofsomeoftheworld’smostunique ultrarunningevents,includingthefamous Barkley Marathons.Wechose ARaceForTheAges.Thisrace endsatnoononLabourDay.Allrunnersage41and overareallottedthenumberofhoursequaltotheir ageinwhichtoaccumulateasmanymilesas possible.Allthose40andundercompeteoverthe finalfortyhoursoftherace.Thewinneriswhoever hasthemostmileswhentimerunsout.Duetoits uniqueformat,theraceisdominatedbythesuper veteransofthesport.Joewouldbestartingat1a.m. onFriday,andIwouldfollowat6a.m.Thecourseis ameanderingone-mileloop,allonpavement, throughaparkinManchester,Tennessee.Itfeatures along,unshaded,straightsectionbalancedbya sectionofpathwayalongsidealittleriver.Theloop designgivesyouopportunitiestoseetheother competitorsfrequently.
WeleftPortDovertheTuesdaybeforetheevent, givingourselvestwodaysforthedrive.Thatproved tobeagoodplanbecauseJoehadunknowingly selectedNoHighwaysonhisphoneGPS.Atone point,aswemotoredcarefullyalonganarrow, curvingroadinabarrenruralarea,anoldbeagle waswanderingslowlytowardus.Joesaid,“Well, lookatthat.”Ireplied,“He’sprobablyneverseena carbefore.”Wewereinnorushandthoroughly enjoyedtheoff-highwayroutedictatedtousbythe phoneaswetalkedandlaughedourwaysouth.The firstnight,westayedinanoldmotelbesidethe long-closed,dilapidatedKentuckyCountryMusic HallofFame.Wearrivedattheracesitelateonthe secondafternoon,thenwalkedpartoftherouteand
stakedoutaspaceforourselvesbyputtingup ourtable.
Wespentsometimechattingwithpeoplewe know,andItrackeddownmygoodfriend Doyle,whomIlastsawoverfouryearsago. Thenwecheckedinatourmotel,whichwasjust onekilometrefromtheparkentrance.The ownersturnedouttobeterrific,verywelcoming andhappytoseeus.Wemetacoupleofother runnerswhowerestayingthereandthen headedoutfordinner,drivingthefulllengthof themainthoroughfarebeforeselectinga restaurant.Havingenjoyedourdinner,we decidedwewouldreturnbeforeweheaded home.Thename,O’Charleys,wouldbeeasyto remember,givenmynameandthefactthatJoe isIrish.
Thenextday,wepickedupafewsuppliesand wentbacktotheparktosetupoursite.After wrestlingJoe’snew,never-before-erected canopyintoitsproperform,weputoutanantigravitychairforsleepingandtwometalfolding chairs.Ihadabagwithmyraceclothes,a secondpairofshoesandafewmedicalitems. Forourfoodsupplies,wehadtwocoolersfor drinksandsnacks,aswellasseverallarge bottlesofwater.Icecouldbepurchasedfrom theIceHouseintheparkatanytime.Therace itselfdidnothaveanaidstation,butprepackagedmealsfromCrackerBarrelwouldbe provideddailyat6a.m.,noonand6p.m.Most ofthemturnedouttobebarelyedible.I supplementedwhatIateofthemwithmygels, flatbread,afewcookies,bananas,andgrapes.
“Ifya’llwouldtake goodadvice,you wouldn’tbehere.”
~LazarusLake
Wehadsomehowforgottentodoany realgroceryshoppingbeforetherace.
JoeandIwalkedtheentireroute, exploredalongtheriverandthenwent foraheartydinner.Backatthemotel,we bothhadshowersandacoupleofhours ofsleepbeforeitwastimetoheadover for1a.m.Ioptedtogowithhim,watch thestartofthe“Classof83”,andthen sleeponamatinthebackofourcar untilmyearlymorningbeginning.Islept okaybutwokeupabitafter4,soIwent foralittlewalk.Foronce,Iarrivedatthe startveryrelaxedandinplentyoftime. Therewasonlyoneothercompetitorin the“Classof78”,acharacternamed Harry,whospentmuchofhistime barkingout“Doittoit”,“Flauntitwhile you’vegotit”,andotherdirectives, indecipherabletome,tovarious participantsthroughthefollowingdays. Theweatherconditionsweregoodearly inthefirstday,withclearskiesand pleasanttemperatures.Iremained relaxed,walkingsteadilyandjogging occasionally.Asthedayprogressed,so didthetemperature.Oneveterantook thetemperaturedownneartheasphalt inthelateafternoon;itwas108degrees F.Someofthoserunningwereburning up,butwalkingreallyhelpstomitigate theeffectsofheatonthebody’score.I wasgettingmydreadedleantotheright asIfatigued,butIwasabletomanageit bygoingeasilyandneverpushing
myself.Also,ashashappenedinotherracesinhot conditions,myhandsbecameseverelyswollen.Iwasnow takingamagnesiumtableteveryfewhours,asthatis supposedtohelp.Itdidn’tworrymebecauseIknewitwas temporary.Istayedoutonthecourseallnight, appreciatingthelackofsunandthecoolertemperatures, althoughitwasstillwarmandmuggy.Aftereveryone-mile lap,Istoppedatourtableandhadanelectrolytedrinkand somewaterorgingerale.Mosttimes,Ihadasnack,and sometimesIhadtorefillmybottles.Thiswasthefirst multidayraceIhadeverdonewithoutacrew,andIwas comfortablelookingaftermyselfbecauseIwasn’tpushing hard.Ilikedthefrequentlittlebreaks,andluckily,Iwasn’t havinganyfootordigestionissues.Ihadn’tchanged clothesorshoesandhadn’tevenlookedatmyfeet.
IsurprisedmyselfwhenIfoundoutthatafter24hours,I wasinthirdplaceamongthe135entrants.Butthefaster youngrunnerswouldbegainingonme,andI’dbeenupfor overadaywithnosleep…
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Ikepassedawayrecently[2015].Hewasinhis100th year!Hewas,withoutadoubt,themost amazingmanIhaveevermet.Afriendshipstartedwhenwesatdownin2009forhisinterview, onethatIhavecherishedfromthatdayon.HissurvivalduringWorldWarIIwasincredible,and withhispassing,Iwantedtodedicatethismonth’smagazinetohimandsharehisstorywithyou. Inadditiontothepreviousarticles,therewasanactofkindnessonIke’spartthatwasyettobe printed,andIwantedtoshareitwithyou.Atthetime,Ikerequestedthatitstayjustbetweenthe twoofus.
Well,Ike,afterdiscussingitwithyourdaughter,Ithinkitistimetoletfolksknowalittlemore aboutoneeventthathelpedshapeyourlife.
Let’sstepbackintimeonceagain.Itwaslateinthewar,and…
TheGermanArmywasorderedtoshootalltheairmen.IkeexplainedthattwoGermanofficers approachedhimintheprisoner-of-warcamphewasin.TheyinformedIkeandhisbuddyabout theorderandmadeitclearthattheywerenotkillers.Theofficerstoldthemtolineupinfront ofthem,andtheywouldshootabovetheirheads.Ikeandhiscomradeweretofalldownasif theywereshot.
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Ikealwaystoldmethathewasjustdoinghisjob.Theenemywasjustdoingtheirs.Henever consideredhimselfahero.Hejustdidwhatheneededtosurvive,tostayaliveonemoreday…
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