[pct-l] New unsupprted JMT record

[hiker97 at aol.com]

I wonder what the JMT supported record is?? That would be cool to do.? Then compare the results.? Very interesting.

Cheers, Switchback the Trail Pirate


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Popov <michael.popov at yahoo.com>
To: Sorensen, Aaron BM1 <Aaron.W.Sorensen at uscg.mil>; michael.popov at yahoo.com; Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>; PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>; Hiker97 at aol.com; Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>; Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net>; Al Shaver <alshaver2000 at yahoo.com>; John Stamstad <JOHN_STAMSTAD at patagonia.com>; Brian Robinson <brian.robinson at sbcglobal.net>; chiappaj at gmail.com
Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 9:02 pm
Subject: RE: New unsupprted JMT record


What is CT? Well, you know, I'm down anyway! Arrrrrr!!!!

"Sorensen, Aaron BM1" <Aaron.W.Sorensen at uscg.mil> wrote: 
Hey Mike Popov,
How about next year we go for the CT Unsupported?
Current record is 14 days 9 hours and 30 minutes?
Ha, ha, just kidding.
Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: michael.popov at yahoo.com [mailto:michael.popov at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:05 PM
To: Reinhold Metzger; 'PCT-L'; Hiker97 at aol.com; Tortoise; Deems; Al Shaver; John Stamstad; Brian Robinson; Sorensen, Aaron BM1; michael.popov at yahoo.com; chiappaj at gmail.com
Subject: Re: New unsupprted JMT record

Heya, guys!!

Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it. 

I'm still writing up my race report, so as soon as it's finished I'll send it out (tonight or tomorrow). Aaron's report is very good, it was fun to read too. :)

My body is wrecked, feet and sunburned lips, but I'm still planning on racing an inaugural Headlands Hundred next weekend. And have a nice pre-race "carboloading". It seems to be working just fine. :)

-Mike Popov 

Reinhold Metzger wrote:

Hi gang,
Just to let you know that a new unsupported JMT record has been set by ultra
marathon endurance runner Michael Popov.
Michael finished in an amazing 4 days 5 hrs and 25 minutes.
Aaron Sorensen abandoned his attempt at Vermilion (mile 120) due to foot
problems.
Jon Chiappa also abandoned his attempt at Vermilion two weeks ago.

Still to come is the attempt by hall of fame super endurance athlete John
Stamstad and
Iron Man Justin Angle...all of a sudden all the big boys are gunning for the
unsupported JMT.

Michael is a 29 year old Russian immigrant who has lived in the good old USA
for 9 years and has been a marathon runner for most of his life.
Michael has placed 4th in the San Diego 100 ultra-marathon in 2005 & 2006.
Aaron, a Coast Guard petty officer, was awakened one evening, south of
Mather Pass, by a
bear sniffing his pack he was using as a pillow (Pheeww, that was a close
one).

They hauled 70 lb of mostly beer & food, including a 20lb can of Heineken
beer they saw in Lone Pine, to Trail Camp were they acclimated, guzzled &
gorged themselves, known among endurance runners as calorie or carbo
stocking, for 3 days before they took off in a blaze of glory from the top
of Mt. Whitney, yodeling at the top of their lungs all the way......what a
sight that must have been!!!

Judging by the results, they were very successful in their ''calorie
stocking'' attempt, unlike Jon, who, just plain and simple, ran out of
calories.

So there you have it guys, the proof is in the pudding......Heineken beer
came through again.
It just shows that the sky is the limit when you are powered by beer.

JMT Reinhold, I drink to that





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