booker wrote:
No, he was never found. They searched high and low for him, both on foot and from the air. You could hear the whir of the helicopter over the mountain for days. The locals strongly believe it was staged and he is off living a new life somewhere.
GWT wrote:BTW, several years ago a man went missing during the race and they hadn't fount him for days after. Does anyone know if they ever found him?
They do have some very fat bears around there...
Wow, just watched the women's race. That is great coverage by the local news, way better than most major networks. The drone footage was pretty cool.
I also thought the coverage was outstanding. The former winners/runners were very good,news guys were good. Its nice when it sounds like the commentators are actually excited about the event. Excellent. Also those bugs were crazy
Different version
booker wrote:
There is a fantastic video floating around Alaska of Mount Marathon if you can find it. It is just a short film but it shows the gnarliness of the race. The race directors can probably send it to you.
Here's the video, I'm guessing. Unbelievable! I made it to the six-minute point in the vid. Insane!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXum47XJxsCongrats Allie! Just watched this race for first time on video - its about 60 min long, but you can get a good idea of how tough the race is from about 25 min mark to the end. It has a pretty good helicopter shot of Allie taking a few falls on the way down the mountain, and as she finishes you can see blood on her legs. I heard them say it was approximately 5K in length (if you watch the whole video you can see that each runner can choose their own path up and down so there is no set measurement.) Anyhow, you know this is a difficult 5K if it takes someone like Allie 49 minutes to complete.
Here is the link, which might be the same as one above:
In two months everyone will be asking, Where's Allie?" Then the college coach bashing will start all over.
The coach-bashing on LRC will occur no matter what Allie does in XC. If she isn't in the top 5 they will bash him for being a lousy coach. If she wins without setting a course record, posters will bash him for being a lousy coach. If she wins and sets course records, posters will bash him for over-training and jeopardizing her future.
Go Broncos!
Fantastic race coverage! And oh my gosh, the bugs!!
Super run by Allie! I love her toughness; it's not surprising that she did so well in the steeplechase!
Bleu wrote:
In two months everyone will be asking, Where's Allie?" Then the college coach bashing will start all over.
Because she'll go missing during a cross country race, and after days of searching she'll secretly be off living another life somewhere?
Bleu wrote:
In two months everyone will be asking, Where's Allie?" Then the college coach bashing will start all over.
I don't think so. She is a smart person from a smart family, she loves running, and like the best of runners, I think she is learning from experience. Looks to me like she's doing great and enjoying life and I think she'll be ready to have a healthy and successful XC season.
2017 Mount Marathon women's race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbIOnP96H0
2017 Mount Marathon men's race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr_lA9bXA0Y
Mount Marathon documentary from Salomon:
Ain't no mountain high enough! wrote:
She broke her own record of the 2nd fastest time. I assume she will take down the 1st place time eventually. The article is in the online Alaska Dispatch News.
for someone who has a history of stress fractures, she has chosen the most difficult and stressful event (steeple) in which to make her comeback? Now mountain running---and downhill?
not good.... wrote:
Ain't no mountain high enough! wrote:She broke her own record of the 2nd fastest time. I assume she will take down the 1st place time eventually. The article is in the online Alaska Dispatch News.
for someone who has a history of stress fractures, she has chosen the most difficult and stressful event (steeple) in which to make her comeback? Now mountain running---and downhill?
Oh man, I bet she and her coach didn't weigh the risks you are raising.