UltraRunning Magazine

The Team Makes the Ultra

e reached the aid station after midnight and a rented deluxe SUV was prepared for our arrival. Two women jumped out and rushed to care for our runner and offer me (the pacer) assistance. They hoisted him into the rear of the vehicle onto a sleeping bag and removed his socks and shoes to clean his dirty, blistered feet. After they layered him in warm clothing, added fluids and food to his hydration pack, I climbed

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