LIVING IN THE BED OF A PICKUP : Day 71 & 72 ultramarathon Guinness Book World Record runs at the HURT 100

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Day 71 & 72 ultramarathon Guinness Book World Record runs at the HURT 100

Candice is still running 50K a day. She started on November 5th, and broke the previous record before the end of November. But she’s like the Energizer Bunny, so she’s still running. So this week she left Colorado where she had run an ultramarathon for 68 consecutive days regardless of how snowing or cold it was….

…..Candice headed to sunny, warm Hawaii to run the HURT 100, an ultramarathon trail race through the mountains towering over Honolulu. She's with Adam, who is pacing and crewing for her.

But to continue her world record streak she had to run a 50K (32 miles) every day even when traveling. The Guinness World Record requires that the run must be done on consecutive days, outside, and with breaks of no more than five minutes an hour….regardless of rain, snow, or multiple delayed airline flights in Boulder AND Los Angeles.

Not only is Adam Candice’s pacer and crew, but he is also in charge of transportation, food, and any unexpected logistical problem solving. What a good sport!

Stupidly, a few days after Candice started her ultramarathon world record attempt, we decided that a good way for us to support her would be that we would cycle 50K every day.

So in mid-November we started our “streak.” Cycling in Leisure World before dawn(meaning in the dark) every morning….

And we’re still cycling…over 2000 miles since we started. Dan says he knows where the Candice’s Energizer Bunny syndrome comes from….

And we’re supporting Candice. This was a real answer on Wordl.

And we’re having an awful lot of fun too!

At 6 am this morning, the HURT 100 ultramarathon race started….100 miles of running with an elevation gain of over 24,000 feet (that is 24,000 up AND down). And all this running and climbing has to be done in less than 36 hours!