Pete Stringer Update

My friend, Pete Stringer, the ultra-marathoner, recently ran a three day race in Arizona called "Across The Years". It began on December 29, 2007, and ended on January 1, 2008. The objective is to run as many miles as you can in 72 hours. Pete ran 155 miles, which I can't even begin to comprehend The winner, Tony Mangum, a 50 year old from Dublin, Ireland, covered an unbelievable 270 miles, an average of 90 miles a day.The conditions before and during the race were so harsh, that Pete's wife, Jane, will never go with him again to any ultra race. The desert gets very cold at this time of the year, and the runners and their crews had to stay in tents during the race, so staying warm was difficult. Also, the food wasn't very good, so many of the runners got sick, including Pete. It wasn't a pretty sight.

Pete's next major race will be the Boston Marathon in April; 26.2 miles is barely a warm-up for him.