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Prospect Mt Race Revisited:
Only One Hill

(Lake George, NY)
5/13/06

Wonder Boy makes his running debut with 2/12th of the
Runners with Sole.
The question?
How fast is this kid, anyway?

Prospect Mt Road Race: 5.6 miles; elevation gain - 1601 ft.

Long Shots and "g" returned to Lake George for another uphill run. Long Shots' objective was to run this race somewhat slower then other years - under 1:02:00 (1:02:00?); "g" was planning to make this another Wakely Ultra training run by trying to beat his time of 2 years ago (59:38) and then jog back down to the start line for a total of 11.2 miles. And... again, "g's" daughter ("a") would meet them at the top by walking the course. They would then get a ride back to the start line (except for "g") by Long Shots' wife, Anne ("a2").

Aughhhh... but, this year... the Runners with Sole would be running with Wonder Boy... "a's" high school squeeze. A wispy, funny, backpacking, running type of guy, Wonder Boy showed up in red racing flats drenched in fluorescent orange flames ripping up, over and around each shoe, and a purple cape flowing down to his ankles. "a" was so proud.

For this event, G-WeB made the mistake of contracting "a" to be our staff photographer. The mistake? Well... 269 of the 272 pictures she shot were of her boyfriend! Hey... enjoy these pixs!

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"g" and Wonder Boy (Long Shots in background)
register as walk-ins

 

Long Shots and a2
driving the Boys to the
start line.
 

Warming up at the start Line.

 

 

"a" and her Squeeze:
Wearing her father's new
fast-pack, "a" walked/cruised
to the summit with out
breaking a sweat.

 

 At about 5 miles, Wonder Boy cruised
up the mountain and disappeared
just about as fast as he arrived!

Oh-oh... chugging up the hill... it's, "g" (in red)! But wait...
Wonder Boy had already finished the race in 44 minutes,
and ran back down the hill as a pacer for "g". That boy's got endurance!

 

 

And then...
screaming up the
mountain came
Long Shots!
The Boys at the summit:
"g" - 59:28
Wonder Boy - 44:00
Long Shots - 1:01:59

 

 

   
After the race, "a" caught a ride down to the start line
and waited for Wonder Boy and her dad to jog down the mountain.
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