Fatigue

Its really setting in. I'm having a tough time staying lucid. We are all tired of every food and drink. I can't imagine how tired pam is of everything.

She's closing in on 120 miles. She's still the 2nd overall woman. Jamie Donaldson is having the race of her life. She's tearing it up and has a good shot at breaking the female course record.

Its getting hot again.
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Sunny morning

Just got done with another shift running. Its now 7:30 am. Pam has been running for 21.5 hours now...is that right? I can't do math right now, I've been awake for about 26 hours or so. Running is the easy part. It keeps me awake. Its hard to concentrate. We've still got several hours ahead of us.
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19

We just caught up to the 19-year old runner. He was in the 6 am wave. He's still going but looks like he's got some serious blister issues. 19 years old!
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Almost 100 miles

Just short of 100 miles. Pam is sort of having a rough time, but she keeps moving. We're trying to get calories into her for more energy.

I shut my eyes for 2 seconds earlier and fell asleep. Of course I immediately woke up.

The sun is rising over the Sierras, which is quite beautiful. Its going to be very hot soon.
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Oh...

She's about 82 miles in. Incredible.
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Clean teeth and contacts

You can imagine how much of a pick me up brushing your teeth at 3 am is. I feel like a new person.

You also can't imagine how hard it is to put in a contact in the blistering sun in death valley.

Pam is still motoring along on a steady diet of horchata, oatmeal, and water. Its incredible how much it has cooled off tonight. Its actually somewhat chilly.
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Father crowley

I'm about to run with pam again. This is an incredible experience.
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Cell service, nope

Haven't had service since yesterday. Its been a LONG hot day, but the stars are amazing and there's an amazing breeze. Pam is in the top 5, but there's a lot of jostling of positions up front. We passed dean a long time ago.

I'm going to have some great tan lines!
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Closed? No problem!

We stopped at ACE Hardware to get some coolers. A guy out front was painting the curbs by hand. He informed us the store was closed. Pam somehow convinced the guy to open the store and sell us the coolers.
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Tonopah, NV

We just bought groceries in Parumph, NV. Its hot, but reminds me of texas summers. I honestly miss the repressive heat sometimes.

On the way in to town I saw a sign for Tonopah, NV! We rolled through there in '04 after 117 miles and 5 mountain passes. It was the day of the infamous "pizza buffet" song.

This post is dedicated to all my Texas 4000 peeps!
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