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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 15-17, 2004 The Park Record B-5 Mastering one hundred miles together • Continued from B-1 A 40-mile training run takes an entire day. so Dolan and Rush have become creative over the years. When Rush's kids were smaller, he would hire a babysitter in the morning and leave on a training run at 4 a.m. in order to be back home by the time they woke up. "Its tough. You make time for what you want to do. You don't expect to be'a champion. Just finishing is enough to make you feel like a champion," says Rush. Rush uses his kids as motivation during his competitions. "You are looking for anything to think about. So, a lot of the time, I think of my kids and wanting to be a role model for them. It's easy to slide into not doing as much and not wanting to improve. I want to be able to keep up with my kids." says Rush. This year's race was more difficult due to the heat on Saturday. "It was brutally hot on Saturday...that's my worst-case scenario. I'd rather be in the snow," said Rush. "It was very hard this year. I kept asking myself, 'Why am I here? I know I can do this. Why am I out here again?" But it felt great at the end," said Rush. The end is the true endurance test for these athletes. "The first goal is finishing. After running straight for 32 hours, you have to gear up to run fast at the end. This year, we planned to go harder at the beginning, but it was hard to run fast in the heat. It would have been better to finish with a little less stress and blis- ters," said Rush. Oh yes, the blisters. As might be imagined, an ultra marathon is serious business for feet. Rush tossed his shoes out at the end. Between the constant pounding and the varied terrains, the runner's shoes and feet take a brutal beating. Rush and Dolan only gave their feet a few minutes of rest during the 36 hours. The race had 15 aid stations which Dolan and Rush used to get water and food and take a very brief rest. "I think if we laid down, we'd never get up, said Rush. Rush and Dolan also received a lot of moral support along the way. "The support we had from friends and showing up at aid stations and the finish line. Park City is such a great place for support in athletics. Our friends are amazing," said Rush. Friends Ben and Birgita Kater got up at 3 a.m. to drive them to the start of the race. During the race, the runners are allowed pacers who join the competitors at different points in the race to help them endure throughout the entire race. Lisa Sewell took them through the first part of the day. Friends Holly Carlson and Vicky Whiting got the two doctors through the heat of the day on Saturday. Heidi Carlson was also there for support. Eric Jacobsen, an adventure racer took them 40 miles from Big Water to the finish line. "It was hard to imagine finishing without him. He's a rock," said Rush. Cedric Gunn also ran the last 25 miles with them. David Greenberg, a former Park City doctor who now resides in Colorado joined them for the finish. They ended the race holding hands. There was also plenty of support waiting for them at the end of the race. "There were at least 25 people waiting for us. I think that's why I was in tears this year. 7b think that they came over to Midway on their Sunday," said Dolan. "My feet were very painful. Legs were stiff and tired, but I was elated. We burst into tears," said Rush. "It took a ton of physiological and physical fitness this year. It was hard this year. I don't know if it was the heat or if we knew what was coming," said Rush. "Brian was very strong the last 25 miles. I spent most of the time trying not to hold him back. It was very hard this year," said Dolan. Dolan, who competed in Ironman Canada two weeks prior, felt that the competitions were too close and may have made this year's race such a struggle. Dolan is one of only a handful of ultra marathoners. Race organizer John Grobben estimates that only 80 percent of all race entrants were women, and an even smaller percentage finished. Dolan is not quite sure why the numbers are so low "Women tend to do better at endurance events. It!s interesting that not more do it," said Dolan. "Women are just starting to do it more and beating the men. A woman had won the Badwater (Calif.) 100 two years in a row. Dolan doesn't feel like she's an inspiration for other women, but a role model for friends and her patients. "I think a lot ofour friends see us and think that they can do it, because we're not the ultimate athletes. I don't know if we inspire, it's just that 'if they can, we can,'" said Dolan. Dolan also uses her life to teach her patients. "I'm proud to be able to be a kind of role model for our patients of exercising and eating healthy. I can show my patients how I did it." Rush was encouraged by the organization of the race. "They do a tremendous job with the race. The volunteers are amazing. They stay up all night. They go beyond the call of duty. It's just amazing," said Rush. According to Grobben. the race uses 295 volunteers, including timers, assistants at aid stations, For Grobben, putting this race together is labor love. A job he has put his heart into for the past IS years, when lie took over the helm from a close friend who he had helped to start the race. He uses no sponsors and says that planning for the race is a full time job. Dolan and Rush, like the other runners, had to pay a $150 entry fee, to defray costs. They also had to complete eight hours of trail work. "The Forest Service loves us. because they know we do good work," says Grobben. For Dolan, Rush and Grobben it's an experience like no other that they look forward to every year. "It seems like our whole life revolves around work. This one weekend a year, we all get together to get people to the finish line. We have 300 people here. It's a common goal that we have. If you're here, you feel it. Park City manages to wrangle Cowboys • Continued from B-1 a key faetor in the offense. Woody Sideris also had productive night with 66 yards rushing and 7 receptions. "He's [Sideris] gels more yards passing with Drew in the game. He's still getting over 100 yards, but with passing and rushing. He's more dimensional said now, Shepherd. "It's hard for defenses to defend it when you have multiple people on your offense." The Miner defense also contributed to the' win. "They played great. In the fourth quarter, they got the ball back with a little over five minutes lo go, but we pretty niuch stopped them cold in that last drive. So they need to be commended for that,' said Shepherd. The Miners now look forward to their first region competition, when they will host local rival Wasatch High School. "Wasatch is always a tough game for us. Always physical.. Whoever makes the least mistakes wins the game. Hopefully, that will be us. 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