Song end, trip over, final race run.
Adventurer Last Supper. Dinner, awards, heart-tug goodbyes.
Marathon tally 140, continent count now SIX. 16 months ago, was asked what would motivate after 100 marathons. After Moscow, after Dublin, after 50 States.
Antarctica ❄️ DREAM realized.
Friendships made/bonds formed bottom of the Globe – gonna leave a HUGE hole.
LAUGHS, shared stories, PENGUINS, every inch of Punta Arenas, brass toe of Magellan.
Jorge, Paula, Emilio, Dan, Jeff, Gloria. I heart each of you ❤️
Last nite. Last walk. Midnite along the ocean.
Katya. Will miss you most. Customs Control, 2 weeks ago, Santiago. Thanks friend, thanks for saying hi 🙂
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- Adventurer Last Supper
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- HALF award, TWICE
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- circle of FRIENDS
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- photo BOMB’d (again)
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- Punta Arenas goodbye
Blinders off, drapes open, DAYLIGHT again. Loooong days of light, bottom of South America. Quick shower, banana. Day’s run clothes readied. Marathon morn.
Lotta opportunity past week to jog Punta Arenas’ boardwalk ‘long the Strait. Constant headwind every day. At your back going out, steady struggle Diego de Almagro-return. Today’s START? Calmest Magallanes day of the trip. Kissed the brass toe yesterday 🙂
Smaller crowd than White Continent but same subset of runners. Not everyone saw the beauty of a FREE marathon. Surprisingly though, day’s 50k participant list almost double Antarctica. Flat bike path course – [just a] matter of mentally ticking off laps again. 7 out-n-backs, one short loop to the Pier. Stay on the ‘pink’ path, that’s the one measured.
Emperor’s New Clothes. Either shrunk my Colorado-flag shorts or grew 4 inches. Unfortunately, only run clothes left in the bag. Ugh. Deep breath, I got this. Head up, walk with confidence, no one will notice. News CRAWL: ‘that time I ran in South America without pants’. ADD a new Chilean haircut – folks, I got comments. HA!
First three laps, a fun run – a FAST fun run. Stayed with my bestie Katya. She’d run a PR & win the women’s Half.
Head spinning, went out way too fast first 13 miles. Lap 4 (first on my own) was sucking wind. Reigned it in next 4 miles. Walked, video’d dolphins, then paced an even steady clip. Wind blew ‘Punta STRONG’ last 2 laps. Timing bang on. Focus’d, head forward, [wind] took the mental outta my finish/help mute the crazy. push, PUSH, push. High fives to my run FAMILY. LOVE these folks! ❤️
2 countries, 2 continents, two 50Ks – new South America PR, another 2nd place finish. FAAANNNTASTIC!
Hung 30 minutes more, pic posed with day’s women’s winner. Watched the last of my Circle (Jorge) walk-in the marathon. Well done man. Injured this trip, guy had nothing to prove – he’s a Boston finisher (3:15 marathoner).
Let’s how we roll bottom of the Globe. AND sometimes we run without pants. LOL>
Punta Arenas 50k, Marathon & 1/2 Marathon®
Punta Arenas, Chile
January 19, 2019
Place Finisher City/State Country Event Time
M1 Silviu Ursu, Iasi Romania 50 Kilometers 4:54:40
M2 Keenan Haga, Louisville, CO U.S.A. 50 Kilometers 5:19:25
F1 Ly Nguyen, Houston, TX U.S.A. 50 Kilometers 5:24:34
M3 Seth Kramer, Wilton Manors, FL U.S.A. 50 Kilometers 5:33:49
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- Chilean haircut
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- won the Half (again)
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- 2nd place FINISH
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- ‘that time I ran in South America without pants’
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- ultra SMILES
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- 2 continents, two 50Ks
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- South America PR
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- postcard MEMORY
DOLPHINS!
luck of Magellan
No xtreme travel departing Antarctica = 2 BONUS days in Chile. And…because we’re marathoners, a BONUS 26.2 tomorrow – my second in South America (hopefully, Brazilian parasite-free). FREE marathon! Sign me up!
Lazy Friday. Slept ‘til 8am (bus return from Torres del Paine post-midnite), double Breakfast (no ‘black pot’ in Punta Arenas), shower/an hour of tele (that’s my limit).
MUSEUM DAY. Enjoyed everything Sara Braun. Only later did I read she brutalized the local indigenous – even maintained a collection of ears. Yikes!
Two great houses, colonial gowns, striking looks, 19th century palatial furniture. Cemetery last week? Commissioned by the same lady. Maybe Punta’s Scarlett O’ Hara just a victim of fake media. Probably not – but I did dig the tour.
One of Braun’s homes doubled as the Magallanes Cultural Museum. Few minutes of steady Pictionary but eventually gained entry (smock covers required o’er my shoes/unexpected skating experience sliding ‘cross the polished floors).
Bones, maps, old pictures & ADVENTURER relics! Some seeking gold, others dreamed of Antarctica – a Shackleton LOVE FEST. Whatta treasure, HIGHLY recommended ❤️
Group lunch, another Mercado visit AND a haircut. No Spanish, no problem. Happy little dog in the salon window, good omen. Elementary French (our only ‘poco poco’ in common) & a year-old selfie on my iPhone. Mission accomplished. Check, done.
Hotel lobby bib pick-up. Sporting ‘Bib 1’ again – my one short week as an elite runner. LOL>
Unintentionally sat with 5 runners (while RD-waiting to bump tomorrow’s distance/marathon to 50k). Listened to the group’s Triple 8 pitch. January 2020. 8 marathons, 8 continents, 8 days (includes Zeelandia). God help me, info outta my head please.
Boardwalk running 30+ miles in Chile! Two ultras, two continents, two brass BESOs same week. Challenge met 😊
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- Punta’s Sara Braun
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- 19th-century CHARM
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- STRIKING looks
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- Magallanes Cultural Museum
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- ADVENTURER relics 🙂
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- who was he? haunting, super compelling photo
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- Shackleton LOVE FEST
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- no Spanish, no problem
