Beast of Burden 50-Mile
Lockport, New York (on the Erie Canal towpath)
18 August 2012 (mid-70s at 10:00 a.m. start)
Above: before the start
Above: the official finish photo
Above: before the start
Above and below: the start
Below right: lead runner on the other side of the canal, about 1.5-mile point
Below: walking early and often
Above: Lynne's wildlife photo, #1
Above and below: 12.5-mile turnaround at Middleport; aid station across the bridge at below right
Above left: finishing the first lap, 25 miles; above right: I spent too much time at the aid station before starting the second lap
Above: Lynne's wildlife photo, #2
Above: sitting on a bench, dumping gravel out of my shoes
Above: approaching Middleport again, 37.5 miles
Above: the Middleport aid station
The aid station is inside the Masonic lodge
Above: the finish, 12 hours, 23 minutes
Above: after the finish
Above: a photo with the race director
The start/finish area at Widewater Marina, taken during a canal cruise the next day; the 100-mile race still had a couple of hours to go; race HQ in blue tent
Below left: at Niagara Falls; below right: at Horseshoe Falls, the day before the race
