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BLAKE DEMASO
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Editorial & Production
JEDD FERRIS
JESS DADDIO
ALISHA EDMISTON
I met the love of my life, Jake
Edmiston, while running up the steep
grades of the western rim of the Linville
Gorge during the 2013 Table Rock
Ultra. We exchanged email addresses
during the cold, rainy run and have
been inseparable since. We got married
the following year on the same date in
the nearby Wilson's Creek Gorge.
CHRIS GRAGTMANS
Hearing Jerry Beckwith address the
crowd at the inaugural Jerry's Baddle
biathlon. In spite of his struggles with
ALS, he spoke about how much the
biking and paddling communities meant
to him, and described the beauties and
intricacies of the Green River. Jerry
passed away a few weeks later, but his
event lives on today.
jedd@blueridgeoutdoors.com
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JESS DADDIO
The moment I set off on my second-
ever mountain bike race, the Big Bear
Lake 2x12. The 12-mile circuit was
ankle-deep in peanut butter-like mud,
my one chamois was already sandy
and wet from the day before, and I'd
never ridden 24 miles in one day. Key
ingredients for a sufferfest.
JOHN BRYANT BAKER
When I ran my irst 100K ultra, the
high for the day was 34 degrees with
a mix of sleet & rain. I had mud up to
my knees and icicles hanging from my
beard.
MARTHA EVANS
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NICK NOE
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B US I NE S S M A NAG ER
MELISSA GESSLER
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CIRCULATION MANAGER
WILL HARLAN
DAN BRAYACK
One time while running I decided to
take a selie. I totally tripped and did a
front roll on the asphalt. Embarrassed,
I got up quickly, grabbed my phone and
kept running. and got an ovation from a
couple of dudes in a truck.
Crossing the inish line of the Fig Leaf
5K, a naked race at a north Georgia
nudist colony. Weather was a bit nipply,
but I ran hard, went balls to the wall,
and let it all hang out.
HANNAH COOPER
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JEDD FERRIS
I puked right at the inish line of the
Martha Jefferson 8K in Charlottesville.
Peanut butter toast before the race
turned out to be a bad idea.
EVANS PRATER
I got stung by a bee right on the shin
as I was turning in to the bike transition
at a triathlon. I had to run the entire
5K with a stinger in my leg. It was the
fastest 5k I'd ever run in a tri.
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February 2016
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
FEATURES
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THE DIRT
Freesoloist Austin Howell
survives a near-death fall and
keeps climbing.
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TRAIL HEROES
here aren’t many large black women
lining up at the starting line of 62-mile
ultras. hat hasn’t stopped Mirna Valerio,
a Georgia teacher and coach who is
shattering stereotypes. Meet Mirna and
four other inspiring trail runners from the
Blue Ridge.
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QUICK HITS
Lance wins a trail race—people
get pissed
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Chimney Rock
expands
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Former Olympian
runs sub-ive mile for 40th
consecutive year
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BLUE RIDGE BUCKET LIST
Make 2016 the year of no excuses. Check
out these 41 regional events that are sure to
make your quads crumble, your forearms
scream, and your sides cramp. If you live
here or play here, these are the must-dos.
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FLASHPOINT
Cut the carbs? Crank up the
workout intensity? Juicy detox
cure? 5 common itness myths
debunked.
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THE WAY FORWARD
Ultrarunning legend and multiple national
champion Anne Riddle relects on what
the trail has taught her.
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THE GOODS
Adventure runner Phil Phelan’s
go-to gear for multiday treks.
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TRAIL MIX
Fast Hands and Hard Truths:
New albums from Larry Keel
and Malcom Holcombe.
COV E R P HOTO BY
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APRÈS SKI
No two words excite snowsports aicionado
Graham Averill more than après ski,
roughly translated from the French: ‘I
drank too much champagne and fell in the
hot tub while still wearing my ski boots.’
SAM DEAN /
SA M DE A NP HOTOG R A PH Y. C O M
F E B R U A R Y 2 01 6 /
B L U E R I D G E O U T D O O R S . C O M
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