[John M.]

From the 'list (Ray K.):<br><br>
"Mike [Heinze] went through 100K right where he did in his 147 mile performance."

 

[John M.]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">When I did the math a few minutes ago, the US and Japan were virtually on total distance between the top 3 runners.<br><br>
Japan: 155.6+145.6+139.4=440.6<br>
US: 150.6+146.9+143.1=440.6<br><br><a href="http://www.iau.org.tw/news_detail.php?Id=423" target="_blank">Last year they scored based on distance rather than cross country style.</a></div>
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I haven't seen anything saying they have switched to a XC-style of scoring--as far as I know (never anything reliable) they still use cumulative distance for the first three team members.

 

[John M.]

I think Mr. Henze is fixing to have an interesting four hours while the U.S. and<br>
Japanese camps will glance at splits, both sides trying to find a few fleeting<br>
seconds with each passing lap.<br><br>
John M.<br><br>
Plus this from the 'list:<br><br>
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Iliana Dimitrova <iliana.dimitrova@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
Hope calc is corect - cut/paste/sum in Excell<br><br>
As of 10:25pm per the website<br><br><br>
JAPON - M 614.96<br>
INOUE Shingo 214.60<br>
SAKAI Yuji 204.57<br>
HONDA Masahiko 195.79<br><br>
ETATS-UNIS - M 594.90<br>
JUREK Scott 207.08<br>
ARBONA Serge 197.05<br>
HENZE Michael 190.78

 

[John M.]

Hee hee hee...it's only 11:02 p.m. out here on the coast--the one o'clock finish means I get some sleep. What a great race they are having. Two hours and closing, time to kick, and all that. Great effort and patience--I'll go with Henze as story of the day even if Jurek gets the record.

 

[John M.]

Henze to 15th, 1:15ish to go.

 

[John M.]

Henze is trying <b><i><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">real</span></span></i></b> hard to move the US to second--his eyes must be boring holes in the back of the next runner up.

 

[John M.]

Henze into 12th ... good grief, what a run he is having in these closing moments.

 

[John M.]

Henze is consistently running a minute faster per lap for about the last ten versus the previous ten. Someone better be at the end to catch him.

 

[John M.]

248454m, 154.382 miles, hats off to you Michael. What a ride you just took us on. Thank you and congratulations.

 

[John M.]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">From the official team <a href="http://www.americanultra.org/AUABrive10.htm" target="_blank">site</a>:<br>
... <i><b>Michael Henze is running as 4th American now, but is probably too far off the pace to keep the team in the medals should one of the top 3 falter.</b> Amy Palmiero-Winters seems to have her prosthesis issues under control but is suffering from stomach woes. Dr. Andy is nursing her with Ginger Ale as she focuses on keeping pace with Deb Horn.</i><br><br>
In the reporter's defense, he was a ways back after 12 hours and he was an "unknown".</div>
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Two sort of interesting points ...<br><br>
The folks on the ultralist were much more supportive (knowledgeable?) of Henze as the final hours passed. Several personal exchanges took place as we started tracking the decreasing times of his laps in those final two or three hours.<br><br>
Palmiero-Winters did a very good job of damage assessment and adjusting to turn in the miles she did.<br>
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Run gently out there--John M.