AND3RSON & The JESTER / Barkley Marathons, Badwater 135 and Adam Setser

THRiVERS Master-Mindset Zoom meetings. Monday-Friday 6:00-6:30 a.m. PST  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5161446407    The 2021 Barkley Marathons Had No Finishers Jared Campbell and Luke Nelson ran three loops for a Fun Run, but no one completed all five loops.  For the third time in a row, there were no finishers at the Barkley Marathons. Sixteen runners completed the first loop before the time cutoff, and just two runners, Jared Campbell and Luke Nelson, set off to attempt a third loop (which they didn’t finish in time). Only 15 runners have ever finished the race since it began in 1986. The most recent was John Kelly in 2017. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a35885288/barkley-marathons-2021/  “The World’s Toughest Foot Race”  Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater® 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. The start line is at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,300’ (2530m), which is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/  Adam Setser has had a goal to qualify for the Western States Lottery for many years and a couple weeks ago he did it. We discuss the genesis of the dream, the setbacks and how he achieved that goal at the 2021 Black Canyon 100k. https://youtu.be/k3vRFRLNsvE  #AND3RSON #HeartFailureSurvivor #EnduranceAthlete  In March of 2020, I slipped on the illegally dumped cooking grease in front of John’s Burger and couldn’t walk for 6 weeks. This was my first injury since I started Endurance Training in 1979. Then in late April of 2020, I ended up in the hospital for the first time in my life. The diagnosis was Congestive Heart Failure.   This Vlog / Podcast documents my Sixth Decade of Endurance Training. The past Decade was about HOW FAR I could go.  This Decade will be about HOW FAST can I go post Congestive Heart Failure. https://linktr.ee/AND3RSON