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7 out of 7 accomplished by the french Canadian FatAss

Submitted by Gilles Barbeau on 9 September, 2007 - 17:02

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Well, at 4:44 moutain time, Gilles finished the 7th race of the season with 16 minutes to spare. Woohoo! In chronological order of accomplishment: McNaughton - Illinois Big Horn - Wyoming Tahoe Rim - Nevada Stormy - BC Cascade Crest - Washington Grand Tetons - Wyoming Wasatch - Utah After hearing all season, "they are not done yet". I can state that I never doubted his tenacity, determination and ability to do it. I am incredibly proud and happy that he was able to accomplish what he set out to do. Later, I will ask Gilles to help me withthe times. For now he is busy scrubbing the dirt and mud off of him. Let's just say, the massage is booked for tomorrow am! Thanks to everyone who supported him and kept checking on his progress!!! Lucinda

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Holy smokes...I was

Submitted by mudrunner on 12 September, 2007 - 17:22.

Holy smokes...I was following on-line (actually Manon was & she would text me periodically)...you sure know how to add some drama to an event! Awesome job, Gilles & Lucinda. Amazing! Let's get some perspective on this one race...In the time it took Gilles to run that race, I had: - gone about my usual Saturday affairs -went to bed -woke up on Sunday -caught a plane to LA -connected to OC -checked into my hotel -caught a cab -went to Huntington Beach -bought some surf shorts -I was sitting at Fred's Mexican Cafe with a second cold brew in my hand & had polished off the better part of a stewed pork enchilada when he finished. -the plane covers 100 miles in less than 12 minutes. Cheers Gilles & Lucinda!