I was fortunate enough to pace Karine Herry, the European Female 100k Champion in her first 100 Mile race in June of 2005.
I only ran the last 40 miles but learned a lot about the course, which compared to the Angeles Crest 100 Miler seemed to be quite mild (!!!!!!). We found ourselves running out of time with only about 23 minutes before the 20 hour mark and three miles or so to go...plus, the climb from hell in mile 99!
We broke through the pain barrier and Karine finished in a 3rd place with 19 hours and 58 minutes.
Having pulled Karine from a ravine earlier in the evening, as the photos attached will show, we were happy to hit the line and get a nice cup of tea.
