Bataan Memorial Death March

Once again I completed another Bataan Memorial Death March.  This being the 25th anniversary of the event was special as well as all the friend and family that participated.  I had to race down to Las Cruces from Albuquerque having stepped off the plane from France a mere 9 hours before the race.  Fortunately I was able to rest some on the trip back and there were no delays.  This well supported semi-trail marathon/march is a must do for me since I have completed this now for over 12 years. I do this event to honor the memory of my great uncle Penrod Reader who survied the Bataan Death March in 1942 and eventually died in the POW camps in the Philippines.

The weather was cold (40's for the start and low 60's during the day) but everyone was warm with friendship.  There again was the usual crew including Dirk (brother), Megan (daughter), Tim White (colleague and training buddy), Haley White (Tim's daughter) Forest White (Tim's son), as well as Avneet Sood and Jesson Hutchinson (work colleagues).  Also there was David Kovel and our supportive wives.  All completed their respective "marches" Megan and Haley doing the full marathon this year, both experiencing their first toenail loss.  Forest tore up the 14 miler finishing 2nd overall.


Since Dirk was coming off a training cycle to qualify for Boston (which he did) I decided to run light and just carried a hand held and some snacks.  Dirk and I ran the entire day and we both PR at around 3:53+.  

Next up is the Salt Flats 100.