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Atacama Crossing (2007) blog posts from Howard Cohen

27 August 2007 06:41 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

The preparations for the final stage began early as the buzz in the camp was that one of the competitors would not walk the last 9 km to the finish.

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Posted On: 01 Sep 2007 03:52 pm

Howard, Your blog caught the spirit of things. It was great to be with you and to hear about what a terrific person you are from Jack, whom spoke your praises the final 6 miles of the long stage. He and I brought it home together that long, cold, dark night. Congrats. Tom Gallagher [email protected]

Posted On: 27 Aug 2007 07:57 pm

God bless you for your efforts! I am glad you are afe and sound. Can't wait to hear of your experience in person. Congratulations!

24 August 2007 09:12 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

It

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Posted On: 28 Aug 2007 04:46 pm

Howard, Contratulations on your achivement & that too for a very good cause. I was simply amazed to see your track record. I hope you had a great time. Sachin

Posted On: 24 Aug 2007 04:28 pm

Congratulations on 4th place today! Way to go!! I'm holding down the fort, and feeling better everyday. I was able to swim some this week, and walked at lunch. Good luck on your final stage tomorrow.

22 August 2007 02:38 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

A fine day out on the course today.

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Posted On: 23 Aug 2007 10:09 pm

You are an inspiration to all of us and I am very proud to have you as a friend. As I forward your blog to others, they are quite tired of hearing my Howard stories. We all have them and love to share them. Keep it up. We are all pulling for you. Can't wait to read on tomorrow.

Posted On: 23 Aug 2007 05:12 am

Your blog is inspirational. I so impressed with your effort and your dedication in redefining the boundaries of what ultra running is. Sounds like you having fun and I am having fun reading your adventure. Take care.

Posted On: 23 Aug 2007 02:31 am

keep kicking ass!!! it might be cooler there than at home.. it has been smoking hot and now 200,000 acresa are on fire in Santa Barbara... anyway... good luck.. can't wait to hear about the whole thing

Posted On: 23 Aug 2007 12:58 am

Great job ! You Salty DOG!!!!!! It sounds beautiful there! Thanks for the description. It made me feel like I was there. I am with you in spirit. Keep up the great work!!!!

21 August 2007 02:57 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

It is about 3:40 on Sunday and arrived a little over 2 hours ago from Stage 1.

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Posted On: 21 Aug 2007 11:47 pm

These are the experiences that make life worth living. Keep up the great work out on the trail. We are all pulling for you and admire your determination.

Posted On: 21 Aug 2007 04:45 pm

Good job on your 5th place in stage 1! We are watching your blog, and already have one picture hanging on your office door. Keep on truckin'

Posted On: 21 Aug 2007 02:32 pm

Go Howard!!! We are behind you all the way... Way way behind you! Cheers from Valerie G. also.

Posted On: 21 Aug 2007 04:51 am

All right, Howard! Keep up that solid pacing. I agree with Bill that we are with you in spirits. In other words I drank Scotch tonight.

Posted On: 20 Aug 2007 07:57 pm

Way to go Howard. A 5th place finish on day one is a very nice accomplishment. We're with you in spirit.

21 August 2007 02:52 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

Today

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Posted On: 22 Aug 2007 04:37 am

Well, Howard, who needs toenails anyway! So I see after Stage 3 you are 6th overall and less than 2 minutes out of 5th place after over 19 hours of fun. The average age of the 5 in front of you is 34 vs your ancient 48. The average age of the top 4 is only 31. So what this tells me is...YOU'RE KICKIN ASS!!! Keep up the great work. We'll send you some Vaseline and extra skin if you need it.

21 August 2007 02:42 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

Just finished Stage 2 and hanging out in camp next to a lagoon in the salt flat. I am told this is the nesting ground for the flamingos so we can

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19 August 2007 07:59 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

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Posted On: 20 Aug 2007 05:28 pm

Hi Howard - congrats on your great finish to Stage 1!! I work with Kris at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She must be so disappointed with her injury. Please give her a hug for me and tell her I say to hang in there and that we are so proud of her here in Seattle! Thank you ~ Anne

14 August 2007 10:39 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

I am very fortunate to have the physical ability, family support

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Posted On: 16 Aug 2007 03:21 am

Dear Howard, Thank you so much for raising disAbilities awareness! I'll send your blog page to the DisAbilities Awareness Group of Somerville (MA) where i chair the disABilities Commission and hope folks will be able to donate to AAPD! best wishes, may your aspirations come to fruition exactly as you wish!! ei f

09 August 2007 10:02 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

With about a week away from the race and starting to taper, I have had a chance to reflect on what gets me to the starting line.

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Posted On: 14 Aug 2007 09:27 pm

Thank you for doing this and supporting this, as a fundraising activity, for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). Hope you raise tons of money!

Posted On: 14 Aug 2007 08:22 pm

Seeing you and Jeanne together, it is easy to tell that you are one complementary unit. I know she shares your successes and keeps you going in the hard parts. We are both lucky to have such wonderful partners! Race well, my friend, and enjoy every step.

Posted On: 14 Aug 2007 03:35 pm

Having support like that, year after year, start line after start line is key. You are lucky to have such a supportive partner. Good luck at this next start line!

Posted On: 10 Aug 2007 08:35 pm

very meaningful and inspiring... see you in Chile

08 August 2007 02:51 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

I have spend countless hour training and having fun at it and the final long mileage week is now behind me.

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30 July 2007 02:12 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

I started my training run this morning with 4 accomplished masters road runners.

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Posted On: 29 Jul 2007 10:09 pm

Nice looking trail. Wish there was something like that in Central London!

28 July 2007 09:58 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

This past week was a time to test the hammy.

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Posted On: 29 Jul 2007 10:24 am

Howard, good luck in the Atacama Crossing. You should do very well. Look forward to seeing you again. Mary

23 July 2007 06:55 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada); Tijuana

Finally starting to get excited about the race... It has been a distant goals for many months now but with the posting of web site and the course description I have somethng to focus on besides training and keeping healthy.

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Posted On: 10 Aug 2007 01:56 pm

Great blog...keep it going. Also, I think that dedication just "bought" you a few more races without too much hassle. Thanks for putting the rest of us on the "spot". Hi Jeanne!!!!:)