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Finish #18: John Kelly, 2017, 59:30:53

April 4, 2017
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 The White Whale of Tennessee

For three years I obsessively chased my white whale through the very Tennessee mountains where I grew up.  In 2015 I failed after 3 loops, a harsh introduction to Barkley where I had been doomed by a poor nutrition strategy.  In 2016 I failed just after starting the 5th loop, done in by navigational errors that led to sleep deprivation.  Those taught me valuable lessons, though, and I came into this year’s race more prepared, with a better mindset, and with the same incredible support from my wife, family, and friends, as well as some outstanding companies (Hammer Nutrition, Ultimate Direction, Every Man Jack, Chopt).

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