21 miles of dirt (mud) roads
29 miles of  very muddy trails
11 hours and 40  minutes  of running, sliding, walking and finally finishing just before the 12 hour cutoff. After that, darkness takes over and they come and get you...I started at 6:40 am in the rain and finished with my "pacer" Philippe Charest who took me home for the last 10 miles at around 6pm...under trail conditions that i wish i could explain better ---so horrendous they were... It really was unbelievable...but all you were very present with me so we got through it with a huge smile and only a few bruises...;)

Now, about your generosity : --- FYI--- Out of about 700 fundraisers, we finished as "TOP FUNRAISER" for the organisers of the Vermont 50 with close to  $3000 going to their organisation...to put it in perspective, the second one finished with $1100...Well done to all of you ....
And all together ---we ---you -- have raised close to  25 thousand dollars so far and i am expecting the members of the celiac foundation (all 2300 of them) to provide  the balance of the 25k to have us reach the 50 thousand dollar mark sooner or later....so mission accomplished to all of you as well... WE DID IT...

I will try to come up with a better description of this wild experience soon....so stay tuned and come back to "ultragiving"....'cause  ultragiving never ends....

cheers
gp

I want to thank everyone of you for having been so generous. We have now raised close to 20k and in 5k...it will be mission accomplished...the other 25k should be coming in from the 2300 members of the celiac foundation in the next few weeks.
You have done your part , now comes mine...but rest assured....
I have never been in such good shape, both body and soul...the cold is gone, the legs have been quietly resting for the last few days and they are eager to go. I certainly don't expect it to be easy but i definitely feel up to the challenge.
Your support and my friend Philippe Charest pacing me for the last 10 miles of the race will probably clinch the deal and have us finish the race before dinner on sunday...
We'll try to put live  updates during the race (if possible) so keep checking---otherwise i'll have a full report on monday upon our return...


cheers and thx again for all your support (the  3 charities thank you very much)


gp