Event Coverage: 1996 Vermont 100-Mile Endurance Run

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Vermont 100-Mile Endurance Run

Summer's salute to absolute
Few challenges test absolute conditioning as completely as a race across 100 miles of trail. Witness the madness of the Vermont 100-mile Endurance Run held July 20.

Race recap
Driven by alternative energy
At most long-distance running events, split times and personal records are flailed around like foils in a fencing duel. But a tall, gaunt runner emerging from distant haze on the trail--still inching toward the finish long after the cutoff time--symbolizes the Vermont 100.

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Start (908K .avi file)
Morton on the run (538K .avi file)
Days-Merrill at rest station (1.2 meg .avi file)

Leaders converge (1 meg .avi file)
Battle for the lead (1.1 meg .avi file)
Days-Merrill moves ahead (1.3 meg .avi file)

An Introduction
A tough century for the Northeast
Deep in the woods of South Woodstock, Vermont, lies a footpath that soon will be pounded by a pack of lean and long-winded Yanks. A look at bizarre motivation and flapping feet in the forest.

Profile
Morton doffs his Navy duds, ready to defend
He's young and wet behind the ears (it's a professional thing). He's also the bold runner who crushed the Vermont 100 field last year with a record time. Like a water world predator, Mike Morton is back with an appetite.

The Cause
Running so those who can't can
A small community of people with physical disabilities are the ultimate beneficiaries of the Vermont 100 agony. The runners are raising funds for the Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports Association (VASS) so that others can ride horses, ski, canoe, or play tennis. It's all about pushing physical limits aside.