Peter Lubbers’ TRT Record Update

August 18, 2008 · Filed Under Runners

Twietmeyer’s speed record is safe… for now. Peter Lubbers could not run the Tahoe Rim Trail in less than 46 hours. Severe altitude sickness affected him during Saturday, when he covered a stretch of trail which had parts over 9,000′ elevation. This caused him to loose several hours that turned to be impossible to overcome. But despite this setback, he kept running at a good speed on Sunday and Monday and finished with a final time of 57:54. During his amazing challenge he run 165 miles with almost 30,000′ elevation gain and loss and sleeping very little time. In Peter’s words “[the challenge] has been an incredible adventure; easily the best run of my life. I am feeling great (need to get a little bit of sleep now, though).“. Congrats Peter! The record can wait!

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