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29. First night at Lake Saroma, Hokkaido; view from Green Village hotel room
30. USA 100K women’s team: Tania, Nikki, Anne, Ann, Anthea, and Karen
31. USA 100K men’s team: Scott, Patrick, Howard, Mark, and Greg
32. Men’s team in kimonos: Patrick, Howard, Mark, Scott, team leader Tim Yanacheck, and Greg
33. Banquet hall at opening ceremonies; Greg and Scott decipher the Pocari Sweat nutrition label
34. Team members and support crews meander around before the parade
35. Howard’s friend Tak tries to get the team ready for a photo
36. Team USA during parade
37. Less than an hour until the start of the race
38. Is this lace tight enough to last 62.1 miles?
39. Nikki and Karen with Karen’s husband Stan and daughter Madison (asleep on ground)
40. Runners line up as Deborah escapes
41. Seconds before the start
42. The start: Tania (USA) and Glen Redpath (Canada)
43. Early miles: Patrick, Scott, Howard, and some foreigners
44. Early miles: Greg, Mark, a friendly British guy named Matt (#810), et al.
45. Early miles: Nikki
46. Greg at 80K, assisted by Colin, Liz (handing out Gu), and Lion, Mike, and Tak (with sponges)
47. Patrick finishes
48. Greg, immediately after finishing
49. Extracting the ChampionChip from Greg’s shoe
50. Nikki finishes
51. Tania, triumphant
52. Ann finishes
53. Anthea finishes
54. Greg’s wicked blood blister
55. Giant moth found in our hotel
56. Green Village hotel exterior
57. Another view of Green Village hotel
58. Bidding farewell to the rice fields
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