I’ve been meaning to post some Team Wicked Fast race results (for a LONG time) - but we hear from so many terrific endurance athletes from around the world, that it’s sometime hard to keep up.
One woman that we HAVE to give a “shout out” to is the amazing trail runner extraordinaire, Michelle Barton from Southern California.
In 2010, Michelle started using Recover-Ease to help her recover faster and more fully between races, so she could bounce-back weekend after grueling weekend.
As a self-described “Recover-Ease Addict” Michelle absolutely crushed the competition in 2010 - with 13 major ultra-marathon wins (1st woman) - and in two of the 50k events, she won OVERALL - having “chick’d” all of the guys.
In her own words, Michelle tells us all the time that, “I couldn’t do these back-to-back Ultras without Recover-Ease!!!”
I should mention that we LOVE Michelle lots of reasons - besides the fact that she’s Wicked Fast - for example, she’s a 40-year-old mom, she has an unrelentingly positive vibe, and she lives her life with an EXCLAMATION POINT!!!
Some of Michelle’s notable wins (1st female) in 2010 included:
- March - Oriflamme 50k (4th overall)
- April - Leona Divide 50m (4th overall)
- May - Wild West 50k (overall win)
- May - Whoos in El Moro 50k (overall win)
- June - Shadow of the Giants 50k (2nd overall)
- June - Holcomb Valley 33m (2nd overall)
- July - ???
- August - ???
- November - Saddleback Trail Marathon (3rd overall)
- November - Catalina Eco-Marathon
- November - Los Pinos 50k (2nd overall)
- November - Xterra 15k
Maybe you noticed the “???” in July above? What was MIchelle up to in July? Slacking off? Maybe nursing her sore legs from a string of back-to-back-to-back ultra wins? Not with Recover-Ease!
In mid-July, MIchelle was running the Badwater Ultramarathon. As David Whiting writes in the OC Register, “Just being invited to the start line in Death Valley is an accomplishment. Applicants are ranked on their athletic background and 90 are chosen. The “lucky” face what race organizers describe as "a brutal 135-mile stretch of highway, a hellish environment of up to 130 degrees, and a 60-hour time limit."
Not only did MIchelle run Badwater in July, but here is what she had to say after (in her typical humble and understated way):
Hi Julie and Shawn!!
I ran Badwater and I used a zillion Recover-EASE pills!!!!
I buckled and finished in 45 hours 54 min.
Here is a story about my experience at Badwater.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/michelle-258460-barton-feet.html
OK great - but what about the “???” for August? Surely, Michelle must have taken a much-deserved break - a little R&R after a storming season? Not so much. Not unless you consider a 6-day, multi-stage, 120-mile trail run through the Rocky Mountains to be a little rest and relaxation (Trans-Rockies).
In 2011, it was even more of the “Michelle Barton Show” on trails around the country. Here are just a few of her highlights:
- March - San Juan Trail 50k – 1st overall female 5:18:25
- April - Leona Divide 50K - 1st overall female 5:04:37
- May - Wild Wild West Trail Marathon – 1st overall female 4:27:29
- May - Whoo’s in El Moro 50K - 1st overall female 4:12:24
- June - Shadow of the Giants – 1st overall female 3:58:03
- June - Wahsatch Steeplechase, Utah - 2nd overall female 2:27:45
- June - BillyGoat Hill Climb Half-Marathon -1st overall female 1:46:01
- July - Harding Hustle 50K - 1st overall female 4:36:52
- July - Irvine Lake Mud Run – 1st overall female 31:19
- Aug - Mt. Ashland Hillclimb Run (13mi), Oregon - 2nd overall female 2:22:30
- Aug - Transrockies 120 mile (6day) Colorado – 22:01 - 2nd overall female 80+ team
- Oct - San Juan Capistrano Trail 10k – 1st overall female 44:52
Yipes! It makes me tired just writing this!! And to think that I thought that I had a “tiring” 2011 season with 2 Ironmans (Texas & Canada) and 2 Ultramarathons (Umstead 100 & Vermont 100) - sheesh!
So, there is a much-deserved “shout out” to our dear friend, Recover-Ease addict, and Wicked Fast Chick, Michelle Barton. I’d tell you to “look for her” at your next trail race, but she’s likely to be so far ahead of you (and me) that you’ll miss her.
Thanks for reading,
Shawn
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Shawn M. Talbott, Ph.D.
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