On Saturday, July 28 the Chalupa and Buzz Daddy (pictured in front of the Carlton, MN sign) arrived in Carlton for the beginning of the Voyager 50 Mile Trail Run.
For the first two sections, Buzz Dadddy ran with his distance-running friend from MonkeyDoo, Mr. Tom W. (pictured here before the start of the race). During the race temperatures on the trail reached the mid 90's. As a result, Mr. W suffered severe leg cramps which forced him to withdraw from the race.
Every two or three miles or so, there is an aid station stocked with various foods to keep you moving, water, sport drinks, and crowd support. Chalupa worked an aid station all day and here are pictures that show (sort of), how these are set up.
There were 99 runners who started, and 77 finished. Buzz Daddy Came in 23 with a time of 10 hours and 30 minutes. This was less than four weeks after being hospitalized for a ruptured disc, and taking two weeks off all running to recover from that. He'll lose one toe nail for sure and is nursing a bit of tendonitis, but other than that... it's another 50 mile trail run in the bag. 
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