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											The bushwhack heading towards the swamp section.
											
											
											
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											The "complete beaver dam experience!"
											
											
											
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											The river crossing before Aid Station 6 was very refreshing.
											
											
											
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											Past Aid Station 6, running down the trail at the end of a farmer's field.
											
											
											
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											The sand dunes... NOT GOOD!
											
											
											
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											The four seasons in Vermont are fall, winter, spring, and mud.
											
											
											
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											This mud is like 3 ft deep in places.
											
											
											
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											The finish line... greeted by the man himself, race director Dan Des Rosiers.
											
											
											
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											It's easier to smile when you're on this side of the finish line... 9 hrs and 40 min.
											
											
											
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											MUD!
											
											
											
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											...and it was pouring rain too.
											
											
											
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