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ULTRA
John Perkins prepares for his first Ultra Marathon in the dawn light
![Justin and John discuss in the early hours](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/763df55a-3292-4918-a9ed-fd9f439dc5b2/IMG_8622.jpg)
Justin and John discuss in the early hours
![Pinning the bib a few minutes before the race. Despite an early arrival John made it to the start line 5 seconds before the race began.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/27bb3d85-f43f-43af-968e-2d2c7ca6ff00/IMG_8802.jpg)
Pinning the bib a few minutes before the race. Despite an early arrival John made it to the start line 5 seconds before the race began.
![Making it to the halfway point. Cold weather and 6000ft of climbing make the first half the most strenuous.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/95cada2a-ed36-4193-92c2-2fd97b6edb1e/IMG_8958.jpg)
Making it to the halfway point. Cold weather and 6000ft of climbing make the first half the most strenuous.
![Ice clings to John's neck at the 16 mile point.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/fa802353-a7cd-4c66-9602-297fc5cf013a/IMG_8983.jpg)
Ice clings to John's neck at the 16 mile point.
![Pickle juice and tater tots make the world go round](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/b110d1d3-e89c-4c59-9701-71911b857d0c/IMG_8970.jpg)
Pickle juice and tater tots make the world go round
![Hugs all around before the descent](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/feff0573-29da-4551-91c0-bbc9ae0a66f2/IMG_9057.jpg)
Hugs all around before the descent
![The moment as John rounds the last corner before the finish.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/d975a520-b3e6-40cf-a044-ae4fbed6e3df/IMG_9110.jpg)
The moment as John rounds the last corner before the finish.
![A well deserved moment of rest in the minutes after finishing.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f7e112104196adfc5d3dd/54ca6eb2-7834-4d6c-8827-af6b074a41b2/IMG_9168.jpg)
A well deserved moment of rest in the minutes after finishing.