Photo courtesy of Cat Bradley.įrom my first 16-hour double crossing in 2014 until the moment I emerged from that canyon as the FKT holder last month, I lived and breathed R2R2R.
The kind of crazy you can only tap into at mile 80 at the Western States 100 or the glimpse of inspiration stemming from insanity which accompanies near-impossible goals.Ĭat Bradley and Ryan Lassen at the Grand Canyon in April of 2016 for Cat’s first Grand Canyon R2R2R FKT attempt. It’s the Cat that drives Ryan the craziest, and honestly, the version of myself that ignites most of my own crazy. Then there’s the obsessive, unrelenting, and stubborn ‘Canyon Cat.’ Although ‘Canyon Cat’ was born in the Grand Canyon, she’s by no means limited to it. Ryan’s favorite version of myself, ‘Fun Cat,’ makes an appearance most frequently during times of recovery and is best known for having an extra drink or two with dinner, is more likely to hike, ski, or raft than run, and who will eat an entire cake in just a few days. alarm, and who might be hard to hold a conversation with while she habitually self-massages. There’s ‘Training Cat,’ dedicated and diligent, who is strict about her 9 p.m. Since we’ve known each other, Ryan Lassen and I have joked about ‘the many faces of Cat.’ There’s ‘Teacher Cat,’ who spends the evening prepping for the next day in the classroom with glitter-paint-stained fingers.
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