{"id":448,"date":"2013-05-13T20:36:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T20:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/?p=448"},"modified":"2013-05-13T20:52:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T20:52:43","slug":"jon-olsen-modesto-brings-home-gold-medal-from-24-hour-race-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/jon-olsen-modesto-brings-home-gold-medal-from-24-hour-race-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Modesto’s Jon Olsen Brings Home the Gold Medal in International 24 hour Race in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS FROM STEENBERGEN, NETHERLANDS 5\/12\/13 – blog by Calvin Lee<\/p>\n

Jon Olsen ran 167.568 miles in 24 hours.<\/span><\/h2>\n

You thought a Marathon was long?<\/h3>\n
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Victory for Jon Olsen, USA after running 24 hours.<\/p><\/div>\n

Modesto’s Jon Olsen won the International Association of Ultrarunners 24-Hour World championships. \u00a0Representing the USA, Mr. Olsen ran 167.568 miles taking the lead by 4 miles. \u00a0Reading reports of the race, the weather conditions were challenging which included rain and hail which pelted the runners throughout the night. \u00a0Individually Mr. Olsen won, and as a team, the men’s USA team won as well. \u00a0Each team was composed of six runners, and each team’s top three distances were combined for the team score.<\/p>\n

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He writes before the race:<\/span><\/h4>\n

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As blessed as I am physically to run, I’m even more blessed with the amount of loving people that God has surrounded me with. All I can do is say thank you and represent Modesto and the Red White and Blue to the best of my ability. Thank you once again!<\/p>\n

He writes after the race:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Sorry I haven’t posted anything but between the drug test, awards ceremony, the nap, shower, dinner, and packing for my flight that leaves early enough my alarm is going off at 6am…I have had little time. Let me quickly sum up the race and you can read about it in the Modesto Bee Tuesday.<\/p>\n

It was hands down the toughest race of my life. I race a nearly perfect race.(that includes eating the right foods and putting on the correct clothing when the weather got bad) I ran all but ten yards in the middle of the race and two minutes to end the race. The crowds were amazingly supportive and I was treated like a rock star. It was a “Jon Olsen love fest” on steroids:) absolutely crazy! I want to thank everyone’s encouragement and support. You all own a piece of this victory…thank you! I’m heading to bed now:)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Doing the Math<\/h3>\n

We should be practicing some math, especially since Mr. Olsen is a math teacher. \u00a0He is a Math Teacher at Prescott Junior High School, in Modesto, CA. \u00a0Jon Olsen ran 167.568 miles based on a timing chip for his 24 hour race. \u00a0Calculations reveal:<\/p>\n