This from a runner, I guess he was really, really tired!
During the running of this weekend Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run, an epicthunderstorm took over parts of the course, but especially the Start/Finisharea.There is speculation that Silver HIll MEadow experienced what is known as aDown Burst, (sudden down rush of wind accompanied by a thunderstorm oftenmistaken as a tornado). As the wind blew at Silver Hill, I heard reportsthat the stakes holding down the big white tent were actually being pulledfrom the ground, the sides of the tent ripped open and papers and computerswere getting wet.Meanwhile, higher up in the meadow, the winds blew so hard that many of usrunners tents were blown clear across the meadow a few hundred yards andtowards the treeline of the woods.My tent has carbon fiber tent poles. The wind blew so hard that one of mypoles actually snapped in half. When I got back to my tent after finishingthe race, I got into it anyway despite it being broken laying with half thetent on my head and a puddle of water under me.
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