Nick "StormTrooper" Bautista - McNaughton 500 Mile Race Report

Mr mom

Well-Known Member
I just did a check and he left for loop 43 or started the loop that will give him 430 miles at 4.45 this morning. apparently he has gone without sleep for about 24 hours. I have gone without sleep longer but not in that heat or with what must be horrid exhaustion. Get it done Nick and for pete's sake sleep for a week.
 

JillC LI

Well-Known Member
Coryna - how's he doing with food? I would imagine he needs an enormous amount but he often has trouble with digestion these long races. So curious about all that he's going through!
 

Nemo14

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Only 60 more to go!

(yeah, "only", as if I could do that...
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joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
Original Poster
Sorry I have been MIA on the updates toady, early morning trail run myself. This is what I have from the gang up with Nick:

Saturday June 1th 9:21am EST
Text From Coryna: Breakfast for OUR champion. Waiting 4 Nick to come in. Rough nite, Details later.
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Reply Text From Joel: Miles?

Text From Coryna: Out 4 440

Reply Text From Joel: Im dying in suspense

Text From Coryna: Blisters, heat & Time all a concern. But he is very determined to finish. Some loops better than others (Im excluding the rest of the text by my discretion)
Reply Text From Joel: Good lord. Hold on Nick. Hold on Buddy.


Saturday June 1th 4:21pm EST
Text From Coryna: Just came in 450. Tough Loop.


Saturday June 1th 5:20pm EST
Text From Mark Luener: Nick Storm Trooper Bautista passed mile 450 and headed back out at 4:25. He is doing this on no sleep and with less than 23 hours to finish we are pushing for another all nighter to git er done.


That's all I got right now folks.
 

Mr mom

Well-Known Member
sounds brutal, absolutely brutal.. He is in my thoughts and I'm rooting for him but I want him to come out of this in one piece as well.
 

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
Original Poster
sounds brutal, absolutely brutal.. He is in my thoughts and I'm rooting for him but I want him to come out of this in one piece as well.

Yes, I can report at this hour that we are still struggling. It is not my place to go into details since I havent gotten the OK, plus we are getting into an awkward state, so Ill just say, PLEASE everyone be thinking of Nick and Alison tonight. A tough road is in front of them for the next 23 hours.
 

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
Original Poster
Saturday June 1th 9:23pm EST
Facebook via Josh Dennis: PEAK 500 UPDATE as of 918pm: Animal Camp Athlete Nick Storm Trooper Bautistahas made it to 460 miles!!! He has been delusional for several hours now but has TAC teammate Mark Leuner to point him in the right direction and that he does.. Just evaluating if he will sleep for 2-3 hours before the final push!! Stay tuned in!! — with Alison Ball Bautista.
 

Fievel

RunDisney Addict
Sounds like we're finding out the machine may have some sort of (super) limits to him. Good thoughts his way....only he could be going through all that and keep his legs moving. It's like his failsafe gear...."Run"
 

Mr mom

Well-Known Member
The human spirit can be truly amazing and right now Nick is the exemplification of it. If everyone in life pushed themselves to their limits or even a part of the way, what an amazing world we would have. Nick is showing us all that limits were meant to be broken, not that we ourselves always have the ability to break them but that we have to try. The overwhelming support he is getting is a testament to us all that we should be there for others when they attempt to break those limits.
I know Nick is not the first to do this, nor will he be the last but I think people need to hear more stories like this, what an amazing journey. I have no doubt that the stories of other pushing themselves would be equally inspiring but I believe it is because we have come to know Nick in some small way that this has been so incredible.
I also want to give a shout out to the unsung heros making this possible, the ones who are caring for him and pacing him etc. I was at a seminar once and the speaker spoke of all the sherpas who went up and down Everest many times supplying Edmund Hiliary, so that he could make that first climb. Hilliary got to the top but without the help of those sherpas, those unsung heros it would not have happened. Right now Nick has a whole flock of sherpas and they are helping to make this possible. I know Nick will thank every one of you for what you are doing and have done but I think we should recognize your help as well. I think it is safe to say that on behalf of Nick's WDW magic running folk, a heartfelt thank you for being there with him. Now finish killing that mountain Nick.
 

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