Rich Limacher's humourous description of Colin Kingsford at 
the 2000 Hardrock 100 which appeared on the Ultra Mailing List.

(Reprinted with permission.  Rich lives in Illinois. 
email: TheTroubadour@prodigy.net)

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CANADA:
LA BELLE PLANETELLE
THE UNITED (EXCEPT QUEBEC) PROVINCES THAT GAVE US:
BEN JOHNSON (FORMERLY FASTEST MAN ON EARTH), THE GREAT
GRETZSKI (FORMERLY ABLE TO GET THE PUCK OUTTA HERE BETTER
THAN ANY OTHER HOCKEY PLAYER ALIVE), AND COLIN KINGSFORD
(CURRENTLY TOUGHER THAN ALL OF THOSE DUDES PUT TOGETHER!)

What can I tell you about Colin Kingsford?

That he LOVES beer?  (Yes.  But I told him Canadian suds are
MUCH better than our weak little pee water we try to pass
off as beer.)

That he BURNS easily?  (Yep.  Fried the first day of trail
marking like a crispy critter.)

That he comes from Montreal where the total elevation is
only slightly higher than Chicago's?  (Sure.  He might even
speak French, too, although I never asked.  He's originally
a British subject.)

That he likes to take a LOT of pictures?  (Absolutely!  And,
while he's lugging his camera, he's equally willing to let
the rest of us lug the flags.  :-)

That he's a wonderfully positive, totally optimistic and
energetic *young* man eight years older than me?  (Right on!
And more powerful than a speeding locomotive too!)

And finally, THAT HE FINISHED THE HARDROCK 100 IN 45 HOURS?
(Oh my God, what an incredible athlete this crazy Canook
must be!  But he never let on!  I was completely blown away
by surprise!!!)

Ah, but there's one more "finally":  That he's inspired me
to try it again?  (You betcha, matey!  Blimey!  And next
time, along with your camera, Colin, how about showing up
with a couple of cases of LaBatts? :-)