Deanna's passion for long ultra endurance events begin to grow very quickly after her first 200 mile event. The next race that peaked her interest was the furnace creek 508 knowing that she would be going through some really hot places, like Death Valley. The half of a winter she spent in Utah was the last winter she ever wanted to experience! So she moved back home with the parents in the Arizona to save money for a bike, gear, entry fees, and the cost associated with simply participating in the race (ie: van rental, food, lodging for herself and the crew). She got a job at "the Walmarts" to earn money and have a flexible work schedule to be able to train.
She attempted the Furnace Creek 508 "Toughest 48 hours in Sport" in October 2007 and DNF (did not finish) to "not understanding how to deal with hallucination & intense dizziness" she stopped at 426 miles. Even though this could have been seen as a set back Deanna saw it as a great achievement to ride the farthest she ever had. Then 8 months later she did the first ever Race Across the West which is 1032 miles of the Race Across America. She did 821 miles in 88 hours to Durango, CO where she crashed and got a concussion. Then the next month Deanna did the Race Across Oregon but got a bad bee sting which caused her Achilles tendon to be very painful so she DNF at 275 miles in 23 hours.
These DNFs did not stop her from doing the Furnace Creek 508 again which happened to be one month after the Race Across Oregon. She crossed the finish line of the 508 miles in 43 hours and 17 minutes with a sword in hand and currently holds the record for youngest female soloist finish!
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Dang - those are some hot legs; maybe I should take up biking.
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