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Ice Cream or Ass Cream: The Trans Am “Epilogue”

First off, thank you to everyone involved in the ultra cycling community, the Trans Am, Amy’s race, and my race. My experience wouldn’t…

15 min readFeb 11, 2018

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Trans Am 2017 Day 21 FINISH: Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, VA to Yorktown, VA — 114 Miles, +2,442 ft

I woke up super groggy but not too tired on the picnic table as my alarm vibrated against the wooden planks, the only noise in an otherwise…

21 min readDec 31, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 21 FINISH: Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, VA to Yorktown, VA — 114 Miles, +2,442 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 19: Meadowview, VA to Daleville, VA — 173 Miles, +9,259 ft

Oh, how right I had been. It would be a terrible day, but like my late night attack in Missouri that led to a midday crash in Illinois, my…

18 min readNov 10, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 19: Meadowview, VA to Daleville, VA — 173 Miles, +9,259 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 20: Daleville, VA to Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, VA — 214 Miles, +11,532 ft

I slept straight through my alarm, as I did in many of the last days, and woke up maybe 45 minutes or an hour after I’d planned to. On…

17 min readNov 10, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 20: Daleville, VA to Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, VA — 214 Miles, +11,532 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 18: Booneville, KY to Meadowview, VA —198 Miles, +16,212 ft

Despite Ken and Sofiane getting into town probably 30 minutes before me, and I was set on getting out before them. I can’t remember exactly…

20 min readNov 9, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 18: Booneville, KY to Meadowview, VA —198 Miles, +16,212 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 17: Falls Rough, KY to Booneville, KY — 245 Miles, +12,027 ft

Day 17 was another reminder that the Trans Am is a delicate balance. Push too hard one day and you suffer the next. Ride 140 miles one day…

9 min readNov 9, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 17: Falls Rough, KY to Booneville, KY — 245 Miles, +12,027 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 16: Elizabethtown, IL to Falls Rough, KY — 137 Miles, +5,470 ft

I woke up feeling exactly like I did going to sleep. Like I was a failure and falling behind. The only consolation was knowing that I’d…

14 min readNov 8, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 16: Elizabethtown, IL to Falls Rough, KY — 137 Miles, +5,470 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 15: Pilot Knob, MO to Elizabethtown, IL — 192 Miles, +6,610 ft

Richard was out maybe 30 minutes before me and I slept through my alarm, sleeping close to 3 hours when I’d hoped to get a little more than…

11 min readNov 8, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 15: Pilot Knob, MO to Elizabethtown, IL — 192 Miles, +6,610 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 14: Ash Grove, MO to Pilot Knob, MO — 225 Miles, +12,325 ft

I think I slept maybe 5.5 hours, but after a shower and a meal of peanut butter accompanied by the simple carbohydrates of white bread and…

14 min readNov 8, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 14: Ash Grove, MO to Pilot Knob, MO — 225 Miles, +12,325 ft

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Trans Am 2017 Day 13: Rosalia, KS to Ash Grove, MO — 212 Miles, +3,165 ft

I woke up to someone coming into the post office and was stoked when I saw the familiar smiling face of Donncha. Fucking psycho, I thought…

10 min readNov 7, 2017

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Trans Am 2017 Day 13: Rosalia, KS to Ash Grove, MO — 212 Miles, +3,165 ft

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Max Lippe

Max Lippe

Email: lippe.max@gmail.com, IG: @maxlippe, get in touch with any questions, comments, or issues! Executive Producer: Amy Lippe

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