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Hello, I'm Marshall Ulrich. On July 23, 2018, I will toe the line of the Badwater 135 race in Death Valley, hoping for my twenty-first finish of the official race. This year, I'm running for Jean.
Back in 1979 my wife, Jean Schmid Ulrich, was a healthy 28-year-old attorney and mother of our little girl when we heard the words "invasive breast cancer." In November 1981 Jean lost her battle, leaving me and our not-quite-three-year old daughter behind. Some of you will recall this story as the basis of my memoir “ Running on Empty – An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America.”
The JEAN SCHMID ULRICH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND was established in her honor at the University of Denver law school. Since then, every year an aspiring attorney is given a scholarship to assist them in becoming a decent, honest attorney like Jean.
You can help keep Jean's Scholarship Fund going, and growing, through your donation. Help me honor Jean, and help others achieve their dreams! Please make a donation today.
If I can complete the race, I won’t be finished. Every time I’ve started at the Badwater basin, the lowest point in the U.S. at minus 282 feet, and made it to the official finish line on the shoulder of Mount Whitney, I’ve continued a total of 146 miles to the 14,505-foot summit of the mountain. This year I’m honored to have crew members Ali Dowd (daughter), Vince Dowd (son-in-law), Dr. Bob Haugh (dear friend, ultra- and adventure racing-teammate) and Jill Andersen (dear friend and incredible athlete) as crew during this race, and as companions on Mount Whitney. My wife, Heather, will also be at the finish to celebrate me and the team.
We will all be carrying Jean’s memory in our hearts.
Thank you for your attention, and your support.
With kind regards,
Marshall Ulrich
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