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Look, ma, no glasses!

Published on July 15, 2011 in Seeing Trail Running Through New EyesFull resolution (600 × 399)

Bryon Powell 2011 Western States 100

Me finishing the 2011 Western States 100 without glasses. Photo by Glenn Tachiyama.

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