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“I Only Have One Regret:” The Bethany Patterson Story
November 7, 2014 by Andy Jones-Wilkins ·

As a 20-year-old college student at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the fall of 1999, Texan Bethany Patterson (née Hunter) found herself in need of a course to satisfy her physical-education requirement. After looking at the offerings, she found herself enrolled in, of all things, a running class with an outspoken professor named David Horton. Having never really run before, Bethany had no idea what to expect. Little did she know, at the time, how her life would change as a result of taking this course.

To fulfill the course requirements, Dr. Horton demanded that all students participate in an ultramarathon race. So, not really knowing any better, Bethany signed up for the Holiday Lake 50k in February, 2000. After a solid winter of training and listening to Horton’s advice, Bethany completed the race in 5:53 and, as she says, “I was hooked.” Later that year, she ran the Mountain Masochist 50 Mile in 10:31 and then returned to Holiday Lake the next February and finished 25th overall and second-place woman.

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