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01Crew & Pacers · Jul 13, 2026How to Crew an Ultra Without Getting FiredCrewing a 100-miler is a logistics job with a heart-rate monitor attached. The whole role from the crew chair: the crew box, the 90-second handoff, cutoff math, night gear, and the four ways to get fired.7 MIN

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