Name: Larry DeWitt
CRUD Nickname DirtDawg
Email: dirtdawg@adelphia.net
Date of Birth: 9-5-57
Place of Birth: Akron, OH
Job: Network Engineer
Marital Status: Married 27 years to Roswitha
Children: 1, Jesse who is now a 1st Lieutenant in the Army
Pets: Tinker the WonderDawg & 3 cats; Sgt Murphy, Big Leg Emma, and Mickey Mouse
Favorite non-running magazine: VeloNews
Favorite movie: Haven’t seen a lot of movies…I kind of liked "Dead Poets Society"
Favorite television show: Wouldn’t know
Favorite musical performer: Lots. Mostly Classic Rock, some country, and Jam bands like Phish, and The Allman Brothers.
Favorite Keith excuse for a sucky race: I’ve never known Keith to have an excuse…he’s my homey.
Craziest place you ever took a dump while on a run: Behind someone’s garage. The owner saw me duck behind the garage and looked to see what I was doing. We were both speechless and I pulled up my pants and ran away.
Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Road Cycling, Reading, and listening to good music.
Favorite non-running sport: Mountain Biking
Favorite famous quote: "Sir Custer was a pussy, your no pussy" From the Sgt Major in We Were Soldiers Once.
Short-term running goal: Complete all 5 races of the Leadman
Long-term running goal: Stay healthy and consistent
Ultra Pet Peeves: Trash on the trail
Years running ultras: Almost one
Number of ultras finished: one 50k, one 50 mile, one 100 mile
Most memorable ultra performance and why: Leadville 100. It took over 5 hours to go the last 13 miles…Ouch!
Favorite food/drink during an ultra: Hammer Gel, Sustained Energy, Smoothies
Favorite trail: Pretty much any trail I happen to be running at the time.
Favorite Race: I’ve liked every race I’ve done so far.