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2012 Western States 100 (Read 535 times)


Eye of Sauron

    I am a clicker!

     

    Lynn's 100 mile Bighorn report.

     

    Lynn's 50 mile Bighorn report.

     

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    I just did that because I want everyone to love me.

    And once again Mr. Wizard (aka: Stevie Ray) explains the internet.

      It wasn't "all the attention" though.  It was one person's undivided attention.  You roll in and you have someone on your side.  

       

      Again, not WS but the same aid station folks, they aren't just filling your bottles. This (Sierra Nevada Endurance Run) was pretty hot, and when runners arrived at the aid stations there was always someone coming up to us, looking us in the eye and asking how we're doing, we were being assessed by people who knew how to look for runners who were struggling in the heat. These people are "pros". 

      "Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

       

      "The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.

       

       "They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running for no reason."--Forrest Gump

       

      Boston Marathon 15 April

      Big Sur Marathon 28 April

      Bighorn 50 Mile 15 June

      Tahoe Rim Trail 100M 20/21 July

        The WSER Facebook page is asking people what their favorite aid station was. Nikki Kimball (5th woman) wins with this:

         

        Near side Rucky Chucky wins it for me this year. This unfortunate medical volunteer stood next to me with his dinner while volunteers asked what I wanted, at which point I pointed at the medic's double hamburger and said, "that." Poor guy let me wolf down his dinner and repay him by promptly running away....

        "Way to make Borat look overdressed"