Western States 2009 or Bust!

Guest Post by Alan Abbs The White Trash Diaries, Vol 2 My Western States 2009 race report begins back in time — all the way back in December 2007. I make it through the selection process and get in, and I’m determined to get down toward that 20-hour mark, having done 3 straight sub 22-hour …

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The longest mile and then some

George Schroeder article in the 7/10/2009 Register-Guard newspaper: He has run a marathon in 2 hours, 26 minutes. So yeah, it was disconcerting when it took Dan Olmstead nearly as long to go less than four miles. This was not quite two weeks ago, during the Western States Endurance Run. He almost finished the 100-mile …

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2009 Western States 100 Race Report

“When you see grown men crying at the finish, you know you’re doing something that is important,” said Western States Board President Tim Twietmeyer at the start of the awards ceremony on Sunday after the 2009 WS 100 Mile Endurance Run.  I imagine it sounds corny or ironic to some that a 100 mile run …

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