WS Training Secrets Revealed

I’m sure you’d rather read about the training secrets of guys like Hal and Graham who’ve actually won WS, but since neither of them is likely to reveal his secrets (although lc did get a handful of gems this weekend from Hal) this will have to do for now.  Below are ten WS training secrets …

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Answers to Michigan Bluff Trivia Contest

Here are the answers to the Michigan Bluff Trivia Contest.  Not sure of the exact score but I’m going to give shirts to Paul Charteris and Anthony Brantley.  Carol without an E also did very well, but she already has a shirt and I got most of these answers from materials that were in her …

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Dealing With Injury Setbacks

Seems like everybody at some point in their running career will get injured before an important event. You’ve been training hard for months, following your schedule, getting fitter each week, and then blammo – out of nowhere you get stopped dead in your tracks.  It’s happened to me several times in my 31 years of …

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Michigan Bluff Trivia Contest

At mile 55.7 of the Western States Endurance Run course you enter the quaint little town of Michigan Bluff, California. As many towns in the foothills of the Sierra, their rich history began after gold was discovered in 1848 at nearby Sutter’s Mill in Coloma.  These towns boomed with activity as thousands of miners chased …

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The River Crossing

Do you remember where you got drunk for the first time?  At a party?  A friend’s house?  The prom?  I was late to the partying scene compared to my friends as I was a goodie-goodie in high school: only one B, student body president, athlete … and it wasn’t until the end of my senior …

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