Top Ten Reasons Why You Ran Slow at States

10. Your crew replaced your Aleve with the other blue pills, and, while it worked as a cooling mechanism, the priapism left little blood for the stomach or leg muscles. 9. You got lost somewhere around Chicken Hawk Rd (sorry lc). 8. You’re old. 7. You couldn’t tell if you were peeing blood or if …

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WS 100 1980s Video Trivia Contest

Are you a 1980s Western States 100 video junkie?  Have you watched all the videos so many times that you can impress your friends by spouting classic lines even while in a food coma on a 50 mile training run?  Well, here is your chance to show off your knowledge, or an excuse to go …

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Motivational Readings & Videos

Here are a few things to help get you motivated and out the door to train. My favorite race report of all time is Tom Nielsen’s 1999 Angeles Crest report called the Dream Wrecker. For a great insight on why you run and healthy view of competition, here’s the classic speech that Jeff Johnson wrote …

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The Legend of Ticer

This was originally written in December 2008. I met someone tonight who mentioned an article about Ticer and a fox from some time ago. I said, “I wrote that.” So here it is again. Did you hear about the Arizona woman who was recently attacked by a fox while out jogging?  Worried that the fox might …

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Top Ten signs you may be AJW

10. You wake up with a puddle of drool on your pillow and 24 empty beer bottles on the floor. 9. You have an automatic email filter that rejects anything that doesn’t contain “AJW.” 8. You find a credit card receipt for the Georgetown Hotel for $585. 7. There’s three feet of snow in your …

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