AJW – My Year In Review

Guest Post by AJW It’s time once again to reflect on my year of ultrarunning. 2010 was one of my best years ever: three 100 milers with two victories and a top ten finish at Western States, three other top-five finishes at ultras, a road marathon, and a PR in the mile at historic Hayward …

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Some Random Observations about Ultrarunning

1. run100s.com now lists 83 100 mile races in North America.  Yeah, that includes the Canucks but does anybody even run their events? 2. We still have a magazine that lists every finisher from every ultra run in this country. DNFs are excluded but I know somebody who is keeping track. 3. Most race directors …

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Top Ten Reasons Why AJW Should Slam

Guest Post by The Seed (Jeff Kozak) Top 10 Reasons Why Andy Jones-Wilkins Should Take His Shot At The Grand Slam Record in 2011: 10. He’s “acquired” (as in prostituted himself) enough sponsor connections over the past several years to have a unique combination of them with zero product re-use for each race. 9. Age …

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Ten Excuses AJW Can Use

Here are ten excuses AJW can use when he doesn’t break 5 minutes for the mile on November 23. “I’m a 100 mile runner.” “I live at altitude and can’t get the leg turnover in training.” “You took us through the half in 2:30 and drained the kick out of me.” “I only had two …

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