My ultramarathon race reports.
Executive Summary: I run my normal conservative pace early and work up to 15th by Michigan Bluff (55 miles) and into 9th just past Green Gate (80 miles). A bad patch between 83-91 miles slows me down and I fall back to 11th before rallying to finish strong in 18:25, a 21 minute PR, in …
My Reflections on “States” This one was fun. Not that my previous four 100 milers weren’t fun, but I have never been able to run as consistently through the full 100 miles. The short story is this. I see a rattlesnake, puke for the first time in about 35 ultras, run Cal St in three …
Flying into Los Angeles and not being able to see the ground because of the smog was definitely strange. Why the heck am I coming to this place to run 100 miles I asked myself? YUK! How do people live down here, let alone run 100 miles in this stuff? The reason I am here …
I could summarize my 2002 Western States 100 run as solid. Not bad, but not exceptional. Finished in 19:44 in 15th place overall and 13th male. The field was very good, building upon last year and approaching the depth of fields seen in the 80s. My time this year would have placed me in the …
It’s about time. In the summer of 1977 or 78, I can’t remember which, I’m camping down at American Canyon Creek near Auburn Lake Trails with my brother and step brothers when we see a very tired dirty looking guy running on the trail. He stops at the creek and wets himself down. He is …