Remembering the Scales

I remember the first time I stood in the pre-race check-in line in Squaw Valley in June of 2001. I met a veteran runner who was more than willing to give this first-time Western States runner advice.  We talked about all sorts of course specific things like the heat and how to stay cool, what …

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Ten Years Later

The idea was simple. Five of us were to write a series of posts on our respective blogs leading up to Western States. We’d each write about an agreed upon topic and share the links with each other ahead of publishing so we could include them in our own posts. We’d then schedule our posts …

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2010 Cascade Cream Puff

How hard can riding 100 miles with upwards of 15,000 feet of climbing and descending on a mountain bike be?  I had volunteered at the Cascade Cream Puff a couple of years, and, while I had little experience on a mountain bike and didn’t even own one, I thought it looked like fun.  Real fun. …

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AJizzleWizzle Trivia Contest

I feel like giving away a Conduct the Juices hoodie so here is a trivia contest about my friend AJizzleWizzle.  If you’re like my mom and are asking “what is a jizzle wizzle?” I’ll help you a little.  You may know him as Andy Three-Names, AJW, Tan Mitts, the Bridesmaid, or simply Andy Jones hyphen …

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