My Waldo 100k report which appeared in the October issue of UltraRunning Magazine August 18, 2012 11th Annual 91 finishers, 112 starters = 81% finish rate We put Waldo on so runners can challenge themselves. So they can run on miles and miles of single track through beautiful Oregon forests, past scores of alpine lakes, …
Five hours and forty seven minutes. That’s how long registration for the eleventh Waldo 100K was open yesterday before filling at 160. For comparison, the 2011 race filled in 34 days. In 2009 and 2010 we filled a month or two before the August race. From 2002-2008 we did not fill and started fewer than …
A couple of months ago my wife and I were enjoying a nice meal outside on the deck of a beautiful home overlooking the McKenzie River. It was a business meeting of sorts, mostly with people who work with my wife in technology and education. The conversation, as is usually the case in these types …
Lots of chatter lately about ultras offering prize money and Ultrarunner of the Year and elite this and elite that. Blah blah blah blah… While I have tremendous respect and admiration for the fastest guys in the sport, without the 99% percent of the rest of the people out there, including runners and volunteers, there …
Before Waldo 100K this year I was approached by a professional photographer who was interested in taking photos at the race. This has happened about four times in the past ten years and once I describe how few people run the race and how difficult it is to get to the cool locations I either …