The ninth Where’s Waldo 100km trail run is this Saturday, August 21, 2010. This is the first race of the 2010-2011 Montrail Ultra Cup. Our PR guy, Lewis Taylor, a.k.a lowercase, “winner” of the race in 2006, who now works for Vox Public Relations (formerly Ulum Group), suggested that I do a Waldo trivia contest …
Are you running Waldo next weekend? Do you want a free entry into the 2011 race? Do you want to wear the crazy perpetual Waldo hat? Do you want $250 cash? Then show us your Waldo. We’re pretty sure we are the only race with this kind of award. Each aid station, after they close, …
We will start accepting applications for the 9th annual Where’s Waldo 100K on March 1, 2010. Race date is August 21, 2010. We are one of the few races that still do apps the old fashioned way: You have to print out the application from the website, fill it out, write a check for $90 …
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John Darling article in the 9/02/2009 Mail Tribune: An Ashland ultra-marathoner who fell gravely ill after winning the 100-kilometer Where’s Waldo race east of Eugene faces another daunting challenge: $25,000 to $30,000 in medical bills. Erik Skaggs, 27, spent six days in local hospitals recovering from acute renal failure, apparently caused by a combination of …
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Daniel Newberry story in the 8/29/09 Mail Tribune: When an athlete pushes himself to the limit, he never knows what will happen. Just ask Erik Skaggs. The 27-year-old Ashland ultramarathoner not only won the USA Track & Field national championship 100 Kilometer — 61 miles — race near Eugene last Saturday, he smashed the course …