WS RD and President History

With the announcement today by the Western States Board of Directors that the search has begun for the successor to the retiring RD, Greg Soderlund, after the 2013 race, I thought it might be interesting to take a little stroll back in time and look at who the previous RDs and presidents of the board …

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What I Like

I like training, maybe more than racing. I like inspiring and motivating. I like connecting. I like helping and watching my friends reach their potential. I like giving, but also the reciprocity that it engenders. I like setting goals and working hard reaching for them. I like my wife, she’s a keeper. I like laughing. …

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Are You Part of The Ultrarunning Community?

I was asked in the comments of my last post what I thought was required to be considered part of the ultrarunning community, to be someone “inside the community.”  I know the commenters wanted me to say something like “you have to have run X distance in order to be admitted to the club.”  But …

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Voices In Lord Balls’ Head

I was on a two hour run Friday and struck up a conversation with a guy in my head who recognized me at a bowling alley because of the name on my belt.  Here’s how it went. Guy:  Lord Balls?  Really?  I’ve read your blog.  You kinda remind me of Caballo Blanco; you’re really not …

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Big Loop Around The Three Sisters

I’ve done everything imaginable when it comes to climbing the Three Sisters in Oregon: one at a time, two at a time, all three, all three and Broken Top, Mt Washington and the three of them, etc, but I had never run around them in a single push until yesterday.  Known locally as “The Big …

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