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 …
Here is a cool flyover of the Where’s Waldo 100km course. Jim Vernon at The Run Scout created it with the help of GPS obtained by Michael Chastain who just completed the race in 14:34. Jim has also created flyovers for other race courses. Clicking on the picture below will take you to his site …
Here are some stats about the 2009 Where’s Waldo 100km held this past weekend at Willamette Pass Ski Resort in the Oregon Cascades. Congratulations to all the finishers and to those who started and gave Waldo a shot. See the Waldo web site for full results and splits. Number of starters: 121 Number of finishers: …
Lynno here, Craig’s friend from Boise, Idaho. I’ll be doing race updates from Willamette Pass all day. I’ll be updating this post with short bits on how the race is proceeding. Find the latest update at the bottom (be sure to refresh your browser to view the most recent update). This is our first year …
Where’s Waldo 100km is less than a week away. What’s it like for a race director in the final days before the race? I often get asked, “You ready for the race?,” and my standard answer at this stage is that so many things have been set in motion it could happen without me. Of …