Ask An Ultrarunner #2

Time for the second installment of the Ask An Ultrarunner synchroblog series leading up to the 2010 Western States 100 on June 26.  Thanks to everybody who has submitted questions.  We’ve decided to answer three questions from BK, Joe Lee, and GG to PHS Runner who will each get a t-shirt for their contributions. BK …

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Geeking Out On WS Splits

Are you a WS splits geek?  Have you tried studying all the splits for different years from the WS website?  Excel files, pdfs, text files, google spreadsheets, etc.  While it is awesome to have all the splits available, it is cumbersome to compare different years or different people.  Gary Wang, 11 time WS finisher, the …

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Wanna Be A More Useful Trail Worker?

While this is a regional post and might only be applicable to Oregonians, you might find something similar in your local forest. Or, if you’re really dedicated you can come up to Oregon for a long weekend. Instead of showing up at trail work parties with your gloves, lunch, and enthusiasm, then waiting for somebody …

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Ask An Ultrarunner #1

Time for a little WS synchroblogging fun again.  This year, AJW (five straight WS top ten finishes, six silver buckles), Hal Koerner (five WS finishes, two cougars), and Meghan Arbogast (three top ten WS finishes) have agreed to join me (six WS finishes, two top ten) on a series of blog posts leading up to …

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