2011 WS Predictions Poll
I know WS polling is AJW‘s specialty, but I figured I’d take a stab at one myself, in Conduct The Juices style. You can vote for at most three of the following 2011 WS predictions until the end of May: Did I miss any?
Archive of entries posted in the year 2011
Is Something Coming Up?
This is year number ten for me preparing to run Western States. Yes, I only have seven finishes; in 2006 I got injured and couldn’t start, and 2008 we all got rejected because of the fires. Ten years of preparing for one big race means that all the pieces of the training are dialed in …
The Barkley Breaks White Trash Again
Guest Post by White Trash (Alan Abbs) The worst part is seeing yourself fall apart – that dissociated feeling in which you know things are going downhill, yet you’re powerless to stop the slide. If you’re lucky, things magically improve, but usually you sink lower and lower until you’re mentally and physically done. When I …
2011 American River 50 Mile
“I’m thinking 9 hours. Gotta get my money’s worth.” The head games began the week before the race as the text message, Facebook, and email banter flew back and forth. “I bet you’ll enjoy finishing before me.” I knew AJW was just trying to mess with my head. There was no way he was not …
Waldo Gets A Facelift
After ten years, we’ve finally decided to upgrade the Waldo 100k website. We were always proud of the content of the old site, but it definitely looked dated … nine years ago! I got to work with some awesome people on this project and Curt (my Co-RD), the race, and the runners are fortunate to …