Anything related to California’s Western States Endurance Run
Guest Post By Laurie Thornley So, you’ve volunteered to crew for Western States. Now what? Don’t panic. It’s actually a relatively simple process. If your runner has done his job, he will have provided you with adequate instructions for what he expects. All you need to do is follow his instructions, show up when and …
I’m sure you’d rather read about the training secrets of guys like Hal and Graham who’ve actually won WS, but since neither of them is likely to reveal his secrets (although lc did get a handful of gems this weekend from Hal) this will have to do for now. Below are ten WS training secrets …
Here are the answers to the Michigan Bluff Trivia Contest. Not sure of the exact score but I’m going to give shirts to Paul Charteris and Anthony Brantley. Carol without an E also did very well, but she already has a shirt and I got most of these answers from materials that were in her …
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At mile 55.7 of the Western States Endurance Run course you enter the quaint little town of Michigan Bluff, California. As many towns in the foothills of the Sierra, their rich history began after gold was discovered in 1848 at nearby Sutter’s Mill in Coloma. These towns boomed with activity as thousands of miners chased …
Do you remember where you got drunk for the first time? At a party? A friend’s house? The prom? I was late to the partying scene compared to my friends as I was a goodie-goodie in high school: only one B, student body president, athlete … and it wasn’t until the end of my senior …