Western States 100 Entry Revisions Revisited – Feedback

I received a tremendous amount of great feedback from the likes of Andy Jones-Wilkins, Scotty Mills, Greg Loomis, and Olga Varlamova regarding my draft proposal for revising the current Western States entry system, which is likely to be revamped at tomorrow’s lottery. Feedback on my draft proposal can be summarized as such: For better or [...]

Division 3 Pride

Congratulations to Greg Crowther and Nikki Kimball on being named the 2007 ultrarunners of the year by USATF. Both Greg and Nikki attended Williams College, a NCAA Division 3 school. Having run for the Honor Goats of Haverford College, a rival D-3 school, I think it’s pretty sweet that two D-3 runners have performed at [...]

Hardrock 100 – 2008 Entry Requirements Posted

Tom Hayes and Garrett Graubinsclimbing Engineer Pass at HR ’05 On Monday, the entry criteria for the 2008 Hardrock 100 were posted. As far as I can tell at first glance, there are no substantive changes beyond updating dates. To enter HR ’08 you must have: finished Hardrock in the past five years (2003-2007), started [...]

Western States 100 Lottery – Change Is A'Comin (A Draft Proposal)

Matt Hart has already written about entering this year’s Western States lottery, which will be held on December 1. Andy Jones-Wilkins has already reviewed the possible men’s field for next year’s race. (Hey, AJW, after JFK I think you now have to add Mike Wardian to your list!) I’m willing to take things a step [...]

15 Days to a PR – A 2007 JFK 50 Race Report

Some have suggested that in running three 50 milers in 15 days I’ve stumbled upon a new training regimen. Others have suggested that I’m crazy. I think both of those statements are a little true, but, in retrospect, I prefer to think of it as a grand experiment. Regardless of how one wants to label [...]

Pride Goes Before a Fall

The following is a post that my good friend Gavin “Sparky” Boyles was kind enough to write up about his experience at the Stone Cat 50. Enjoy. 1) “Get ready to run smart” That’s what trailgoat told me before the Stone Cat 50. It was my first 50, and he had kindly volunteered to shepherd [...]

Size of Montrail-Nathan Ultrarunning Team Reduced for 2008

Beginning in 2008, the Montrail-Nathan running team will be reduced from its current size of nearly 90 runners to 15 or 20. I am one of the many who will not be returning to the team next year. While I have heard the future team status of a few M-N teammates, I will let those [...]

Stone Cat 50 Mile 2007 Race Report

For me the Stone Cat 50 is as much about community as the race, so let’s start with me touching down in Boston just after noon on Friday. Upon arriving at the baggage claim area I was greeted with a point from a man across the room – it was Sparky! To those unfamiliar with [...]

An Apology to the Ultrarunning Community

I need to apologize for portraying individuals that I highly respect in an inaccurate or negative light in an earlier version of my MMTR 50 race report. I honestly believed when drafting my original MMTR post that I was merely telling the story of an enjoyable day in the woods with friends. I now understand [...]

Brooks Customer Service

It’s not often that you hear about great customer service, but I recently encounter some so here goes. As I alluded in my post about chafing, I developed a rather uncomfortable injury during the Mountain Masochist 50 this past Saturday and it took merely a moment’s reflection to determine that the liner of my shorts [...]

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