Comments on: 2009 Western States Field Developing – Updated Oct 22

By: Trail Goat

Trail Goat — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Monica,
I, too, am one of the 2011 four-time-loser entries… I guess the upside is that we have plenty of time to train! ;-)

By: Monica Ochs

Monica Ochs — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:09:00 +0000

I just found out I am not in until 2011. UGH! Well, there are many other 100′s. I will look at it as getting three more years of practice. Although I am not so sure it will be as appealing to me after five years of this….

By: Trail Goat

Trail Goat — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Grae,
I think that’s known as the Mtuy Method. ;-)

By: Grae Van Hooser

Grae Van Hooser — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:08:00 +0000

JA or,uh padre,
You blew it. If you would have entered two years ago as a foreign or “international” runner, verified by forging a passport from Chile,you could have then chained yourself to an old growth tree in the Chile rain forest for at least 8 hours and submitted it for your service hours. You would have gotten right in to the race.

By: Trail Goat

Trail Goat — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:16:00 +0000

Justin,
I’m hoping you get in, too. I’ll be there whether or not I get in. Gonna run with some master runner or something.

By: padre angulo

padre angulo — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:52:00 +0000

i’m holding out for some TTL magic myself. gotta keep the dream alive until all slots are filled, right? good luck!

justin

By: Grae Van Hooser

Grae Van Hooser — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:44:00 +0000

AJW,
I didn’t mean to slight you. I think it is just a given that you will be close to the record, especially with the way you train! It gives us “average joe” old guys something to aspire and marvel at. It’s just to bad that when a person of Karl’s consistancy, like yours, is not there to help push the pace, it makes it a little bit disappointing. I guess Jorge is is a Master’s now. But you know how he is, either wins or drops. But he sure does go for it! And you know how States is. Always surprises and people coming out of “nowhere”. I guess it will be up to you and LB to lead the charge!And I hope you can detail you training and raising a family throughout the winter on your blog. I enjoy the detail in your training that you sometimes write about. More! It helps inspire me, especially in the middle of winter when I wake up at 4:30 a.m. to run and it’s dark and 15 degress outside. And then when I get home I have to help get my 7 year old and 4 year old girls ready for school, and my hands and feet are still stiff and cold! Happy Holidays!

By: AJW

AJW — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:46:00 +0000

Bummer about Karl but I think there will be plenty of competition going after that Masters’ Course Record.

AJW

By: Grae Van Hooser

Grae Van Hooser — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:43:00 +0000

Meredeth,
I’ll have to correct your correction. “Designated aid station runners” do not need a qualifier. How do I know this? I have a close childhood friend on the WS Board and I know of one runner that has not run an ultra over 50K in 8 plus years and another runner that has not completed an ultra of any distance in 2 years. Like I stated in my entry above, you don’t want to know what I know. The above examples are only the tip of the iceburg. Bummer your not running next year, how will you ever go on with life :)
trail goat, Braje and Meltzer are out for next year. My guess is Karl is going to focus on that race in France or Italy, or where ever it is, next year. Kind of disappointing since he could have given the Master’s male record a run for the “no” money and since he pitched a fit last year until they let him in.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:40:00 +0000

grae van hooser said you do not need a qualifier, to correct that, 2008 entrants who are going to run in 2009 do not need a qualifier.

I am one of the 40 that chose not to run next year, so i hope someone kick ass takes my spot, even you Byron :)