Geoff Roes Pre-2011 Western States 100 Interview

iRunFar’s Bryon Powell caught up with defending Western States 100 champion Geoff Roes before the 2011 Western States 100.

By on June 24, 2011 | Comments

iRunFar’s Bryon Powell caught up with defending Western States 100 champion Geoff Roes two days before the 2011 Western States 100. Among numerous topics, they talk about Geoff’s thoughts on the race, what he’s looking forward to most, how his training has gone, and whether someone could break 15 hours on this year’s course. We’ll let them do the rest of the talking.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.