2012 Western States 100 Pre-Race Story Roundup
June 21, 2012 by Bryon Powell · 8 Comments
While we think iRunFar is pulling together some great pre-Western States content (you can find all of our Western States 100 coverage in one spot) and will be interviewing numerous runners over the next few days, others are sharing great stories as well. Below, we share some of these with you and we encourage you to leave a comment letting other iRunFar readers know of additional pre-race stories worth reading. We’ll be updating this article as we learn of other resources.
Before we get started, we’d like to remind you that if you don’t want to miss any of our Western States coverage, you can subscribe via RSS or via email.
Also, if you want to follow along on race day, we’ll be tweeting live from the course all day, so be sure to follow iRunFar on Twitter or to tune into our Western States Live Coverage page starting early Saturday morning.
[iRunFar's coverage of the 2012 Western States 100 is brought to you by Montrail and Mountain Hardwear.]
Top Entrants’ Pre-Race Blog Posts
- Zach Bitter – Learning the Course
- David Riddle – One Week to Western States
- Joe Uhan – Fear Management
Top Entrants’ Interviews (in alphabetical order)
Race Overviews and Stories
- Karl Meltzer’s Odds
- Outside Online – A Few Words on the Western States 100
- Mud, Sweat & Tears
- Ultra 168
- Auburn Journal Stories: WS = Mobile Feast, WS 100 pioneers, Steve Holden, Matt Keyes, Elke Truscott
- Team Montrail Gears Up For Western States
- The North Face Blog – Countdown to the Western States 100
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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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You’ve really outdone yourself this week, Bryon, and I’m sure there’s more to come. And I gotta say I used to be a Western States hater — just didn’t buy all the hype — but you’ve made me a convert. Looking forward to the next few days!
Bryon- I love the constant coverage! Though, at this point, I’m convinced that you never sleep.
Reese,
Sleep is for the weak, the dead…. and those who aren’t OCD about ultrarunning.
I spent some time studying in Iceland in the summer, and the locals make do with very little sleep during the long days of summer there. They would routinely stay out very late on weeknights, and then show up to work right on time. When we asked what the deal was, they told us they could sleep during the winter!
Byron, thanks again for all of the excellent stories/interviews prior to WS! It’s certainly an exciting time of the year for ultrarunning. Can’t wait to see how things pan out this weekend!
I wonder if my girlfriend will be okay with me borrowing her car at 1 am Saturday morning to drive up to Squaw to see the start…
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Ask for forgiveness, not permission. ;-)
Many thanks for the superb coverage!!