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 [...]

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 [...]

Western States Crisis!?!

As previously noted, I’ve started adding some races for the fall and, in fact, am starting to consider which races will be my cornerstone races next year. As part of this process, I looked at the Hardrock website (no problem entering – my 2006 Western States and Leadville races qualify me so long as the [...]