The Lore of Western States: The Agony of 11th Place
AJW writes of the history and stories behind “M11,” the 11th-place man at the Western States 100.
We’re at the Broken Arrow Skyrace all weekend! Anna Gibson and Patrick Kipngeno won Friday’s Broken Arrow Ascent! Follow our Broken Arrow 23k live coverage on Sunday and read our 23k preview to see who’s racing.
Next week, we’ll have wall-to-wall coverage of the Western States 100, so stay tuned!
AJW writes of the history and stories behind “M11,” the 11th-place man at the Western States 100.
AJW’s thoughts on the growth of ultrarunning, media exposure, and the American dream.
The Happy Trails comic takes a look at the Hardrock 100 and Badwater 135.
Dean Karnazes plans to run each of the six days of this year’s TransRockies Run with a different GORE-TEX contest winner.
[Update: While the below is a sincere plea to Mr. Karnazes, the broader purpose of the post is to highlight the issues of over running or over racing. Below my…