Now, go out and run.
Kyle Robidoux is like many people we know. He’s in the taper week of his first 100 miler, he had a ho-hum 50 miler a few weeks ago, but he’s confident in his crew, pacers, and mental strength and he’s ready to get through the whole race. The difference is …
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Kaci Lickteig has a solid history at Western States, winning the storied trek from Squaw Valley to Auburn last year, and starting the race this year in tip top shape and ready to race hard. Considered one of the best trail ultramarathon runners in the country, Kaci was odds on …
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Amy Sproston has 50 results on her ultrasignup, and 49 of them are top ten results. She’s won the IAU 100k Championships and finished 2F last year at Western. How has she been able to perform at such a high level for over a decade? In this interview (her 2nd …
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Jackie Merritt has been tearing up the trail and ultra scene on the (b)east coast for a number of years. She’s racked up top performances at the USATF Trail Championships, nabbed the overall win at Ice Age 50k, set a new course record at Pinhoti 100 in November, then won …
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Jim Walmsley is a fearless runner who’s been known to target other runners, records, and FKTs with abandon. His performances have backed up and sustained this confidence as he’s only “lost” one race in over two years–that the infamous “wrong turn heard ’round the world” at last year’s Western States …
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Andrew Chapello Interview In 2016, Andrew Chapello ran a Western States qualifier at Canyons 100k. He finished the race and threw his only ticket into the pot for the lottery in December. His name didn’t get drawn, but he was added to the wait (#36) list as a possible starter. …
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The last time we spoke with original URP host Scotty Sandow was in February of this year. At that point, Scotty had (re)committed to running his first hundred miler after taking an extended absence away from the trails and was fully dedicated to push through life and making it happen. In that interview …
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Nick Arciniaga will line up at North Face Endurance Championship with the fastest marathon time of anyone on US soil. Faster than Max King (2:14). Faster than Sage Canaday (2:16). Faster than Jim and Zach (though I don’t believe either have ever run a proper marathon) and Ian (2:21) and …
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Wally Hesseltine is seventy two years old and is gearing up for another run at Western States Endurance Run in a few weeks. He’s run it a number of times, but many will remember his non-finish last year when he passed under the arch less than two minutes after the …
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Trail Heads Escape was a fun trail running camp in Michigan Bluff that I attended last weekend. Set near the iconic Western States Endurance Run course, campers ran Volcano Canyon and El Dorado Canyon, saw product demos from Nathan, HOKA, Addaday, Altra, and Drymax, and listened to coaches talk about …
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