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Well, it's been a long time since I finished up any race reports for the remainder of the year so now it's only appropriate to do an end of the year summary. Since McDonald Forest 50K I ran the Western State training camp over the Memorial Day weekend where I suffered a fall that required a short period of recuperation. The first day at the training camp went fine. There was too much snow int he

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Well, I had a spectacular result to this year's 50K. I don't know where I found it but I dialed into a gear beyond what I'm used to doing and I was hauling ass the whole time and felt really great doing it. I finished 45 minutes faster than last time at this race, and 30 minutes faster then the first time I ran it. I passed almost all the people who usually finish way ahead of me. It was

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Well, here's another thing I said I'd never do - run little loops over and over again for 24 hours. Who would want to do such a crazy thing? Sounds pretty insane. (I think I remember a similar internal dialog before running my first marathon, ultra, 100 miler...) Of course, the folks who do timed runs must be the crazier of the crazy because wouldn't it be boring to do the same loop over and

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With three previous 100 mile achievements to my name, I was eager to sign up for another one this year - to make it two in one calendar year for the first time. What a wonderful surprise to see, many months ago, that a new 100 miler was being contested in OREGON. I knew that the Hundred in the Hood from last year was a one-off race and now I didn't have to look far to find something else in

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Chapter OneWaldo Kicks Kate's ass and humiliates her in the process. Score: Waldo 1, Kate 0Chapter TwoWaldo tries and is nearly successful at kicking Kate's ass. Waldo 1, Kate 1Chapter ThreeAll the forces align this weekend to help me find a way to complete this race without feeling like death warmed over. The weather is predicted to reach into the mid 60s and there is a slight chance of

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WESTERN STATES 100 MILE ENDURANCE RUN June 26-27, 2010(near the end - at Mile 93.5, just after 8:00 am on Sunday.)From the race website:"The Western States Endurance Run will be conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California. The Run will begin at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the west end of

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11:25 and change. Better than 11:50 two years ago but the course was different. It was a perfect day for running with moderate temperatures all day and no rain. There had been plenty the week before so there was also plenty of mud to contend with at the beginning (and end). I took the early start and set a steady pace through the first half. We climbed up to Capitol Peak the first time along

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I've procrastinated a while on getting this down in part because I'm finding it hard to sum up the experience of running another 100 miler. It's not surprising I suppose, since more than half of the race I was in the dark and a good portion of that I was in a stupor. I once read that people better remember things they did while they were drunk if they are drunk again than when they are sober.

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Hawaii June 2009My sister, Karen, and I went to Hawaii in June. We were hosted by a friend of hers who graciously allowed me to crash in along with a whole slew of other friends and family to celebrate his daughter's graduation from high school. Karen and I used the opportunity to do some great trail running on Oahu.Here's the start of the trail on the wet side of the island.We headed out on an

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August 22, 2009This race is my Nemesis. Two years ago this race almost killed me just three miles from the end. It left me broken and in need of rescue. Literally. (Rodney has commented more than once that they should rename the race from "Where's Waldo" to "Where's Kate?") This year, as I trained for my second attempt at the 100 mile distance (Hundred in the Hood, September 26th-27th),

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July 25th 2009... Somewhere along the Pacific Crest Trail I have done this race several times in the past 4 years and this race was my very first Ultra back in 2005. But, the course was different this year due to the new Wilderness act keeping organized events off a short portion of the PCT which prevented us from going all the way up to Timberline Lodge. The new course went 14 miles out and

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Two years ago I participated in the Western States Memorial Day Weekend running camp that covered 70 miles of the Western States trail over 3 day of running. I did this for personal training purposes but also because I planned to pace a friend at the race and I wanted familiarity with the trail. It was a grueling event and the longest back to back runs I had ever done to that point. After the

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Well, it was a great day for running and there's nothing like the views of Oregon forests from up high. Getting up there is the fun part. We've had some rain lately but it didn't really effect the trail much except in a few spots. Race day was clear and sunny and not too warm. It was short sleeves and shorts weather for sure!I met my sister before the race and we stayed in an Albany hotel pre

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It Takes a Village orHow to Run 100 Miles Over Trail in Less Time Than it Takes to Paint a House.Well, I was finally ready to do this thing. I thought about training for it last year but wisely decided to wait for my first 100 mile trail ultra attempt. I crammed a lot more training and ultras in the 12 months leading up to this race. I was optimistic. My time had been spent wisely in short

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I made sure to start out conservatively, but not wimpy. After the first mile I was DFL and stayed that way for almost the whole day. I looked at the others as they passed me and checked off a few saying to myself "I'll see you later, and you and you." My first and second 10K were done in about an hour each. The first 25 miles were all up hill varying increasingly from 1-3% grade, which

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This is the first time I have taken advantage of its close location and participated in this run. What a fine choice to add it to my running list this year. The trail is a fun combination of single track and hills through forest and recent clear cut. Despite the somewhat desolate feel of the clear cuts they do afford the best views, such as the sunrise I witnessed during our first hour on the

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Put a fork in me, I'm done.I guess skiing for the week before a 50K provides some training stress. My legs were SHOT for this run yesterday, from the first step. I finished but in a disappointing 6:25. The weather was perfect and the course was miraculously DRY this year. My PR here is 5:50 in wet and muddy conditions.Oh well. I suspect some of my difficulty was also the lack of trail

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This is a brand new ultra in the Seattle area, east of the city between Easton, Washington (the start/finish of Cascade Crest Classic 100) and Carnation. The majority of the run takes place on a rails-to-trail conversion and the footing is generally flat gravel road. There is a very minor uphill grade for the first 20 miles, and then it's downhill for the remainder of the run.The weather was

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Even coming just off of my disastrous experience at Waldo, I wasn't really that worried about this run. However, since I also had failed to complete the whole trail series this year (having bombed at Waldo) I was a bit more determined to run a faster race to try and make up for my bruised ego. I figured this course, with it's overall downhill elevation profile, would be as good a place as any

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Well, here it is, the latest race report from me about an event I'll not soon forget. Even if I wanted to.It was a beautiful day for trail running. It was a beautiful place for trail running, too. Willamette Pass, 1 hour east of Eugene, is the Oregon Cascade mountains at their best. Picture high conifer forests and mountain peaks with fog shrouded valleys and glistening lakes. The run takes

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Two years ago I ran the PCT Mt. Hood 50 miler as my first ultra. It was grueling and I finished just over 12 hours after moaning through my last 9 miles. Of course the whole experience just whetted my appetite and I'm a true junkie now. Last year I was recovering from an ankle injury so I just ran as a trail sweep. This year was my chance to try PCT again after 2 years of trail running. Will is

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Going into this run my idea was to see just how well I could execute an ultra at altitude (6000-7000 ft) as a prelude to Waldo in August. Knowing that Waldo is at similar elevation along with plenty of climbing has me pretty worried. How can this flat-lander handle thin air? I remember Flagstaff really kicking my butt so I went into S.O.B. knowing I'd have to pay very close attention to

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I was a pacer for a friend of mine who was attempting his first 100 miler. It was really a privilege to be part of it all. I got in on Thursday afternoon so I could spend some time helping Wayne prepare for the event. I got to meet some online folks I've been meaning to bump into (Muddy) and reunite with others I met at the Memorial Day weekend training camp (Tim Looney). That weekend I covered

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I think I recovered from the stomach flu and was in good form for the event. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. It was 50 degrees at the start and I doubt if it topped out over 65. It was overcast with a few sunny breaks. There had been a short rain shower over night but essentially no rain in the preceding week so the course was dry and in excellent condition. The elevation

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My race yesterday was a hard day. I'm not sure why, but despite many favorable conditions I did terrible. I certainly finished, but not far off DFL. It was bright and sunny, cool but not too cold and the trail was dry without any traces of lingering snow. I didn't really feel particularly bad running, but after about the first mile I was well in contention for last place and I just watched

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Had a nice run on Saturday. Of course, it was raining the whole day. They had some mud, but compared to Hagg Lake it was just dirt in water and not real mud. Those of us who slipped an slided around last month were not impressed with that aspect of the run and, in fact, were quite relieved that it wasn't much of an issue (except to get your feet wet...who cares?). I will admit to one

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I've been dawdling over writing this race report because, frankly, I'm quite ambivalent with how things went. I did finish though I'm fairly disappointed to report I was about 45 minutes slower this year compared to last. My primary excuse is a difference in trail surface. I know it's played up to be a muddy race and last year we had some mud. But with all the heavy rain we've had in

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I had a great run. I didn't get home until after 9:30 PM Sunday night because the friends I stayed over with in Seattle took me impromptu downhill skiing today. It was some of the best conditions I've ever skied on...beautiful sunny, recent gorgeous powder, uncrowded lift lines (Seattle Seahawks were playing today). I haven't been downhill skiing in over 20 years (!) and despite the time

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