Watched that vid yesterday...pretty awesome. Forwarded it to my runner from this year.

Holy crap, great job finishing man! What do you think happened? Some sort of mega-bonk out there? Generally people say taking 30 minute naps during 30 mile races does not make for great finishing placement

And here's a cool video for all you Western States fans out there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha2o5sD0Lkk



Between me, Jeff (in blue sitting down) and Matt (in red) we've got 5 tickets for this year's lottery. I like those odds! Somebody is going to make it through

Edit: It may actually be 6-7 tickets now that I think of it

My brother is a 4 time loser going into this years lottery so he's got a pretty good chance too. I'll likely be up there either way though.

I definitely plan on being up there either way!
Sounds like a meet up is in order.

If one of you guys do get in, I have connections on a big cabin you can stay at about 15 minutes from the start. It's owned by the guy I paced (his inlaws anyways) and is pretty much always available to friends and family. It's got some badass 70's shag throughout.

It would be big enough for lots of people to crash at.

Your official results has been update to reflect that you started in the second wave of the red wave.

This just in...

http://www.wser.org/2013/10/24/2015-western-states-100-mile-endurance-run-qualifying-standards/

Interesting that you seem down on the bike end of things, yet you're super strong on the bike leg.

I'm on day 2 of couch to 5k, trying this shit again, hoping not to hurt myself again. Buying some new shoes in the next week or so.

Been riding fairly hard, so the cardio end of it is nothing. Impact hasn't felt bad at all.

Yeah, I know.

It was funny...at WS my buddy that ran actually got some upturned noses from other racers when they found out he had qualified at AR50. Of course he went on to smoke them that day, but still.

The problem was the course. It 3 miles out and 3 back on a non-closed, narrow bike path along the aquaduct. There are 3 underpasses you go through each way, and you are absolutely not allowed to pass on those sections. The first (and last) underpass had 6 inches of water covering the path because it was a really high tide. I caught up to the tail end of the wave in front of me as well, pso I had to slow for some strategic passing as well.

So yeah....I spent half the time getting held up by people in front of me, then the other half hammering to get back up to speed. Straight shot I probably could shave a few minutes off that time.

By "you seem down on the bike thing" I meant that "you don't seem enthused about riding/training on the bike". You did well on the bike leg.

The Burning River 100 is a qualifying race in Cleveland. If you guys want to run it I've got a place for you to stay.

http://www.burningriver100.org/

Yeah, I know.

It was funny...at WS my buddy that ran actually got some upturned noses from other racers when they found out he had qualified at AR50. Of course he went on to smoke them that day, but still.

were you planning on AR being your WS100 qualifier? Apparently there are lots of butthurt people asking for refunds because its not a qualifier any more.

Oh and if and when we all end up getting together somewhere...
I believe a beer mile is in order.

And where did you hear about AR runners asking for refunds? That's hilarious

I've read some comments saying the changes shouldn't have a significant impact on lottery odds as people will simply move up to 100K races. I don't believe it. I think there's an army of 10-11 hour 50 milers out there who are in big trouble.

100km at 16 hours is slower than that, no?