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Running => Running => Topic started by: nadra's babydaddy on June 23, 2018, 06:40:11 PM

Title: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 23, 2018, 06:40:11 PM

Am I the only one who spends the 4th saturday in June obsessively refreshing the irunfar twitter feed?    :specs:

GOGOGOWALMSLEY!!!

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: Plugging Along on June 23, 2018, 10:55:11 PM

According to the tweeter Walmsley wins in a course record 14:30:04 on a hot day.
(previous 14:46:44 Tim Olson 2012)

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 23, 2018, 11:37:07 PM

YESYESYESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Third time is the charm.  Not even a mama bear and her cubs at mile 94 could stop him this time!   Been watching the live finish line feed - over an hour later and still waiting on second place  :runner:

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: Coyote Mas Loco on June 24, 2018, 08:06:18 AM

big thread at Letsrun, divided between Walmsley fan boys and haters. So much vitriol pouring forth you couldn't tell who was leading or by how much.

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 24, 2018, 11:32:40 AM

There’s a shock.  I’m a former hater turned fanboy. I see where he definitely rubs people the wrong way, but having dealt with the previous two misadventures at WS and sticking with it and especially now that he finally backed the talk up and nailed it, it’s hard not to root for him.  I guess it’s this subconscious notion that nothing should ever come easy when it comes to 100s and everyone has to pay their dues.  I love the aggressive no-fear style of racing too!  He might blow up 2 out of 3 times, but the third time will be pretty special.

I think it’s cute every time they try to discuss ultrarunning at letsrun.  How many posts did it take before the first “boooo even a mediocre Kenyan would’ve been under 14 hours!” post?  :P

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: CheryG on June 24, 2018, 09:40:57 PM

Crazy last mile split.

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 24, 2018, 10:01:51 PM

 ???

WHATWASITWHATWASIT?

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: chqm8 on June 25, 2018, 03:12:52 PM

I saw Walmsley's time yesterday and thought that it must be a mistake.   That is so freaking fast.  Superhuman. 

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 25, 2018, 04:16:36 PM

8:42 per mile....including of course mountains and heat n' shit.  Decent.

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on June 26, 2018, 01:34:49 PM

While on the subject of Western States, I just stumbled on this recently.  Good stuff...

A DECADE ON - Brian Morrison and The Western States 100 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OArKXKj5PeU#)

Title: Re: Western States 100!
Post by: Coyote Mas Loco on June 27, 2018, 01:53:47 PM

nadra's lacky did you start this debacle?

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8885024&page=3 (http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8885024&page=3)