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Living Dreams: 2017 Western States 100 Race Report

By saltyrunrPosted on July 8, 2017Posted in Race ReportsTagged 100miles, Mountainrunning, Trailrun, TrailRunning, ultramarathon, ultrarunning, WesternStates, WesternStates100, westernstatesendurancerun, WS100

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” ~ John Muir I lived one of my long-time dreams as I climbed the snowy[…]

Be A Diesel: On the Eve of the Western States Endurance Run

By saltyrunrPosted on June 22, 2017Posted in Race Reports, RacingTagged coachstevepye, practicalcoaching, stevepye, ultrarunning, westernstatesendurancerun, wser, wser100

As I sit here in the “before time,” just a few days before my first Western States 100, my thoughts and feelings are somewhat in a state of disarray. On the one hand, I have sincere and deep gratitude for being able to move about the earth under my own power. On the other hand, I can’t[…]