EP 682: 2024 Western States 100 Prognostications
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
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🗓️ 20 June 2024
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Each year at this time, Andy Jones-Wilkins joins The Nation each year to discuss the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run. This is the 11th year that he ruminates and give us his picks for the podium and the other notable runners. We decided this year to take a look at the constant character in every year's race, the course and do an in-depth description of the course.
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| 0:00.0 | You're kidding me. You're going to let me in the race. I'm not going to let you down. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm going to do a great job. I'm going to finish that race. Don't you worry. He even cared, |
| 0:09.4 | right? I said, I'm going to do it. I was so happy. |
| 0:25.2 | Welcome to the Trailhead of Trail Runnation. Where we go on virtual trail runs with great guests |
| 0:31.3 | that are going to help us learn more about ourselves, help us become better runners, |
| 0:36.5 | inspire us, motivate us, and maybe help us become better human beings. |
| 0:41.4 | And today we're going to talk about the Western States 100, the greatest race in the world |
| 0:47.5 | of all kinds of ever races that it ever happened. We're going to talk about the course. |
| 0:53.1 | We're going to talk about the characters and we're going to talk about our experiences |
| 0:56.9 | at the race. You do not want to miss it. |
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| 1:47.6 | pair of to focey running sunglasses and they are the kilo sunglasses. But I have another |
| 1:52.8 | pair that I use every day and they are called the swank xl and I have been the blackout |
| 1:59.2 | color. I love these glasses for driving and just running errands and everyday life. |
| 2:05.1 | I recently returned from a trip to the EU and the only sunglasses I wore were my tofosies |
| 2:10.8 | because I love them that much. In fact, Scott, I risk losing the group on the tour group |
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