Jim Walmsley 2016 WS100 Race Report
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🗓️ 28 June 2016
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Jim Walmsley was attempting his first 100 mile race at Western States in 2016. Shortly after the start, he captured and maintained the lead for the first 92 miles extending his lead by nearly 50 minutes AND on pace to break Timmy Olsen's course record. But then the unthinkable happened, he missed a turn and ran 2-1/2 miles in the wrong direction. Jim joins The Nation to talk about his preparation for the race, his strategy, his execution and how he finished the race.
His splits (courtesy of John Medinger)
Red Star to Robinson Flat, 1:54 - Fastest ever
Robinson Flat to Last Chance, 1:35 - Fastest ever
Last Chance to Devils Thumb, 0:48 - 3rd fastest
Devils Thumb to Michigan Bluff, 1:14 - 2nd fastest
Michigan Bluff to Foresthill, 0:51 - Fastest ever
Foresthill to River crossing, 2:10 - 3rd fastest
Photo courtesy of Gary Wang
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Don, we have an exciting announcement to make. |
| 0:07.7 | Well, ready. |
| 0:08.7 | If it's exciting, I want to be in on it. |
| 0:10.5 | There's nothing more impressive than a barking frog. |
| 0:13.0 | Well, have you seen a barking frog? |
| 0:14.9 | I have. |
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| 0:17.2 | I've heard a barking frog. |
| 0:18.2 | You hear them at night. |
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| 0:25.0 | probably the, at least in my mind, the coolest arm sleeves and buff ever made, ever made |
| 0:31.4 | in the history of mankind. |
| 0:33.1 | I'm certain Wikipedia will have a spot for us. |
| 0:38.9 | We have learned that they are finished and we are going to have these up on the website |
| 0:43.1 | early next week for sale. |
| 0:46.3 | And they are going to, they're actually really fancy, very, very classy and not just |
| 0:52.4 | classy. |
| 0:53.4 | You can wear, you can wear them to class and not just for wintertime wear. |
| 0:59.0 | Oh, yeah, yeah. |
| 1:00.0 | We learned today is Jim Wayne. |
| 1:01.3 | So he's, he's putting ice down his arm sleeves like a lot of the, a lot of the fast runners |
| 1:06.0 | out there, you know, under their, into the wrists, the wrists, they're using it as a |
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