Welcome to WSTC.... Come prepared for anything.... 2 years ago it rained... last year I thought was beautiful although it was considered a "snow" year........
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Ziesing, Hunter S
hziesing@...
May 23, 2000 11:57 am
I am a first timer too, can you forward me the responses you get from your questions?Hunter Ziesing thanks 415-627-2025 ... ...
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Marge & Nick Burley
goworkout@...
May 23, 2000 11:45 am
Hi, I'm heading out for the training camp this weekend and I have a few questions. This is my first time at Western. If anyone could help I would appreciate...
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the evans eagle nest
mevans@...
May 3, 2000 1:29 pm
Hunter, My advice is get what training in you can and do not over due it. Then go to the training week end over memerial day weekend. That should tell you ...
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hziesing@...
May 1, 2000 7:13 pm
I am a first timer WS 100 and started training only a week ago (April 24) because of a ski injury to my calf this winter--pulled muscle. People said I was...
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Jim Winne
ultrajim@...
Apr 25, 2000 6:05 am
I've tentatively volunteered for Safety Patrol between Squaw and Robinson Flat but need someone to drive my truck from Squaw to Foresthill Saturday. If you or...
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Stan Jensen
stanj@...
Apr 10, 2000 8:38 pm
The Western States Endurance Run Foundation is conducting a study of the effects of exercise on osteoporosis. Tevan Malekian, a friend of the race who is a...
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greg m soderlund
gsoderlund@...
Apr 10, 2000 7:02 pm
The information regarding the WS training runs is below. Take care, Greg Soderlund, RD Western States Endurance Run Way Too Cool 50K, Montrail/Patagonia...
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Steve Reagan
Steve.Reagan@...
Apr 10, 2000 5:37 pm
I had emailed Greg about this last week, and he forwarded me an application (see below). I would imagine that Stan will also have a version soon on his...
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Mar 23, 2000 12:01 am
Bruce..... I suspected the caps also..... I was taking one cap every half hour. As you probably know there are not many directions as to dosage that comes with...
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Bruce Hoff
hoff@...
Mar 22, 2000 10:21 pm
Chuck, I did a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation, and got about 600 Cal/hour as the intake needed to keep replenished. In my experience, as the race ...
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Chuck Lewis
lewiscw@...
Mar 22, 2000 10:06 pm
Howdy all! At last years Western, I weighed in at 193lbs. and weighed out, 29 hrs. later, at 207 lbs.. Needless to say a 14 lb. gain was a bit of a surprise....
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Pete Petri
pete@...
Mar 1, 2000 10:49 pm
... Either that or put on your own run..it doesn't have to be big, or even charge fees. You'd be surprised how fast the time adds up like that, and it also...
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Mark Evans
mevans@...
Mar 1, 2000 10:28 pm
HELLO ALL, AS THE ONLY ULTRA IN MY PARTS IS THE WEEK BEFORE WS, AND THE RD SAYS THERE ISN'T 8 HOURS OF WORK TO BE DONE BEFORE MAY.....IS THERE GOING TO BE AN...
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greg m soderlund
gsoderlund@...
Feb 20, 2000 11:03 pm
Kendall -- The WS web site is in transition. Stan Jensen is one of the new webmasters and should be able to steer you in the right direction. Thanks for...
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Pat Lewis
PatLewis@...
Feb 18, 2000 4:18 am
... Looks they got their own domain and have moved off the UltraCoach site. Try: http://www.ws100.com/ I'm sure Stan will change the links on his site...
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Pat Lewis
PatLewis@...
Feb 18, 2000 4:10 am
... I'll third what Greg said. ... I went last year because I was planning on pacing someone and wanted to see the part of the course I would be running. Had...
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Kendall Kreft
krkreft@...
Feb 18, 2000 2:04 am
I have repeatedly tried to access the web site for Western States and have been unable to do so. I have it saved as one of my favorite sites, but get an error...
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Feb 16, 2000 3:44 pm
Mark...... I second what Greg had to say...... I would even go if I weren't running it. It's just a great weekend. Alot of information is exchanged, nice...
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greg m soderlund
gsoderlund@...
Feb 16, 2000 6:22 am
Mark -- I am not sure what you are asking for in your note but I will try to answer them. The training weekend is an excellent way to experience the last 70...
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Mark Evans
mevans@...
Feb 16, 2000 1:19 am
I AM PLANNING ON DOING ALL 3 DAYS OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAINING RUN. QUESTIONS: 1. WHO ELSE IS GOING? 2. HAS ANYONE ELSE DONE THE TRAINING WEEKEND AND...
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Kendall Kreft
krkreft@...
Feb 15, 2000 12:44 am
The year 2000 is my third year of running ultras of any distance. In 1998, I ran one 50 miler (White River in Wash.state) and two 50k's, along with a marathon...
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Feb 14, 2000 6:59 pm
Pete..... Welcome! And thanks for sharing... cl...
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Pete Petri
pete@...
Feb 14, 2000 6:45 pm
Hi guys, Just joined up, so I thought I'd throw my $.02 in... WS will be my second attempt at the distance, first at WS. I had been trying to get in this race...
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Feb 14, 2000 6:26 pm
Welcome Mark...... Since you have read the previous posts, I won't back track, but like Andy.... I'm not much on running real long miles for training.... Even ...
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Mark Evans
mevans@...
Feb 14, 2000 3:52 pm
Andy and Chuck, Since you are the only 2 on here I figure I might as well address my initial post to you. I'm a first time 100 miler. My previous long is the...
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Feb 11, 2000 9:41 pm
Andy...... You sound like a runner after my own heart..... I too usually train using shorter runs and low weekly mileages.... As you probably know it not a...
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andy holak
holaka@...
Feb 10, 2000 9:30 pm
Chuck, Good reply! Nice to see your training plan for WS. So far this year (since Jan.) I've been training harder than I ever have this time of year....
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Lewis, Chuck
LewisCW@...
Feb 9, 2000 9:02 pm
Hi Andy...... Welcome to the group! There was good information passed along here last year..... In general, last year's training was based on strength.... It...
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andy holak
holaka@...
Feb 9, 2000 8:29 pm
Just wondering if anyone else is out there yet. I'm looking forward to some lively discussion, tips and training advice on this list. Anyone out there want...