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Happy Tuesday, trail friends. Saturday was the 50th running of the Western States Endurance Run from Palisades Tahoe to Auburn. We were once again treated to an exceptional race with new athletes emerging as top contenders and seasoned veterans breaking through barriers once thought impossible. A perfect combination!
In our featured piece, Doug Mayer profiles Katie Schide, who finished second at Western. She told him, “I really have no idea how the race will play out and that is exactly why we’re all addicted to this sport, right?”
“A virtuoso performance“: Courtney Dauwalter (?: 2) won the woman’s race in a blistering 15:29, taking 78 minutes off Ellie Greenwood’s longstanding women’s course record, and solidifying Dauwalter as the best of her generation, if not all time. Katie Schide (?: 3), who we profiled last week, also broke the previous course record and finished in second place (meanwhile her partner Germain Grangier won the 90km du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix).
Want more racing? Check out Justin Mock’s “This Week in Running,” then take a look at these upcoming events that are still open for registration.
They say not to try anything new on race day…but that doesn’t apply here.
New gear doesn’t always work. Old gear gets replaced with better gear. Better gear helps us achieve our goals. The best gear makes us forget we’re using it at all.
Enter the new Petzl NAO RL.
With 1,500 lumens and REACTIVE LIGHTING technology, you can turn it on — and forget about it.
Not only will you forget you’re using it (no need to adjust with REACTIVE LIGHTING), you’ll forget it’s on (at 145 grams, the new NAO RL weighs roughly the same as a baseball.
“Nothing new on race day” works. But, we might make an exception for this.
? ? Sleep, Am I Doing This Right? Social media has everyone stressed out about how they sleep.Outside magazine dispels 8 myths about sleep that experts want you to stop believing.
? Who Sponsors the Most Athletes in Our Sport? And how much does a professional trail runner make? Of the nearly 200 athletes surveyed, 2.6 percent of professional trail and ultrarunners make between $100,000 and $250,000, while “less than 10% make enough to meet the average living wage requirement.”