Trip Report: Western States 100 "Training Run Camp"

Bad Ben said:

The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is run on the Western States
Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn,
California.

Training runs are scheduled to acquaint runners with the last 74 miles
of the trail. I got to partake in this year's May training run. I'm
not in the actual race this year, but I'm going to be crewing for, and
pacing a buddy of mine (Patrick) at the Western States 100-Mile Race
on June 23-24. I'll be supporting him all day and then running the
last 40-miles of it with him. He ran his first 100-miler with me back
in February, and has gotten very fit and confident. (He's also 9
years younger than me, so that's a plus). I think he's on track for a
sub-24 buckle.

Preliminary report:
I survived all three days of training, and felt pretty darn good,
afterward. Western States 100 training camp was awesome! It's hard to
simulate (here in the Midwest) running down a steep mountain trail for
45 minutes at a sub-7-minute pace; and it's really hard to simulate a
climb that lasts for over an hour. We had more than a few of them. The
first day was the toughest...I ran out of water twice.

Running for 3 days in a row over the Sierra Nevada Mountains from
Squaw Valley to Auburn, California was great training. I'd recommend
this training to anyone that wants some really tough training towards
a mountain event.

Here's a link to my full story for Western States training camp (with
photos):http://psychowyco.com/Western_States_100_Training_Camp_story.pdf

There are a few more photos here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/65423964@N00/sets/72157600297176930/

Happy trails,
Bad Benhttp://www.psychowyco.com/

You know Ben, this would be mildly inteeresting IF it wasn't in the
western states. Because as we all know, the western states suck, and
the people who live there suck, so nobody really cares.
Thank you

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Bad Ben said:

The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is run on the Western States
Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn,
California.

Quoted message said:

Training runs are scheduled to acquaint runners with the last 74 miles
of the trail. I got to partake in this year's May training run. I'm
not in the actual race this year, but I'm going to be crewing for, and
pacing a buddy of mine (Patrick) at the Western States 100-Mile Race
on June 23-24. I'll be supporting him all day and then running the
last 40-miles of it with him. He ran his first 100-miler with me back
in February, and has gotten very fit and confident. (He's also 9
years younger than me, so that's a plus). I think he's on track for a
sub-24 buckle.

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Preliminary report:
I survived all three days of training, and felt pretty darn good,
afterward. Western States 100 training camp was awesome! It's hard to
simulate (here in the Midwest) running down a steep mountain trail for
45 minutes at a sub-7-minute pace; and it's really hard to simulate a
climb that lasts for over an hour. We had more than a few of them. The
first day was the toughest...I ran out of water twice.

Quoted message said:

Running for 3 days in a row over the Sierra Nevada Mountains from
Squaw Valley to Auburn, California was great training. I'd recommend
this training to anyone that wants some really tough training towards
a mountain event.

Quoted message said:

Here's a link to my full story for Western States training camp (with
photos):http://psychowyco.com/Western_States_100_Training_Camp_story.pdf

Quoted message said:

There are a few more photos here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/65423964@N00/sets/72157600297176930/

Quoted message said:

Happy trails,
Bad Benhttp://www.psychowyco.com/

You know Ben, this would be mildly inteeresting IF it wasn't in the
western states. Because as we all know, the western states suck, and
the people who live there suck, so nobody really cares.
Thank you

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Bad Ben said:

The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is run on the Western States
Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn,
California.

Training runs are scheduled to acquaint runners with the last 74 miles
of the trail. I got to partake in this year's May training run. I'm
not in the actual race this year, but I'm going to be crewing for, and
pacing a buddy of mine (Patrick) at the Western States 100-Mile Race
on June 23-24. I'll be supporting him all day and then running the
last 40-miles of it with him. He ran his first 100-miler with me back
in February, and has gotten very fit and confident. (He's also 9
years younger than me, so that's a plus). I think he's on track for a
sub-24 buckle.

Preliminary report:
I survived all three days of training, and felt pretty darn good,
afterward. Western States 100 training camp was awesome! It's hard to
simulate (here in the Midwest) running down a steep mountain trail for
45 minutes at a sub-7-minute pace; and it's really hard to simulate a
climb that lasts for over an hour. We had more than a few of them. The
first day was the toughest...I ran out of water twice.

Running for 3 days in a row over the Sierra Nevada Mountains from
Squaw Valley to Auburn, California was great training. I'd recommend
this training to anyone that wants some really tough training towards
a mountain event.

Here's a link to my full story for Western States training camp (with
photos):
http://psychowyco.com/Western_States_100_Training_Camp_story.pdf

There are a few more photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65423964@N00/sets/72157600297176930/

Happy trails,
Bad Ben
http://www.psychowyco.com/

Ben,
I'm sure your friend appreciates your support. Nice report and
pictures. Please keep us posted.
Al K