Cross Training on the Tioga Pass Road
Someone must have said “never give up an opportunity to train”, if not, then I just did. So with Loz planning to take on California’s highest road, a 20km monster hill climb topping out at over 3,000m as a sacrifice to help Andy Schleck win this years Tour de France I played crew and managed … Read more
Recovery Run
My legs are feeling great post Western States. Loz is scheduled to ride Tioga Pass tomorrow up to 10,000 feet and I have a couple of runs planned in and around the Yosemite National Park. The first is an out and back on this aptly named “4 mile trail”, basically haul yourself from the bottom … Read more
And they are off and running !
The start of the 2011 Western States 100 miles passed with the usual ceremony of a shot gun start. Andrew was nervous, focused and ready to do battles with the worlds best. Andrew can be seen in the start line video
Twas the night before Statesmas and everywhere is quiet!
So the craziness of the final day before racing commences in a few hours has abated and the village of Squaw Valley has finally fallen silent. At the Top 10 parade this afternoon you could cut the tension with a knife. Late betting pushed Hal Koerner into a strong podium finish and the two time … Read more
Andrew receives a final pep talk from a LEGEND!
Well it is less than 24 hours until race day and the circus that is the check-in has begun. Andrew and I were able to time our registration so as not to spend too much time on our feet. The process included disclaimers, drop bags, video message, official photo, free gear, back pack pick up, … Read more
How to finish Top 10 at WS100 by Andy Jones-Wilkins and who he thinks will win !
What does Wimbledon, the US Open and Fenway Park all have in common ……? Well according to Andy Jones-Wilkins, the Western States 100 is the ultra running equivalent and all other hundreds cant compare! Whilst we are rather partial to the performances of our friends from Europe, you cant go past the fact that the … Read more
Ultra168 in the media
As part of his Western States 100 mile preparation, and thanks to Roger Hannery (@typerun), Andrew has been lucky enough to be featured in the Tasmanian Times and Outer Edge magazine. You can click on the ‘Media Coverage’ tab of the website to read the articles, or simply click on the Tasmanian Times link or … Read more
You take what the mountains give you!
We attended our first official engagement of this years WS100, a briefing and overview by former RD Mo Livermore for those running for the first time. Mo wears her Buckle with pride, and has been involved in every race since the very beginning in once capacity or another. It was a well spent hour for … Read more
