Posts tagged with: western states 100

Western States 100 - new film

Posted in Through the Lens by Matt Ward on Wed 28 Jul '10
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An excellent depiction of the battle up-front at last months Western States 100 has just been released. It gives a nice flavour of the struggle between Anton, Kilian and Geoff – one can only imagine what the pain was like as they entered the last few miles… Read more…
Garneau makes history at Western States

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 02 Jul '10

The North Face Global Team athlete Tracy Garneau took first place, women, in the 100-Mile Western States Endurance Run 2010, which took place June 26 – 27, 2010. She won with a time of 19:01:55, and is the first Canadian to ever win the race. Read more…
Western States 100 - in pictures

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 28 Jun '10

Year after year the images available online for great races such as yesterday’s Western States 100 get more and more plentiful. It used to be that as such events you would get a couple of photographers, and you wouldn’t see the results for weeks… Read more…
"Liking the way things are going" - Roes

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 27 Jun '10

This is what Geoff Roes wrote on his blog last Tuesday. The Western States 100 has barely finished but already people are calling it one of the greatest races in the history of the this trail running classic… Read more…
A champion's preparation

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 26 Jun '10

The 2010 Western States 100 is now just hours away, and we are told that there is huge anticipation for this years race. Apart from the fact that it is probably the biggest ultra trail race in the US, a certainly young ultra trail running star has also made the trip. Read more…
Western States 100 - iRunFar preview

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 25 Jun '10

When it comes to this daddy of ultra-trail races you need some local knowledge. So, when looking ahead to the hotly anticipated 2010 edition of this American classic it’s best left to those Stateside. Who better then than iRunFar.com: Read more…
Big miles ready Anton for the WS 100

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 15 Jun '10

The camera never lies. Especially when you take a look at this image of the feet of ultra-legend Anton Krupicka. After the MIWOK earlier this year the great man’s feet took a battering… Read more…
Jez is back!

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Thu 03 Jun '10

Top ultra man Jez Bragg has had a frustrating 2010 so far. After a an excellent 2009, which saw him take a superb third place at the Western States 100 in the US, a stress fracture to his heel has seriously hampered his running this year… Read more…
WS100 is one big lottery!

Posted in by Matt Ward on Thu 15 Oct '09

Well it is today anyway. The entries lottery draw for next year’s Western States 100 closes at 11.59 on the 15th (Thursday). Were thinking that this is US eastern time (?), so you have got ‘til about 4am on Friday if you are in Europe! Read more…
4,000 words - this week's must read!

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 07 Jul '09

Yep, now he has had a little lie down to recover and contemplate his next conquest, top UK ultra man Jez Bragg has chronicled his feat of placing third at the recent Western States 100. There can’t be too many athletes of Jez’s calibre out there who can write so well and perform at the highest level. Read more…
Jez's kicks unveiled

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 03 Jul '09

North Face athlete Jez Bragg needed to be sure that on the Western States 100 race his feet were well looked after. News comes from North Face media that the shoes that did the business were – the Voza... Read more…
Koerner and Ortiz take WS100 titles

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 29 Jun '09

The legendary Western Sates 100 took place yesterday (28) in what were described as ‘sweltering’ conditions. 2007 winner Hal Koerner defended his title (there was no race in 2008) and after a steady start Anita Ortiz stormed through the field to finish first woman and an amazing 9th overall. Read more…
3 days to WS100 as Jez tapers...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 24 Jun '09

Top British ultra-man Jez Bragg is barely 72 hours away from the race that has pervaded his every waking day in 2009 – the Western States 100 – and Jez has been sleeping at altitudes as high as 9500ft to acclimatise. Head over to his second letter from America to read about his final tweaks… Read more…
Jez Bragg takes on the WS 100

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 16 Jun '09

One of the UK’s best ultra runners, Jez Bragg, is counting the days to one of the most grueling ultra races on the global calendar. The Western States 100 is also one of the oldest events of its kind, with the first race dating back to 1974. Read more…
5 minutes with… Jez Bragg

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 03 Apr '09

We like to get them whilst they are hot here at MST and they dont come any hotter than ultra man of the moment Jez Bragg. Fresh from his fantastic win at the Celtic 100k last weekend Jez describes it as “the best run of my life – no question”. Read more…