There was a time when Max King was fully sponsored, winning races, living in Oregon's High Desert country and I honestly thought, "that is better than being 6th at the Olympic Trials" (which he was as well, in the Steeple). Check out his accolades below. His off-road running is way more impressive (and fun) than his track bests, in my opinion. But that is my idea of "living your best life."
Sometimes you have to find your niche. It looks like Blankenship has found a way to be happy, have success, stay sponsored, and make podiums. That is a win-win-win-win.
Yes! This would be my route if I were an excellent runner who couldn't quite make US teams.
I'd rather be on the Podium at the XTerra world championships and sponsored by Northface and Salomon than barely hanging onto an Adidas track sponsorship and finishing 8th at the Trials.
technical running is a different skill set than road running. The aerobic engine helps, but only so much.
I guess. Not like this was a 100 miler with 30k vert over talus and scree fields. They ran on some forest trails for 26 miles with slightly more vertical than the OG marathon. And Ruxton, I totally agree, seems like a great life and awesome that he’s happy. All I’m saying is that I would have expected him to be faster than Brian Whitfield (???)
This is a good assessment of the course. I ran the half a few years ago and it does not flow at all. Hills are steep and choppy. Footing is generally good. Since I ran it, it looks like they have added in some short singletrack sections which are going to slow things down a bit depending on technicality.
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