2K17 Western States 100 Live Discussion

Aside from a coupe bad photos of him in the heat, he made it look easy with consistently running near the front and not faltering while others either faded or ran slower than him.

https://twitter.com/iRunFar/status/878830292231901186

Not Death March wrote:

30 seconds separate Nichols (2nd) and Hammond (3rd). @irunfar: Alex Nichols is 2nd man across No Hands Bridge at mile 96.8, but Mark Hammond is 30 seconds back in 3rd. #WS100

Hammond has been slowly cutting the gap for several miles.

Is it hammond time? Is he too legit to quit?

Who is Chris Mocko? Standford runner?

The look of an ultra runner whos body wants to shut down after crossing the finish line.

Excellent effort for 1st place.

https://twitter.com/ilittle17/status/878833543224229888

Death March wrote:

Death March wrote:

Walmsley is an enigma. He runs with ego, then is completely care free if things turn out the way he hope. He wasn't bother one bit that he got passed by more than 10 runners in 2016, including women's winner Kaci Lickteig.

if things DON'T turn out

He is not an enigma, just a head case. His lackadaisical attitude is a facade. He is deeply hurt by this, I assure you.

UA wildcats wrote:

Who is Chris Mocko? Standford runner?

That's the guy.

Chris Mocko a big guy? Like Chris Solinsky big?

He's on a one way flight to Beast Mode.

https://twitter.com/ilittle17/status/878833543224229888

irunfar: 1.3 miles away from the finish, Mark Hammond is in 3rd and now 4 minutes back of 2nd place Alex Nichols. Alex put the hammer down. #WS100

cant keep track of the tweets!

https://twitter.com/iRunFar/status/878833959219732480

oh that way... wrote:

Chris Mocko a big guy? Like Chris Solinsky big?

Yeah hairy too, like bigfoot.

Jimbo W will get destroyed at UTMB. He better quit now.

Death March wrote:

Twitter updates wrote:

iRunFar‏ @iRunFar 3m3 minutes ago

For those wondering about YiOu Wang, she took a looooong timeout on the trail before Peachstone (mile 70.7). She's now moving again. #WS100

7 replies 3 retweets 91 likes

iRunFar‏ @iRunFar 6m6 minutes ago

Ryan Sandes has hit Robie Point. He has 1.3 miles until he wins Western States. #WS100

7 replies 52 retweets 261 likes

iRunFar‏ @iRunFar 7m7 minutes ago

For anyone concerned, while Jim Walmsley dropped at the river. He appeared healthy and well. He'll be fine soon enough. #WS100

Walmsley is an enigma. He runs with ego, then is completely care free if things turn out the way he hope. He wasn't bother one bit that he got passed by more than 10 runners in 2016, including women's winner Kaci Lickteig.

Probably he was just bonked, your brain really needs glucose and doesn't do too well when it runs out. I've gotten lost and bonked hard, and "wasn't bothered one bit" when a car almost hit me.

glass house liver wrote:

After running through snow.... wrote:

What trail racer hasn't missed a turn in a race? Go back to running circles around a football field where your only mental bonk is running too many or not enough laps.

And where ultrarunners only physical block is being able to run fast enough to compete with hobbyjoggers.

You mean people like you?

Wheels Come Off wrote:

Death March wrote:

if things DON'T turn out

He is not an enigma, just a head case. His lackadaisical attitude is a facade. He is deeply hurt by this, I assure you.

I agree he is likely deeply hurt, as well as embarrassed. I'm sure that getting passed by other people and women doesn't matter at all though - the failure had already occurred by then (getting lost last year, running himself into the ground this year) and he was done. He wanted redemption from last year so bad, and wanted to hit it out of the park that it totally clouded his judgment of effort, which has been fine in all the other ultras that he has won. Maybe that makes him a head case to some people, but I try to be charitable. I think he can bounce back at UTMB. He needs to run a conservative race there, at least early on.

I was afraid it would go badly after his harder-than-last-year start. The 16 miles of snow was slowing time-for-places down by something like 15+ minutes, but he was still on CR pace through that, and then, after the snow, sub-14 pace. When I saw this post from Mile 38, that confirmed to me that he had gone too hard and risking his win (and finish, since he's so all-or-nothing):

glass house liver wrote:

And where ultrarunners only physical block is being able to run fast enough to compete with hobbyjoggers.

Walmsley ran 13:52 in college.

Looks like Mocko came back from the dead to finish in 58th at 23:22. Respect to him for at least finishing on a brutal day, unlike Jim.

He should have stopped when he was dropping way back.

There's nothing intelligent about continuing at that point.