Official 2019 Western States 100 Live Discussion Thread

Matt Daniels ran fro what college?

Well the Africans would have to run in the mountains for a while first.

The comparison isn't fastest 5k period. It's fastest 5k within a group of runners who specifically train for this kind of race.

Also, their mile times are like 2 -3 seconds apart (3:59 and 4:01? 4:02?)...not a factor over 100 miles.

Okay, leaders are past the 60 mile mark or the official race start mark for those in the know.

Predictions below:

Hazen: Holds onto 2nd place with no flailing

Walmsley: DNF at mile 80 or so with puking

Matt Daniels: Walks it in with 15th place

Courtney Dauwalter: new CR

Jeff Browning: Third

David Laney: Tenth

Chris Mocko: DNF

Tom Evans: Winner

Ian Sharman: Fourth

SandesMan: Fifth

M. Daniels ran for Adams. Nevermind that.

mooonshot wrote:

Is it surprising the fastest 5000m runner in the field is winning Western States?

Running is running. If you're fit, you'll win.

I remember when the old haters used to say Walmsley could never win WSER.

Nobody said that.

But the 5000 m time is pretty unimportant for an ultrarace.

Not to mention that he has just passed 61 miles. So there are a lot of things which can happen. A 100 miler starts to get interesting at about mile 70. Before that it is just a warm up.

But these are things a 5000m runner wouldn't know.

Chris Mocko will tell everyone he's tall and graduated from Stanford.

For me, 100 milers do not get interesting at about mile 70, they actually get interesting at mile 30 or so and then ebb and flow from there.

Prediction time wrote:

Okay, leaders are past the 60 mile mark or the official race start mark for those in the know.

Predictions below:

Hazen: Holds onto 2nd place with no flailing

Walmsley: DNF at mile 80 or so with puking

Matt Daniels: Walks it in with 15th place

Courtney Dauwalter: new CR

Jeff Browning: Third

David Laney: Tenth

Chris Mocko: DNF

Tom Evans: Winner

Ian Sharman: Fourth

SandesMan: Fifth

Can't believe that you didn't even mention Camille. Currently 15th still looking for a good excuse to DNF.

In all the interviews that she's done, thinking of this one interview that she was doing during an actual run itself on trail, she always has this sweet, innocent, childlike grin, showing that she actually loves what she's doing and this coming from a really wholesome place.

Fred the runner wrote:

mooonshot wrote:

Is it surprising the fastest 5000m runner in the field is winning Western States?

Running is running. If you're fit, you'll win.

I remember when the old haters used to say Walmsley could never win WSER.

Nobody said that.

But the 5000 m time is pretty unimportant for an ultrarace.

Not to mention that he has just passed 61 miles. So there are a lot of things which can happen. A 100 miler starts to get interesting at about mile 70. Before that it is just a warm up.

But these are things a 5000m runner wouldn't know.

You are missing the point bro. Read about Matt Carpenter.

Running is running. Physics never lies. wrote:

mooonshot wrote:

Is it surprising the fastest 5000m runner in the field is winning Western States?

Running is running. If you're fit, you'll win.

I remember when the old haters used to say Walmsley could never win WSER.

This^

I can't even begin to imagine what the Kenyans and Ethiopians would do at WS 100!

A few elite Kenyans do two oceans and comrades, a non technical road ultra, they very rarely ever produce good results. Usually DNF.

mooonshot wrote:

Is it surprising the fastest 5000m runner in the field is winning Western States?

Running is running. If you're fit, you'll win.

I remember when the old haters used to say Walmsley could never win WSER.

Good point...to his credit he's self coached, so his disciplined 3+timed runs, over distance runs all seem to be working.

What else is at play, the weather! Ive never seen so many crew, spectators all wearing hoodies, long sleeve, and the competitors wearing t-shirts. Hopefully for JM he takes enough time to allow nutrition in. Besides the bonk from JM 2 years ago there was a female who dropped out at mile 93...so much can happen what great athletes all around!!

Proust wrote:

In all the interviews that she's done, thinking of this one interview that she was doing during an actual run itself on trail, she always has this sweet, innocent, childlike grin, showing that she actually loves what she's doing and this coming from a really wholesome place.

Cool story bro. That doesn't win races and no one cares about where the desire to run comes from. Red in tooth and claw. Camille Herron is so overrated and reality has just slapped her on the face.

All right, to anyone out there who's making predictions, on this kind of a rare thread, closely following a special event, it'll probably be better that use your actual handle/username so you can man up and stand up for your predictions.

No harm done,just more fun.

Anne Trason is still the Queen.

I watched the pre-Comrades interview. She said something old along the lines of she's been running such long distances that comrades will feel like a Sprint to her and will be over before she even knows it. I thought that was a bit too cocky and distasteful when I heard it live.

It's still early for predictions.

Stop it with the Walmsley DNF prediction. It's like 75 degrees out there. He just set a 50 mile WR or WB or whatever we're calling it. He isn't going to fall apart today.

I predict that Jared Hazen wins with a new CR after Jim drops out.

Courtney Dauweiler finishes with a new CR as well.

Ian Sharman gets 8th place

And Camille Herron retires quietly from the sport after a DNF at Rucky Chucky at mile 78.