4 years of Ultra Running with the goal to get to Western States. It could take another 4 years to earn enough lottery tickets to get in. Of all the marathons and races I’ve ran in the last 20 + years this goal has been the most humbling. I’ve thought very often that if I would have taken up trail running when I was younger this would have been easy to get too. I ran the Boston Marathon in 2007 and did not think much of what it took to qualify for that race. I just did it. Now running has slowed down, I’m not sure if I could qualify for Boston. The trails have given me a slowed down perspective and a mental intrigue that has reengaged a love for running because of its ups and downs, twists and turns that run parallel to life. Western States has become a great reason to keep showing up for runs. So, time to run with Western States will be on my mind. The 2025 Western States Run started today at 5am (9am our time). Feel free to jump on YouTube and watch the live link over the next couple days.
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