Western States 100

The Western States 100 is almost here. I'm sitting in Squaw Valley -- it's actually chilly here (while it's 100+ degrees back in Colorado), should be good running weather though. Need to stay warm at night especially.

Race starts at 5AM tomorrow, Pacific Time. Check out the progress here:
http://www.ultralive.net/ws100/webcast.php

J may update the Blog tomorrow if possible, and check #WS100 or #WSER100 or even #MikeHinterberg (lame!) on Twitter

And don't forget, blogging and updates from irunfar.com

standing under the start line Friday, just over 19 hours to start

I'm runner 225. J and Nora are crewing, Alex is pacing, and I couldn't be happier. I can't believe we get to do this, this is awesome.

hard at work putting together drop bags

If you watch, cheer me to a finish...see if I can move up in the second half of the race!

30 hours is the cutoff, 24 hours is the big buckle, those are the real goals to stay on pace. Faster than that, who knows, but 20 hours and a few minutes before midnight are also out there as super stretch goals. I can't take anything for granted, it's a long day of hard running.

Getting in a last-minute nap on the north shore of Lake Tahoe

Mostly, though a fun day running with friends in a beautiful area.