The WUS Beer Mile annual tradition: instigated by Martha, tolerated by Aaron.

Chapter 1: New Kids on the Block

The Pacers contingent livened up the race this year, but ultimately could not upend the WUS reigning champion Trevor. Keith looks on, wondering what happened to the good old days when WUS was just […]

Part I (midnight to dawn): Mr Moonlight

“Is that how you greet me?” Aaron quipped as I puked in the bushes. Atop Hellgate’s highest, coldest mountain, Aaron was waging a heroic battle to maintain his legendary streak of 21 consecutive finishes at David Horton’s infamous Hellgate 100km++ ultramarathon. To do so, he would need to […]

Just as we thought WUS was past its prime and getting old and slow, 2024 saw a revival of youthful energy, thanks the arrival of new regulars like Will, plus a crop of new speedy women (thanks, Barry!). The explosion of new energy spurred Jaret and WHT to revive the WUS […]

“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” – Chili Davis.

Figure 1. My marathon times followed a U-shaped curve. It took me four marathons to finally break 3 hours (ages 22-27, “learning the ropes”). Then I consistently ran sub-3 for 9 years, with 4 race wins (age 27-35, “my peak”). Then I had […]

Best performance, finishing the toughest 100 mile footrace in the world on no training: Trevor and Keith

Best running jorts: Trevor

Best runner bio: Keith

Best performance, stepping up last minute to pace Keith after a Krogers nose dive and turn his race around: Heather and Barry