• Western States (Nicola Gildersleeve)
• Western States (Gary Robbins)
• Peter Watson (ws100) interview
• N.O.D. Marathon (Cindi Loucks)
• 94km Juan De Fuca Double (Randy Duncan)
• Vancouver Marathon (Cathy Gutkowskyes)
• Big Sur Marathon (Lishe O'Kiely)
• Zurich Marathon (Irene Aschwanden)
• Zurich Marathon (Sylvia Jorger)
• Annecy Marathon France (Laura Jones)
• Laura Jones Annecy Interview
• Boston (Gloria Clark)
• HURT Hawaii (GR)
• Seattle (Elaine)
• NYC (Tiffany Fenton)
• Big Sur 09 (Hillary Ewart)
• Kelowna '09
• Leavenworth '09
• Chicago '09
• Victoria '09
• TransRockies Mtn Bike
• Boston '09
• Victoria '08
• New York '08/09'
• Big Sur '08
• Caribbean Running Cruise
• Dirty Duo 25km
• Fat Dog 100 (Sammi)

I wasn't supposed to be on the starting line of Western States 2010, yet I knew months in advance that I'd somehow find myself there.

I am a stern believer in fate, destiny, and serendipitous moments, almost to a flaw really. I could tell you stories of how I ended in in New Zealand for New Years Millennium based upon a case of strawberries, or how I traveled Central America for a year based upon a banana's country of origin, or the confidence I found prior to HURT in January due to a bumper sticker. A rather innocuous string of events one morning led me to belief with absolute confidence that I would indeed be attending 'The Big Dance' in June one way or another. I did myself no favors however, finishing third at Mountain Masochist in November, and DNF'ing Miwok in May. At the very last minute though, Montrail ended up with a few unfulfilled sponsored slots in their lap and hence I discovered that my belief in such seemingly random occurrences was once again confirmed to be truth.

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