tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3747819666319588876..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: From the sidelines of Western StatesJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-17551674664405185752017-06-17T16:45:58.013-06:002017-06-17T16:45:58.013-06:00I'd love an opportunity to join your WS crew a...I'd love an opportunity to join your WS crew again. This year may work. I'll send you an e-mail this week.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-22099320135781319262017-06-16T13:05:03.285-06:002017-06-16T13:05:03.285-06:00I just re-read this. Like you, I think losing Roby...I just re-read this. Like you, I think losing Robyn is still my favorite part of that day. If you ever want to join the crew again, you're always welcome. Of course this year could be the last, because one never knows what the future will hold. Thanks for being out there (and I can't believe I didn't comment back in the day--hopefully I did privately or on social media). Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085479683842306519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4224075256595072192013-07-09T13:11:58.822-06:002013-07-09T13:11:58.822-06:00Love this post and teared up a bit when I read the...Love this post and teared up a bit when I read the back-of-the-packers finishing too late. <br />Nice writing, Jill. Now I want to run an ultra.Cinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319692437720914477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34976393328494382312013-07-08T12:39:32.005-06:002013-07-08T12:39:32.005-06:00Yeah, Danni, it's funny — since I went to UTMB...Yeah, Danni, it's funny — since I went to UTMB last year, everything else seems so low-key in comparison, even Western States. If I had to apply a "hype" score to the trail running events I've attended between 1 and 100, my usual local 50Ks would be a 2, Western States would be a 12, and UTMB would be a 96. It's quite the spectacle. Not even my thing, really, but I think every trail running event enthusiast should experience it at least once. <br /><br />And the best thing about PTL is how much it's the antithesis of UTMB in terms of hype. No one knows anything about it, even the locals in Chamonix or the runners who race UTMB. It is downplayed as much as UTMB is up-played by the organizers, which is kind of awesome, given half the hype about UTMB is "toughest race ever" when all this time, there's this hulking older brother in the background that's exponentially more tough, and no one even cares. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-31215412099957806072013-07-08T12:16:00.836-06:002013-07-08T12:16:00.836-06:00I think it's a fun race and some day I will go...I think it's a fun race and some day I will go back. I agree the course is bland and I'm not sure what makes it so fun except the insanity that reminds me of hyper commercial Ironman races.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-88393216699087423902013-07-05T00:21:00.968-06:002013-07-05T00:21:00.968-06:00Thank you for a really good post!Thank you for a really good post!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000695114298710579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47749040270905177112013-07-04T15:41:57.377-06:002013-07-04T15:41:57.377-06:00Unbreakable isn't just about the history of th...Unbreakable isn't just about the history of the race. It is, to use your words "Watching these stories unfold is like watching a great sports movie without the formulaic dialogue or pandering sentimentality." Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212228308225991239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67456823337597234862013-07-02T09:23:48.414-06:002013-07-02T09:23:48.414-06:00So now are at least a little curious about watchin...So now are at least a little curious about watching Unbreakable?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162538464436020664noreply@blogger.com