 Me & Connie at a benefit for Ron who helped us train for WS by driving us up Mt. Spokane many times just so we could run down |
 Tropical John, Lisa Henson, Ian Stevens, Lisa, Dave Bursler, & friend |
 Pacer Dave Bursler |
 David & Lisa and pacer Dave Bursler |
 Connie Ridenour's first Western States |
 David Bliss, crew extraordinaire ,listens at the pre-race meeting |
 Monica Scholz, one of ultrarunning's finest |
 Greg Soderlund, RD |
 Dean signs his book for a fan |
 Glenn Tachiyama, part of Scott Jurek's crew team for the second year |
 Sunnyside on Tahoe for the 5th year in a row |
 Nick Palazzo , the Badwater "soup" guy & David Bliss |
 Olga Varlamova & Maura Schwartz, who will pace her husband Stan |
 Wendy O'Neal & Stan Nowakowski |
 Energy |
 We think this is why Olga did so well! |
 Stan helps |
 Dave Bursler, Ian Stevens & Lisa race morning |
 Stan Jensen. |
 I am surprised by Jennie Stenzel at Squaw. |
 Spokanites Gunhild Swanson & Lisa |
 Dave Bursler will pace me to my best finish, 25:32 |
 Michigan Bluff |
 picture by Steve Reagen |
 Passing over No Hands Bridge. We run almost the entire distance to the finish after this. |
 Gunhild & Chris her pacer are right behind us |
 off they go for her Age Group record |
 David and I at the finish |
 Davd and I at the finish |
 Finish line labs |
 post-run, post-shower |
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 The Lisa's |
 Leah & Scott Jurek, 7 time consecutive winner of the WSER |
 Scott helped me rehab my knee injury this past winter. He kept me positive about running WS. Thanks Scott! |
 The beautiful Leah |
 Gunhild & Lisa |