Seattle P-I Sports Star banquet
January 24th, 2008 by ScottWell, the evening was a blast. Ten area athletes were presented to a near sell-out crowd over drinks and dinner. Votes were cast, stories were told. Being the ultrarunner in a crowd of top-notch professional and collegiate athletes, I have to say I was surprised at the amount of genuine respect I received, rather than the somewhat typical shock about the extremeness of what I do. I don’t think Bobby Engram is going to give up his job to join me out there, but I felt the other athletes understood our sport more than the general public might. They put a lot of commitment into being their best, just as we do.
Read the P-I article about the evening here.
I didn’t take top honors for the evening. I have one fan out there protesting. Read Jim Moore’s P-I story here.
February 1st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Well, do you think you could catch one over the middle like Engram? Great article, and I agree with Moore that you should have won the top honors. Guess you’ll just have to do even better in 2008 to bring home the Seattle gold.
Question for you: I’ve told my wife I’m going to give myself a 40-year-old birthday present in 2010 by running the Tour-du Mont Blanc. I’m just wondering how hard you think the course is compared to say, Angeles Crest or Massanutten. Those are the only two courses I’ve completed, but I just barely finished under the cutoff each time….so I’m just wondering how much more training I might need for Mont Blanc…just curious to hear your thoughts.
Congrats on all your achievements in ‘07, good luck in ‘08.
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm
OK Scott I am a newbie runner…and I may be a bit out of line here BUT are u friggin Kidding me…Hardrock puts the PR Winner on the waiting list, are U kidding me?? Did I read it wrong?? what a joke, wake up Hardrock YES u may be insanely Tough and known to be the toughest in US & Beyond but UR lottery system Blows … Figure out a better entrants system cause its BS
February 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
How about giving some good tips and advice on your blog? Every time I look at your blog it just seems like a big brag on yourself. We already know you are a fabulous runner. The rest of us want to become better, so help us out with your vast knowledge.
Thanks.