Canyons 100K for Shavi - April 29, 2017 -15:44 hours

One of the hardest race ever - a Western States 100 miler qualifier - Great timing this year for Shavi. He put in his best this year, training for Western States. This is the longest distance run before the 100 mile race coming up in June. To qualify for Western States, this race needs to be completed in under 18 hours. A real tough course and the heat in the canyons makes this race hard.

This race is one of the best organized races. The race directors do a great job in organizing the race. Shavi has always run this race without help of any crew (or me) and has drop bags ready for himself at the aid stations. The race swag is very cool too. Shavi thinks that the first part of the course is harder than the second part. Foresthill is where the race starts and it is the mid-point of the race as well. Foresthill - swinging bridge - Foresthill - Rucky Chucky - Foresthill. The race doesn't allow pacers if you are running it as a qualifier for WS100. There are multiple distance races in the Canyons Endurance runs: 100K, 50K and 25K.

AR 50 miles for Shavi. Just over 10 hours - April 1, 2017

Another one that Shavi did and does every year as a training run. 10:10 was his time.

Knickerbocker Canyons Trail Run 35K for Shavi - March 25, 2017 - 4:47 hours

Right after his 50km race last weekend, he jumped into a 35K race. Training for Western States cannot be easy at all. He completed it in 4:47 hours which is a great time on those tough trails. Organized by Inside Trail, this is a good race as well.

Ruck-a-Chuck 50K for Shavi - March 18, 2017 - 6:25 hours

Crazy - Another 50 km race in 2 weeks. That is how the training looks like for Western States 100 miles. Crossing the creeks and fighting the cold weather initially, it was a great run for him.

Way Too Cool - Close to PR: 5:57 for Shavi - March 4, 2017

Another Way to Cool 50km race for Shavi. He did great with the timing. Western States 100 miles is the motivation for him. When he gets the ticket for it for racing it in June, he trains well as he takes it easy.

It was a messy muddy run as Sacramento had flooded in January-February.

Fourmidable 50K - Shavi - PR - 6:57 - Feb 18, 2017

After minimal training at the start of the year and after a trip to India in late January, Shavi performed great in this race. This race was a week after landing from India. Despite having just overcome jet lag, he made it through and did great. He did his personal best in this tough race by Single Track Running.

The Damn Run - Trail Half Marathon - 3:10 for Shavi and me

A fun trail run. Starts at Cool and ends in Cool. The race director does a great job in marking the course. A low-key race with many locals running it. I started the race with a full sleeve shirt and then as it got warmer, folded the sleeves. It was not that bad but I got some arm protection from the sun! ;-) Lot of uphills and some downhills which I love! Makes the course interesting. We both finished the race in 3:10 and had a good time on the trails.