Whoops! I got carried away.

I don't get the problem/issue with the quote.

Oh well.

Hi, Mary!

Someone needs to scan this.

I like the idea of scanning the photo and posting it, however, would that not violate some sort of copyright?

Makes me sad to think about all of that amazing natural talent that Dusty has/had that was squandered. That guy could have been as good or perhaps better than Jurek but thought THC was more important.

"Has." The correct tense is "has." 

No disrespect to Dusty or Scott, but Jurek is a freak of nature when it comes to ultras. Dusty is very, very good, but running and training for that sort of event takes a certain sort of OCD and focus that's really hard to maintain for many years. I don't fault Dusty for having more fun with his own adventures and acting as Scott's pacer/motivator.

Jurek graduated from pt while at CSS ... lived and breathed Duluth air. Perhaps he was born in Twig ... yes he was a Proctor High School grad ... perhaps more a choice of where his parents lived than his own? While an adult, he chose to live in Duluth. If he claims it as his hometown, for whatever reason ... fair enough. Tremondous athlete. Great person.

On Dusty ... if he chooses to pursue his athletic feats at his own pace, in his own way, and kick your ass while he does it ... I say, rock on Dusty, two thumbs up to you. If you don't like the way that he does it ... train harder yourself, and stop letting your parents down.

Dusty beats to his own drum and if you don't like it, that is your problem. Athletically speaking, he is world class and can still outperform anyone he wants; and if you know him, he is pretty damn smart too.  Sounds like there is some hating by people who have no clue.

I have been on the medical staff at the Western States 100 Endurance Run for the last several years and have met both Scott and Dusty-they are both first-rate guys.

One year, I gave Dusty a ride to Robinson Flat Aid Station. I asked Dusty about several runners who were planning on ganging up on Scott to wear him out and try to win the race.

Dusty got a good laugh out of that. Later in in the day, Scott broke the course record by 4 minutes.

That being said, I thought the Runner's World article, well, sucked.

The article implies that Scott is a quitter. In a race where he ran 65 miles at a 9:04 pace. Sheesh!