tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post8703092516798252396..comments2024-02-18T15:44:23.629-05:00Comments on FlintLand: Jim Walmsley is a ChampionFlinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864042962585177214noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-72330989261864863982017-06-30T18:57:49.480-04:002017-06-30T18:57:49.480-04:00Thanks for the great but simple story. I have the ...Thanks for the great but simple story. I have the highest respect for Jim. I talked with his crew at Michigan Bluff and asked if they needed anything. He ran a race than I could only dream about. Sometimes we have off days and off races. It happens to everyone at some time. How many other starters ran and didn't finish, and it was their 2nd or 4rd time - or even more, and no one said anything about them?. But we all keep coming back and trying again. I don't fault him. I admire him for giving it his all. Thanks Jim.John Vonhofhttp://www.fixingyourfeet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-31090914407478632062017-06-29T13:13:43.192-04:002017-06-29T13:13:43.192-04:00"He went out there and he gave Western States..."He went out there and he gave Western States his absolute best shot."<br /><br />No he didn't. He went out fast and never adjusted to the actual conditions on the course. A lot of snow and heat in the canyons. He had to take already a long break at mile 38.<br /><br />If you want to know how a real champion looks like: Ryan Sandes, he paced himself well for the conditions on that day. He was patient and it payed of.<br /><br />So far Jim Walmsely has not shown that he can translate his 50 mile speed to longer distances. <br />UMTB is next.Markushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750946613133726264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-70185687781090684712017-06-29T10:11:22.967-04:002017-06-29T10:11:22.967-04:00Nailed it! Great blog, thanks.Nailed it! Great blog, thanks.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278873497037324878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-6820693395011684932017-06-28T21:59:53.458-04:002017-06-28T21:59:53.458-04:00I love this. I saw him run last weekend and it was...I love this. I saw him run last weekend and it was beautiful. I want him to smash records and be the guy you describe. That's the true spirit of ultra running. Accidentalultrarunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451734598753777765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-68610427814546512522017-06-28T21:19:44.437-04:002017-06-28T21:19:44.437-04:00I don't know if sharing the name Flint somehow...I don't know if sharing the name Flint somehow makes me more impressionable to your words, but this hit me right in the feels! <br />I have a lot of respect for Jim, and I have a lot of respect for you.<br />Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367360225923057526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-6142573914383006912017-06-28T13:51:17.033-04:002017-06-28T13:51:17.033-04:00Awesome, I have met Jim a few times, so brief cros...Awesome, I have met Jim a few times, so brief crossing trails on my training runs in Grand Canyon. such a joy to watch him run... I can feel myself fly when I see him run. Lori Enlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365319597976312674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-6058721958363081692017-06-28T13:23:39.220-04:002017-06-28T13:23:39.220-04:00Thank you for sharing your experiences of Jim Walm...Thank you for sharing your experiences of Jim Walmsley. May we all run, fall, and rise again together.JugglingJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898909121079090579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-90808149980082749952017-06-28T13:22:18.210-04:002017-06-28T13:22:18.210-04:00Fan of jim.....the unmatched Yiannis kouros believ...Fan of jim.....the unmatched Yiannis kouros believes an ultra isn't a distance beyond marathon, but that which takes us out of ourselves.... I'd say Jim does that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968241294099947874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174334739699237799.post-5908974378232656432017-06-28T12:38:54.285-04:002017-06-28T12:38:54.285-04:00Brilliant! Brilliant! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992865970333168674noreply@blogger.com