Saturday, December 05, 2015

Former Pacific Grove runner, Ann Trason

Arguably the greatest American ultrarunner of all time, Ann Trason won an unprecedented 14 times at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run while winning and setting course records at many other ultra races. But instead of embracing her incredible feats, particularly in the 80-90's, a naturally introverted and modest Ann prefers to discuss the joy she feels on the trails and "competing with herself" versus those that toed the line with her.

In this 3rd edition of "15 Hours" we follow the great Ann Trason on a day spent camping in the mountains of Bishop hiking in the High Sierras along with her dog. She opens up and shares her thoughts about her competitive years, why she shies away from the spotlight, her love of Western States and her thoughts on her portrayal in the best selling book "Born to Run".

3 comments:

Dan said...

If Ann ever tooted her own horn. she would be a household name, at least to running fanatics. Her list of accomplishments is almost incomprehensible: Winner of the Western States 100 14 times, in 1996 and 1997, she won both Western States and then came back 12 days later and won the world's biggest ultra marathon, the 56 mile Comrades Marathon, being the only man or woman ever to do that. Her 50 mile record at the American River 50 still stands. She is also one of the most modest legends you will ever meet.

Anonymous said...

I always wondered how she would have done if she had concentrated on the marathon.

Anonymous said...

I always wondered how she would have done if she had concentrated on the marathon.

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