Gregory Goes There

Like many who trained for the Western States 100 this past weekend, Gregory athlete Hiroki Ishikawa, who traveled all the way from Japan for the race, was disappointed it was cancelled because of the fire and smoke situation. But, like many others, he made the best of it, looked for other things to do, and entered a local 20-mile trail run, the Burton Creek Trail Run on the California side of Lake Tahoe. He came in second to another WS racer, Laval Benoit, who had come from France.

Gotta stay in shape, eh?

The two will soon meet again, in France, where both are registered for the Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc in late August. Apparently, trail running is catching on in recent years in France. Benoit told Ishikawa the Mont-Blanc Ultra, which is capped at 2,500 people, took only 14 minutes to max out after registration opened.