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Max King

@MaxKingOR

Professional doer of all things running related with Salomon, lover of adventure, and Dad to two awesome humans :Salomon:GU Energy:Swiftwick:Flora:Footzone:REP

Bend, OR Katılım Eylül 2012
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Max King
Max King@MaxKingOR·
@CPerrotMinot @campbelladam79 @UTMBWorldSeries You ask what you can do at your level? Easy, do not support an organization with your money if you don’t agree with it. Enter races that are about the sport. There are many alternatives to any UTMB race.
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Adam Campbell@campbelladam79·
I do wonder at what point @UTMBWorldSeries business partners start to question the organization and side of the sport they are choosing to align with? Many parts of UTMB are rad, some of their businesses practices, especially of late, are far less so…
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Max King@MaxKingOR·
@RndmForestRunnr @gary_robbins I’m with you John. I thought I was turning a corner, considering a UTMB race after 10yrs of not agreeing with their ethos. This sealed it for me. I’ll never do one now.
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John Kelly
John Kelly@RndmForestRunnr·
Originally I feared Ironman would use UTMB to do to ultras what they did to triathlon w/ Kona. This is worse. I know how much @gary_robbins put into WAM. I want to experience UTMB but I will never run a UTMB race. No, they won't care about me. But if enough don't maybe they will.
Linda Barton-Robbins@lindabear78

They bided their time as Vail cratered WAM. Made it impossible for WAM to launch. Then Vail said it was @CoastMtnTrail's fault just to be extra assholes. Then UTMB/Ironman swoops in, steals the idea. It's even the same weekend. So transparent. Fuck that. Fuck Vail, UTMB & Ironman

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Max King
Max King@MaxKingOR·
@eLLiejG I hope you’re right Ellie. And I hope it has a lasting profound effect.
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Ellie Greenwood
Ellie Greenwood@eLLiejG·
At Whistler Alpine Meadows 2021 (I think) runners disturbed a hornets 🐝 nest - those hornets got angry & fought back to defend their turf. The trail world has realised in the past 24hrs that Canadian trail runners are very friendly … until you prod them on their home turf. 🐝🐝
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Max King
Max King@MaxKingOR·
@UltraRunnerPod I’m tryin man! You got a lot of response on this post. Nice!
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Ultrarunnerpodcast@UltraRunnerPod·
Can we talk about kids at trail races again? I know I've been beating this drum for the better part of a decade, but I'm still looking for answer as to why the youth participation at MUT events seems to be low and stagnant. Go to any 10k road race and there are a ton of kids. Some are walking with mom, others are running, but they're *participating.* I'd be curious to know if youth registrations for road races have gone up in the past few years. And if so, how? But trail races are still sparsely enjoyed by kids/teens. At today's race, Van was the ONLY runner under 20 years old and most races I run or announce is about the same. Why? Surely the overall participation has gone up, which would track with kids of those participants signing up too, right? I'd love to hear from trail RDs (@JamilCoury, @scottykummer, @yeti_runners) to learn if youth participation has risen in their areas or races and if so, are they proactively courting the kids? @BrokenArrowCA hosts a kids run which brings in some awesome youth excitement...are other races doing this and if so, is there a subsequent bump in reg for the next year? Engaging the next generation of trail runners is vital to our sport's growth and it's important to learn WHY we're not reaching them right now. Thoughts?
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Max King
Max King@MaxKingOR·
@d9monti @usatf Geez, Monti I’m not that old yet! Next time just round it off to 50 though.
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iRunFar
iRunFar@iRunFar·
Max King (+59’) looking strong and in good spirits at Michigan Bluff. Look for experience to move up. #WS100
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iRunFar@iRunFar·
We can confirm that Max King has dropped at mile 80, he's hobbling and says that his quads are blown. Rest up, Max! #WS100
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Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy@racin__grayson·
Hear me out: a road/track/trail circuit. You complete one race in each category to score points to win the circuit. Kind of like the best all-around in gymnastics, but for running!
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Scott Fauble
Scott Fauble@scottfaubs·
While I didn’t think to make a prop bet about hats in a race, I can guarantee that the 3 hats in this 10,000m would hit the over.
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Ben Bruce
Ben Bruce@bbjamin·
@joegeezi @urimiscott Bend, OR 2013. A lot of people weren’t happy with the course, but it was a great course. We were right next to each other 2km in sitting around 40th place. You went on to win and I finished maybe 20th???Thanks @MaxKingOR for the course design.
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Max King
Max King@MaxKingOR·
@gary_robbins Well good, hopefully I’ll see you there in 2022 and have someone fun to run with.
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