COWBOY TOUGH.(Sports)(100 miles. One day. What it's like to push yourself to the limit.)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | July 1, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard

For first timers, the starting line of the Western States Endurance Run can be a terrifying place. According to one veteran of the race, there's more condensed energy in that staging area than any other spot on the planet.

The run traverses the Sierra Nevada, traveling 100 miles on trails used by American Indians and gold prospectors from Squaw Valley, Calif., to Auburn, Calif. Racers climb roughly 18,000 feet and drop about 23,000 feet.

Standing there alongside all those other runners at the start, you ...

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