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John Trent

John Trent

John Trent is past president and longtime board member of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. He is a 10-time WS 100 finisher and has been involved in the sport as a journalist, organizer, race director and volunteer since 1987. A two-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year, he lives in Reno, Nevada, with his ultrarunning family – wife Jill and daughters Annie and Katie.

  • Mark Richtman: An Appreciation

    John Trent 06/04/2019
    John Trent 06/04/2019

    Mark Richtman was perhaps the greatest age group runner ultrarunning has ever seen and certainly one of the greatest endurance athletes of his time.

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  • A reminder of life in all of its most precious stages

    John Trent 12/13/2017
    John Trent 12/13/2017

    The young woman was in last place at the Kokanee Trail Runs. She walked into our aid station that morning with her pink long-sleeve shirt tied tightly around her waist.

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  • Just Another Number on a 100-mile Western States Journey

    John Trent 06/21/2017
    John Trent 06/21/2017

    With each passing year, it’s a race we know we shouldn’t be running. But often, against our better judgment, knowing full well the runner we were last year, or 10 …

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  • A Helping Hand

    John Trent 12/07/2016
    John Trent 12/07/2016

    I hadn’t trained much that spring in preparation for the 2010 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. I had spent more time sitting in a chair next to a hospice bed …

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  • At the Crossroads: The Fine Line between Prolific and Sustainable Ultrarunning

    John Trent 08/30/2016
    John Trent 08/30/2016

    When the physical blow finally fell, and a new sort of running reality had set in, both Chris Jones and Jean Pommier did not know what was happening, or what …

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  • Father and Son

    John Trent 01/21/2016
    John Trent 01/21/2016

    The father had always been old school and a bit old-fashioned. He was a man who could easily handle both a stethoscope and a shotgun, his life shaped by time …

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