Are you ready for the 2013 Washington Ultra Grimey's?

2013 Washington Ultra Grimey's

Washington’s Year End Trail Ultra Awards hosted by Uphill Running and the product of a man that runs in the middle of the pack at Washington ultras until he gets tired, then he walks. A man whose biggest accomplishment thus far is running 550 miles across Spain on El Camino de Santiago this summer, fueled solely on espresso, beer and pastries. A man that has been running trails for two years now, so he's totally qualified to judge everyone else's abilities and achievements: Tim Mathis. His blog: A Little Runny is full of well-written articles about running, ultras, and captivating musings. There's even a 2007 post about Hogzilla.

For a few ground rules, the awards are focused (almost) exclusively on performances by Washington runners on Washington soil, so (for instance) Bellingham native Jodee Adams-Moore’s killer run at the Speedgoat 50k in Utah isn’t up for consideration, although it’s arguably the best performance by a Washington runner this year, and neither is Coloradan Rudy Gilman’s win at the White River 50, although it’s arguably the biggest race on the Washington Ultra Calendar. It’s a trail award, and an ultra award, so marathons don’t count and neither do road races.

The Categories:

• Best Blog

• Best Internet Personality

• Best Race Photographer/Best Race Photo

• Best Race Director

• Trail Communitarians of the Year

• Runner of the Year: Short Form Ultra (< 50 Miles)

• Runner of the Year: Long Form Ultra (> 50 Miles)

• Performance of the Year in a WA Ultra

• FKT of the Year

• OKT of the Year

• The “How Could They Not Get An” Award

• Best Performance by an Alternative Artist

• Washington Ultra Runner of the Year

Leave a comment below with your selections.

Uphill Running will debut the inaugural event Friday, Dec. 20th at 6 PM PST on this blog. Links to the 2013 Washington Ultra Grimey's posts will also be shared on Uphill Running Facebook, Uphill Running Google+, and Uphill Running Twitter

In your downtime, a) leave us a comment with your selections, b) Go check out Tim Mathis' blog: A Little Runny, and c) grab a beer and high-five the person closest to you.

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