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Gordy
Ainsleigh ran, there has been at least one Lind family member at the
Western States 100 every year. With so much of that knowledge captured and passed on through the years, I have to imagine it will be an advantage,” says 25-year-old
Cody Lind of his thinking about his first-ever 100-mile race this coming June at the Western States 100.
Cody, son of two-time Western States finisher
Paul Lind and grandson of legendary Western States medical director and 30-year Western States Board of Directors member
Dr.
Bandera 100k earlier this month.
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Editor’s Note: To learn more about the Lind family, read AJW’s tribute to Dr. Bob Lind in 2016 and our WeRunFar profile of Paul Lind from 2017.]
Author’s Note: This is the first installment of a monthly series to pay homage to some of my favorite trails. These are not trail guides, per se, but rather tributes to some of the finest running trails in the United States.]
There is perhaps no more pristine park in the United States than McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Maricopa County, Arizona. Home to both the
Pemberton 50kin February and the
Javelina Jundred in October, McDowell Mountain Park is a trail runner’s dream. With 67 miles of smooth desert trails, the McDowells have something for everyone.
I first became acquainted with the park when I moved to Phoenix in 1996. Back then, the trail system was not as developed as it is today but the heart and soul of the trail system was clear, the 15.4-mile Pemberton Trail. Forming a perfect loop through the cacti and palo verde-laden basin, “Pembie” as many of the locals call it, is one of those trails that never gets old. My preferred direction for running the loop