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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.]
Buck Blankenship
It all started with a text on December 15. Mike Foote had a hankering for an adventure after a year without races that left him mostly situated around his home in Missoula, Montana. Wanting to end the year on a high note, he sent a Hail Mary ask
to his buddy Rob Krar.
“Are you healthy right now?” the text read. “Any interest in doing the Grand Canyon alternate R2R2R with me sometime in the next couple of weeks?”
Krar, based in Flagstaff, Arizona, responded quickly: “Oh gawd.”
A back and forth commenced. Krar was hesitant and decided to sleep on it. The next day, Krar politely declined the invitation, seemingly ending Foote’s dreams to complete the run. However, a seed was clearly planted.