Jim Walmsley, 2018 Western States 100 Champion, Interview

[@benharris9175]

"like Ethan Newberry...get you camera ready" Gold!

[@moritzkockritz5710]

Didn't jam jam do the video of him flying down the mountain

[@benharris9175]

Moritz Köckritz he did, but Ginger Runner got the flying video of him on that road section they were talking about.

[@annaspringbear]

Such a good interview. So excited to see him at UTMB again. Brilliant, Jim, just astonishing run.

[@tensai0902]

Really great interview about a great run in what sounds like an incredible experience for Jim. Congratulations!

[@HeartPumper]

It is the first one from his everything. Jimbo will win and set records in almost all ultras nowadays. This is history in making. He evolved & learned so much from the past mistakes. Such a huge talent!!

[@garrettshaffer241]

Bryon Powell: You're not going to run this 14:30 and then be like, 'I'm going to come back next year and run 14:10.' Jim Walmsley: Depends on the weather. Bryon Powell: Like mid-80s for weather next year. Jim Walmsley: Yeah, I'll take a crack at it again. *Weather in 2019 is mid-80s and Walmsley runs **14:09** and change* These guys are dialed in when it comes to ultra performance speculation.

[@austinshields8627]

He seemed so much more calculated and mature than he did in the previous years. Jim with a plan is scary!

[@adamleadbetter5206]

Congrats Jim - and a nice interview Bryon. And I can't wait to see what Jim does at TNF50. Sounds like the new Drymax/Mafate combination might be good for Swimrun...

[@marlinweekley51]

Great historic run indeed! And super interview - thanks!

[@Ericcmac]

great interview, informative and humble attitude

[@RunningAmerica]

Great interview, and great race, Jim!

[@harrisjessica22]

Congrats Jim. Happy to see you healthy and happy through Dusty. Such a matured and happy race for 2018. You rock

[@monelljoey]

You can see the spike in heart rate on his Strava data when he saw the bear! What a cool story!

[@JavierISampedroTNF]

What a guy! great interview.

[@ExploreSomethingFilms]

Jim seems like a great guy. I wish him a long, injury free career in mountain running!

[@inkjob12]

with out the bears he would have been UNDER 14:30 ! I think Tim Olsen planted those bears there...trying to stop the record from being broken. Major Congrats to Jim.

[@aspedding4596]

`Randy Cuffaro I heard a rumour Tim is actually a momma bear.

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

UTMB 👍🏽👣👣👣👣🏔 Let’s do this Jim “you got it”

[@fuscia13]

Jim and Francois are my faves

[@BrunoCardoso-dp3bd]

fuscia he doesnt Win UTMB. Totally different to Western States

[@jimoconnor8597]

That's how its done. Learn from previous experience and apply to your current race! Congrats Jim on a great race.

[@jessran70]

So glad he was able to bear it, keep his bearings and claw his way to the finish.

[@scottyflintstone]

whats crazy is that there are still people on the course when this interview was happening

[@iRunFarMedia]

Not quite. We recorded this interview on Sunday afternoon after the awards ceremony. :-) - Bryon

[@Dinckelburg]

@@iRunFarMedia let the man dream!

[@CAIrondad]

Ha ha... I forgot about the river incident in '16..... sheesh, Jim has quite a colorful history in his three attempts!! Nicely done on the bear encounter!!

[@stevetroxel]

Class act!

[@terranceparris4169]

Epic run congrats to jim what an inspiration

[@99theohiostate]

125 vs 1: That's the best ratio I've ever seen on youtube. Great victory!!

[@jittilakchaivann6547]

Congratulations you are awesome 😎

[@hcronos]

Good job Jim

[@tomcentrilizer]

Barcley marathons next year ?

[@AndrewFreschetta]

I like how he jokes about how Walmsley isn’t going to do anything crazy like come back next year and run 14:10...

[@greenp0ncho]

Gotta get those shades off they're blocking the CLIF logo

[@praisethesun9005]

m Dixon - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaTLZZ6wlN-br9E

[@bendman336]

Legend.

[@obadiyahshamayahubey2142]

Awesome Running

[@TheOriginalEntz]

So glad he finally managed to pace himself :D . Rolling in under course records, going fast where he can and not trying to take off time on hard spots :) . World is cheering :D . Yeah I know it is 6 months late lol :X

[@edasy7200]

Will bw a contender at UTMB w last year champ&runner up not running

[@AwesomeJenkins]

YES! More shoe talk! I wonder what the Mafate Evos feel like. Perhaps a super clifton?

[@oneilldy]

Travis Schultz check out roadtrailrun’s in depth review of the Evo Mafate. They do comparisons to other shoes on the market as well.

[@slowjamcdub]

Hard work good job

[@rickruggles7735]

Do Hardrock Jim! 2019, with Kilian

[@harpmudd]

He will crush Kilian

[@Jonathan-hv9mt]

'Ethan Newberry get your camera ready!

[@jackryan2135]

What is this guys bodyfat? 7%?

[@iRunFarMedia]

Me? Maybe. ;-) Jim, no so much! - Bryon

[@slowjamcdub]

james gaskell 5

[@E34RRT]

I had to use pace calculator and dam thath is fast!! And the heat.. poor body 🤣😎🤘

[@benlee526]

Trick question: who wins in a foot race, Walmsley or the bear.

[@iRunFarMedia]

Depends... is Jim hungry?

[@Voorneman]

Those bulging veins on his hands..

[@goo5976]

this dude is literally designed to run far. people like david goggins impress me more because he did badwater and finished 3rd at 190lbs

[@Dinckelburg]

David Goggins is for white guys with office jobs.

[@goo5976]

@@Dinckelburg lmaooo weird flex but okay? Haha

[@justjustjoo]

EPO only seems to work in even number years for Jim. Jokes aside, well ran by him.

[@PaDutchRunner]

Juusto Wish we knew for sure...but I think we can at least take some comfort away from the fact that he lives with the cowboys...so it would probably need to be a conspiracy among all the cowboys which makes it quite a bit less likely. It’s nothing like a TDF team.

[@justjustjoo]

Stephen Otto I don't think he dopes. As i said, it was a joke.

[@PaDutchRunner]

We really don't know for sure whether anyone dopes or not. The only thing we really know is that the incentive to dope in ultra trail scene is far higher now than it once was, so it would be naive to believe that no one is doping.

[@ambientnstuff5456]

First. Also - Jim now that you've dominated the Ultra scene, lace up and qualify for the trials on the road.

[@CAIrondad]

Heck no.... no point!!!! Still plenty of challenges to tackle in the ultra world....

[@praisethesun9005]

sean donovan - I'd love to see Eliud Kipchoge run the living shite outta this course ^

[@rongidron6287]

Different sport..

[@bradleyk4144]

most of those super elite marathoners already stated they won't even consider the ultra distances. way too different of a sport and training involved.

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

Lol why? He'd easily qualify and he'd be nowhere near the top 3 lol