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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/california-wildfires-nix-western-states-100/">California Wildfires Nix Western States 100</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 28, 2008 at 12:36 AM by David Monti</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">For the first time in 35 years, the Western States 100, America’s most prestigious 100 mile trail run, has been scuttled, another casualty of the epic wildfires which are devastating the state of California.&nbsp; The race was to begin on Saturday. “It is with deep regret that we announce today that the 35th running of the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run has been cancelled, due to the unprecedented amount of wildfires that have struck northern California in recent days and the health risks that have been associated with these wildfires,” wrote Western States Board President Tim Twietmeyer in an e-mail message to registered runners.&nbsp; Twietmeyer continued: “Since the beginning of more than 840 wildfires statewide, 312 wildfires in northern California and more than 3,200 lightning strikes in the Tahoe National Forest alone on June 21, the race’s organizers…<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/california-wildfires-nix-western-states-100/">(<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/california-wildfires-nix-western-states-100/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/california-wildfires-nix-western-states-100/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/california-wildfires-nix-western-states-100/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/destinations/">destinations</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/united-states/">united-states</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/news/">news</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/trail-running/">trail-running</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/ultramarathons/">ultramarathons</a><br /><br /> </P>