A History of Western States w/ Tim Twietmeyer & Andy “AJW” Jones-Wilkins
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- Freetrail - Hosted by Troy Meadows
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- Wed 25 Jun 2025
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- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themidpackerpod/episodes/A-History-of-Western-States-w-Tim-Twietmeyer--Andy-AJW-Jones-Wilkins-e34mm2b
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“Aren’t you glad we don’t have to run this thing anymore?” – Tim
The MidPacker Pod dives deep into the legend of Western States with two athletes who helped write it. Co-host MVD sits down with five-time champion Tim Twietmeyer—the only human with 25 sub-24-hour buckles—and Andy Jones-Wilkins, owner of ten straight silver buckles and seven top-ten finishes.
Together they relive:
1995’s “Fire & Ice” showdown: waist-deep snow, 105 °F canyons, and a nail-biter win over Ann Trason and the Tarahumara runnerstherunnerstrip.comirunfar.com
2005: The year AJW almost won WSER
2006: Tim's Last Running and the passing of the torch to the next Generation
The infamous Ice Cream Sandwich Run, Tim’s 52-mile training rite of passage where “if you puke, the workout doesn’t count.”ajwsblog.blogspot.com
How sponsorships—from Mont-Tréal to Patagonia—sparked the sport’s leap from “duct-taped bottles” to dialed pro teams
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Western States, ultrarunning, Tim Twietmeyer, Andy Jones-Wilkins, MVD, Fire and Ice, Ice Cream Sandwich Run, Tarahumara, endurance, trail community, public lands, Patagonia, Outdoor Alliance
