Western States ballot draw in 20 mins 
@p00key and I tuned in for our annual round of disappointment - this year I am feeling lucky
Fingers crossed for a Tritalk double running in 2023
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and drum roll we both got in!!! I couldn’t breath when they announced my name and then @tunster
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Wow, congratulations to both of you!
Although I am wondering if it should be commiserations with what is in store 
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Fan-bloody-tastic. absolutely made up for both of you.
Forget IM Wales, This WILL be the thread to watch in 2023! 
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Just catching up with this thread and the adventures. Epic stuff everyone ! And more epic ness to come
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Bit of an extreme way to avoid me kicking your ass at SDW and RttStones
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Amazing!!! That’s great news.
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I’ve just had a look at the route, I drove along the main interstate that is just to the north of it between Sacramento and Reno. Some of the scenery was lovely heading towards the Tahoe forest. Hopefully you’ll be able to see some of it.
Sacramento was a reasonably nice place but not much to do beyond a day or two, and depending on how long you are there it isn’t far from San Francisco.
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I’d echo this. Been to Sacramento a few times times due to work taking me to Rocklin. Not a whole lot going on really. (bloody great bowling alley )
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Thinking a few days at Lake Tahoe beforehand.
Not sure to fly into SF or Las Vegas?
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Lake tahoe is lovely. I’d fly in to SF if I had the choice. We did 3 weeks in NorCal for our honeymoon and it was ace. I, personally, have zero ambition to go to Vegas or even SoCal (on the whole).
Don’t think we did Sacramento. Trying to remember now. Though we did go hot air ballooning, and that may have been in Sac.
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I only went to Vegas for a few hours but my initial impression was one of complete cheesiness and pretentiousness. But each to their own and I’ll admit that it isn’t me. But I’d like to go for a day or two just to confirm.
Quite a few things in SF and that area but it would probably be nice around Tahoe.
Just depends on how you want to approach the race, have a holiday and tick the race off, or have a go at it.
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I remember being in SF and thinking ‘it’s nice for a city’. But that mainly being based on the fact you can get out into the wilderness pretty quickly. So probably not a great advert! But Tahoe area I’d happily revisit.
Loved Yosemite, Mammoth lakes and that area. Good memories. 
But that’s divulging from the thread!
I don’t even know where the WS course goes!
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Have been to Vegas before - feel like I have been there done that and no desire to ever go back
Have done a 3 week trip from SF to San Diego down highway 1
Thinking of flying to SF, Lake Tahoe, Olympic Valley for a few days before race start and then week in No Cal after - wine country perhaps 
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WS course runs from Olympic Valley (previously called Squaw Valley) to Auburn which is near Sacramento
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The people I know from the UK who have done the race previously have flown into San Francisco. Love Lake Tahoe - I really cant decide how much time to take off before hand 
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Woke up this morning to this amazing news. @p00key @tunster I’m genuinely so happy for both of you. Anyone who reads this thread will know how much this means to you. Huge huge congratulations on getting the golden ticket to one of your lifetime goals 
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Thank you Anna - that means a lot - still cant quite believe it.
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