Lab #020: Dana Miller
Name, nickname:
Dana "Mud n Guts" Miller
HPL Experiment #:
020
Goal:
Complete 20 Wasatch 100 races
Hometown:
Cedar City, UT
Age:
53 years old
Years competitive running:
27 years competitive running
Physical characteristics:
Best feature:
Powerful legs
Worst feature:
Thinning hair
Feature I'd change:
Shrink my feet to size 9 so I could test
prototype shoes
Favorite trail race:
Wasatch 100 (UT)
Favorite Nathan product:
Elite V2 - carries the right amount for most of my 2-3 hour training runs, really like removable pockets
The HPL #020 is the the best way to carry fluids in an ultra.
Running claim to fame:
5 time Wasatch 100 winner, held course record for 8 years
Craziest running adventure:
Double Wasatch (200 miles) to celebrate 40th birthday
Race I've just gotta do:
Badwater - Death Valley to Mt. Whitney (CA)
Running tip:
Have your toenails removed if they keep getting banged up on the downhills (I did after 26 years of running!)
Favorite running book:
Going the Distance by George Sheehan
