Time to head to the LA Marathon to see how all the road runners do it! I’ll be hanging in Hollywood and working at the Moeben booth at the LA Marathon Expo this weekend. Hal Koerner, Erik Skaggs, and Jenn Shelton are my other 3 comrades who’ll be enjoying the show. It’ll be nice to run in the green hills with the Speedgoat of theYear. Maybe I’ll throw him off the trail and give myself a better chance at the Dos Lunas 100 in a few weeks. Hal and Erik will race at Way Too Cool the following weekend. We’ll post the Speedgoat odds next Thursday. This weekend check out the Old Pueblo 50 Mile. It’s a classic down near the Mexico border. Stay tuned for a race report from Pueblo and of course the weekend in LA.

Three cool trail races this weekend! The “I’m a little bit haggered” Hagg Lake 50k, TheMt. Cheaha 50kto the summit of Mt. Cheaha, and the Cross Timbers 50mi, in Texas. Mt Cheaha looks to be the most competitive with Tom Possert, DeWayne Satterfield, Dink Taylor and Jamie Dial. I’m taking Taylor by 5 over Satterfield, Possert and Dial not far behind. I’ll have results for all 3 races as soon as I recieve them! The killer sale at BC.com only lastsuntil the 29th! Check out the killer deals, only the best Outdoor Gear! Heads up for all you gear junkies, Backcountry.com is busting out its Semi-Annual Sale right now. The deals are ridiculousup to 70% off over 12,000 backcountry goods. This goes down just once a year for winter gear so stock up now, then laugh at your friends next fall for paying full retail. Check it out at Backcountry.com [...]

Kyle Skaggs is the no-brainer pick at 3-1. Kyle should be able to run away with it on his 22 year old legs. I’ll givehim a run for it, but will have a tough time hanging unless Kyle starts wandering around the desert aimlessly. I’ll give myself a 5-1 chance if I can run a speedy race similiar to last year. Ian Torrenceand his local knowledge will keep him 7-1 odds. Duncan Callahan and Ryan Burch are sitting to make the most cash at 10-1 each. The Women’s Race Darcy Africa is back after last year’s stellar sub-5 hour run, but will be challenged hard this year by Anita Ortiz. I give both women 5-2 odds. Darcy has more Ultra experience, but Anita has more speed. Helen Cospolich proved she is a goat as well as she took home the $100 bucks at the Speedgoat 50k making it to the [...]