The Coyote Two Moon 100 was a heater down in Ojai, California. Temps topped out at 85F on the sunbaked climbs up to the Ojai Ridge. The other round ball rose early and brought the temps down to 35F in the valleys making it a huge contrast in temperatures. I had a stellar run passing through halfway in 8:45 and cruising to the finish in 19:24. I’m not sure what my final time will be as I had at least 30 bonus minutes for participating in the pre-race activities. Dean Dobberteen led the bowlers with a 206, I rolled a modest 168. Dean was on my team as we won the bowling match. Andy Jones-Wilkins and Justin Angle ran the “fun run” together and finished with a 23:44 for 2nd and 3rd, giving my “win” a margin of 4:20. Betsy Nye took the women’s run, just barely chicking Roch Horton. [...]

The Dos Lunas 100, in a staggered start, (fast guys go last) will kick off Friday evening near Ojai California. It’ll be a heater as the Southern California sun warns us summer is coming. This race is not only a race, but a party, it all starts with an evening of bowling. We’ll see if I can roll one high and gain some valuable minutes! I’m bringin’ the ball! Odds? Meltzer 4-1. Gotta pick myself,I felt great 3 weeks ago in Southern Cali, I like the pressure! Koerner 5-1.I’ll keep his mind on that goat award, and throw him off. Andy Jones-Wilkins7-1. Someone toldme he’s pretty fast Ishikawa 8-1. All the way from Japan, so he must be ready, has the potential to win Zach Grossman 10-1. Not sure, but has run fast times, his climbing will be the question Justin Angle, David Goggins, and Whit Rambach all get 13-1. [...]

Bryan Dayton dropped down to sea level from Boulder, Colorado, to take theChuckanut 50K! It was a hot race in benign race conditions, and along with theWay Too Cool 50K, a highly competitive race. Peter Ellis wins the “Mystery Man” award for running second and not being on the entrants list. Scott Jurek, only 7 days from his strong run at WTC, finished 3rd andkept Brian Morrison off his heelsas I expected. Darin Bentley finished 5th only 4 minutes back of Chuckanut Champ Bryan Dayton. Devon Crosby-Helms kept me in check with the odds winning by a scant 4 minutes over past winner Kathleen Harri. Anne Theissen slipped into third, two minutes behind Harri. We might say Ultrarunning is becoming more and more competitive, eh? Full Results found here: Chuckanut Results The Speedgoat 50k will officially have a new loop added at the bottom of Mineral Basin, making the climb [...]