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. Just a step off the leaders pace, we’ll see if they hang! Eric Clifton 20-1. We all knowhe will lead the first 20, what happens after that isa mystery. When he nails it, he usually makes bank. Women’sOdds? Betsy Nye 2-1. With her Hardrock experience, the climbs will be easy for her Kerry Owens and Linda McFadden should follow, we’ll give em’ both 10-1 Speedgoat of the Year award will be handed over to Hal Koerner before the race starts, we’ll have some classic photos of Hal’s new store addition. Let’s hope my dog binger doesn’t eat that goathead for lunch! Time to start howling!
Van Phan in the womans Race… Look Out!
Good luck to all Howlers, and kick butt!
Speedgoat of the year vs. the goat king himself…. damn I wish I could watch live coverage from home while sippin’ a cold one. Go Karl! Baaahhh.
With the staggered start, does it become a kind “Name that Tune” of ultras? In other words, Karl, did you and the other top runners say, “I can run that race in XX hours” until everyone else blinked?
Hey Karl,
Chris and I are chuckling over your post and odds predictions. BTW, Clifton can’t really be “leading” the first 20 since you fast guys are all starting dead last.
The festivities actually start tomorrow, Wednesday, with a cruise of the fab 7.5 mile La Jolla-Ray Miller loop in Point Mugu State Park (you ARE coming, aren’t you??), followed by dinner and “talent” show at BJs, another carryover from C4P.
Chief Idiot changed the name of the event from Dos Lunas to Coyote Two Moon in order to retain the coyote theme. As for calling the event a RACE, CI says if you can find the word “race” anywhere in the program –
http://www.zombierunner.com/events/zombierunner_sponsored/coyote_two_moon_ultras/program/ — he’ll take away the boner minutes he awarded you.
Seriously, we’re glad you entered, Karl, and we wish you a great race.
Sue J.
PS: It will likely be cold on the ridge at night.
PPS: Hope you like the extra goodie in yer bag…
ahhh the Goat bowling, I am reminded of The Big Lebowski….
“NOBODY F$#@S WITH THE JESUS!” Hal’s goat skull hanging outside the door is sure to bring in customers (; Wait till he sees pictures of the 2008 Speed Goat award! Red the head like the dick on a dog, he’ll scuttling mighty quick over those hills to put a notch into the 2008 dibs.
Let’s see I came out perfect on my Chuckanut prediction…. Since it’s March madness I am going for the gusto, the farm on these picks
1. Eric Clifton (if at first you don’t succeed, try try again) polka dots rain supreme at the finish line.
2. Wahsatchspeedgoat right behind (also bowls a 300 pre-race)
3. Koerner (throwing jabs and counter punches with the first two the entire way. (picking with my heart not my head. If I was doing the opposite Koerner breaks the tape first).
4. AJW ( fountain of youth speed, but could it be too much too early?) bowls an impressive 230 pre-race and brings down the house post-race with Neil Diamond’s, “Sweet Caroline” dah dah dah…
just make sure the brew is hearty.
5. Angle, then makes a 45 degree angle to first tavern with cold grog.
6. Goggins- runs the race while bench pressing dumbbells. (pre-race: throws not rolls the bowling ball as if it was a baseball. Then crumbles the ball in his hand like in the James Bond movie GoldFinger when Oddjob crushes Sean Connery’s golfball into dust fragments.
Women:
1. Betsy Nye takes this one for sure. Experience experience experience. Or like the ol man would tell me, “patience is the art of rock tumbling”.
-Wynn
Are you kidding…if Karl can pick himself…I gotta pick him!! Good luck to all!!
Hey Karl,
The flu and an achy knee have kept me home, I am very disappointed not to get my hands on that trophy and my feet across the finish line. Wish you well, hope that 29,000 ft of change goes by quickly!
Hal
they all need to watch out for justin angle! dood has been training like a crazy person! i give hime 6-1 odds, sliding him in between hal and ajw - yeah that’s right.
karl won! justin angle and ajw 2nd place. i told you guys to watch out for him.
Nice one, Karl! Sounds like you had a great run.
I usually don’t ordinarily post on many another Blogs, however I just has to say thank you… keep up the amazing work. Ok unfortunately its time to get to school.