Off to Disneyland this weekend to go play! A few races this weekend exist, but will fly under the radar…both will be heaters. The Leona Divide 50 in Southern California and the Spring Desert 50 in Fruita, CO. I had a hard time finding a runners list for LD, so we’ll do some simple odds for Fruita: Mens Race: Duncan Callahan 3-1. Almost won the Red Hot 50k in Moab, has far more speed than the rest of his competition. Allen Bellshaw 6-1. Allen’s probably still running on snow at Steamboat Springs, CO and will be happy to just be on dirt…will he have some speed? Mark Lisak should be in there too. Womens Race Helen Cospolich, Sarah Evans and Tia Bodington should run top 3 for the ladies, but you pick’em, And back to Disneyland…Check whereskarl.com early next week to see where Disneyland really is, then sign up for [...]
At Bear Mountain NY, Leigh Schmitt and Deb Livingston took home the 1000 bucks and qualify for a trip to San Fran for a chance at the big prize later this fall. Schmitt won easily over Glen Redpath. Deb Livingston placed 3rd overall to dominate the womens field. Too bad more races don’t have the $1000 prize, competition would certainly improve! Sorry bout the belated results, NF was a little behind on this one! Full Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=43167 For a little tease of what’s to come this summer, check out whereskarl.com
The McNaughton 100mi and 150mi loop runs in the mud start Friday! Small Fields, big odds The 150 mile should be the best race of the two: 3-1 Paul Stofko. Paul won last year and is a very smart starter in this long event. 7-2 David Goggins. Strong performance at Coyote, knows how to run sleep deprived 6-1 Scott Eppleman. If it were smooth, I would give him the nod, but it’s gonna be nice and slick 15-1 Sherpa John and Ryan Dexter. Look for these guys to persevere! 15-1 TracyThomas. Yah she’s a female, but super tough at longer events Mystery man is John Obst. In the 100 miler It should be all Dewitt if the traction permits! My record of 17:40 is somewhat soft and if conditions are not slick it could go down. And a GOOD LUCK to Adrian Belitu! His laid back demeanor should get him [...]
