We’ll be brief this week and do some quick odds for the Quicksilver 50: Mens Race: It should be tight all the way with Graham Cooper, Ian Torrence, and Youngster Chikara Omine leading the way. Mark Tanaka just came off a solid run at Miwok, we’ll see if he can hold up at Quicksilver. I’m gonna give the win to IT, he’s looking for number 50…..or something like that. Womens Race: Devon Crosby-Helms 3-1.Should lead the way, she’ll be ready after narrowly missing getting into Miwok last week. Francesca Conte 6-1. With a good race should place second Suzanna Bon 7-1. She’ll be right behind Franny, could certainly end up the first loser. McDonald Forest 50K is also happenin’ and should be close: Mens race: Todd Braje 3-1. Fresh off the Cool and AR runs, should prevail but will be contested by… Dan Olmstead 4-1. He’ll be close to Braje [...]

Once again, we nailed the winners on the odds list. The big winner was Jon Olsen running second with his 9-1 odds. Nice run Jon, he’ll be a force to reckon with at the WS track meet. Mac Daddy ran a 7:53…16 minutes faster than Lon Freeman’s record which was set last year at 8:09. It’s scary to think Carl Andersen’s old record of 8:22 is now 30 minutes shy. Will Mr. Mackey run Western? Now we are all wondering. Third went to Geoff Roes at 8:35. Scott Jurek came up one slot late for the auto entry at Western States running a PR at 8:38. If Hardrock gets cancelled due to snow, Mr. Jurek should automatically be let in Western…we would think it’s a no-brainer. Lewis Taylor ..8:42, Erik Skaden and Topher Gaylord…8:50 each, rounded out the top 7. On the Women’s side, the odds were on the money, [...]

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