Here’s my picks. It’s off the cuff and only done in a few minutes cuz’ I’m off to dig a ditch and do trailwork for the Wasatch 100.
1. Anton looked good on the treadmill at the OR show, he’s had 6 weeks of healthy running and is probably hungry to bust one out. 2. Wardian will run fast and this course is good for him, it’s not too technical 3. Koerner can put in his bid for runner of the year if he wins. 4. Scott Jurek………he’s due to run a fast one. 5. Greg Crowther. Not sure on his fitness level, but likely he’ll be in this to win. Anton will try and burn him off early. 6. Phil Kochik….fast if he doesn’t blow up. 7. Jeff Browning. He’s the mystery man, we ran this past weekend, slowly, but I think he’s ready to run around 7 hours. 8. Brian Morrison. Another mystery man, but he’s got the speed to hang with the boys.The womens race is all Kami Semick, and it’s hers to lose. Prudence L’Heuruex is the only challenger, but is no match for Kami.
Enjoy the show, I”m gonna go dig a ditch!
You called this one perfectly, Karl. Maybe you should do more “off the cuff” predictions. BTW, congrats. at HR!
Karl: Did Scott J. run in this? Do you think Western was a major set back for him? I’ve enjoyed reading about your more recent adventures–thanks!
Jurek was 4th at 7:13 as far as I know. I got the top 5 results from Greg Crowther’s site. It was:
Krupicka 6:32.09 CR
Wardian around 6:52
Crowther 7:00 ish
Jurek 7:13
Ian Fraser 7:17
Karl,
I just finished a more “scientific” approach to the entrants predictions that may help identify some of the dark horses in future races. Although not perfect, it does help filter the entrants list. There are a couple shortcomings to this method. First, it’s only as good as the quality of my database of historical results. Secondly, it will overweight runners who participate in non-competitive races. Nevertheless, hope it helps.
Here’s Wasatch:
http://ultrasignup.com/entrants_event.aspx?did=4649
Mark Gilligan