Now what? 12
Well, my 4 week roadtrip is over. I put 6000 miles on my Tacoma. It seemed to blow by even faster than my fastest 100 miler. So….what do I do now? Shall I run a local race? chill out and wait for the snow to fly?, or look into another 100 miler to try and win 4 this year? My body at the moment says “no”. My mind says “yes”. I should rest right? I”m not really sure I know what “rest” means. I never overtrain, so it’s fair to say I rest plenty.
I am gonna miss the Pinhoti 100. It’ll be interesting to see how a stronger field competes at that one and how low the record can go. It can go quite a bit lower than my 16:42. I slowed down alot when I had a 2 hour lead last year. Needless to say, it’ll likely go down this year, and possibly into the 15′s. There are a few guys in that field that can do it.
JFK is on the radar, Hellgate is on the radar and the NF50 is also on my radar, any suggestions?
What I really can’t wait for is the infamous Luge Run. This year it’s coming back bigger and faster with a section that breaks apart and rejoins, so we can race two at a time. Just wait till the video comes out on that one. All I need now is snow…..but not yet mother nature, I have a few miles left in the Wasatch before it gets buried.
So onward I go, working on recovery from my two recent 100s. Oh yah, I guess I’ll start working on that Honey Do list too, it’s pretty long. to the tile saw…….
And from a sales pitch note: Don’t forget to order up the Speedgoatkarls’ 100 Mile Blend. My famous coffee that creates fast 100 mile runs. I guess that’s my secret. Make it in an Aero Press, every morning I wake up, I brew up a perfect cup and it’s an instant…..ahhhhhhh, that’s so good. Sample it now for a stocking stuffer gift. Now go run!



Karl – legendary year. Amazing.
Tough call on the next race, but as the arm chair observer of the sport, NF50 seems to be the place where it is at (maybe because of the $?)
I say come run Hellgate man. I think I’m going to order some Hoka One One’s here in a few…I expect they will make me happier while I’m running Hellgate!
Congrats on the two wins and what looks like a good year for you!!!
Chimera 100 23000 feet of climb
I say run wherever Morton goes. You beat him straight up (isn’t he running Javelina?) and you might get some serious votage for UROY. Ya got my vote. I might have to try the Hokas finally…it’s gotta be the shoes
Awesome run at Grindstone, Karl! Run Hellgate next.
Another great run, Speedgoat. How about running Chimera next? It is a legit mtn. 100 miler – total goat domain.
Congratulations on your two wins. I think you should race more in the east so I like the idea of you running Hellgate
Is it crazy to think of 50 wins by 50 years old? Is it possible?
Hey Karl, can you disclose the location of The Luge. I would love to come play.
Van Horn. The luge location is between here and New Hampshire.
It’s not gonna happen this year, I have other plans anyway.
See your tag on Facebook. You seem to really be into a lot of the Virginia 100s, so you ought to run the original one, Old Dominion, next year. It’s the perfect event for you – no overhyped nonsense, a fantastic course with a challenging finish (over 7000′ gain in the last 25 miles), awesome volunteers that have been working with the race for 30+ years, and a truly historic feel. See you there next year?