Needless to say, it’s been a busy month:  I have been going non-stop for the past 30 days.  Running, working, building a luge run, putting up signs, shoveling snow, doing a podcast, cleaning up my flooded basement, going to the doctor, working some more, buying new appliances…..well, I think we all get the picture, sometimes doing a new post gets put on the backburner.  And tomrorrow, I’m off to the Rocky Raccoon 100 to see what kind of shape I’m in.    My picks, here ya go… 1.  Ian Sharman  3-2 gets the nod cuz’ of his spectacular 12:44 last year, obviously he’s the front runner.  The bullseye on his back is gonna be tough to hit, even from a short distance.  Not many guys will be close enough, even after one lap to even open fire, except… 2.  Hal Koerner 5-3, who after the HURT 100 screw up, is probably [...]

OK, so this will be the first of many “Speedgoat Odds” predictions for races in 2012.  The Bandera 100k looks like a good start, so here we go….. 1.  Dave Mackey  3-2.  Dave goes in as the favorite being the record holder, and is gonna have to run fast to win, but his track record is pretty stout on courses 100k or shorter.  After NOT going to JFK and the NF50, Mackey’s legs have got to be itchin to run hard and he will do just that.  2. Nick Clark  3-1.  Nick just put in some speedwork, winning his infamous “Vertical Beer Mile”.  I would bet his tired summer legs are behind him, along with everyone else but Dave. 3.  Tim Olson  4-1.  Tim has been gaining momentum the past few years and is just on the edge of breaking through with a big win.  His NF50 performance shows he’s in great form, and [...]

“Americans who are not in the ‘NYRRC’ club will pay $255, while non-U.S. citizens will pay $347″.  I woke up this morning and was just disturbed reading this.   Kinda gives me the willies, could you imagine paying 300 bucks to run a 50k with real aid stations, big mountains, and more than just water stations.  We even get clean air at the 50k…..That one’s called the Speedgoat 50k, and it’s 86 bucks.  And…..you get alot more than a cheesy cotton t-shirt…good god!   Gotta appreciate the Ultra world….that’s all I gotta say on that.   Read more here on the NYC Marathon….although it might cost you a buck or two to log-in.   Stay tuned for the Bandera 100k,  ”Speedgoat Odds”.  This year I”m gonna make a stout effort to post my mumbo jumbo on some of this year’s best races across the US.  That would be Ultras, not boring, [...]