This year has been quite interesting.  It was going pretty well until the deluge in Ojai, California at the C2M 100.  But let’s start at the beginning.  Warning, this may be a long read….I ran a total of 10 races, one of them being a short marathon in the foothills of SLC, two 50′s and 7 100 milers.  During mid season, I managed to hurt my Lumbo Sacral Ligament at Hardrock, taking me off the radar, which is where I feel I’ve been all season.  Am I too old…nope! So here it goes: Rocky Raccoon 100, early February.  14:27  4th place.  This race was on 5 weeks of running about 50 miles a week after creating my masterpiece…the Speedgoat Luge.  I went into this race with hopes of running around 16 hours.  The field was stacked with Tony K, Ian Sharman, Mike Wolfe, Scott Jurek, Hal Koerner, Zach Gingerich and [...]

Jay Aldous throws it down again!!!  And I thought I was old and kinda fast.    In Jay’s 3rd 100 since mid October…(yah, that’s 3 in 2 months time)  He’s run 3 fast 100s.  15:20 ish at Pony Express in mid October, 15:06 at Javelina in early November, and now a stunning 13:52 on a boring round 1/4 mile circle.  Yikes!  Jay now holds the world record, yah, world record for the fastest 50 mile, 100k, and 100 mile time for old guys.  That’s over 50, not 40.  Apparently he’s been drinking his Ultragen!  I think I better keep training.  Hit this link for some more info on Jay’s great runnin’. “Speedgoatkarl’s 100 mile blend” is a roastin’, order it soon, or the stocking won’t be complete. Speedgoat 50k registration will go online on January 1, at 7am MST.  I will also be updating the website sometime BEFORE registration starts.  I have a goal [...]

Finally we’ve got a 100 mile race with a real purse!  The “Goal” is to bring the purse to $100,000, where the world’s best 100 mile runners can chase each other around Steamboat, Colorado, and actually go home with some real money to pay the mortgage, or perhaps even buy a car.  The 100k is not yet set in stone.  10k is set in stone at the moment, and the remaining 90k will be raised through sponsors, entry fees (yah, I know, some folks balk at that), and perhaps some donations from fine folks who want to see a real race, with real carnage, all because of money.   Everyone likes money, everyone likes schwag, everyone likes to win a prize.  We can’t deny it, it’s what life is.  For most folks, unfortunately, it’s about money, you gotta have some to earn a living.  Ultrarunners need to earn a living too. If a basketball [...]