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Kevin Schilling and Keri Nelson take the Goat Leg!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on August 1, 2010
in Award category, Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 10 Comments

We had one glitch this year…..as things happen where a few lead runners took a wrong turn at Sinners Pass.  While the wrong turn was made, the distance is considered a wash as the route they took was .4 miles further than the loop around Mary Ellen Gulch.   There were roughly 6 runners that did a penalty lap down at Pacific Mine.  The runners with the asterisks have a time adjustment of 15 minutes to account for the extra distance they ran.  The penalty lap was on a flat section.  I ran this section to estimate the time deduction…so it’s pretty close.  Things happen…..Any of the runners that ran this penalty lap and are not adjusted, please contact me and I’ll take care of business to make it right.  In terms of prizes, it only affected a few lead runners.

Check out some great photos from Pure Light Images, find yourself and give it a frame!

And of course, the Killer Video! 

The “OFFICIAL”  results are posted below…with those few exceptions not yet changed. 

 

1 Kevin Schilling 5:43.20
2 Nick Clark 5:46.38
3 Luke Nelson 6:18.06
4 Nick Pedatella 6:18.17 ***
5 Keri Nelson 6:20.11 ***
6 Karl Jarvis 6:26.14
7 Greg Norrander 6:28.26
8 Mick  Jurynec 6:34.45
9 Chuck Konopa 6:35.12
10 Larry O’niel 6:37.11
11 Becky Wheeler 6:40.09
12 Cody Draper 6:42.27
13 Curt Anderson 6:46.14
14 Glen Merrill 6:46.56
15 Stuart Gleason 6:51.05
16 Chris Cawley 6:52.00
17 Ross Litherland 7:05.21
18 Derrick Gunther 7:08.14
19 Matt Connors 7:10.02
20 Chad Brackelsberg 7:10.36
21 Patrick McMurtry 7:16.27
22 Jared Campbell 7:16.27
23 Andy Dorias 7:18.57
24 Steve Takahashi 7:19.33
25 Jeff Bertot 7:19.55
26 Neil Gleichman 7:19.58
27 Mark Christopherson 7:21.13
28 Nicholas Gaitman 7:22.28
29 Brett Gosney 7:22.48
30 Sarah Evans 7:23.46
31 Missy Miller 7:26.10
32 Jared Inouye 7:27.34
33 Suzanne Lewis 7:29.15
34 Jonathan Stewart 7:31.27
35 Frank Aldana 7:35.10
36 B.J. Burlison 7:37.16
37 Tom Remkes 7:37.48
38 Katy Carguilo 7:38.51
39 Peter Bailey 7:39.20
40 Justin Nelson 7:42.40
41 Josh Greenwell 7:43.09
42 Frank Barrows 7:44.14
43 Colleen Seyer 7:46.39
44 Suky Stewart 7:47.06
45 Derek Ward 7:50.47
46 Christopher Adams 7:50.49
47 Ryan Kluh 7:50.54
48 Liz McCoy 7:52.45
49 Ben Gowans 7:52.48
50 Jason Berry 7:55.22
51 Amy Merrill 7:57.18
52 Brian Hamos 7:59.32
53 Daniel Dean 8:01.21
54 Liz Onufer 8:02.29
55 Kim Gimenez 8:07.23
56 Eric Belzz 8:07.31
57 Dave Walick 8:07.50
58 Troy Olson 8:10.24
59 Courtney Scaife 8:11.19
60 Steve Kirkland 8:12.02
61 Bogie Dumitrescu 8:17.11
62 Monica Ochs 8:19.12
63 Molly Gross 8:19.59
64 Mathew Ricks 8:20.47
65 Wesley Kissell 8:23.00
66 Stacy Bracken 8:24.01
67 Jeremy Suwinski 8:24.54
68 Todd Ragsdale 8:26.19
69 Kirk Dyches 8:27.24
70 Wayne Harrell 8:30.39
71 Kelly Bradbury 8:31.53
72 Jill Bohney 8:31.53
73 Alex Robertson 8:35.55
74 Catherine Litherland 8:36.55
75 Rich McDonald 8:38.12
76 Eric Storheim 8:38.13
77 Matt Wooley 8:39.00
78 Jeremy Simmonds 8:40.39
79 Busto 8:43.57
80 Bud Phillips 8:44.26
81 Kristin Vaides 8:47.06
82 Kevin Grabowski 8:51.05
83 Stacie Bero 8:52.19
84 Matt Bero 8:52.20
85 Jennifer Jurynec 8:55.13
86 Cory Johnson 8:56.33
87 Aaron Roderick 8:56.51
88 CB Fralisch 8:57.06
89 Darren Fowler 8:59.12
90 Kelly Paasch 9:10.54
91 June Gessner 9:12.06
92 Garrett Blattner 9:13.46
93 Terry Foust 9:14.55
94 Jessica Laroche 9:15.41
95 Joy Robertson 9:16.32
96 Callie Maartens 9:19.55
97 Erin Clark 9:20.50
98 Vanessa Aadland 9:21.03
99 Stan Sieberts 9:24.39
100 Brett Andersen 9:28.22
101 Emily Mitzel-Brackelsberg 9:28.52
102 Richard Boud 9:30.18
103 Joseph McDonald 9:30.18
104 Dimitry Pruss 9:31.21
105 Chaski Montoya 9:31.27
106 Daniel Harris 9:36.13
107 Linda Barton 9:36.39
108 Scott Waite 9:37.17
109 Sandy Margulies 9:39.27
110 Michelle Lance 9:41.40
111 John Maack 9:42.35
112 Steven Jones 9:43.32
113 Ryan Lauck 9:46.24
114 Connie Telberg 9:47.04
115 Dustin Hartman 9:52.48
116 Brent Rutledge 9:53.39
117 Jeffrey Nielsen 9:53.47
118 Tony Christensen 9:55.26
119 Roger Adams 9:56.01
120 Mark Cosmas 9:56.57
121 Cheryl  Meltzer 10:04.09
122 Jason Moreland 10:06.24
123 Jerry Howard 10:07.32
124 Jeff Silverstein 10:14.29
125 Rick Gates 10:18.24
126 Deb Pero 10:19.04
127 Kevin Zelechoski 10:19.04
128 Annie Blackhan 10:24.06
129 Carol Maack 10:24.07
130 Andrea Martinez 10:24.10
131 Craig Green 10:24.12
132 Mystery Man 10:27.49
133 Colleen Ford 10:28.04
134 Kimberly DeMarco 10:33.50
135 Kelly Bronson 10:41.50
136 Amy Lim 10:42.33
137 Benjamin Stenger 10:43.22
138 James McGregor 10:44.45
139 Jake Elkins 10:54.51
140 Ben Brewer 11:00.02
141 Daniel  Moore 11:05.11
142 Lynette McDougal 11:09.07
143 Matt Dawson 11:12.28
144 David Dyatt 11:31.12
145 Phil McDonnell 11:38.29
146 Celeste Collman 11:42.19
147 Brian Hill 11:43.35
148 Michael Cummings 11:47.49
149 Dawn Aoki 11:50.44
150 Jim French 11:00.37
151 Greg Adams 12:02.22
152 Craig Stahl 12:02.24

Speedgoat 50k final instructions and info!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on July 26, 2010
in Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 13 Comments

1)  The race is Saturday July 31, starting at 630am at ENTRY #1 at Snowbird.  This is a different location than last year.  It is a 10-15 minute walk from the Cliff Lodge.  We recommend you drive to the start to make it easier when you finish.

2)  Check-in is at ENTRY #1 at the Creekside building on the deck.  Registration starts at 5am.  Please come early so you have the best selection of Drymax socks to choose from. 

3)  There are NO runner bags, only numbers, shirts, socks and a cheerful “Good Luck” from our staff.

4)  It will be hot!  If you plan on running this race WITHOUT a water bottle.  I will deem you “not very smart”.  :-)  There are a few sections where you will certainly want a bottle or three.

5)  We will have a brief informational talk at about 615am on the start line.   If you miss this for any reason, please look at my race page now for details. 

6)  If you plan to come up and pick up the goodies, but don’t run, please tell our staff this info.  It’s vital that we have a perfect runner list at the start.

7)  THERE HAS BEEN A FEW SUBTLE COURSE CHANGES!!!  So please pay attention to markings.  Orange flagging, Orange Pin Flags in sets of 3’s.  And BLUE flagging is the WRONG WAY. 

8)  There is still almost 12,000′ of climbing.  If you think this race is only a little further than a marathon….you are DEAD WRONG.  Or perhaps you’ll like the Dead Last Award….  There are no other 50k’s on the planet this tough…

9)  Updated RUNNERS LIST can be found here.  If for some reason your name is NOT listed here, contact me at Speedgoatkarl@gmail.com and let me know now.

Vanessa  Aadland
Christopher Adams
Gregory Adams
Roger Adams
Frank Aldana
Jay Aldous
Brett Andersen
Curtis Anderson
Douglas Anderson
Richard Angell
Dawn Aoki
Peter Bailey
Jim Baillargeon
Thomas Bain
Daniel Barnett
Frank Barrows
Linda Barton
Cliff Bates
Eric  Belzz
Nathan Berg
Matthew Bero
Ron Bero
Stacy Bero
Jason Berry
Jeff Bertot
Zach Bishop
Amie Blackham
Garrett Blattner
Jill Bohney
Richard Boud
Chad Brackelsberg
Stacy Bracken
Kelly Bradbury
Ben Brewer
Duncan Britt
Cali Brown
Bj Burlison
Jayme Burtis
Paul Busto
Jared Campbell
Mindy Campbell
Katherine Cargiulo
Christopher Cawley
Todd Cedarholm
Chris Christensen
Tony Christensen
Mark Christopherson
Erin Clark
Nick Clark
Celeste Collman
Marc Collman
Matt Connors
Mark Cosmas
Michael Cummings
Gary Dawson
Matthew Dawson
Daniel  Dean
Kimberly Demarco
Scott Dickey
Andy Dorais
Cody Draper
Bogie Dumitrescu
David Dyatt
Kirk Dyches
Jake Elkins
Michael Evans
Sarah Evans
Colleen Ford
Terry Foust
Darren Fowler
C.B. Fralich
Jim French
Nicholas Gaitan
Rick Gates
Jeff Gerke
June Gessner
Kim Gimenez
Stuart  Gleason
Neil Gleichman
Brett Gosney
Ben Gowans
Kevin Grabowski
Alton Gray
Craig Green
Josh Greenwell
Molly Gross
Derrick Gunther
Brian Hall
Dan Hamilton
Brian Hamos
Wayne Harrell
Gary  Harrington
Daniel Harris
Matt  Hart
Dustin Hartman
Joel Hatch
David Hayes
Brian Hill
Jerry Howard
Jared Inouye
Karl  Jarvis
Clark  Jensen
Jeffrey Johnston
Stephen Jones
Jennifer Jurynec
Mick Jurynec
Bronson Kelly
Steve Kirkland
Steve Kissell
Wesley Kissell
Ryan  Kluh
Chuck Konopa
Chris Kroger
Michelle Lance
Jessica Laroche
Lindsay Lauck
Ryan Lauck
Brian Lee
Scott Lewis
Suzanne Lewis
Amy Lim
Kacey Lish
Catherine Litherland
Ross Litherland
Lynn Longan
Phil Lowry
Carol Maack
John Maack
Pete Malen
Sandy Margulies
Callie Martens
Andrea Martinez
Ed Masters
Elizabeth McCoy
Joseph McDonald
Rich McDonald
Phillip McDonnell
Lynette McDougal
James McGregor
Patrick McMurtry
Cheryl Meltzer
Phil Mendoza
Anny Merrill
Glen Merrill
Mark Michael
Missy Miller
Emily Mitzel Brackelsberg
D. Chaski”" Montoya
Daniel Moore
Jason Moreland
Lee Moss
Arthur Myshrall
Keri Nelson
Luke Nelson
Jeffrey Nielsen
Greg Norrander
Monica Ochs
Tetsuro Ogata
Troy Olson
Larry  Oniel
Liz Onufer
Kelly Paasch
Nick Pedatella
Bud Phillips
Mike Place
Emmanuel Pons
Dmitry Pruss
Todd Ragsdale
Jamie Remkes
Tom Remkes
Ron Remkes
Matthew Ricks
Alex Robertson
Joy Robertson
Jeffrey Rocco
Aaron  Roderick
Vince Romney
Brent Rutledge
Robert Schrader
Colleen Seyer
Kevin Shilling
Stan Sieverts
Jeff Silverstein
Jeremy Simmonds
Ray Squier
Roger Squires
Craig Stahl
Benjamin Stegner
Kelly Stevens
Suky Stewart
Jonathan Stuart
Jeremy Suwinski
Paul Sysun
Stevo Takahashi
James Taylor
Connie Teteberg
Tara Tulley
Kristen  Vaides
Travis Vandenburgh
Beth Vitalis
Scott Wait
Dave Walick
Derek Ward
Becky Wheeler
Doug White
Matt Woolley
Clay Zapletal
Kevin Zelechoski

 10)  Course topo map?  It’s really hard and hilly……and technical to boot.  Expect it to take alot longer than a normal 50k..

Jemez 50 Mile…..training run?

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on May 18, 2010
in Race Updates, Speedgoat 50K and Uncategorized
. 23 Comments

Hard to say what’s gonna happen this weekend in regards to me running the Jemez 50 mile.  I’ve been officially cleared to run if I want…that’s pretty cool only 4 weeks after a broken wing at Zane Grey.  Will I “race”?  No, not likely, the risk factor is still there if I crash….I tend to take a few risks running downhill.  It would be safer if I just ran it as a good training run for Hardrock, somewhere in the 10 hour range.  I won’t decide till Friday.  I will be there regardless as my wife Cheryl is running the 50k.  I would love to be in the mix with the large handful of fast kids running, but with age comes wisdom……..and Hardrock is far more important to me.

So I entered the Pocatello 50 one week later, to give the arm an extra week….probably smart.  I’ve been running for two straight weeks now and figure my fitness level will continue to improve…with age comes wisdom. 

However, here’s my picks for Jemez:

#1, the record will not go down, that’s an easy one.

1.   Nick Clark, Ryan Burch, and Dakota Jones are the three out front, you pick’em, it’s gonna be close.  Nick hasn’t run here, the other two have and ran in the mid 9’s.

4.  Tim Waggoner, just as fast as the other three, but a little less experience, also running blind.

5.  Nick Lewis, claims to be nursing a hamstring, saving it for some track meet in California.  He’s quick, and could be sandbagging. :-)

6.  Tom Neilsen, his experience puts him fairly close, but not close enough.

7.  Speedgoat Karl, with a broken wing, he’ll need a little more Red Bull to fly, but his NEW HOKA SHOES create flight, so who knows, if he’s close, the hammer may go down on that last 9 mile descent….then again, he may not even run…..and save it for Pocatello.

8.  Nicolas Mermoud, Claims he’s not so fit, but he’ll have the Hoka’s on too, so he’ll be flying.

9.  Brett Rivers, Harry Harcrow, Tim Barnes, Scott Eppleman, and David Coblentz, round out the rest.

Diana Finkel should run away.  I don’t think Anita Ortiz is running and Petra McDowell has dropped to the 50k, Diana all the way.  It would be different if Anita and Petra were running the 50…but they’re not.

HOKA’S ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US IN 4 STORES!!

Wasatch Running Center, Salt Lake City,Utah
Salt Lake Running Company, Salt Lake City, Utah
Boulder Running Company, Boulder, Colorado
Playmakers, Okemos, Michigan  (May 24 ish)

Scarf them up now, they are already selling in SLC!  If they get ordered online, or over the phone, bump up a half size larger….they’re european you know! :-)

The Speedgoat 50k is now 90% full, don’t ask after it’s closed. :-)  ….or it’ll be $200.

Last chance for the big dance

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on April 29, 2010
in Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 65 Comments

Miwok 100K happens Saturday, the field is “pretty solid”. :-)

Here’s my picks:

THE MEN

1. Anton Krupicka 5-2.  We all know if he has no injury issues, he should be gone daddy gone.  He’s been training hard, comes from 8000′ ish and should be able to challenge Mac Daddy’s record if has his day in the sun.
2.  Gary Robbins  3-1.  He should push Anton off the line, we’ll see if he challenges him, chances are he’ll hold on for 2nd and not be too concerned about winning, 2nd is probably all he’s looking for.
3.  Mike Wardian 4-1.  If he’s not over-raced, he’ll challenge for 2nd with Gary, he’s run pretty well on these trails at the North Face races in the past. 
4.  Hal Koerner  5-1.  Great run at Lake Sonoma, he’s fit, but has no pressure to run up front, he’s already gonna dance at Squaw Valley anyway.  He’s the new Mr. Western.
5.  Dominic Grossman 6-1.  Ran pretty quick at American River, if he’s just starting to get the ball rolling, he’ll look to be closer up front.
6.  Nathan Yanko  7-1.  I forgot Nathan, as I always forget someone, he slips in here, he wasn’t far behind Mr. Western at Sonoma, and won’t be too far behind him again!
7.  Rod Bein  8-1.  Hmmmmm, could be his day, top 6 would be a strong showing, he’s got it in him.
8.  Lewis Taylor  10-1.  He’s got the speed, but not sure if he can hold it for 62+ miles.  Better at 50k.
9.  Erik Skaden  10-1.  A little less speed than Taylor but more endurance, these two at 10-1 should duke it for the lucky 8 spot.
10.  Kevin Schilling  13-1.  Always a mystery man, when he’s on his game….he’s quick.  Utah’s #1 representative
11.  Zach Gingerich  15-1.  After bailing at the McNaughton 100 a few weeks ago tells me he’s a little tired.  He ran a stellar 13:23 100 at Umstead, but it’s flat too, the hills will likely break him down a bit.

The rest….in no particular order:

Tim Monaco, Thomas Reiss, Tracy Moore, Brett Rivers, Jean Pommier, Mark Richtman, Glen Redpath, Ray Sanchez, Chris Rennaker, Rob Evans, Topher Gaylord.

THE LADIES

1. Kami Semick  5-2.  It’s her home turf, but it won’t be easy, she’s been our “runner of the year” recently and this is the chance for her to prove she’s still the woman to beat.
2.  Anita Ortiz  3-1.  She knows how these trails are and if she’s been working on that turnover she’ll be in to win, but like Koerner on the mens side, she’s already dancing at Squaw Valley, so she has no pressure to stay up front.
3.  Devon Crosby-Helms 7-2.  Her run at JFK last year almost beat all the men, so if she’s in good form, Kami will be challenged for the win.
4.  Darcy Africa 5-1.  On a good day she can hang with anyone, I’d love to see her nail it.
5.  Krissy Moehl 6-1.  Now that she’s just a pro runner, her training, hopefully has been going well.  She’s a better 100 mile runner, so she gets 5th here.
6.  Amy Sproston 8-1.  The east coast’s best shot at top 5.
7.  Helen Cospolich 10-1.  Another fast girl…..but just not fast enough on hardpack, she’s better when it’s not “roadlike”.
8.  Prudence L’huereux  10-1. Always a mystery to me, I never seem to predict her finish too well.
9.  Angela Shartel 15-1.  She was high on the ultrasignup list….she gets 9th. 

On another note:

I have decided to leave La Sportiva as one of my primary sponsors.  They were a great company and brand to run for, but I have now discovered a shoe that takes technical running above and beyond anything else out there. 

What are they? 

A small corner of ultra world already knows after seeing me run in them at  the Zane Grey 50 this past weekend.  For those who don’t, they are called HOKA ONEONE.  No other shoe rips through technical terrain like these, not even close….don’t be decieved.  They weigh 10.8 ounces, lighter than most…no, not the lightest, but close.
We’ve all read the book on how the indians run barefoot, which somewhat brought on the low profile designs, with minimalistic features, but none of these light shoes have protection, response, or stability as the HOKA’S!…none of them.  As I am not a salesman here, I only rave about something I really like.  These are so incredibly comfortable, it’s mindblowing.  Check em’ out.  www.hokaoneone.com/en/.   They’ll be available soon in the US.  The kicker…my pair have over 600 miles on them and are going strong, what other shoe lasts that long?…none, at least as far as I know.
No, I didn’t finish the Zane Grey 50 this past weekend, so you won’t see my name on the results list…

What happened?

While running along at mile 40 with roughly a 40 minute lead and running strong, I came to one of many large downed trees.  While grabbing a branch with each hand, I proceeded to lift myself over it, then SNAP!, the left branch broke, I fell backwards and crushed my hand, breaking the head of the radius and jamming it into my hand bones…..it wasn’t pretty.  I walked into the mile 44 aid station with a crooked hand and decided to go to the Payson hospital to get it x-rayed.  Still, eventual winner Scott Jaime had not caught up.  I estimate my time would have been in the 8:30 range.  Not close to the record, but a good run at the ugliest 50 mile in town.  The winning time was 9:40.

And lastly, the Speedgoat 50K is filling, the comp is getting stronger. Register now, but don’t plan on running a PR, it ain’t happenin’ here.

THE NEW SHOE!!

 

 

 

 

The Pony Express Trail is ON!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on March 24, 2010
in Pony Express Trail and Speedgoat 50K
. 60 Comments

So much for running 100 miles at one pop!  It’s time to go big again….this time from Missouri to California.  It’s the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express Trail, so I’ll be teaming up with Red Bull to make it happen.  It’s all gonna start in mid September after I crew for my wife at the Wasatch 100.  More details to follow in the near future.

Before the mighty Pony Express 1840 miler, I’ll still run some big dances.  Here’s the list:

Zane Grey 50mi, April 24.
Jemez Mts 50mi,  May 22
Hardrock 100mi, July 9
RD Speedgoat 50k, July 31
Tour Du Mont Blanc, August 28

One might say I have a ”light schedule” this year.  Not really the case, it’s more about focusing on winning Hardrock for a 6th time and running well at Mt. Blanc.  After that it’s all gravy running across the country….well at least half of it.

This past weekend I attended the opening of the brand spankin’ new Red Bulls Soccer Stadium near NYC.  Noone else goes above and beyond like Red Bull.  First class accomodations, heli rides for athletes, Knicks game, Red Bulls Soccer game, NYC nightlife….you get the picture.  I even got in a run between events…not a bad weekend in the big apple.
The Speedgoat 50k is still continuing to fill quickly! It is approaching the 60%  full mark.  Don’t wait too long, we’re only allowed 200 runners, and at this rate the $89 rooms are gonna get snagged in a hurry.
I’ll be off to Memphis on April 2, to promote a new store opening in the Memphis area, called “Breakaway Running”.  If you are in the area, come join us for discounts, a cool trail run and perhaps a few beers afterwards.  Guaranteed to be a fun time, and you may even find that these guys at the store know what they’re talking about. :-)

 

Leor Pantilat wins Way Too Cool……by default. Joelle Vaught takes the women’s title.

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on March 15, 2010
in Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 15 Comments

By Default?  Yah, while hanging at the Way Too Cool 50k this past weekend, it was quite entertaining to watch the race from the other side of the fence.  I made the best of it and went for a 10 mile run and put myself out on the course to watch where no other spectators were.   At the Goat Hill aid station, mile 26.8, Max King, Geoff Roes, and Leor Pantilat were all together.  It was shaping up to be a great battle the last 4 miles.  I was sitting across a meadow where I could see a few minutes back.  Once I saw all three guys, I started running towards the finish line, thinking they would catch me.  They didn’t catch me, but I waited at the last aid station where there is only 1.3 miles to go to the finish.  Leor came in first, with a 3 minute gap over Max King.  Where was Geoff Roes?…..he was running on some other trail where he got off course….OUCH!  Geoff had the race in his pocket, but only to find he had burnt a hole in it running so fast.  Wrong way, lost 15 minutes…ended up third. Leor looked good at the end, but in Leor’s words….”Geoff was gone, and would have won”.  These things happen in ultras………..I guess it’s a good thing there’s no real prize money. :-)

Joelle Vaught returned to Way Too Cool after finishing 3rd last year.  She had some stiff comp from “expected winner” Kami Semick.  Joelle turned in a stellar performance running 4:13 to make it her second win at WTC, not too far off Susannah Beck’s record pace set on the old course. Kami Semick dropped for some reason, Bev Abbs ran second around 4:26, Darcy Africa ended 3rd a few minutes behind.  Both races were great to watch.  This one always brings in strong talent, and this year was no exception.

The Speedgoat 50k is now over half full, and I can now expect it to fill up early as entries continue to trickle in.  If you are thinking about running, time to make the committment and get’ er done.  Only 97 entries available at this point. 

This weekend I will travel to NYC for the opening of the new Red Bull Stadium, in support of the “New York Red Bulls” Futbol team.  (Soccer for all you US folks! ) :-) I don’t think I’ll be moving around like the guy in the video, however, it will be an extreme honor to hang with fellow olympians, Shaun White, Lyndsey Vonn, and all the other Red Bull athletes this weekend.  I hope I can hold my own in this crowd.  I’ll just be myself and be entertained in many different ways. 

Coyote Two Moon results are up now.  For the second straight effort, I finished 4 minutes behind the “winner” in this year’s event.  Although I was easily the fastest one to complete the distance, it doesn’t really matter here, it’s who has the most fun.  Although, I can say I was right in there in the “fun” catagory. 

I will have to add that this was my 29th 100 mile win in 44 starts.  The time counts in my book!

It’s been a slow start to 2010!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on January 30, 2010
in Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 24 Comments

For me that is!  Performances continue to be stellar!

My 20 day hiatus from running in December had done me good!  My legs turned fresh again, and I was ready to roll.  I started back up and in two weeks, I was up to speed, feeling good and ready to have a decent run at the Moab 50k+ on February 13th.  I am still running Moab, but it’s starting to look like I’ll be in for just the fun of it,  as the past week I’ve logged a big 0 for miles.  Why?…You’ll have to ask me on the side, but things are improving and I should be back running in a few more days. 

The real question is:  Do I have that “autopilot” mode I know all too well?, or am I actually out of shape?  No Joe, I’m not sandbagging.  I’m by no means out of shape, but it’ll be interesting to see how I do with essentially very little miles under my belt over the  past 6-7 weeks.  Good thing it’s February.

On March 6th, the real test will come with the “autopilot” mode as I’ll be back at the big party in Ojai, California.  Something they call Dos Lunas.  A little bowling and some other entertaining events should make it fun no matter what happens. 

The cash has now been sent to Chamonix, so I’m committed to flying for 9 hours straight.  I’m not looking forward to flying for 9 hours to Geneva, but this one is worth every minute on that damn plane.   Geoff Roes and I plan on showing the great european runners that the US still has a couple fast 100 mile guys on the planet.   This time I’ll get my “unfinished business” in Chamonix taken care of.

No doubt the fast guys on the start line will be eyeing us this time…just like 2007.

Enough about me……

This coming weekend the Rocky Raccoon 100 happens down in Texas.  It’s been snowing in northern Texas.  Although it’ll probably melt quick, who knows, maybe it’ll snow on them this year.  It’s been quite a year in the weather department.   Here’s how I see the race panning out:

The Ladies:

1. Jamie Donaldson….becoming a 100 mile legend
2. Connie Gardner….her type of terrain
3. Anita Ortiz….she’s a mountain girl, but who knows
4. Jenny Chow….not as fast, but she ran a bunch of 100s last year too, and pretty quick

The Men:

1. Greg Crowther….fastest guy, somewhat of a rookie, but hey, 5:50 at JFK puts him on top
2. Nick Coury….he’ll team up with his bro
3. Jamil Coury….ditto
4. Dink Taylor…..he told me he’d never run 100 after Leadville?  he’s addicted
5. Scott Eppelman….his neck of the woods
6. Paul Hopwood….just ran HURT, so we’ll see how he recovers
7. John Allen….Utah boy tapping into 100s.  He’s got some speed.
8. Jimmy Dean Freeman….if he eats enough sausage, he’ll have a great day

Speedgoat 50k filling fast, time to enter now and commit!

Backcountry.com still makes deals even this time of year.  Check em’ out here, or pay full price somewhere else.

Check out what I’ve been shoveling over the past 7 weeks here….real live fun…kid style!

Drumroll please!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on January 8, 2010
in Award category, Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 13 Comments

On Monday morning Ultrarunning Magazine will announce the “Ultrarunners of the Year”.  Who’s it gonna be?  All we know is that it’s a tough vote.  So many variables, so many races, so many different circumstances, so many different courses.  I could go on and on and on, but I won’t.  Tune in Monday morning after I see the results for my two cents on the voting.  Some will rank higher than expected, some lower, some will see no love, some will be loved.   All for what?  Yah,  recognition, but not even a buckle?  :-)  

Like many other races, the Speedgoat 50k is filling much faster than last year, it’s amazing how this is evolving in our world.   If you don’t like a beating stay home, if you do….register here, but read the instructions first to get an idea of what it’s like….it’s no picnic!  :-)…..or is it?  Picnics are fun stuff. 

For the record, and to all of you who like running in the La Sportiva Fireblade, make a note that if you like the orange color, you better get out and hit up Backcountry.com for the remaining few pairs of orange.  The grey models WILL ALWAYS be available, they ARE NOT discontinued,  only the orange color will no longer be made.  :-(   If BC.com doesn’t have them, go to La Sportiva and see what’s left in the closeout section. Both outlets have them on sale, around 70 bucks, so pick em’ up!.  Stop wearing those “boot style” running shoes, get low to the ground, it’ll make you run faster! 

And finally this weekend the Bandera 100k happens down in Texas.  Two spots for the Western Track Meet are up for grabs.  A few fast guys are running, when I see results I’ll post it up.   My predictions:

Chikara Omine will come out on top, unless technicality gets him.  Zach Miller will challenge him along with Nick Clark.   Any of these three guys could win it, and one of them will be shut down.  It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out.

For the women:  It looks like Annette Bednosky is the shoe-in, but I don’t recognize any other women, so the race for second is on!

And for kicks, check out my latest creation at “White PIne” here in Little Cottonwood Canyon.  It’s a quarter mile long luge run, built solely by me.  As busy as I’ve been, I found a little extra time to build this classic track.  Click here to watch the fun as Matt Hart leads the way.  Tom Maartens and I are in the “chaser sled” with the video.  Good ole’ fun, not your typical luge run.

The final big dance of 2009…..The North Face 50 odds!

Published
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Speedgoat Karl
on December 2, 2009
in Race Updates and Speedgoat 50K
. 57 Comments

First off, this is a tough one.  There are so many solid runners in this race, it could go to any of the top 10 I have listed below.   I like to think experience will play a role in who takes home the cake!

The men:

Ulli Stiedl 5-2.   No doubt  Ulli is the fastest in the field when it comes to turnover.  The man runs like a gazelle.  He’s the only guy in the field this year that’s gone under 7 hours, won the innaugural and was a close second last year….he gets the nod from me again.
Dave Mackey 3-1.  Dave will take the place of Carpenter this year and stay right on Ulli’s heals if he’s not ahead of him to begin with.  Dave’s incredible 7:51 at Miwok this year tells all of us he’s got it down at Marin and won’t lose the trail.   He’s the man to dethrone Ulli, if Ulli is not on his game.   Dave will be on his game.
Tsuyoshi Kaburaki 4-1.  3rd last year and has to get the nod to place the same.  He ran super strong at WS.  What this tells me is he is a tough competitor and will dig deeper than anyone else if it comes down to a sprint up that last little hill nearing the finish line.
Geoff Roes 9-2.  What can we say about Geoff, he’s the “Ultrarunner of the Year” for 2009 (in my book) and after his Masochist performance, is probably not getting as much love on this list as he deserves.  He broke Mackey’s record by about 20 minutes at MM, so he’s got it in him to pay for his Alaskan flight if he’s still on fire.  My guess is that he’s still on fire.
MIke Wardian 5-1.  He’s kind of a mystery man to me, although I certainly know he’s capable of running up front….something will happen putting him 5th in the end.
Sal Bautista 6-1.  Sal won two NF 50 qualifiers, beating some tough comp,  so if he’s fit he’ll be one of those guys not everyone up front recognizes, and this is somewhat of his home turf.
Chikara Omina 7-1.  Super fast at Helen Klein and over the past few years has been running strong.  He’s the guy that might surprise us all if he has a good day.
Leigh Schmitt 8-1.  Another guy who ran well here last year, I think 5th.  So like Geoff doesn’t get as much love as he should on this list, but certainly one who’ll be in it for the cash.  He’s faltered a few times in races at the end, hopefully not at this one.
Hal Koerner 9-1.  Fresh off a 6:06 at JFK, so he’s got some speed, but his camera might slow him down.  He claims to be this year’s front running photographer.
Chris Lundstrom 10-1. I’ve been notified he’s a super fast guy form the upper midwest, but failed to get good google results when I looked, so he slips in the top 10.

Other men looking to run well, but won’t make any money: Maybe they’ll win some shorts for the size of elephants in a age division category! :-)

Sam Thompson, MIke Wolfe, Chris Rennaker, Sean Meissner, Dakota Jones, AJW only gets mentioned here cuz’ of his 5:14 mile recently. :-)
Don’t forget I stumbled upon two other Japanese runners….Hidefumi Kimura, and Minehiro Yokoyama, who knows, they might be fast too.  If they are wearing a billboard like Kaburaki, you can count on them being quick.
 

The Ladies:

Kami Semick 3-2.  It’s her home turf, she’s the previous champion and is likely the “Ultrarunner of the Year” again.  She’s fast, but will have lots of pressure on her, especially from the two listed below.   She may end up being the richest NF athete in town when it’s all over.  
Caitlin Smith 3-1.  Caitlin has what it takes to win this thing if the stars line up for her, but it’s hard to put her ahead of the other two.  She ran well at Miwok, but was beaten by Kami.  She’ll earn some cash.
Joelle Vaught 4-1.  Joelle is my sleeper to perform well here.  Most won’t be watching her, and on a good day can run with the best of em’.   She’ll look to squeeze out $1000 bucks for third.
Lizzy Hawker 5-1.  Fast girl that hasnt’ proved herself to me yet on this track, but like Joelle, she’s quick and could surprise the few girls ahead of her.
Helen Cospolich 6-1.  Helen doesn’t give herself enough credit and with 10,000′ of climbing here, it works with her strength.  If she holds together the whole day, she’ll be thinking about $1000 bucks too.
Chris Lundy 8-1.  Don’t know much about her, so I give her some love on the list, we’ll see what happens.  Anton mentions she’s just run a 2:40 marathon at Twin Cities.  And beat Kami and Susannah there.  I guess on Anton’s recommendation look for her to be the sleeper.  Still, it’s 50 miles, not 26.2……..very different in my opinion.  But that’s only worth a penny. 

Just my two cents, worth about a penny!

Check out this flyover of the course, brought to you by “run scout”

Don’t forget the real mountain race, the Speedgoat 50k applications go online on January 1st.  We know I”ll keep mentioning it.  My prize money is no $10,000, but I”m working on $500 for the winners.  It’s a mountain race with real vertical!

After this one, I won’t promise odds for the last 100 of the year….the Chimera 100 in Southern California.  My last race and thankfully my last 100 of the year.  This year was slim for me, only 7 100s. Next year we may almost double that….we’ll see. 

 

Time to eat!

Published
by
Speedgoat Karl
on November 25, 2009
in Race Updates, Speedgoat 50K and Uncategorized
. 14 Comments

With the big turkey day upon us, think about running far today. 

Coming next week is the North Face 50 odds!  This should definately be a hot race to follow.  Hopefully, I’ll have some connection in Cali to get me the results.  I’m working on that.  With $10,000 on the line for the winner, it’s sure to be fast.  The Men’s and Women’s races will both be tigth, right from the start.

The Speedgoat 50k online registration will begin on January 1st, 2010.  We’re still hoping to get 200 runners in this crazy race.  11,000′ of climb is all I should need to say to get 200 of you here.  Trust me, it’ll entertain you!   Watch the video here, let us entice you a little bit. 

On my own end of things, I’ve found it entertaining to flip through a few blogs and read about the Western States Track Meet Lottery, coming Dec. 5.  I’m sure there will be plenty of discussion after a few fast guys and gals miss out, so I’ll leave that for another date and put it on the backburner for now.

The Chimera 100 mile is rapidly approaching, and rapidly closing, so if one more 100 is in the cards for you, this is the last 100 mile trail race of the decade.  But that has no significance. :-)  I’ll be looking for win #6 this year.  I still have the textbook in the back pocket, so I should at least run a decent race…..but we’ll see.  

“100 miles is not that far”

 

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