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4th of July Sale at Backcountry.com

June 27 2008, 7:46 pm

Check out the sweet sale at Backcountry.com!

Jemez and Massannutten.both races turn out to be burners!

May 19 2008, 6:17 pm

At the Jemez 50 Kyle Skaggs once again showed us his speed, eclipsing his own course record by a scant minute and change, not to mention the course was about a mile longer than last year.8:08 was the time.Another stellar performance with many more to come! I slipped in for second place only 1 minute Read More

Quicksilver 50 Mile The Race of the Week

May 8 2008, 9:56 pm

We’ll be brief this week and do some quick odds for the Quicksilver 50: Mens Race: It should be tight all the way with Graham Cooper, Ian Torrence, and Youngster Chikara Omine leading the way. Mark Tanaka just came off a solid run at Miwok, we’ll see if he can hold up at Quicksilver. I’m Read More

Mothers Day Sale at Backcountry!

May 1 2008, 6:00 pm

Mom’s day is coming soon, and she needs some nice gear, so click here for great deals at Backcountry.com….The driving force behind the Appalachian Trail Assault!

Two quick last minute picks at American River 50

April 4 2008, 10:39 pm

Let’s make this short and sweet and see if I can pick’em off the couch! Mens Race Lewis Taylor 4-1.Tuned himself atWay Too Cool and will win it surprisingly with a time of 6:14. Braje 5-1.Has too much pressure on himself after Cool. Krupicka 5-1. Just needs a top three for a Western number, will Read More

AT Itinerary is up!

April 1 2008, 2:58 pm

After hours and hours of putting maps together, adding mileages and driving myself delerious, the AT plan is set. Remember this is only the itinerary and WILL change as I move down the eastern spine. My personal itinerary has all road crossings and crew access points noted, so have no fear, this is only the Read More

Off to LA!

February 28 2008, 12:35 am

Time to head to the LA Marathon to see how all the road runners do it! I’ll be hanging in Hollywood and working at the Moeben booth at the LA Marathon Expo this weekend. Hal Koerner, Erik Skaggs, and Jenn Shelton are my other 3 comrades who’ll be enjoying the show. It’ll be nice to Read More

Speedgoat Karl’s odds at the Red Hot 50k

February 14 2008, 4:20 pm

Kyle Skaggs is the no-brainer pick at 3-1. Kyle should be able to run away with it on his 22 year old legs. I’ll givehim a run for it, but will have a tough time hanging unless Kyle starts wandering around the desert aimlessly. I’ll give myself a 5-1 chance if I can run a Read More

Pemberton 50k this weekend!

February 9 2008, 1:10 am

Brimhall is my favorite for a fast one in the desert. Josh will probably be chased by some mystery man…we love to see it! Paul Dewitt’s record is slick at 3:11.55 on the fast track! Enjoy the dirt people! I’m over the snow-runnin! We’re runnin’ on snow at the Speedgoat 50K! Moab next week for Read More

Utah Ultrarunning Camp July 9th-13th

January 31 2008, 3:52 pm

Come join us in the Wasatch Mountains for 4 days of Mountain running, and watch the learning curve make a sharp turn upward. I’ll be teaming up with the University of Utah, along with special guests Ian Torrence and Nikki Kimball. We’ll teach the ins and outs of Ultrarunning specifics to prepare oneself for mountain Read More