“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, [...]

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 [...]