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Speedgoat 50k final instructions and info!

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on July 26, 2010

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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..

Broken…Bruised…Battered, but not beaten yet…

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Speedgoat Karl

on June 7, 2010

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Let me explain: first, I’ll say “battered” should be “broken”, cuz my shoulder is broken now too. :-) See you all at Hardrock!

The last 6 weeks have been tough. Crashing backwards climbing over a dead tree started it all at Zane Grey. We all know I broke my arm there. The status on that is “very slow improvement”. I bruised my ribs falling on my cast in a random situation 4 weeks later. The Status on that is, “much quicker improvement”, and almost out of the picture. That’s cool. Battered? I crashed on my left side again, and had to protect the arm and ribs. So, I used my left shoulder to break the fall. I rolled once over a rock, it dug into my neck and shoulder. My guess is either a blown rotator or a traumatic blow to the muscle, which is not allowing me to raise my arm while holding it out straight. I can raise it wing style….we’ll see what happens Tuesday when I see Dr. Toronto.

These injuries all stemmed off the fall at Zane Grey, none of the three injuries are “running injuries”. I think the running gods are testing me to see if I can handle training in pain. The gods lose, I can train in pain, and feel it’ll make me tougher again when Hardrock comes around in a month. Positive thinking. The gods haven’t beaten me yet!

The Speedgoat 50k is now full, sorry to all of you who procrastinated, next year we’ll try and raise the limit a bit, and bring in some more prize money.

The Pony Express Trail is ON!

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Speedgoat Karl

on March 24, 2010

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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.

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Speedgoat Karl

on March 15, 2010

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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!

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Speedgoat Karl

on January 30, 2010

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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!

I’m still shaking my head!

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Speedgoat Karl

on January 17, 2010

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It appears as though the HURT 100 mile record has gone down AGAIN. Gary Robbins and Tracy Garneau appear to have both broken previous records. Gary by just 16 minutes, Tracy by alot more than that. What is this world coming too? Or am I just getting old? 20:12 for Gary, 24:06 for Tracy. Nuts! Another performance of the year performance, and it’s only January 16. I still need a confirmation as I’m dumbfounded.

In a brief conversation with my dad about “Ultrarunner of the Year“, he mentioned to me how all the guys in the top 10 were quite a bit younger than I. Me being 42 ( I was voted 2nd ) and most of the others in there early 30’s or 20’s. Maybe I should move forward to the Masters Division? I just can’t think that way, I feel alot younger than that, at least in my brain.

Congrats to all that have now finished and will be finishing in the next 14 hours. Enjoy the stellar meal at the country club. First class all the way.

And now that you’ve finished ( or will be finishing the HURT 100 ) enjoy the rest, it’s well deserved. Now we can watch Mr. Greg Crowther see if he goes under the record at the Rocky Racccoon 100. It wouldn’t surprise me, what are these guys doing……levitating?

In a few days the drawing is held for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. Geoff Roes and I are both on the list to hopefully get in and give the Europeans another shot at kicking our american asses. I think Geoff and I have other plans on that one.

Don’t forget the Speedgoat 50k is filling fast, click here to find all pertinent info on the toughest 50k in the US. And now theres some prize money to entice you fast “young” guys out there.

I better go run, cuz’ if I don’t start training hard now, I will be a master!

Drumroll please!

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Speedgoat Karl

on January 8, 2010

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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!

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Speedgoat Karl

on December 2, 2009

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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!

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Speedgoat Karl

on November 25, 2009

in Race Updates, Speedgoat 50K and Uncategorized

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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”

I guess I’ll run another 100

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Speedgoat Karl

on November 18, 2009

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Well, the plan was to run the North Face 50 in San Francisco. Due to a weak webpage and updated runners list, I didn’t get the invitation or money in, in time. So I bagged it. I don’t feel I am qualified to compete for the $$ anyway, so I decided I’d go run another 100 miles to get rid of this nagging periformis issue I’ve been having. The one thing I’ll be missing is chasing the front of the women’s race in the Marin Headlands…..not to mention the original plan was to go visit some good friends in Ashland before the race. That’ll have to wait for another road trip.

So another 100? Why not? I feel fine, other than the periformis. The periformis hurt before the Pinhoti 100 two weeks ago, only to go numb by mile 40. It stayed numb until the following Wednesday. Funny how running a 100 miles for me gets rid of injuries instead of creating them. I am truly a freak sometimes.

The Chimera 100 is the race, it boasts 24,000′ of climb. I figured that sounds like another 20 hours of fine trail running in California. It also gives me a chance to win at 100 miles for a 6th time this year. NO, I’m not cherrypicking races, (if anyone out there thinks I am) I’m running this one cuz’ I have nothing better to do that weekend and it looks like a fun course. Unfortunately on the competition side, most of the faster guys will be in San Fran the week before. The beauty of it is I get to run all day supported, they only get to run 7-8 hours. So I win! :-) Funny how my brain thinks that way.

The Speedgoat 50k is rapidly approaching the opening of registration, that’ll be on January 1st. Sign up early and commit this time, or take the risk and sign up later. Either way, it’ll be a fun day at Snowbird Ski Resort running on one of the most beautiful courses this planet has to offer. Check out the video of the race here. Some day when my site takes a u-tube video, I’ll have it here to view. At least the link works!

Backcountry.com is constantly having sales these days, with coupon codes, deals and motivation to get the gear we need. Click the goatman on the right hand corner above and check out this week’s specials.

Also, the JFK 50 mile is happening Saturday. It should be a great race to follow. Team Rogue Valley Runners are looking to win yet another team title with Ian Torrence leading the way with the most JFK finishes. His team consists of Hal Koerner, Josh Brimhall, Scott Jurek, CR holder Eric Clifton, and Ian himself. The dream team is set. Enjoy! I”m goin’ runnin’

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