tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post733714068692496569..comments2024-03-22T09:50:30.892-07:00Comments on Rocky Mountain Dirt Running: Week Ending November 14Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-62315888275345946172010-11-26T10:40:16.534-08:002010-11-26T10:40:16.534-08:00:) she probably doesn't like me doing that. (b...:) she probably doesn't like me doing that. (but I can't talk it for myself so I have to have someone to talk it for!) Yeah...I think you would have had her for sure again this year...I doubt she would have gone under 22 at the current moment.<br /><br />I agree on the mileage just from observation.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489311127532059233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-79105150495982512702010-11-19T13:59:51.852-08:002010-11-19T13:59:51.852-08:00Ha - talking smack for your wife, I like it. Howev...Ha - talking smack for your wife, I like it. However, I'm pretty sure I'd come out ahead again. Hoping to get out in front of the action in the women's race this year, anyway. <br /><br />Tony is as good a bet as any, but only if he can lay off the mileage from here on in. Guys (and gals) in the sport of ultrarunning are so hardwired to pound out mileage that they have a tendency to shoot themselves in the foot by significantly underestimating the taper. I think Tony is probably the poster boy for that. If I'm remembering correctly, he ran something like 160 miles in the second-to-last week before Leadville. Madness!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-75462520503610718412010-11-18T15:42:56.137-08:002010-11-18T15:42:56.137-08:00Lumbering mountain jogger??? I don't think you...Lumbering mountain jogger??? I don't think you can really classify pulling down 74 second 400's as lumbering or jogging, especially knocking them off after that many previous 400's and 800's. That seems pretty dang fast to me, and most lumbering mountain joggers I know (myself included for sure) wouldn't have been able to currently pull off that track workout. Nicely done...kind of wish we were going to be in town for the FoCo 4 miler again this year to see all the action and to watch my wife beat you this time:)...but we'll be in Utah doing a much less competitive 5K.<br /><br />As far as predictions, I'm kind of leaning toward placing my bet on Tony at this point. The dude just has such a sick mileage bank. I realize that didn't end up sealing the deal at WS, but if I were to bet I'd probably put my money on him. Would be really cool to see Dakota just throw down a huge W there though and show everyone how a teenager can get it done...(is he still in his teens?)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489311127532059233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-29220090890720857612010-11-15T09:52:28.609-08:002010-11-15T09:52:28.609-08:00NF50 still taking registrations? Top off a potent...NF50 still taking registrations? Top off a potential UROY year? Yes? Just kidding, I know you have your priorities. Plus you got to taper for Chubby Cheeks. Dakota all the way! FoCo rules this year!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984689096096403230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-3974350530938213352010-11-15T08:26:12.148-08:002010-11-15T08:26:12.148-08:00oh sure, put my name next to all your easy runs. ...oh sure, put my name next to all your easy runs. just wait until chubby cheeks, your legs will be tired and i'm in full-on taper mode. <br /><br />and i'm taking the shortcuts.Aaron M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-12859137593611577862010-11-15T07:19:56.840-08:002010-11-15T07:19:56.840-08:00GZ - I think the 50-mile distance makes the race a...GZ - I think the 50-mile distance makes the race a little more accessible to non-ultra guys, plus the entry procedure is not nearly as convoluted as WS. I would agree that the field is more competitive at NF50, but for the 100-mile distance there is no race in this country more competitive than WS, yet.<br /><br />Scott - I just don't see Wyatt winning. He doesn't seem to be as unbeatable as he was a few years ago, and against this competition I think it's going to be hard for a first-time 50 miler (I'm assuming this is his first ultra) to run the perfect race. As you know, it takes a while to figure out all the variables. <br /><br />Rick - Justin has a piece coming out soon for RT that will have the complete run-down, but among the returning guys, you have Chris Lundstrom and Uli Steidl who are both sub-2:20 runners. I believe there are a couple of other mid-2:20 guys on the start list too. Then there is Olympic marathoner Jonathan Wyatt (2:17 Athens)...Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-1651082469071836512010-11-15T06:39:49.515-08:002010-11-15T06:39:49.515-08:00It was a few years back, but Wyatt does have a 2:1...It was a few years back, but Wyatt does have a 2:13 marathon, and I can't imagine him coming to something like this in less than top form.<br />Who are some of the fast roadies to watch?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735344836109298541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-88949537893474409202010-11-15T06:13:22.834-08:002010-11-15T06:13:22.834-08:00Talked with Mackey on Saturday and he thinks Jonat...Talked with Mackey on Saturday and he thinks Jonathan Wyatt will win. Can't wait to watch it online.... wait, do they have it onlineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698749333112163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-4280270665436226102010-11-15T06:05:02.142-08:002010-11-15T06:05:02.142-08:00WS100 the world champion ultra? Hmm, NF50 has a p...WS100 the world champion ultra? Hmm, NF50 has a pretty good case to be made based on their entry list.GZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623054918799881730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-63313854227117543882010-11-14T21:50:49.894-08:002010-11-14T21:50:49.894-08:00Not sure on Pikes. Might be the altitude factor, p...Not sure on Pikes. Might be the altitude factor, purse may not be generous enough. That said, there have been plenty of great runners who have come and been humbled over the years. Then dudes like Glenn Randall come out of seemingly nowhere and destroy a world class field. Mountain running at altitude is unpredictable, to say the least. <br /><br />On Tony and Pikes, I'm pretty sure he'll be taking a stab at it soon enough, and I'm pretty sure that in hindsight he wishes it would have been this year. MC was there for the taking.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-20032300595500953572010-11-14T21:05:30.866-08:002010-11-14T21:05:30.866-08:00Of course. I should've guessed knowing he was...Of course. I should've guessed knowing he was entered. Definitely a case of wishful thinking, that MC was SF-bound!<br /><br />Following GZ has given me a little perspective on recent Pikes; I do wonder why more truly greats (like Wyatt) haven't run Pikes against MC (certainly I am not saying that MC is running against slouches by any stretch); any thoughts? And now as MC is in the twilight, too bad Tony or Kilian, et al, didn't go toe-to-toe with the Manitou monster.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680473738547005786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-5983958990847291532010-11-14T20:54:58.837-08:002010-11-14T20:54:58.837-08:00Matt - I use a Highgear altimeter watch for vert, ...Matt - I use a Highgear altimeter watch for vert, and pretty much know mileage for every route on my local trails.<br /><br />If Mount Washington is the measure of a mountain runner, then the greatest of our generation is Kiwi Jonathan Wyatt, by quite a margin. However, I would wager that Matt C is the greatest high-altitude mountain runner in recent history. With that said, I (and many others) would love to see what Kilian Jornet could do on, say, Pikes Peak.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-19119845183920201212010-11-14T20:34:52.110-08:002010-11-14T20:34:52.110-08:00Sir Nick,
Do you use a Garmin for the run data?
An...Sir Nick,<br />Do you use a Garmin for the run data?<br />And who is the best mountain runner of our generation? Carpenter?<br /><br />Cheers.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680473738547005786noreply@blogger.com