Imagine running a karl Meltzer designed trail race in the steep Wasatch Mountain Range ! The Wasatchspeedgoats are in the process of attempting to establish a trail race approved by Alta and Snowbird Ski Resorts. Both resorts are extremely interested in having the pack of elite trail runners rolling through the rugged Mountains as soon as this summer. Further information coming! One scrape bahahaha!

Looks like we are on for July 21, 2007 for the inaugural Wasatchspeedgoat 50k !!!!!!!! Get ready for some vertical ~~

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MORE THAN JUST BUFFALO RUNNIN’ This upcoming weekend is full of excitement with the Way Too Cool 50k in Cool, California and the Old Pueblo 50 Mile in Patagonia, Arizona. Both races are full and fast times are expected. With Cool it all depends on how cool the mud will be. In Arizona, runners will leave Kentucky Camp and start their run from the border patrol. Likely, border patrol won’t catch anyone! We will try and predict who will win at Cool on our next post in two days. It’s a secret who’s running at Old Pueblo, we won’t find out till the race is over…stay tuned. The Pow Pow keeps flying in Utah, but don’t go backcountry, its a deathtrap right now.

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Run with the Buffalo’s at Utah’s Antelope Island ! Did you ever have 1000 pound Buffalo running next to you through an open prairie with no where to hide, no trees, no rocks just you and the Buffalo and a lot of open space. It is a very vulnerable feeling, even though the beast normally do not charge humans, I was not confident for my safety. Last year was the first year for the race which was a 50k and this year the 50 miler is a new option. The Buffalo run takes place March 24, 2007, with what else but buffalo stew at the finish ! Last week we ran with the jeeps in Moab, next is the Buffalo’s.

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What a great day to run around the dessert, Moab’s Red Hot 50k had a full field of stellar trail runners. The coarse was rolling fire roads for the first 13 miles and quickly turned into super technical rock surface running. The trail was well marked but difficult to find, this was a great section to have a partner to help with the route finding. It will take a while for the the toe bang to heal from this race!

WSG ~Happy Trails

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On a Red Hot day in Moab, Utah this past weekend, a stellar field showed up to chase a Speedgoat. A few runners were trapped on their adventure from Denver when 100mph winds closed I-70 and sent a few runners home. Meltzer and Hector Martinez (a 2:18 road marathon to his credit) played cat and mouse for the first 20 miles until the real hill up to Gold Bar Rim pushed Hector back. Karl took off on the more technical terrain and prevailed in 4:25. Torrid Torrence closed hard to finish second in 4:44 using his “local knowledge” to stay on the well marked, but hard to follow route from Gold Bar to Poison Spider. Africa threw in another of her stellar performances…textbook style finishing near 5 hours. Cheryl Pfeil, in classic form finished her longest run of 34 miles in socks only from mile 26 to 34 to take home the fresh pair of La Sportiva shoes. We’ll have full results posted as soon as we know. 3 scrapes for Karl, Cheryl and Darcy! baaaaaahhhhhhh!!!

Even though it’s a long winter in Park City, UT. and all we do is ski, it’s time to think about trail running. Karl Meltzer and I are off to dance through the Moab Desert so we can enjoy dirt crunching under our feet. The Red Hot has some of the coolest trails on earth we call “Disneyland Single track”. It still amazes me you can ski the best powder there is then drive four hours to Moab and poach some of the coolest single track known to trail runners.. Hats off to planet Utah! 12,000 Products Up to 70% Off - Backcountry.com Semi-Annual Sale Feb.15 - 28

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Carbohydrates for Endurance
Reviewed and Updated by ERB member Neal Henderson, MS CSCS – Sport Science Manager at Boulder Center for Sports Medicine

Intro: Energy for endurance exercise is fueled primarily by fats and carbohydrates, with carbohydrate utilization increasing as the intensity of the exercise increases. Thus, carbohydrates are crucial to competitive endurance exercise performance. In addition to food based carbohydrates, there are many different energy supplements marketed for sport, which are available in a variety of forms. These carbohydrate supplements are available as a result of demand based upon experimental and research based evidence, but understanding when your body needs carbohydrate in which amount depends on three key areas: capacity, conversion and type. Capacity: At rest, the human body typically has enough carbohydrates to fuel 3 hrs of exercise at a rate of 10-12 kcal/minute (600-700 kcal/hour) which includes blood, muscle, and liver glycogen stores totaling 1,520 to 2,020kcal. The conversion of carbohydrates to energy is highly efficient compared to fats and protein. Thus, carbohydrates are a great fuel source, but our storage capacity, even with training, is generally insufficient to meet the demands of competitive endurance sports.

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