In preliminary results from Arizona, Paul Dewitt averaged a 6:12 mile on the smooth and fast Pemberton 50k course finally breaking Torrid Torrence’s record by about 10 minutes. Results are not yet posted on the Web, but we’ll find out soon who he beat…stay tuned. We’ll see if Paul can keep up his amazing speed if he runs the Red Hot 50k this coming weekend in Moab. Stiff Neck will be out for a training run through disneyland. 3 scrapes for Paul! Baaaahhhhh !

Did you ever got the yawns during the night section of a 100 mile run. It’s always puzzling when you begin to run with your mouth wide open yawning like you haven’t sleep for a day or so. The yawning seems to be a limited cycle, as if your body is trying to remind you that it is past your bed time? I have suffered through this cycle several times, if you ignore the sleepy reminders your body will eventually give up and you keep running. Last year the yawns hit late into Wasatch 100 and I had Power Gel with the caffeine for this reason, I downed two packs at once and within minutes the yawns vanished, wow it really works. When you pack your drop bags, make sure you have the Power Gel with caffeine for the yawny sections.

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The RED HOT 50k is coming soon and a strongfield of runners will be floating thru the desert near Moab, Utah. All will be following Ian Torrence, a former Moab resident who knows the route better than anyone. Stiff Necked Karl Meltzer will be following but not looking behind, cuz’ he can’t. It’ll be a real test of how to run thru pain and stiffness,”I’ll probably forget about my aches and pains and just keep looking forward”. Cheryl Pfeil makes her attempt at her longest run ever on minimal training, but taught from a speedgoat, she may just beat him. “At least now I won’t keep turning around to see who’s behind me”…One scrape for a stiff neck, three scrapes for Cheryl! baaaahhhhhh!

Toe nail management is crucial to any trail runner who sprints down steep terrain. If you run 6 or 7 Ultra’s a year you will always end up with layers of D/T/Nails.. I have become such an expert on the removal process, when to remove, how many days I need to heal before the next race, it’s never a problem. Thanks to the Montrail Vitesse for being around for so long, the toe box on the Vitesse allows you to dance through the scree fields and bomb the steep terrain with confidence. I couldn’t imagine running 2000 miles a year with a million combined Verticle in any other shoe.

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The first thing you do is stay out of that warm cozy building, have your pacer standing on the outside porch with your drop bag. Once you arrive have your crew walk you into the aid station to get weighed and turn around and get out. If you need hot soup or something, make sure the crew gets it for you and takes it outside. If you go in and get warm, you could get chilled when start that big climb out of Brighton. Don’t think of Brighton as such a milestone in the race, just pass through and go to Ant Knolls as your big aid station(mile 80.27). Why? Because there is nothing to do there but keep moving, then you will have less the 20 miles to finish with no option to drop. Brighton is to easy to get cozy (mile 75) or go to sleep, stay out of the building! one scrape-bad-bahahaha! Wasatch Wadddler*

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After completing the grueling HURT 100..only K, I was thrilled to discover that I was recovered completely only 9 days later, I have been consuming Ultragen from First Endurance after every run, also taking the Multi-V vitamin daily. The recovery process is incredible and one can feel the body rebuild itself every day. Although it was not my best run, it was certainly a good test of my fitness level in January and my recovery status after running 5 100’s in 11 weeks last fall. Ultrarunning is evolving, and products keep improving, First Endurance will make you faster and healthier without doing anything but consuming. Isn’t that what ultrarunnning is, consuming and not breaking down?

Three scrapes for Ultragen and Multi-V. Baaaaahhhhh!

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Thanks to all the Trail Junkies for checking in on the Wasatch 100 results. I did not take down the entire list of runners in all fairness to the race director. Sounds like Steve and I will be pacing at the Wasatch but the rest of the runners who e-mailed to comments, your in! Hardrock lottery was also a heart breaker today, oh well what do you do? You go run Bighorn 100, Lake Tahoe 100(Kelly K.?), Leadville and Bear 100. That will divert most of my sadness for not running my backyard Wasatch race and the mighty Hardrock.

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Well it looks like I can start to plan my 07 race schedule this weekend, the two toughest 100 milers are choosing their runners tomorrow. I will be calling all the Wasatch trail junkies after the drawing. Good Luck to all!
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