6 Previous winners will toe the line with Mr. Jurek!
The Hardrock 100 is set up to be the most competitive ever!

The Speedgoat Odds are in:
1. 4-1 Scott Jurek (Been acclimating for 4 weeks, the best at preparing for a big run when needed)
2. 5-1 Wahsatchspeedgoat (Tired from previous 3 -100 mile wins, but blue chip stock to run at least 28 hours)
3. 7-1 Mark Hartell (Previous best in this direction…28:52 with a horrible bonk at 90 miles)
 opps Ty Draney 10-1
4. 10-1 Paul Sweeney (always a strong finisher at Hardrock, lots of experience)
5. 14-1 Ricky Denesik (has to have lots of revenge after not getting in the race the last 2 years)
6. 14-1 Jeff Browning (Been preparing and ready to get Meltzer back for breaking his record at Bighorn)
7. 18-1 Kevin Schilling (just sneaky fast, has lots of credentials noone knows about)

Sentimental Favorite…Billy Simpson (just completed the AT and ready to rip Hardrock)

Womens Race
1. 3-1 Betsy Kalmeyer (all time winner at Hardrock and has the experience and focus to win again)
2. 4-1 Krissy Moehl (Has better speed than Betsy but experience should prevail)
3. 6-1 Betsy Nye (Her consistency is unmatched and is blue chip stock for a 32 hour or less finish)
4. 7-1 Emily Baer (Local favorite and better acclimated than everyone, her turn to bust one)
5. 20-1 Diane Van Deren (Always a solid finisher but lacks a little speed to keep up with her competitors)

Scrape a pick, bahahah!

• Trail Run Gear

An old goat carcass.
Mt. Timpanogos

We did a monster trail run up Mt. Timpanogos on Sunday, this is our local Heber City mountain that sends you up a 7 mile climb with 5000 vert. Robert Redford has his little ski resort here called Sundance . I ran with Mark Scholl (Medical support for the WSG 50k) from Salt Lake Regional Medical center, Joan Parker a WSG 50K runner and local runner young Josh Turner. What a massive climb crossing snow and scree fields to top out at 11,700 with a 5000 vert. descent to the car! This will test any trail runners fitness level!

Hut 2 miles below the summit

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• Trail Run Gear

What to do with empty gel packs during a 100 mile race? When I was running the Bighorn 100 this year I discovered the convenience of putting those empty gel packs under my water bottles inside my Nathan Pack! This works real slick, they are easy to pull out and dispose of at the aid stations while the crew fills your bottles. Did you ever finish a 100 miler with a pocket full of empty gel packs that dried into a clump of crystallized sugar? The empty gel packs end up a little wet from the water bottles so they do not stick to the pack, this is for only waist belts. If you have a convenient way to rid those sticky gel packs into a running back pack, let us know! Remember speed tip based on eating two to three packs of gel per hour! Bahahaha!

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