Wasatch 100 and the SpeedGoat odds
Speedgoat Odds…a tough challenge for the Wasatch 100!
Kyle Skaggs…5-2 Focused primarily on this race and the best chance for a Course Record
Jasper Halekas…5-1 Strong Tahoe Rim 100, his speed is showing and will give Kyle a run for it.
Brandon Sybrowsky…7-1 Where has he been, must be ready to rip one, has it in him for sure.
Mike Wedemeyer…8-1 Another mystery man with all the speed, needs to keep his head in it.
Ty Draney…10-1 Proven to be a strong, tough Ultrarunner, but writes himself off too easy.
Tim Spence…13-1 Always tough at Wasatch, will have a solid performance again.
Kevin Schilling…16-1 Has the speed of the best, must stay focused and start smart.
Allen Bellshaw…16-1 Has been waiting to get in this race and could be a mystery man.
Jamie Gifford…18-1 Solid performance at Bighorn shows he has the guts to run top 10.
Dave Hunt…19-1 Could get a much higher result if he has a strong finish, he usually does.
Roch Horton…25-1 Wouldn’t it be great if Roch won?
Derek Blaylock…25-1 Always a strong performance at Wasatch, local toughness prevails.
Others looking to go home with the Cheetah t-shirt…..Ken Jensen, Mike Mason, Erik Storheim, Leland Barker, Dave Terry, and Hiroki Ishikawa. All these guys could slip into the top 10 with a strong performance. Mystery Man is Corbin Talley, Corbin took home the 100 bucks on Hidden Peak at the “Get High” 50K. Go out slow Corbin! it’ll pay off in the end!
The Lady Goats
Betsy Nye…2-1 Hands down the favorite, should show her experience later in the race.
Kathy D’Onofrio…10-1 Great runner all the time, needs to hang tough later in the race.
Birgitta Johnson…13-1 Strong showing at the “Get High” 50K, first 100 miler?
Pam Reed…20-1 Always tough to get it done but lacks a little speed to compete for the win.
So there it is folks, remember there is always a mystery women/man out there so keep looking over the shoulder to see who’s coming!
WAHSATCHSPEEDGOAT
It’s tough to watch this race and not run it, but I’ll be out there pacing John Maack from the Wasatchspeedgoat 50k who is looking for his second Wasatch 100 finish! Three Scrapes!!
WasatchSpeedGoat
August 31st, 2007 at 10:18 am
Skaggs for the win AND course record…he’s in very very good shape, I assure you.
August 31st, 2007 at 10:28 am
Glen Redpath would have done well–top 10 at WSER, DQ’d at Vermont at the finish line after running 100+ miles (he was in 2nd place), top 15 at Leadville–but he decided to pull out of the race.
I’m just sniffing for the finish line; however, if such a category exists, I may be gunning for Fastest Fatboy. …
Brennen
August 31st, 2007 at 11:43 am
Tony from Leadville? What a run, can you get Carpenters record?
August 31st, 2007 at 11:47 am
Its hard to argue with a Skaggs victory. The word on the street is that he was very strong training with Jurek this summer in Colorado before Hardrock. He also wins every damn race he enters and he certainly doesn’t cherry-pick the easy ones. His goat credentials are building. So long as the 100 mile distance goes smoothly, it will be a goat-walk.
Baaahhh!!! For the New Mexican Skaggs!!!
August 31st, 2007 at 12:16 pm
WSG,
Matt’s record is a very solid time, but I’m still young and can certainly go faster than what I ran at L’ville this year…can I break it? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. But, getting back to Wasatch, Kyle paced me the entire last 50 miles this year at L’ville and I’ll just say, the smart money’s definitely on him. I think he’s in at least as good of shape as me.
tony
September 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Concerning 100 milers, can any one tell me how the bear 100 compares in difficulty to the Wasatch 100?
September 2nd, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Thanks for the advice - I am going to be extremely careful. I like being a ‘mystery man’, but I don’t think I am ready for too much consideration yet. Get High 50k is still my longest run. I am doing this just to see if I can. Maybe in a few years I will be in contention.
Best of luck to all.
Somebody tackle me and beat some sense into me if I go out in the lead.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Good call on boys, I agree with odds. On girls take out Pam and add on Ronda for top 5. Woohoo to Wasatch show!
September 4th, 2007 at 11:26 am
The bear is slightly easier than Wasatch, there is more easy runnable terrain. It is a beautiful course right when the leaves turn yellow. Go experience it.
September 4th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Sending luck to the local ladies - especially deanna! thanks for the water at the speedgoat! good call on the odds for the win but dont forget about liz irvine runnin strong at squaw peak and veteran laura vaughan- it could be exciting.
the bear 100 hundred course is beautiful - a bit softer overall, think the “feminine version” of wasatch…and rumor has it course may change next year, if so, it will be harder than current course and more comparable to wasatch. run this course while ya can!
September 5th, 2007 at 9:53 am
just had ty draney pace me at the grand teton 100. this guy is ready to “rip one” karl. i say he’ll run top 3.
September 5th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I’ll be down there pacing Rob Landis (winner back in the ’80’s). He’s not in the hunt for the win but he’s one tough dude. Last year he climbed all 6 12K peaks in Idaho in 34 hours. It’ll be fun to see everyone down there.
September 5th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Yea for Rob, Rick Gates told me about this guy. c-ya out there PACING!
WSG
September 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
I heard Roch’s got a secret weapon in his search for the Cheetah. Should be a great day (and night!)
September 6th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Pacing or Muling?
September 8th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Kyle is out strong, about a half-hour ahead of Karl’s 2006 pace at Alexander Springs.
September 10th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
[…] Kyle Skaggs makes it 7 for 7 and another CR at Wasatch this weekend! Another Speedgoat record falls as Kyle Skaggs takes another 8 minutes off the WF100 course record at 19:35!It was not surprise to see Kyle go out fast and hang on. A 32 minute cushion at Brighton made it happen. The only record the Speedgoat has now is the last leg, (Brighton to the Finish) at 5:05. Kyle ran 5:33. What this does mean for the future, is, the record can now be even faster, somewhere around 19 hours if the fastest splits are run. No-one really knows how low it can go. Speedgoat odds fared well as the top 2 were picked easily and many on the list made the top 10. […]