The day has come, and by the looks of it, there is going to be a battle up front. The field consists of Scott Jurek and Hal Koerner, who are winners of the Western States 100, in addition to Oz Pearlman (2nd last year), Johan Oosthuizen (South Africa), and Kostyantyn Zhelezov (Ukraine). In addition the article mentions all of these ultrarunners as being front runners, myself included: Michael Arnstein, Josh Brimhall, Jason Bryant, Greg Crowther, Wynn Davis, David James, Matt Lavine, Chad Ricklefs, Jim Sweeney, and Ian Torrence. Eight of the top 10 runners from last year's race are among the people listed above.
Link to the JFK 50 article
I'm not in the best of shape for this race (due to some knee issues, but I have rested a lot the past week and my knee feels good enough to give it a good go. Not sure where I will end up, but my plan is to take it easy in the mountians (first 15.5 miles) and then pick it up on the flats for the last 35 miles.
Wish my brother and I luck, and I will have a race report early next week!
Friday, November 20, 2009
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I am seriously on the edge of my seat! Good luck and I hope the knee holds up!
ReplyDeleteTotally tried to channel my inner Bob during Ragnar Relay this weekend! Was a total blast!
Very informative post!!! I am so entertained too. Thanks for sharing some good information in this post, it is very helpful.
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