Karl Meltzer, the speedgoat, has posted odds of winning the Rocky Raccoon 100 mile race today. Karl will likely be among the top 5, but I doubt he'll win (he places himself 6th). My money is on Anton Krupicka, but I'm rooting for Zach Gingerich--a good old Illinois boy. Go Zach! In addition to Krupicka, Meltzer, and Gingerich, we also have Jurek, Koerner, and a host of other possible winners. On this fairly flat and fast trail course, this should be an intense race.
This was my first 100 mile run back in 2004. I learned a lot about "running" 100 miles during that race...finished in 29 hours and it was a major struggle! I hope to go back next year and run a sub-24 hour. These top male and female runners will be scorching the course. Men should run sub-14 and the women sub-16. That is very fast for a 100 mile trail run. Check out Karl's odds for the top 11 men and top 4 women:
Karl's "Rocky Raccoon Odds" post (January 31, 2011)
I'll post the results when it's over. The race limit is 30 hours, but the winners will finish this evening. UPDATE: Ian Sharman wins RR100 in a new course record time of 12:44:33! That turns out to be a 7:38 minute per mile pace for 100 trail miles. Anton Krupicka finished second in 13:18:52. Hal Koerner ran well for third place in a time of 13:26:19. Liza Howard was first female in 15:33:09 (5th overall).
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