My husband and I just sent our registration in, they are due by Oct. 16. The run is in 2 weeks. Anyone else planning to go?

These make a nice loop hike/run: Little Wild Horse canyon: Bell Canyon: Check out: http://www.canyoneeringusa.com/utah/ (San Rafeal Swell area) - Chris

Not this year, but I've done it before (it was my first ultra actually). Great location... southern Utah is awesome. If you can take an extra day or two, you ought to check out the slot canyons in the area! There are some world class slots literally right on the Little Wild Horse Canyon road (the race course).

Too bad you can't make it Chris - And yes, we're staying an extra day and planned to hike Little Horse Canyon. I've wanted to experience a slot canyon for ages - and this will be my first.

It looks tough, but aren't they all

9,500 feet?!? Holy crap! I think this sea level slug would die of oxygen starvation.

Chris - question for you about the Goblin Valley route - do you remember if there was a ton of sand? I'm expecting some sand, and some slickrock-type surface too. Or should I expect something different? thanks!

Hey trails, No slickrock at all on that course. It's all jeep road, except for a tiny bit of pavement in the park, and the short loop through the "Goblins". The year I did it (2006) they had a ton of flooding the week before the race, so there wasn't much sand (well, there was sand, but most of it was packed down, plus they ran a grader down the road before the race to smooth it out), but during a dry year I could see where it would be sandy. I didn't have gaiters at the time, but I could see where they might be nice to keep out the sand and rocks. Here's my photos from the race: http://www.chrisgerber.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=164 Handy tip: You pass some really nice heated restrooms at mile 1 or 1.5... good spot to stop if the one port-o-john at the start has 50 people in line, like it did the year I ran it

5,000 foot elevation isn't too bad. I felt it slightly at Susanville, but not like at Mt. Ashland when we were at 6,000 to 7,000 feet.

Yeah - I know I'll feel at at this run, but not too much. Right now, I'm thinking my time should be between 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours. My best 50k time was last years' Glacial Trail at about 8:45, so I'm looking to beat that as my goal.