I gladly stepped off the course early on this one. My legs felt terrible from the very first step and there was no way that was going to get any better. It's the first time I ever quit a race that I could have finished, but there are bigger fish to fry very soon. It was a very easy decision.

I had a blast watching this great race unfold. It was very competitive and the win wasn't assured until the very last minute.

You can check it out here...

http://www.slippingslowlyintopain.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-speedgoat-50k-best-race-i-never.html

Thanks!

Thanks....sorry about the dnf but thanks for the RR, I would love to try this thing.  Just looks like an amazing race.

Fantastic race yesterday though- Sage seems legit and it was great to see Anton have a great race and was coming on strong.

And both breaking the Course Record...Women's fell as well.  WOW

PBR isnt' my fave though, can manage a couple but then they start ruining my stomach.

I've never had to call a DNF, but it sounds like you made a wise decision.  The trails of Wisconson don't allow for any compromise.

Still, I've read about SpeedGoat and (if it weren't for the friggin' distance and difficulty) I'd love to try it in one of my pipe dreams.  It really is beautiful.

It was great to meeting you Kelly. Bummer the legs weren't ready to play, but probably a smart choice to bail. I'm sure it will pay off in your upcoming races That course is brutal when the legs are feeling "good". Great pictures and report, I was slightly jealous of those who were able to follow the action up front since I figured it was going to be exciting.

Even with a DNF, you still got to run in a great race. Don't know if you saw this or not

http://media.derricklytle.com/Events/Running/Speedgoat-50k-2013/30775036_TcTjLQ#!i=2661010360&k=tRFSVw4

• I agree that you made a good decision. Focus on doing well at Leadville.
• I also agree that PBR is underrated. If you are going to drink an adjunct lager, I don't know if a better one can be found.
• I had a day with my girls on Saturday; they painted my toenails green. Then, I threatened my wife that I would wear sandals to church.

Nice report. I am glad to see TK doing well. But I see he is not in the Leadville race... I wonder what he has coming up next??? Any idea?

We talked about that. He decided to go to Europe for UTMB because he thinks it'll be a year with decent enough weather to avoid last minute course changes.

Great photos! Loved the report even though you DNF'ed.

Did he say anything about Pike's Peak Marathon on Aug 18 ?

He's listed as one of the competitive bio entrants.  I thought it would be cool to run in the same race as him.

 

We talked about that. He decided to go to Europe for UTMB because he thinks it'll be a year with decent enough weather to avoid last minute course changes.