iRunFar: Every year at WS 100 there’s a rabbit who leads off the front at below course-record pace. It’s never you but it’s always someone, and there are plenty of dudes in this year’s field who could fill that role. Who do you think will be leading at Red Star Ridge this year? And will that person still be ahead come Robinson Flat? Nick Clark: Yeah, this year’s field is interesting. You have a lot of legitimately fast guys running who are unproven at the 100-mile distance. One of them might get ahold of the ball and knock it out of the park, much like Rob Krar did last year, but there’s an equally good chance that they all fail (relatively speaking). If I had to put money on it, I’d say the winner will not be a 100-mile rookie this year. I have no doubt that the casual trundle up the hill in the first few miles will frustrate at least one of the faster guys and he’ll be off to the races feeling great and wondering what all the fuss is about. Then somebody puts the proverbial sofa on his back at Last Chance and he either DNFs or limps to a disappointing finish. You don’t really get a sense of how your competition is feeling/running until that first stiff climb up to Devil’s Thumb, mile 45 to 47, which also tends to be the point when the heat really starts to get going. Up until that point the splits are pretty much meaningless and nothing to get concerned about. The leader at Devil’s Thumb may win the race, but likely not the leader at Red Star or Robinson if somebody gets off to a flyer.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 04:16:25 +0000
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