On August 5, 2008, uber ultra-runner Karl Meltzer set off on the biggest race of his life. His challenge: to run the entire length of the 2,174-mile Appalachian Trail in less than 47 days. Definitely daunting. Absolutely grueling. Probably insane. But when he does it, he’ll rule the AT as the guy who conquered it, all of it, the fastest on two feet. This is going to be Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Clock – and it’s going to be good.
       Fires suck.Submitted by Marit Fischer on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 18:27Well, ok. The Western States has been canceled due to the hellish inferno of wildfires in Cali right now. Total bummer for the 400+ runners who trained and traveled and were expecting a good race. Sorry, guys. As for Karl, he's taking it in stride. Literally. He's going for a run later and then he's heading home. Forty days to go till its go-time on the AT. T minus 6 weeks: WESTERN STATESSubmitted by Marit Fischer on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 18:24Karl left for Cali and the Western States this morning. Three days to go until the race and he’s feeling good. I stopped by his house last night to deliver Where's Karl? car door magnets for his support Subie. (The RV isn't making this trip.) We sat for a minute on his back deck and talked about the WS, the upcoming Appalachian Assault, the Wasatch Speed Goat race, and the athletes he coaches. He's got a lot going on in the next few weeks — a lot to think about while he's out there running. Physically, though, Karl is totally honed. He's nothing but muscles on wire. And he's rested. The Where's Karl? RVSubmitted by Marit Fischer on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 18:16
Consider this the official unveiling! The Where's Karl? RV is wrapped, tuned and ready to go. Keep an eye out for it at Utah area races between now and July 29, when Karl hits the road on his cross country drive to Maine. |
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