Sage wins SpeedGoat 50k!

That "day" may never come, Sage!

shs wrote:

Bow Wow Wow wrote:

Sage, when are you doing the JFK 50, so that the headline can be "Canady wins Kennedy!" ? Or maybe the John Candy Memorial 10K "Canady Wins Candy!" or how about "Canady Wins Canada Day!"

Ok I'll stop now.

No, don't stop--we're all breathlessly waiting for when you learn how to spell "Canaday."

Sage is the GOAT

Bow Wow Wow wrote:

That "day" may never come, Sage!

shs wrote:

No, don't stop--we're all breathlessly waiting for when you learn how to spell "Canaday."

Not one single thread without some juvenile idiots...

I can't tell you how good it is to see Don Sage back on top.

Great job, Don!

GOAT of what? Certainly not mountain running. The guy has shown up to mountain races sub ultra over the past few years and gotten crushed by all sorts of guys. He tried for the record at Kendall Mountain which I was at the last two years and he didnt even come close. The GOAT would be good at all distances and not just weak fielded ultras. Not saying im elite but if I was good I would line up with the best though.

GOat I think not wrote:

GOAT of what? Certainly not mountain running. The guy has shown up to mountain races sub ultra over the past few years and gotten crushed by all sorts of guys. He tried for the record at Kendall Mountain which I was at the last two years and he didnt even come close. The GOAT would be good at all distances and not just weak fielded ultras. Not saying im elite but if I was good I would line up with the best though.

Are you dense? The race is called speedgoat, named after the creator Karl "Speedgoat" meltzer

hopefully this is trolling and you aren't that dumb

iowastateproud wrote:

Damn, I thought this one was about Sage Rosenfels. Dude was a baller back in the day, and seems like the kind that could succeed at ultras.

I thought this one was about Sage, the herb used in cooking.

I'm not very good at "shorter" races period. Never been tested but I'd guess my Vo2max is around 72. But please don't say I duck the competition.

I've toed the line at the USA 12km Cross Country champs this year (got destroyed), US Road marathon National champs at LA, and then did the Boston Marathon.

Then of course I also did Comrades this year 5 weeks later (which when you take the now accused drug cheats out I got 13th place). I had a rough go there and got humbled. I'd consider that to be the most competitive ultra in the world...

For short distance mountain running I did do the Pikes Peak Ascent last year (when it was the World Mtn. Long Distance Champs as well)...that is a pretty short and high-end race for me and it's hard to specifically train for.

It's really hard to be sharp and fast at 12km -20 mile mountain racing when you're training for 50km to 100 miles on all sorts of terrain (road to trails to mountains).

Then of course I'd consider the most competitive trail ultra in the US is the North Face 50-mile champs in SF (gets all the guys from WS100 who won as well as races like Lake Sonoma and other roadies who are OTQ qualifiers in the marathon). I did that last year as well.

I actually try to show up at high profile, competitive events (hence why I'm doing UTMB100) but a lot has to do with my schedule and what I think I might be able to pull off. MUT Running really takes you out of your comfort zone with all the possible variety you can experience. Doing races on different surfaces at different distances in mountains/trails/roads around the world takes time to adapt to and I'm sometimes learning that the hard way!

Best of luck to all of you in your future racing and training.

living in the bay area, i've learned a little about ultra running and do more and more trail running to get fit for traditional road racing.i don't know much about ultra racing and i don't know much about you, sage canaday. but you always seem incredibly candid and sensible when you are interviewed and post your training/thoughts on Letsrun. Thanks. You are a good ambassador to running and I appreciate the insight you provide into a slightly unknown facet of running

Thanks for the support! Best of luck with your running!

Sage, people only mentioned ducking because you are MUT runner and the USA just had their MUT Championships!! Well, at least the Mountain and Trail part. It's not like you're going to race Rob Krar at Western States any time soon!

But, hell, I'd take the Speedgoat experience any day. Best of luck at UTMB100... going to be an awesome experience, and with your current fitness, if you are patient, you will rock.

The reason why I like when guys like Sage and Karl (on occasion) post on the board is that they give good, thoughtful answers.

I honestly believe that most of the road runners on this board are completely oblivious to how hard MUT running can be. All you have to do is look at the "Scott Jurek AT Attempt" thread where some idiot who said he could do the AT in like 30 days. Hell, ask Sage the difference between running the LA Marathon on flat roads and running Speedgoat 50K...but I know, to the road runners, its only 4.9 more miles!

Don't know him either, but I agree, Sage always comes across really well in interviews, videos, and even forum responses. Seems like a stand up guy and good for the sport of running.

True, the US just had their USATF short distance mountain running champs... it was very competitive. It does not run like an ultra at all though (which is my main focus as I'm pretty slow at the "shorter" distances). I've done the 12km mountain running champs at worlds against guys like Joe Gray and Rob Krar (2012 Italy). We pretty much all got smoked by team Eritrea. I may not see Rob at WS100 anytime soon (that race is hard to get into!), but I will see him at UTMB100 in a month. Totally different beast as well...nobody has ever cracked 20 hours (even Kilian!) and course record pace is around 11:30/mile...then again 36,000' of climbing isn't going to be all runnable. It could be an epic disaster...but it will be an experience for sure! Thanks again for all the supportive comments and good luck with your running.

Bramaterra wrote:

Sage, people only mentioned ducking because you are MUT runner and the USA just had their MUT Championships!! Well, at least the Mountain and Trail part. It's not like you're going to race Rob Krar at Western States any time soon!

But, hell, I'd take the Speedgoat experience any day. Best of luck at UTMB100... going to be an awesome experience, and with your current fitness, if you are patient, you will rock.

Congrats Sage! You're one of the good guys out there. I appreciate the time you spend here on the forums and enjoy the insight you give.

Sage,

Thanks for taking the time to post and address the haters in a professional way.

It's honestly wonderful to see an athlete be able to stand up for himself on these forums when he is being treated unfairly. Good luck Sage!

Leirbag wrote:

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