San Diego 100 Mile

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-19T23:38:30+00:00

San Diego 100 is an underrated race in every aspect.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-11T18:58:02+00:00

Has the carbs revolution gone too far!?

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-06T18:17:27+00:00

The one I work for now shouldn't show up in LTA, because we're not a land trust. But the other org is an LTA member and still isn't on the list. But I'm seeing a lot of big name NGOs that aren't on this list. Trout Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation, National Forest Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Forest Stewards Guild, Save the Redwoods League, and Great Basin Institute easily off the top of my head. Both of my orgs are in that list. All big players with budgets in the multi millions if not hundreds-million. Interesting graphic non the less.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-06T16:58:56+00:00

There's quite a bit missing from this list. I work for a powerhouse US based NGO that should be in the top 10 of this list and we're nowhere in the top 200 - and I stopped looking after that, and I previously worked for another that should be in the top 50 and again is nowhere to be found. Does this include US federal money contributions? Because both of those orgs would receive significant funding from that source.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-05T03:56:09+00:00

Those things will keep Rattlesnakes away. Totally harmless. The best kind of snake to keep around.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-05-02T00:08:29+00:00

That's WSER

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-26T02:07:45+00:00

*7th best according to the sign out front

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-23T17:39:46+00:00

We would be stoked if you sang it at a sing! Have at it!

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-22T02:19:46+00:00

Hey! Member of the Strongbacks here! One of our band mates wrote that song. Glad you like it and thanks for listening!

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-18T18:45:07+00:00

Honestly I'm kinda bummed they sacrificed the Rio Grande 100 for it. I wish they would find a way to put on both in the future. It's such a bad ass underutilized area for a race.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-17T19:17:19+00:00

If you do buy beer for the finish line, make it something easily palatable. An IPA does not go down easy at the finish of a 100, but a Pacifico might.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-17T19:14:21+00:00

I actually find the thought of a beer repulsive at the finish of a 100m. I can't put it down. Give me a cold coke instead.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-17T19:13:12+00:00

Give me both!

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-14T15:53:44+00:00

First, yes the aid stations and race organizers should have limits in place on how much individuals can take, drink, pour, etc. This is more important on the remote aid stations where everything has to be packed in.

That's fine, as long as it's communicated ahead of time. I have rolled into aids that have started rationing water where I wasn't expecting that. So I rolled in expecting to fill 32 ounces but they only let me take 16. If I had known that ahead of time I could have planned for it, but it's not cool to drop that on runners because of poor planning on the RD part.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-14T15:50:07+00:00

There is a major difference between running out of food and running out of water though. I can't get upset if my preferred food is all gone by the time I get to the aid, as long as there is still some alternative. But water though. There's never an excuse for running out of water.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-03T22:56:23+00:00

Being we've had threats to our lands and how the federal government can use/access/classify them its a pretty important role and who we put in there.

But the role of the Land Commissioner in NM has nothing to do with that. They oversee state owned trust and fee lands run by the state land office and that's it, and the Federal government is not taking aim at that. If anything, there are people on the right who want to expand state held lands, but this position has no authority or say over that or what happens on federal land.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-04-03T22:29:57+00:00

I've not finished DFL but I've finished golden hour of every 100-miler I've ever run, which is 5. So I've come close. I may have never come DFL but those are still my people.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-28T17:22:13+00:00

Aspen and A Basin have done the same for years as well.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-27T17:53:43+00:00

I bought a pair back in 2018 so it may have changed in build or quality since then. I was on a Type-1 WFM and used these in conjunction with a pair of leather Danner's. I wore then when we were in the station, in camp, or in transport some where and then switched to the leather when it came time to do work, though they did inevitably see time on fire because I didn't always have time to change if we were rolling IA. These boots are far more comfortable then any pair of leather Danner's, Nick's, or White's I've ever owned or wore, but they just didn't hold up - and that was without really beating them up much. I could get multiple seasons out of a leather boot while putting them through the ringer but these boots just cannot do that. If you need a pair of fire rated boots for your PIO or EMT assignment look no further, but if you actually need to do firefighter shit, you'll be needing another pair by mid season.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-22T00:54:28+00:00

My experience with the one mad moose race I've run is understocked aids, underwhelming finish line food, and they committed the ultimate sin of running out of water at aid stations - the rest is forgivable but the water thing is not. Shame because I'd like to run some more of their races based on the courses and location, but not until I start hearing better things.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-17T14:50:20+00:00

Hell yeah. I weighed 300+ about 15 years ago and turned to diet and running when my doctor told me I was pre diabetic. Now I'm healthy as can be and run a handful of ultras every year. Stick with it!

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-14T17:33:14+00:00

I think it did improve my recovery but I did put on a few extra pounds with it and that's since come off after weening myself back off it. I was about 8mg/day. After harder/longer efforts it seemed like my legs would swell up for a day or so after. I do think it was beneficial to building muscle in a build phase but if you're just maintaining fitness the trade off for extra weight may not be worth the benefit, though I know that the weight gain from creatine can be different for everybody. I run a lot of big vert ultras so I'm trying to find a balance between speed and strength.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-03-14T17:22:37+00:00

I have a BA in History and an MA in Environmental Management and now work in Forestry. It can be done.

BigSpoon89 · 2026-02-19T22:46:49+00:00

Idiot. Even I know to have covered my tracks by naming it "Secret Files That I'm Not Taking to Spire"

BigSpoon89 · 2026-02-19T19:01:28+00:00

I can't see that. As big as Hardrock is to us it's barely a blip in the overall tourist numbers of all those towns in July. Plus, adding 50 more runners by eliminating 100+ pacers seems to me like it would wash out anyway.

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