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2024 Black Canyon 100K Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

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Finn Melanson

Wilderness, Sports, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Ultra Running, Running, News, Sports News, Mountain Running, Ultrarunning

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Leah Yingling provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at the 2024 Black Canyon 100K. Timestamps: (1:09) - course strategy, weather conditions, historical performance data, competitive race context(34:01) - women's field preview, storylines, analysis, predictions(68:51) - men's field preview, storylines, analysis, predictions Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK20 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.c...

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0:00.0

All right, we are back with another preview episode this time, the 2024 Black Canyon 100K,

0:05.8

which is going to be an absolute barn burner.

0:08.6

But before we get to that, we haven't talked on air since the Havillina 100.

0:13.8

So starting with you, Leah, what is up in your world and what's on the horizon?

0:19.0

I went back to work, and that's pretty sad.

0:24.4

Yeah, just learning how to balance all of that stuff all over again.

0:27.9

So lots of 7 p.m. running because I don't know how to be a morning person.

0:34.2

So living that life, trying to train for a six-day race in March and trying to get ready

0:40.9

to compete against Brett at the Black Canyon 60. Hey. Oh, that's going to be such a good one.

0:47.1

I'm so glad it's live streamed. Who's taking that one? What are the odds makers saying right now?

0:53.4

Oh, Brett's got me good.

0:55.5

I don't know. We'll see. Leah, you tend to do better with like suboptimal leadups to the race and then still having a good race.

1:04.4

And us both being on course for the entire day, the day before our races, is actually probably going to benefit you way more

1:11.6

than me.

1:13.1

I know.

1:13.5

It's a, I feel like I'm kind of used to that.

1:16.3

But, and I do have, course, I'm going to bring a chair.

1:18.8

I know.

1:19.4

I've been thinking a lot about that.

1:20.4

I was like, I need to be seated for all of the live stream.

1:24.1

Yeah, we got our priority straight.

1:31.9

Maybe the Jeff Colt strategy of standing all day will pay off though, who knows?

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