Anyone here interested in running an ultra? 50K? 50M? 100K? 100M? 

Or maybe you just have some questions or things you've always wondered about, but don't necessarily want to do one (yet).

AMA!

👇

Infrastructure|Platform Engineer • CCIE #3406 • Ultra /running • /photography • /80s Vinyl /djs • /coffee • /enneagram Type 5• andyk.xyz

What would be a good, scenic first ultra to do, ideally in the western US, in the 50k to 50 mile range?

Great question! Let me think about this, and put together a list.

Starting with CA:

Avalon 50M
Sean O’Brien 50K/50M
Ray Miller 50K/50M
Malibu Cyn 50K/50M
Kodiak 50K
Mammoth 50K

Marin Ultra Challenge
Lake Sonoma 50k/50M
Quad Dipsea (28M) - Right @willy?
Canyons 50K
Tamalpa Headlands 50K
Tahoe Rim Trail 50K

I've done most of these, but if I haven't, I've been on the course.

This is a great list! Quad dipsea is about 31-32M right now because of some issue with the path.

How do these other North CA runs compare vs. dipsea?

Oh wow, like it’s not already hard! 

Marin and Headlands are in the same area. Miwok 100K as well. 

Canyons is on the Western States course - just backwards. There’s also Broken Arrow - at the start. Close to Tahoe Rim. Sonoma is great-views of the lake the whole time.