The HYPE MACHINE ~ Sean Meissner vs. Matt Hart ~ Grudge Match
bryon powell wrote a lovely blog on his experience at the orcas island 50km. he also put together the below video of sean meissner and my grudge match. in this video sean guarantees a pocatello 50 mile victory of more than 23 minutes. honestly. i mean honestly.. tons of vert, rough course, my favorite distance = he doesn't have a chance.
yesterday i got in a good 26 miles on the new for 2009 pocatello 50 miler.. the brain child of la sportiva runner jared campbell (4th at the hardrock 100 this year). joining us were luke nelson fresh off his win at ty draney's el vaquero loco 50km and his buddy evan honeyfield - both fast and talented guys. having just run 10,000 ft of rugged wasatch two days before meant i was the slow guy on the climbs, honestly with this crew i was probably the slow guy anyway.
it was an overcast day but the video jared put together does a good job of showing the amazing and fun terrain the race will cover.
I'm an ultra distance athlete who incessantly seeks out backcountry adventure. I'm an UltraRunner by trade, but I'm a multisport athlete at heart. Ski mountaineering in the winter, trail running and cycling in the summer. After 10 years in Seattle I moved to Salt Lake City because the Wasatch Mtns are simply amazing. I'm from New Hampshire originally, where I learned to "Live Free or Die". In December of 2005 I decided my desk job at Microsoft was in fact death... so i quit. I've been gettin' after it in the backcountry full time ever since.In December of 2005 Matt left his job at Microsoft to pursue his dream and race full time.