Bucket List Ultra Events

Western States - I appreciate the history and would like to get in at least once.

Palm to Pine 100 - No reason - not sure why, but I really want to do it. 

IMTUF 100 -  It's in McCall, Idaho - one of the most beautiful places I have ever been - hidden up in the forest and hills about an hour away from Boise.  Just gotta save all of my pennies to get to this one.   

I'd never heard of IMTUF 100 before you mentioned it.  One loop course, all single track, 22,000' total elevation gain, sweet Idaho mountains, 2,500' climb from miles 85 - 95(!), and it starts and ends at hot springs.  What is there not to love about this course?  My list just got longer.

Palm to Pine is on my long list; intrigued by the point-to-point courses.

Western States definitely.  I'm going to put in for the lottery this year when it opens.

Leadville -- its at the top of the list with WS for me

Badwater  -- as painful as it looks I can't stop thinking about it

those are the main ones I want to hit.  Yeah, I'm a sucker for big names

There are a few other things I want to do that are local to me.  I'd like to run all of the Tejas Trails series races in one year, and also run the Big Bend ultra sometime.  Maybe also do the Caballo Blanco ultra down in Mexico.

So, for a guy who hasn't run more than 13 miles at once yet, is it weird that I have a poster of the badwater route?

I'm starting small. Goal right now is to do the Pennsylvania Trail Grand Slam in 2013. I just failed to line up at Hyner yesterday (not an ultra, a 25k - though they added a 50k option this year for qualifiers), so I need redemption at an August trail event.

I admire you folks from afar right now. In a couple years I hope to join the ranks of actual ultras.

You'll get there!!!  I am prepping for my first night ultra in July.  I can't wait to get out there and bust out my headlamp on the trails!  

We just watched the Badwater documentary Racing on the Sun...if that isn't a motivator to get out there and run one, I don't know what is!  

R2R2R is very intriguing.  I can't believe I forgot that one.

Regarding Kona.... ok you can stay.  But you must do a penance.  100 miles for you, starting now!

No.  

Badwater is my dream.....someday...

I found your event shirt!!!

http://www.inknburn.com/men-s-rim-to-rim-tech-shirt.html

Heh. That's pretty funny.

OK, so I left one off my list... I have the Badwater itch too, but there a few things I'm not crazy about it (stop at 8k'?! Come on!). My GF just agreed to put this on our 5-year to-do list, more as a hike than a run, but still: http://www.simblissity.net/L2H.shtml

100 miler is on the list - doing one in june.

Rim2Rim2Rim is on the list - doing that in october

there is a new "midwest Grand Slam" this year, 4 100's in a year,  might do that next year

trans rockies is intriguing.....

that about does it for me, but the mt. lemon marathon is possible.....

In no specific order:

The GRAND SLAM
-WESTERN STATES 100
-HARDROCK 100
-LEADVILLE 100
-WASATCH FRONT 100
-SPARTATHALON
-Fuego Y Agua 100K
-San Juan Solstice 50 
-UTMB
-HURT
-Penhoti 100
-Pine to Palm 100
-Cascade Crest 100
-Angeles Crest 100
-Plain 100(doing this year)
-Mogollon Monster 100
-SpeedGoat 50K
-Chuckanut 50K
-Comrades Marathon
-Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon
-3 Days of Syllamo
-Zane Gray 50
-Jemez 50
-Canadian DEATH RACE
-Pikes Peak Marathon / Ascent
-Hike/Run Guadalupe Peak in Texas
-Hike/Run Mt. Elbert in Colorado
-Hike/Run Mt. Whitney in Cali.
-Run/Hike the entire Ouachita Trail straight (~230 miles)

Just to name a few. 

Wow! My bucket list just grew by one item. In fact, it might be topped by a new item. That looks absolutely incredible.