Gear, fuel & the story
Bib 680
Why this race matters
The Runner · Bib 680
Boston and New York qualifiers in the same year, back from the couch, and signed up for his first hundred. Ultra Sign Up keeps his race history, and Javelina will be the biggest line on it.
His results on Ultra Sign UpChapter 1
In 2025 Scott ran 172 miles all year, across 54 runs. 2024 wasn't much better at 272.
The couch he's been sitting onChapter 2
This year he's put in 1,354 miles before race day, with 222 runs and 44 segment PRs. It's his biggest year since 2020. In the last ten years he's only run more twice, in 2018 when he qualified for Boston and in 2020.
Chapter 3
Javelina. A hundred miles over five loops in the McDowell desert, bib 680, starting at 6:30 AM. The goal is to finish under 30 hours, and his 23:15 plan gives him a real shot at the sub-24 buckle.
Chapter 4
Susie Bousquet
Susie joins after loop 4, at mile 80.8, to pace the last loop. She's training toward an Olympic Trials marathon qualifier. That night, she's there to bring him home.
Susie's race results