I like Coyotes. I like seeing them run effortlessly, I like that they’ve better than doubled their range in the last 500 years, and I love their call, which I do not hear nearly enough. It makes me very sad that they’re so reviled in the west.
So I sent in my entry to this, the Coyote Two Moon 100k:
100 Mile (40 hour limit) and 100K (26 hour limit), 150 entrant limit (100 for 100M, 50 for 100K unless 100M doesn’t fill), on a full moon weekend. Staggered start based on anticipated finish time – e.g., if you need 40 hours, you’ll start first on Friday afternoon; if you only need 30 hours, you’ll start approximately ten hours later; with the objective that all runners finish within a calculated four hour window before 8:00 AM Sunday. Thus, your time under one or two full moons will depend on your anticipated speed, and your risk of DNF’ing is somewhat comparable across the whole field, not just the “back of the pack”ers – when you miss the A/S cutoff, you’re done… As general tenor, Coyote Two Moon comprises a semi-serious (only enough organization and support to help you find the finish predominantly under your own drive and attention) and mostly fun event (well, at least for us, but you, too, if you want to take advantage of the full program) staged over several days on Ventura County dirt. (If you’re fully serious and generally have difficulty finding fun when running an ultra, perhaps you ought to consider finding a different event to challenge you.)
A neat idea, I hope my experience is enough.
Bedrock & Paradox 
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