REMINDER: I have moved the Loup Garou registration over to UR Ultra - a site that donates a portion of the proceeds to veterans charities. The link for 2023 is here: https://urultra.com/races/loup-garou-trail-run/
Just out of curiosity, I decided to compile all of the results from 2017 - 2022 to see who may be creeping up on a 200 or 500 mile jacket, and WOW the list is growing! Many races have 500 mile jackets when you cover 500 miles at their race. I have one from Rocky Raccoon and it is my favorite jacket (4 - 100 milers and 2 - 50 milers).
When I started Loup Garou, I knew I wanted to do a 500 mile jacket for this reason, but I wanted to offer something to reward people who are loyal to the race but just don't want to run a 100 miler, so I came up with the 200 mile jacket milestone as well. (Details on the qualifications here: http://www.loupgaroutrailrun.com/p/200-500-mile-clubs.html)
Mike Smith was the first to earn a 500 mile jacket in 2021, and now has 600 miles on this trail. I guess I have to come up with something for 1,000 miles as well now. What a cool problem to have!
We also have a couple of great guys who will be earning a 500 mile jacket with their next 100 mile finish:
Gerardo Ramirez and Rene Villalobos
I love these guys and can't wait to hand them their jackets!! BUT, we also have a healthy list of people sneaking up on their 200 mile jackets. If you read the requirements, you know that for this jacket, you can not have run a 100 miler, but any combination of shorter distances. If you do the 20 miler for 10 years, you will get your 200 mile jacket! Here's that list and the remaining miles to cover until they qualify for a jacket:
Myphuong Lam has 180 miles run, and only needs 20 miles!
Christopher Ange, Gwen Zywicke, Jerry Bueno and Sonia Burdett all have 160 miles run, and only need 40 more miles to get to their jacket. Whether they knock it out in one try or split it over 2 - 20 milers is up to them.
Sarah LeBlanc, Gennipher Ricks and Jonathan McCall each have 140 miles and only need 60 to get their jackets.
Mary Skinner has 240 miles (4 - 60 milers) and slipped under the radar for her jacket! She will be getting hers soon.
This is such a great testament to the loyalty that our runners show to this race, and it is an honor to offer this extra incentive to keep you all running and coming back every year! We are so happy that you continue to choose Loup Garou and we are always working to make the race an even better experience than last year.
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE MENTIONED ABOVE, and you plan on trying for your jacket in 2023, give me a heads up by email at Edie.Couvillon@gmail.com, so I can have them ordered in time. Otherwise I will have to mail it to you after, but I would much rather hand it to you myself. ;-)
REMINDER: I have moved the Loup Garou registration over to UR Ultra - a site that donates a portion of the proceeds to veterans charities. The link for 2023 is here: https://urultra.com/races/loup-garou-trail-run/
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