Career
While many ultramarathoners tend to be vegetarian, vegan, and anti-alcohol or caffeine, Meltzer has been seen with bacon, red bull, and microbrews. Meltzer is known for not only having more 100-mile wins at the ultramarathon event than any other ultramarathoner, but also for his notable speed record attempts at major United States. trails including both the Appalachian Trail and the Pony Express Trail. Both speed records were supported and fully documented.
Meltzer"s trail runs have been featured in news outlets from Ultrarunning.com to National Broadcasting Company Sports.
Meltzer has been a professional ultramarathoner since 1999, and a coach since 2007. Meltzer is the current Race Director for the Speedgoat 50K at Snowbird Ski Resort, and that self-founded ultramarathon is said to be one of the toughest United States ultras.
2009 Moab 34 mile, February 14 (finished 3rd, Puerto Rico by 13 minutes, great run) 4:13 Way Too Cool 50k, March 14 (finished 20th, minor calf injury at 25) 4:08 18:29 Pocatello 50 mile relay-3 runners May 23. Jupiter Peak Steeplechase 16 mile, August 8 (20th place) Wasatch 100, September 11 (Finished 2nd, but under previous Czech Republic, 19:12) Grindstone 100, October 2 (Finished 1st, course record by about 2 hours) 18:46 Pinhoti 100, November 7 (Finished 1st, course record by over 2 hours) 17:12 2010 Moab Red Hot 50k, February 13 – 1st, new course, so a course record.
4:19.07 21:05 Jemez Mountain 50m, May 22 - 7th, 14:27:20 Mountain.
Ashland Hillclimb Run, August 7 - 17th, 2:06:59.