Daily News, Thurs, Oct 10

Great piece on how compromising during a race compromises our performance and outcome.

Should I try the new HOKAs?

Thirty-eight things that make you a trail runner. Kind of lame, but there’s some truth in there.

Race report from the Hunter Gatherer ultra. Nuts.

Read this: The runner’s cycle of suffering and how to break it. He described my life perfectly.

A response to the “slowest generation” article from a few weeks ago.

Alright, I can tolerate parks being “closed” during the shutdown, but now it’s gone too far. h/t to Mark S.

Short news day. What’d I miss?

7 Responses to "Daily News, Thurs, Oct 10"

Bryan says:

October 10, 2013 at 7:18 am

As for should you try the Hokas, see #26,27 of the 38 things that make you a trail runner.

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Teresa Smith says:

October 10, 2013 at 7:25 am

http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Citations-Issued-at-Grand-Canyon.html

How about this article. I enjoyed the comments more. I thought we could only trespass on private property and restricted military areas? Locally, a school took the cross country team to the Corp of Engineers trails to practice with Barricades in place. Right or Wrong?

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Brandi says:

October 10, 2013 at 9:03 am

In response to the ‘slowest generation’ article and the response you linked:

I just started running in march of this year at age 37. I am at best a mid pack runner with an approx 10-11mpm road pace and a 12-13mpm trail pace (I am primarily a trail runner). Running, specifically trail running, has become the most meaningful thing in my life in many ways, has given me purpose and joy in ways that I never thought possible, has challenged me, and made me a stronger better person. And if someone, regardless of age, tells me that my miles-because they are slower-aren’t really running or are somehow less meaningful because they aren’t ever going to get me a spot on the podium, they can f%$#ing kiss my ass. Those miles mean everything to me and I don’t give one good damn what someone else thinks of them.

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1. Melanie says:
  
  October 10, 2013 at 2:42 pm
  
  I think a lot of the contempt in that original article was directed at “youth” who simply don’t train or try as hard as the old school runners. It’s a fair statement to say that most recreational runners don’t train as hard as the old school guys did/do, but …. who are they to judge?
  
  Secondly, what those old school runners need to understand (and don’t) is that a new generation of people with no athletic background and/or are simply not talented at running are taking up running- and taking it seriously. We are as serious about our 4 hour marathons as they are about their 2:42 marathons, and that should be respected.
  
  Is there a place for people who only want to run with elite runners? Yeah, it’s called olympic trials. Or invitationals. Or masters worlds. Or the elite waves in races.
  
  In my mind, those old school runners (um, old white men) who lament the infiltration of young, nonserious, slow runners are just about as privileged, ignorant and self-righteous as the people who talk about the good ole days of racial segregation and when universities allowed men only. Who are they to define what the running experience should be? Who is anyone to define it?
  
  Nice backpedal, Mr. Helliker, but I’m not buying it. You’re still kind of well ….a jerk. And to insinuate that the Americans haven’t won a marathon gold medal in awhile and blame it on a generation just because some portion of them enjoy color runs is faulty logic as well as bad journalism.
  
  Cheers Brandi! Keep up your 11min/mi pace, I’m with you!
  
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  1. Brandi says:
    
    October 10, 2013 at 5:53 pm
    
    Melanie-very well said. Right back at ya!
    
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  2. Michael Jimenez says:
    
    October 10, 2013 at 7:56 pm
    
    Hmmm, I thought the response began well enough then veered wildly into taking something way to personally and devolved into a certain racism and over reaction theater in itself. i would just think try to put yourself in someone else place that might care about the legacy of the sport. Yes, there is a place for all runners and you make a great point in that 4hr marathoners take their efforts seriously but I have a hard time with this old white men assertion, is this really how we want to win argument these days by calling people rascist where it really doesn’t apply? Grow up and find another analogy please cause that’s a ugly assertion to brand a group of people with.Ugly!
    
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Jeff says:

October 10, 2013 at 10:34 am

I think what “The Slowest Generation” author is missing is that far fewer baby boomers toed the line when they were 25 or 30. So of course, he will finish higher among competitive 50 year olds than a general population with many people who race for fitness, not for time. If the same percentage of the general population of 50-year olds ran the Chicago Triathlon as the percentage of 30- or 40- year olds, then he’d see his age rank much higher.

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