Daily News, Thurs, Sep 25

Five running fads that have passed.

How a road runner stopped fearing snakes and embrace the joys of the trails.

Doping and drugs in women’s endurance sports.

Did you read the latest Five Questions? Lauren recently took SIX HOURS off her fifty mile time! Wish I could follow up and ask how. Lauren?

If you’re interested in running a crazy looking course at altitude in Park City, use this code for 40% off registration: TNFUT40

You could do a bunch of psychedelic drugs, or you could run Tor des Geants with Nickademus Hollon where you run for 76 hours on the trails and totally trip out. (And come in second place overall!) I’ll be speaking with Nick today about his race. Can’t wait!

Alright, I understand the HS XC student who wasn’t allowed to compete because she was in a wheelchair, but this girl is blind. If Richard can run an ultra, accommodations can be made for her.

Here’s a great video from Kilian and Emelie’s Tromsø Skyrace in Norway.

If you’re in Chicago tonight, stop by and hear Hal and Mike chat about his trek on the JMT. Here’s our podcast with Hal right after the run.

The Spartathlon starts later today in Greece. Track it live here.

First Badwater, now this. We’ll need permits to take pics in a national forest? If someone could give me one reason why this is necessary, I’d be more than happy to listen.

He had a beer/run streak that lasted for three years. One year after it stopped, he checks in and is faster than ever.

After the post from earlier this week about UTMB and its leadership, I have a rotten taste in my mouth. But suddenly I see this and shamelessly toss my principles out the window.

13 Responses to "Daily News, Thurs, Sep 25"

Meghan Kennihan says:

September 25, 2014 at 6:49 am

Beat the Bonk…. according to Tim Noakes and some other scientists like Jeff Volek etc…. the bonk is not glucose or muscular…. but in your HEAD….. think about the people that are practically crawling but then see the finish line and can suddenly sprint 200m… if they were really out of glycogen or has muscular failure they would not be able to do that…..

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1. Jeff says:
  
  September 25, 2014 at 8:08 am
  
  They say it is all in your head, but it’s also your head’s response with what’s going on in your body. They may be able to sprint that last 200 meters, but if they were to run that hard for the last four miles, it would put them in the hospital.
  
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Lauren Hadley says:

September 25, 2014 at 7:27 am

That UTMB video just made me want to quit my job 🙂 Man oh man I want to go find a mountain somewhere. I’d probably have to learn how to run them first but eh…. piece of cake right?

As far as how I took 6 hours off, the answer is easy – I kept running this time whereas last year I hit a certain point in the 50 where my body gave out and I had to walk. The reason as to why I didn’t run into that problem this year is probably simple as well. I went into the race this year averaging 60 miles per week (vs. 35ish last year), had a solid race plan (thanks to a coach) that included S-Caps, sun-sleeves and ice bandanas to keep me from overheating like I did last year. Ate “easier” food like sports beans and boiled potatoes vs. the crap I ate last year (whatever I could find at aid stations) and then… spent the last 8 months working on the ‘mental’ aspect to deal with the late-in-the-race “I’m so done with this crap” mindset that’s kicked my butt before 🙂

Simple…. intuitive…. but the first time I actually DID everything I knew I was supposed to be doing and had a great race. Funny how that works huh!

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1. Leslie says:
  
  September 25, 2014 at 12:49 pm
  
  All I can say is thank you, Lauren. Those are all things I needed to hear as I prepare for my second 50-miler this year, where with the first one I didn’t make a cutoff, and a lot of that was due to a bad mindset.
  
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Norma says:

September 25, 2014 at 7:38 am

I still wear one wristband under my Garmin, otherwise it hurts my wrist bone. 🙂

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Stu says:

September 25, 2014 at 8:38 am

Meghan Kennihan is spot on. Carbo loading is a fueling falacy. All that LOADING just turns to fat since ur body can’t store it.
Its 2015, new research / studies show this. The experts in the first article are living in 1990s.

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John says:

September 25, 2014 at 8:40 am

So the picture deal is only for commercial photographers, ie. anybody trying to make a buck off of their photos. As has been pointed out the esquire article makes it seem as if this applies to everybody but it really only applies to professional crews who are shooting something for professional reasons. Think something along the lines of Killian (Or somebody else) heading out to a designated wilderness area to set an FKT…and taking a big video crew along with him to film it. That crew would have to pay a fee. However if I was out there and I just snapped a few photos for myself (and didn’t try to sell them afterwards) then I would not need a permit.

The reasoning isn’t terrible…but it’s difficult/impossible to enforce. What they should do instead is just say “If you are going to a take a film crew out that exceeds X number of people then you need a permit”. Heck that may already be the case…

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  September 25, 2014 at 9:06 am
  
  Since I publish my photos, I could be considered a “commercial enterprise.” It’s ridiculous that I’d have to pay/permit to take pics in a forest that I as a tax payer have rights to.
  
  Besides, there’s no way this’ll withstand a tough FOP challenge.
  
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  1. John says:
    
    September 25, 2014 at 9:17 am
    
    Absolutely true. I also think there are already rules “Protecting” these areas from larger commercial endeavors. Charging a single person or even a tiny group of photographers just seems like a money grab.
    
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  2. John says:
    
    September 26, 2014 at 11:15 am
    
    Just found this little gem. Does a good job in explaining what it is that will actually be changing.
    
    http://www.wncoutdoors.info/2014/09/no-the-forest-service-is-not-planning-to-charge-you-1500-to-photograph-the-wilderness/
    
    Basically still photography with no “sets” is fine. If you decide to bring stuff into the wilderness or have a professional film crew you will have to buy a permit.
    
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Michael A. Jimenez says:

September 25, 2014 at 12:32 pm

Stoked to see you’re having Nick on!! I spent a LARGE part of yesterday reading his great report, totally worth the time invested! Kid is a master of the impossible. He’s an inspiring guy.

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Leslie says:

September 25, 2014 at 12:57 pm

While I understand the school being skiddish about possible lawsuits if Jillian Milton were to get hurt participating in whatever sport (because everybody loves a good lawsuit!), it seems the school should be talking with the parents about some way for her to participate safely. Come on! The kid WANTS to be active. Isn’t that was we’re trying to promote nowadays with the epidemic of overweight, diabetic children??

I could rant on and on . . . .

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Heidi Nicole says:

September 25, 2014 at 2:20 pm

This is a really well thought out response to the USFS fines and such — http://www.modernhiker.com/2014/09/25/the-forest-service-wont-charge-you-1500-for-photos/

He’s worked in the commercial TV industry and has seen that side of it. Plus, the last image is worth reading for, and so true! [no attack on y’all, I got super annoyed with the whole thing too!]

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