Daily News, Tue Feb 17

Wow! Luke takes us on a 34 mile loop of the majestic Mt Saint Helens. Great pics!

Hoka article in the NYT with this truth: “There is no shoe savior coming for us.”

New stickers–and new online store–available right over here. Thanks so much for helping support the site. I truly appreciate it and get a kick out of seeing stickers at races!

Ten tips for downhill running. One and two seem to be the opposite of most of the advice we’ve heard.

Ford Smith, Dave Mackey, Caroline Boller, and Gina Lucrezi all punched their tickets to Western at Black Canyon 100k this weekend. Yep, Ford’s the 18yo kid I interviewed last year and the year before. Full results here. Fun video of the race right this way and an interview with the winner right here.

I haven’t seen an actual movie in a theatre in ten years, but I’ll go see this.

Great race report and pics from Joe Grant’s time at the Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica.

I tend to back away from the “addiction” term with regards to exercising/running. If we were to follow the methods of this diagnosis and paper, we’d all be junkies.

Can you run with a hangover? I know a few guys who do it really well.

Sarah’s comprehensive post about Tarawera. That really looks like a world class event.

Ms Shelton writes about cutting switchbacks in a fun post for TrailRunner Mag.

Whoa: Wireless earbuds that measure heart rate. I may have to get some of these and try them out.

Awesome crawl-to-the-finish ending to the Austin Marathon. Fantastic performance, but I’ve got to question the RDs decision to adjust the prize money/results. How do you feel about it?

Very interesting and thorough piece on Lance’s attempt to get back to legitimacy.

Want to race on killer trails in Norway and have Kilian and Emelie bake cinnamon pastries for you? Registration opens today.

essie says:

February 17, 2015 at 7:35 am

I say props to the RD for upping her prize money, and I’d feel pretty shitty being that 2nd place lady who passed a crawling woman 2 meters from the finish line. It’s $1000 well spent on something called compassion.

essie says:

February 17, 2015 at 7:40 am

And there was no change in the results.

Marc Fortier says:

February 17, 2015 at 11:15 am

as noted in my comment below it was not at the fault of the RD or something along those lines hence compassion has no place in this. just my view

cb says:

February 17, 2015 at 8:23 am

Congrats to C. Boller and A. Shartel–score one for SoCal! I’m a big fan of Shartel’s because she seems low key and doesn’t seem to shamelessly promote herself, plus she does well on the more challenging courses. I must confess I even like that she turned down the Western States spot. I get a sense that she’s in it for the love of running and the trails…

Marc Fortier says:

February 17, 2015 at 9:16 am

Although I think crawling to the finish took heart, guts and huge mental strength, I don’t understand why or agree with her being given the prize money for second when she finished third.

Again it was amazing and impressive but it is still a third place finish. it wasn’t the fault of the race or RD that caused her to finish in third…she bonked and bonking is racing. had i been crawling across the line in 100th would they have given me the prize money for third? no they wouldn’t have am I missing something?

eric schranz says:

February 17, 2015 at 9:17 am

Agree completely.

1. essie says:
  
  February 18, 2015 at 5:38 am
  
  I just dont see what there is to get riled up about. the RDs decision only impacts the race organizers coffers and the runner who got the extra money. 2nd place female still got the second place prize money as she should have, but I think what the RD saw was a fairly elite runner who was likely personally invited to the race, dehydrated from the hot day and exhausted and perhaps still desperate to make a payday- and this is where compassion came into play.

Paul B says:

February 17, 2015 at 10:49 am

she finished 3rd. A race goes from the set starting line to the set finish line. The rules are set months prior. Everyone knows them. Racing is cruel many times. She ran a good race, and sadly not a great race. She pushed herself too hard and she hit the pavement before the race was over. It takes pure determination to crawl that far when your body is screaming at you to stop. Take pride in the fact she didn’t give up. She will probably win next year but don’t change the rules post race.

I could argue that I ran slower and finished the marathon in 3:30 but i would have finished 3rd if my body would have let me run faster, therefore I need the prize money of the 3rd place finisher.

Cristin says:

February 17, 2015 at 12:33 pm

Ok, trying to pick an ultra for this year. Oregon coast 50K or bootlegger 50K?? very different courses, and locales. Any opinions?

Meghan says:

February 17, 2015 at 3:23 pm

Exercise Addiction….. EXACTLY… that’s why I think it is not a common diagnosis because we all have it!!!

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