Daily News, Tue, Jan 27

Trail Dude has some awesome advice on how to win HURT. Very funny.

NUC, but this piece on “athlete models” is relevant in our sport as we discuss who’s sponsored and who’s not–and the advent and use of social media and brand ambassadors. What do you think? h/t Yitka.

Cory finds some more killer trails in Utah. But more beautiful than Burt Reynolds’ stache? I don’t know about that.

Interesting article about a high-altitude climber who combines cycling and MUT running to take on some intense challenges.

Can I still eat this if I’m not a female athlete? Looks delicious.

The joy of fellrunning.

Ever thought about screwing your shoes? Here’s how.

I’m sure it’s gorgeous, but a trail ultra through the restricted area of ~~Pakistan~~ India sounds a bit dicey. Luckily, URP friend Mark is running it and will (hopefully) report back.

All the puffy jackets you need for a cold day. TheNorthFace Thermoball is my choice.

Ten great National Parks (some people) have never heard of. Number five is near us and it’s awesome.

I can see using something like this, but I’d rather it be me reminding me of things to do in a race.

URP listener Brad ran his first hundred this past weekend…on a treadmill in Iowa. That’s commitment! Nice job Brad.

A couple of solid trail tips from Nickademus Hollon and a more humorous take on winning HURT here. If you haven’t listened to Nick’s report from TdG, definitely check it out here.

Not to make light of the situation, but do the first four grafs all say the same thing?

Dean K on diet.

I’m sure some people will geek out on this and use it effectively, but nope, not for me.

13 Responses to "Daily News, Tue, Jan 27"

Andy says:

January 27, 2015 at 7:01 am

i have been to parks 1 and 8 and they are both awesome!

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Nate says:

January 27, 2015 at 7:24 am

“URP Listener Brad” is also the director of our local running club – The Capital Striders and it’s trail group – The Turkeys. He’s a great dude, great director, and a very inspiring runner! Great work again Brad!

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Tha Messenjah says:

January 27, 2015 at 8:29 am

HEY!!!! THAT’S ME BRAD!!!!!!!! WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS ERIC!!!!!!!!

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Erin G says:

January 27, 2015 at 9:45 am

The second link was interesting and had some good points relevant to the discussion of who gets sponsored and the impact of social media, but the author really lost me at the line “I don’t mean *who* is she; I mean *what*.” Sigh. That clearly takes the person (who), Sierra Blair-Coyle, and turns her into an object (what), and objectification of women in sport is really tiresome. I also found it frustrating that the article talked in general about the rise of Athlete Models and even made a point to say that men also fall into the category, but it exclusively cited women as examples. This strikes me as odd considering women are traditionally underrepresented in sport but they appear (at least based on the author’s selection) to be solely responsible for this Athlete Model conundrum. This argument could be a lot stronger with better gender representation and less obvious bias.

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1. Erin G says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 12:50 pm
  
  PS this just popped up in my twitter feed: https://climbcore.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/sierra-blair-coyle-who-gives-a-s-if-shes-a-model-who-climbs-hard/
  
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  1. eric schranz says:
    
    January 27, 2015 at 2:34 pm
    
    Interesting. Thanks for the link.
    
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Paul B says:

January 27, 2015 at 12:30 pm

Great sand dunes national park in CO is awesome. I loved that place. It’s crazy though. The dunes are several hundred to a thousand feet high but look absolutely tiny because they are surrounded by snow capped fourteeners.

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Leslie says:

January 27, 2015 at 12:56 pm

Motigo – So much for disconnecting from the world while you run. Don’t get me wrong – as a back of the pack runner who is almost always racing against the cutoffs, I understand the need for motivation. But to me, trail running is about disconnecting and getting in touch with yourself. Being present in yourself and the here and now.

Just my opinion.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 2:35 pm
  
  I wouldn’t want anyone else in there, and I certainly wouldn’t want it on a regular run, but picking up an iPod at mile 75 with me lecturing myself on what a piece of sh$t I am and to get my act together would be pretty helpful. At least for me. 😉
  
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Nattu Natraj says:

January 27, 2015 at 2:16 pm

Umm, dude, India != Pakistan. Here is a race report from Krissy Moehl from last year: http://krissymoehl.com/blog/2014/2/24/run-the-rann-101km-dholviria-india

Nattu.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 2:38 pm
  
  I know the difference. I also know that a “restricted area” of any country is someplace I’m not going to book a flight for any time soon. I’m sure it’s beautiful…the site shows some incredible stuff…but when I’m running, I really only want to focus on myself and the natural terrain and not stress out on political or historical disputes.
  
  Have you been to the area? What’s the rest of it like?
  
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George says:

January 27, 2015 at 6:40 pm

I like Dean as much or more than a good number of MUT runners, but a claim that being gluten -free contributes in part to his being injury-free is a big, unsubstantiated claim. He was injury free for a very long time, running very high mileage and eating pizzas rolled up like burritos, for which he always credited good genes and good biomechanics.

I’m a believer that different diets work very differently for individuals (I don’t know that I could live on Zach Bitter’s diet!), but I haven’t come across too much evidence that being gluten-free (or any diet) reduces running injury risk. There might be some link to inflammation from improper diets, etc. – happy to read studies if anybody has links.

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Kavitha Kanaparthi says:

January 28, 2015 at 4:21 am

Hi, Run of Kutch is in India, not Pakistan !

Best wishes
Kavitha
RD.

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