Daily News, Tue, Oct 22

Good stuff: Top three training mistakes.

Ah, there they are. Results for the inaugural Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach 100. Any idea what happened to Ann T?

Thoughts on this?: Six year old sets half marathon record.

Chart of 71 fictitious beers.

What is your biggest running fear? I’m living what this guy is fearing right now. Marathon training is crazy, not always fun, and running this fast for 26.2 without stopping scares the hell out of me. You?

Article about Scott Jurek in The Guardian.

Good report from the Sörmland Ultra in Sweden with nice pics, but the real story is about running with diabetes after a bad infection and how he did a lot of self assessment on the trail.

Nolan’s 14 report. My guess is that’ll be the hot spot next year. Grand Canyon R2R, Tahoe Rim Trail, and Nolan’s 14.

Quick little story on why not to take health for granted. From the hospital bed to the finish line.

Thorough review of the Garmin Tactix, the latest GPS that seems more fitted for a military attack or Barkley than for simple running.

Ten signs that you need a rest day.

Wyatt is overtrained, burned out, whatever. We’ve all been there.

Scotty’s all geared up to take on Mt Tam in mid-November. Anyone else going to be there?

10 Responses to "Daily News, Tue, Oct 22"

Alex says:

October 22, 2013 at 6:02 am

Targeting a road marathon myself, in the spring.There’s a brutal honesty to a flat, open stretch of road. Nowhere to hide, if you’re slowing. No hills to walk. You just bump right up against your lactate threshold, and try to toe the line for as long as it takes. And the result is sadly communicable. Trails can be long, hilly, technical, etc. And when we run poorly, they’re all of that. But your road time is what it is. You didn’t trip. You didn’t take a wrong turn. With most of the variables removed, your left with only your fitness to blame. And yes, that’s quite scary.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  October 22, 2013 at 6:18 am
  
  Alex, exactly! And that’s why road ultras are even more crazy! Such a different discipline than being on the trails.
  Will this be your first? Mine is Feb 2 and will be my 3rd road marathon and first I’ve ever “trained” for.
  
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  1. Alex says:
    
    October 22, 2013 at 6:24 am
    
    First road marathon, yeah. April 12, so it’s a ways off. I haven’t run so much as a road half in a couple of years. But I’m curious to see where I’m at. The objectivity of the test is appealing, right now.
    
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2. Matt says:
  
  October 22, 2013 at 7:38 am
  
  Just ran a road half marathon this weekend, 2 weeks after a trail 40 miler. I’m certain that the high intensity of the of half has left my legs more sore than the 40 did. Kind of feels pathetic that a “short” race like that can have such a dramatic effect.
  
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Sarah Lavender Smith says:

October 22, 2013 at 8:37 am

Eric, I can relate. I fear our local 5K Turkey Trot more than a trail 50K, because I feel the (admittedly self-imposed and ego-driven) need to break 20 min on this hilly 5K, which hurts like hell and takes serious track workouts in the weeks leading up to it, whereas I can race a 50K at a more manageable pace. I’m scared to try to lower my time at my one-and-only road marathon planned for 2014 (Oakland). Other than road-racing speed, my fear is mountain lions!

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Charlotte says:

October 22, 2013 at 8:55 am

My 7 year old daughter ran the last mile of a road marathon with me this weekend and then announced that she is going to run the “full-half-version” next year. She was completely serious and yesterday we went out and ran a mile together while she explained the intricate (7 year old) details of her half-marathon training program to me. I figure I’ll just follow along and see where she takes it. She’s done a few 5ks for fun, and she does seem to love to run! Both my girls can hike 13 miles in a day so it doesn’t seem too crazy a distance to me. My main issue is finding shoes for them to run in – so far they only run barefoot, but winter training might get tricky . . .

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Brandon says:

October 22, 2013 at 8:57 am

I am running my first road marathon this weekend with grand ambitions of a BQ. Problem is, I’ve never ran a road marathon before and the pace (7:03!) I have to average over 26 miles is definitely scaring the crap out of me. I’ve never done that before because I am always on trails. So yea, right there with ya.

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Teresa Smith says:

October 22, 2013 at 1:42 pm

Eric how could you pass on this?
http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Man-Sets-Knitting-While-Running-Record.html
Like we all need to multi-task running with something else. Yah, wouldn’t work on a trail!

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  October 22, 2013 at 2:53 pm
  
  I know. Right up my alley, huh? Saw it too late. My correspondents are gettin lazy! 🙂
  
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Sarah Lavender Smith says:

October 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

Eric here’s a good story about the Flagstaff Stagecoach 100:http://t.co/d7JYLtMDZn
I haven’t talked to her, but my guess is Ann was pacing & staying with the last runner on purpose. Sounds like a tough night due to the cold temps, with some getting hypothermic.

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