Ultramarathon and Trail Running News for Mon May 15

Justin Mock reports on all the trail and ultramarathon results from this past weekend. Big races overseas, a new World Record,, smaller races stateside, and everything else.

Only addition to the above rundown for Paiute Meadows is some old washed up podcaster taking 3rd AG in the half and a spunky 13yo taking the win for the females. 🙂

Biel Rafols was at the start of Zegama and caught the exciting start.

Eleven grand for an ultramarathon, but hey, you get a butler?

How do you feel about some trail rocks being painted bright orange for increased visibility?

I assume it violates #leavenotrace principles but would this constitute an exception?

Curious. #trailrunning

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Can someone please make this real life story into a movie? A mom and daughter walk across the country with a curling iron, a compass, a revolver, and some pepper spray in a bid to save their house.

Is it fair to get dragged by a dog in a race? (Fair questions, but since it’s Let’s Run, you know it’ll go sideways.)

Want to run with your pooch? Read this first.

scott says:

May 16, 2023 at 7:43 am

On the AT, there’s a very short section somewhere up North where the caretaker has painted all the little stumbly rocks white. There’s a log book just for their section and it’s manicured like you wouldn’t believe. It’s cute. Very obviously an elderly person who has taken that area as their project.

It’s useful but at the same time there’s thousands of other rocks to trip on so I wouldn’t want entire trails like that. I think when I trip most of the time it’s not even on a particularly hidden object; I’m just not looking at all.

Zach says:

May 16, 2023 at 8:56 am

For the dog/race. It is a huge advantage if you have the right dog and setup. Get a strong, fast, medium/large sized dog and a belt/leash combo and it reduce your weight by a significant margin while maintaining your power. Think Alter G Treadmill. With that said, if it is literally a dog/human race, where they encourage bringing your pet, can’t blame them. There is a race like that in Austin. If I were the RD, and was giving out prize money, I would probably differentiate between human only, and human/dog in the results.

micahward says:

May 16, 2023 at 11:13 am

There is another side of the coin when running with a dog. I used to run with a leash that attached to a chest harness on the dog and a belt on me. She did in fact help when going uphill but when I stumbled on a rock, she would pull me forward, I would often lose balance and many a run ended with bloody knees. Mine, not hers. But I loved every minute.

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