Ultramarathon Daily News

Oh hell yes. Ever wondered what it’d be like to run up one of those hills that ski jumpers go down? Now’s your chance. If wagering were legal, who’d you put money on? Joe Gray? Kaci Enman?

Looking for more vertical races in North America? Right this way.

Norway’s ski team has five basic dictums: The first is don’t be a jerk. Number five mandates that Friday night is taco night. Here are the rest. Great read!

Looking to ad to your hydration game without the sugar rush and crash?

David Roche: Train for experiences, not events.

People may call us crazy, but it’s not us they should be worried about.

Looking for another crazy gimmick wrapped into an ultramarathon? How about running 130 miles strapped to someone you just met an hour before the start.

‘Our first priority is everyone’s safety and slippery grass with strong winds and rain is not a good combination for tossing pancakes whilst running.
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‘When I was at school we used to do cross country running in thunder storms, what is the matter with the soft snowflakes in the world today.’

–I don’t know. I thought ~~Kiwis~~ Brits were tougher than this.

Cheers to this dude (and his girlfriend) for winning HK100, but he should probably check some of his confidence at the trailhead when he lines up at UTMB. I’ve never met either of them and am hoping that many of their quotes were somehow lost in translation.

I hate to complain about race schedules, but once again…a “National Championship” ultramarathon event that’s held on the same day as a Golden Ticket race. I know, I know, they’re different events (one road, one trail), but with so much crossover in our sport, this shouldn’t be happening. I’ll be watching the deep competitive field in Arizona.

I chatted with Natalie Ghelfi yesterday about how she trained for and what she learned at her first 100k and released it to the Patreon crew last night. I’ll publish it to the URP site and iTunes early next week. Another great benefit of becoming a URP Patron! Find out more right this way.

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13 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News"

Jamie Hobbs says:

February 16, 2018 at 7:28 am

Maybe the sport will evolve in a way that makes them matter, but for now I see nothing meaningful about calling any ultra distance race a “national championship.” Until those races consistently draw the bulk of the top talent in the sport, the title will remain meaningless. It’d more accurate to see races like Sonoma, TNF SF, States, etc., as sort of de facto championships, but even so, the sport is too organic and diverse to think that anyone of them signifies a true championship or that they will continue to be the most competitive races for all that long. There are so many of the top athletes prioritizing different experiences, different places, different challenges, rather than all congregating at the same race every year (which is fine with me).

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Andrew says:

February 16, 2018 at 7:48 am

Have we talked about the announcement of the newest ultra-baby? Congrats to Katie and Dominic Grossman!

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Nelson says:

February 16, 2018 at 8:20 am

It seems like the male winner of the HK100 could get into a trash talking contest with Walmsley and it would reach Mayweather vs. McGregor heights.

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1. erin mcdougall says:
  
  February 16, 2018 at 9:05 am
  
  I think there needs to be a “like” button added.
  
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2. Ben Zuehlsdorf says:
  
  February 16, 2018 at 2:37 pm
  
  I’m a little perplexed with Qi’s comments about “In trail running, nobody can beat my speed on the flat.” Didn’t he just get outsprinted on the flat by Liang Jing at HK100? I realize Liang Jing was later disqualified by he still outsprinted Qi in the moment? I appreciate his confidence but we shall see if he can actually hang with Francois and Kilian on the steep stuff for that long. Many before have tried, and nearly all have failed.
  
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  1. Andrew says:
    
    February 16, 2018 at 7:03 pm
    
    What quality trail ultra is flat? None that I know of. Unless he is doing 1.5M feet of vertical a year like Kilian then I would not give him any chance at UTMB. Also while he may have technically won Hk100, we all know he really didn’t.
    
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3. Andrew says:
  
  February 16, 2018 at 7:06 pm
  
  Come on dude, that guy isn’t even in the same league as Walmsley. Not even close. So your comparison actually makes a lot of sense!
  
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Kris says:

February 16, 2018 at 8:32 am

Brits, not Kiwis!

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 16, 2018 at 8:34 am
  
  oops. I saw Christchurch and figured it was for NZ. Makes sense now. 😉
  
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18342772 says:

February 16, 2018 at 8:40 am

I kinda like the trash talk. The front end of UTMB requires an insane level of self-belief–and if you believe it, you should be willing to say it. (Otherwise, what are we really asking for?) It will still probably blow up in his face, but winning that race demands what are essentially suicide tactics. I think this is part of the reason that, even as Americans now routinely place well there, none have really scared the winner. You can eat up the carnage and finish top 5, top 3, but someone will hold on, and they’ll win–unless you go with them. Some non-euro needs to take that chance, so more power to him. But, whatever. It’s a race, so we’ll get to see what happens. That’s the cool part.

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R says:

February 16, 2018 at 12:33 pm

I personally did not find the comments made in the article about Qi (the HK100k winner) particularly egregious. He may not be correct in his assertions, but I think to be successful at the highest level he certainly has to believe in them or he will have no chance.

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Ben Zuehlsdorf says:

February 16, 2018 at 2:32 pm

JoeG all day, errr day on Copper Peak. With his current CR on The Incline that guy is clearly built (and trains extremely hard) for fast, steep running.

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amyleedham says:

February 22, 2018 at 3:10 pm

yeah not a fan of that kind of attitude, but the part that bothered me the most was where he takes credit for his Girlfriend’s success: “It is simple – I tell her, if you want to win, you run how I tell you and do what I tell you to do,” says Qi (shudder)

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