Ultramarathon Daily News for Monday, Feb 6

Trail and Ultramarathon Daily News: Monday, February 6

Justin/IRF’s week of ultramarathon and trail results from around the world. He mentions Emily Harrison’s win at SOB that earned her a Golden Ticket. We’re interviewing her today.

Read this: Breaking up with running: A reflection.

Jean Pommier is 52 and just finished his 60th 50k this weekend (ahem, breaking 3:20 by the way) on a flat and fast course not far from my house. Here’s his report.

ultramarathon — My daughter Sunny on first day of track season. Don’t you have that much fun on the track???

Mike Wardian runs for (among a myriad other) #HeForShe and he’s hoping to get guys in all 50 states to sign the pledge. More info here.

Six pieced of gear pro athletes always travel with. What does Jenn Shelton always have with her? Nope. Nope. Wrong. No. Nope. Nope. No. Guess again…No….

I’ve got to get this book: A look at super masters track athletes.

–>It turns out that Uncle Larry has an opinion about buckles at sub-100M races: Awards creep. I agree.

I’m on instagram finally! No promises, and I’m still learning the ropes, but I hope to move more content to that platform instead of Facebook.

I’m not much of a football fan, but did watch the Super Bowl yesterday, right past the Half Time Show, then turned it off in the third quarter. D’oh! If you–like me–wonder what all the referee hand signals mean, this is a fun guide that’s guaranteed to make the game more interesting.

Interested in the doping debate? Read this post by top Ironman competitor about her recent suspension. Do you believe her story? Should she be banned for life?

Big week in URP-topia. I’ve got one great shoe review to release from Ben Z., some research to discuss, and three interviews to release. In addition to those three, I’ll be releasing my Patron-exclusive ($12/month) interview with Zach Miller where we talk about how he felt about Jim’s DNS at TNF, what it’s like running with the Amish, his travel schedule, and how he trains up at Barr Camp. Stay tooooned.

I was very sad to read about the passing of John Morelock. I’ve been reading John’s writings and his excellent book for years and though only have met him once, really considered him a perfect example of the friendliness, humbleness, and kindness of our sport. Trail and ultramarathon running spoke through him in a way that transcends training, competition, and personality. He will be missed. Run gently out there, John.

If you’re looking for an old school, really tough trail ultramarathon Down Under, put this on your calendar for 2017.

Eleven key findings from one of the most comprehensive studies on cannabis ever conducted.

I had a pretty good Pilsner from Breakside Brewery (Portland, OR) last night. What are there other brews like?

19 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News for Monday, Feb 6"

Daniel Metzger says:

February 6, 2017 at 5:53 am

Suspension? Yes. Banned for life? Nobody deserves that.Reference

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Rosie says:

February 6, 2017 at 5:57 am

John really touched people. A great example of a human that cared for all beings. His beautiful pictures and words always struck me as elegant and honest. He will be missed in this world.

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Ann says:

February 6, 2017 at 6:24 am

Breakside makes some of the best IPAs in Portland.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 6, 2017 at 8:08 am
  
  IPA is one of my least-favorite styles. I like ’em, but they’ve got to be exceptional. (#snob)
  What else does Breakside do right?
  
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  1. Brady says:
    
    February 6, 2017 at 10:27 am
    
    For distributed beers, La Tormenta is dry hopped sour that is pretty good, although a bit mild on the sour scale (it’s no Le Terrior). The Passionfruit Sour is like a Berliner Weisse and is pretty good as well. And it seems like both run less than $8 a bomber.
    
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Scotty Kummer says:

February 6, 2017 at 6:48 am

Sad that something as petty and shallow as people whining about trinkets they give out at races shares the news with John Morelock’s passing. John cared about sunsets and nature. About the heart and soul of trail running. That book makes me feel like he was one of the people that *really* got it. He didn’t have a chapter on the best race awards. Thank god. If buckles vs. medals and award creep (adults only) is on the top of your priority list it’s probably time to look in the mirror at the problem. It’s just stuff.

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1. Moby Todds says:
  
  February 6, 2017 at 6:55 am
  
  Riiiight. But things can co-exist. Meaning, just because someone dies it doesn’t mean you can’t care about buckles. Or, when people care about the recent women’s march and there’s the bozo that says “how come you don’t care so much about the troops?”… like, you can do both.
  
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  1. JacobsA says:
    
    February 6, 2017 at 7:42 am
    
    ^exactly. It’s incredibly sad that such a great human has passed, but this attitude is extraneous at best. At worst, it’s this: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/019/304/old.jpg
    
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Paul beck says:

February 6, 2017 at 8:08 am

Breakside beer is great. IPA is pretty famous since it won Best IPA a couple years ago. It’s a must stop brewery in portland

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Dan says:

February 6, 2017 at 8:55 am

They give medals out after you finish ONE mile at the masters road championships. You can even pay a few extra bucks and have it engraved right there.

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Michael J says:

February 6, 2017 at 11:10 am

Tough situation. She sounds credible from this writing; appreciate reading this from her perspective, certainly adds a great deal of weight to the PED discussion as the system is certainly not perfect. Seems like there should be a tiered system of penalties(maybe there already is?), her case being on the lower tier, shorter suspension, heavier scrutiny post suspension, vacate awards, heavier hitting PEDs like EPO, steroids, ect longer bans, even life time due to the likelihood of permanent enhancement and danger to the users of these PEDs. Anyway, it’s a hard reality that PEDs in the sport leaves casualties like this in their wake; all the more reason to work on multiple fronts to eradicate them from sport, from education on the harmful effects, to testing of athletes, and in this case figuring out how to keep tainted supplements from entering the market and giving athletes that can make a good case for having unknowingly ingested a pathway to a return(redemption?). idk, what I do know is that I hate that PEDs use even exists and stains the sports in so many ways.Reference

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Kyle Larson says:

February 6, 2017 at 12:09 pm

Speaking as a Portlander, Breakside is the best local brewery right now. Try their Wanderlust IPA. So good! I’m not a huge drinker, but I definitely seek out that beer when I indulge. My company has an exchange with them.

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Paul S. says:

February 6, 2017 at 1:31 pm

Breakside is, indeed, Portland’s best brewery these days. Their IPAs are as good as you’ll find anywhere, especially the India Golden Ale DIPA (unfortunately it’s only a spring seasonal).

Keep an eye on Portland newcomer Great Notion.

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Ryan says:

February 6, 2017 at 2:55 pm

He was absolutely a class act.Reference

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scott says:

February 7, 2017 at 5:38 am

As cool as Bandera’s is, I still dont think any race under 100 should have buckles.
Looking at you Kettle!Reference

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Ben says:

February 7, 2017 at 8:16 am

I find the story on the Ironman competitor fascinating. One thing I don’t fully understand, or maybe believe is a better word, is if she is adamant she is innocent why is she giving up her recent trophy to her competitor who finished 2nd to her? That small detail in her much longer post seems odd to me.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 7, 2017 at 8:26 am
  
  I agree Ben. Fascinating story that humanizes the whole issue and questions whether the black or white approach is appropriate.
  
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2. pipiciego says:
  
  February 10, 2017 at 7:03 am
  
  I got the impression that she chooses to give up the trophy out of a sense of good sportsmanship. She feels she is innocent, but she has been found otherwise, and the right thing for her is to relinquish the trophy to her competitor (and possibly friend).
  
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Kim says:

February 7, 2017 at 4:30 pm

Love that book, Run Gently Out There. Sad news.

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