Ultramarathon Daily News | Fri, Mar 12
Short news day. Preparing for an interview this morning with a fella who did LSD on a 50 miler. Should be interesting.
ultrarunning/Smith: Know your motivators. What’s getting you out the door and across the finish line?
World’s Strongest Marathon: A guy just ran(?) a marathon while pulling a damn Ford Ranger. Take a guess at how long it took him.
David Roche and Ross Tucker are debating the trans athlete issue over on Twitter. At the time of this writing, it’s still a civil discussion with no name calling.
Study: Female athletes with a regular menstrual cycle perform better.
This past Saturday I ran every accessible peak in San Francisco (76 of them!) to establish the San Francisco Round. 65 miles and 10,000ft of elevation gain made for a unique adventure across our city. @peterhartlaub @hknightsf @FastestKnown #totalSF #ultrarunning pic.twitter.com/ePQSlV6O5G
— Luke Wicker (@lukewicker) March 12, 2021
–How awesome is that? Here’s his Strava route for anyone who wants a go at it.
Trailrunner Mag/Rom: More public lands protections in the works. Great news for trail runners!
Friday Funny: Forget the shoes. Run bent over and improve your time by 40%!
Four British rugby players get bored with Covid and decide to row across the Atlantic. Next level: They’re sponsored by a whisky company. Hoping this has a happy ending! Eek.
Sam Adams releases a non alcoholic IPA. Haven’t tried it yet, but anxious to get my hands on some.
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Sadly, Robert Rhodes lost his battle with cancer yesterday morning. His life was cut too short and he will be missed.