Ultramarathon Daily News, Fri, May 15

Watch this: Awesome video of the festivities and action of Transvulcania. (FIXED) Wow! Fine, don’t watch the whole thing, but jump ahead to 1:48:15 to see what BANANA BEASTMODE is all about.

Magdalen Boulet heading towards Devil's Thumb on the WS course. — Magdalen Boulet heading towards Devil’s Thumb on the WS course. pic by URP.

NUC (No Ultramarathon Content) whatsoever, but here are 23 brilliant life lessons from someone I admire, Anthony Bourdain.

The “Young Guns of Ultrarunning”, circa 2002.

I understand the adventure aspect of off-trail running, but it needs to find balance with respect for the natural habitat. What do you think?

I feel like I’ve missed out on something. Anyone had any Mexican craft beers?

Similar to yesterday’s post about women in ultrarunning, here’s a post about women in other sports and the vicious cycle of no coverage, so no sponsors, so no coverage…

Zach Bitter’s Ice Age 50 race report. Watch out, he’s focusing on the trails again!

Can you work off depression with a workout? I’m not a mental health professional, and despite my wife’s opinion, I don’ have any mental issues, but I’ve got to believe the part they’re leaving out is that many people suffering from depression simply don’t want to go out and run, even if they are runners. Am I wrong?

A NorthFace climber takes on his first trail ultra and has a new respect for the sport: Ultrarunning, it always never gets better. Great post!

In the animal world, these types of people are taken care of naturally. But in our world, we’ve got to warm them to not sign up for a dodgy looking color run.

This 24 hour trail FKT in the UK seems like a pretty awesome adventure. Anxious to see how he does.

20 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Fri, May 15"

nedbarrett says:

May 15, 2015 at 6:44 am

The link goes to Cedar Wright’s Moab 55K report.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 15, 2015 at 7:13 am
  
  Fixed. Thanks.
  
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Ellie says:

May 15, 2015 at 7:02 am

Hey Eric,

Itty bitty mix-up with link here. Directs me to piece about NorthFace climber taking on his first trail ultra. No doubt a funny story, but also very curious to find out about that banana-thingy. Keep up the excellent work! 🙂Reference

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Tha Messenjah says:

May 15, 2015 at 7:27 am

I would really like to know at what point Miller-time saw Dakota or heard how far back he was before deciding to go all “Zach Miller”? Dakota looked to be keeping a pretty solid pace when he hit that straightaway with the four wheelerReference

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1. Zach Miller says:
  
  May 15, 2015 at 11:37 am
  
  Tha Messenjah,
  
  I can’t say exactly how far back I was, but it was quite a bit. Dakota passed and dropped me on the climb up the cobblestone switchbacks just before the finish. I had heard that the last 1k was a flat road section. As I ran the final miles I had it in my mind that I would run the last 1k good and hard. I wanted to kick it in regardless of whether or not I caught the guys in front of me. I like to finish hard, even if I’m way ahead or way behind. The goal is to give it my all and do my very best. Anyhow, when we got on the road their was a Salomon runner a bit in front of me and Dakota was within sight on the long straight away but quite a ways up there. I wasn’t even sure I would get the first guy, let along Dakota. I passed the first guy and he gave me a friendly pat on the back (nice guy!). I saw Vargo, Krar, and Schlarb and they were cheering pretty hard. I decided to keep pushing for Dakota, really unsure of whether or not I would get him. He just kept getting closer and closer and when I hit the red carpet I saw I still had a chance. He saw me at the last second and kicked it in. It’s great that Dakota showed that fight! It shows his competitive spirit. Plus, I want my competitors to make me work for it. Dakota made me work, he fought and held me off in those final strides! That’s the spirit of competition! But yeah, I kicked for about a half mile straight! It was so fun!
  
  – Zach
  
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  1. A says:
    
    May 15, 2015 at 12:44 pm
    
    Zach, thanks for sharing that commentary, some insider details for the video 🙂
    
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    1. Zach Miller says:
      
      May 15, 2015 at 6:09 pm
      
      You bet!
      
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  2. eric schranz says:
    
    May 15, 2015 at 2:04 pm
    
    Thanks Zach. Great finish, and super cool to hear about the spirit you guys all shared there. Vargo (Nike), Krar (TNF), and Schlarb (Altra) were all cheering for you and pushing you to go go go go.
    Keep those finishes strong!
    
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    1. Zach Miller says:
      
      May 15, 2015 at 6:10 pm
      
      Thanks Eric. It was definitely a fun trip hanging out with so many ultra guys and gals.
      
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Mic Med says:

May 15, 2015 at 8:30 am

I love Zach’s finish, but it didn’t look like Dakota was all too happy about it.Reference

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A says:

May 15, 2015 at 8:54 am

Thanks for sharing! Didn’t realize that was how Dakota and Zach finished at Transvulcania!Reference

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A says:

May 15, 2015 at 8:59 am

I saw Cedar Wright and Alex Honnold’s film Sufferfest 2 at Banff Film Fest. I’m not a climber, but that was fun to watch since Cedar and Alex both have fun personalities! The most memorable part is sufferpup!
http://neverstopexploring.com/2014/05/06/sufferfest-2-cedar-wright-alex-honnolds-best-terrible-idea-redux/Reference

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Guy C. says:

May 15, 2015 at 9:06 am

It’s exploding down here….7 years ago there was nothing in Mexico City. Feels like the late 80’s/early 90’s when the craft brew scene started to take off in Michigan…Reference

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Josh McVey says:

May 15, 2015 at 11:13 am

Fighting depression through an active lifestyle is a consistent way I have found to help myself. Getting out there is the biggest hurdle when you are down, but if you can manage to leave the house… then manage to do it a couple more times that week it can change your life.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 15, 2015 at 2:05 pm
  
  Completely agree, it just seems that the biggest hurdle–getting out the door–was left out of the article.
  
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Trinity says:

May 15, 2015 at 11:24 am

About depression – yes, when you are suffering from depression it makes it can make it hard to get out and do anything, but if you can get out, exercise can be a lifesaver. Look at Nikki Kimball and Rob Krar – both have been pretty open about their struggle with depression. Running (or exercise) won’t necessarily ensure that you don’t need some type of medication to be functional, but it can make things a lot better. I would hazard a guess that a good number of runners are self-medicating with running. A random post on a women’s running forum the other day from a woman struggling with depression reaching out for help, elicited a surprising number of responses from other women discussing their struggles. I think the problem is far more common than we think – people just don’t want to admit to struggling with depression b/c there is still such a stigma around mental illness.

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James says:

May 15, 2015 at 12:06 pm

El Diablo Blanco Lager in Cabos, best beer of the trip…Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 15, 2015 at 2:06 pm
  
  Yeah, I totally feel like I’m missing out on this boom. I guess I have cerveza FOMO.
  
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standard navy says:

May 18, 2015 at 12:30 pm

I do not even know how I ended up here, but I assumed this put up was
good. I do not know who you are but definitely you’re going to a famous blogger should you
aren’t already. Cheers!

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Henrik says:

May 19, 2015 at 8:50 pm

I was reading Zach’s Bitter race reported and clicked through interesting “Fuel” link called “Cricket Crunch Double Dark Chocolate” http://www.intersectenergy.squarespace.com/about/ — who knew, right?

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