Ultramarathon Daily News, Fri, Sep 11

Awesome race report from Tim’s 2nd place at CCC. Through ups and downs he kept pushing, and it eventually paid off. Read it.

Twenty eight people started a hundred in Texas. Only one finished. Here’s an interview with her.

To all those who’ve submitted music. Thank You! I’m amazed at the number of submissions I received and now know that all the music that appears on URP will be played by runners. Still waiting for one more.

Jurek fires back, post plea deal. Total waste of time and ridiculous charges, I agree, but it’s also best to be completely 100% factual. To say that there wasn’t a media team promoting this isn’t accurate.

Sträva for dogs?

Co-host Sarah is running Wasatch today–she’s describing it as her most daunting attempt in running–and I’m anxious to hear how it goes.

Geez, this is the weekend of hundreds! Superior Sawtooth, Pine to Palm, and their crazy drunk cousin Tahoe200. And if you can’t run, head over to the Trail Running Film Festival.

Meanwhile World 100k champs are going on overseas. There’ll be a live feed here.

If you run with an iPhone, have you set up your Emergency Medical ID yet? Pretty cool!

Yes! Use road races to improve trail running. How many elite-level URP guests still race on the roads? Well, I dunno, but it’s a lot.

I’ve always been fascinated with Sealand and it’s crazy history. Now this guy set up a treadmill and ran a half marathon there. Who’ll be the first to run a few thousand laps for an ultramarathon?

Where were you 14 years ago? I remember exactly where I was on the freeway, listening to the radio. Heading to my job as a lobbyist in Sacramento, but no one went to the Capitol that day.

This fella has run over 600 marathons and 100 ultramarathons. Researchers are trying to figure out what keeps him going.

Krar is working through his injury with patience, persistence, and perseverance. And some DIY tiling work.

Speaking of injuries (we all get em!), here’s a great article about T&F star Emily Infeld who’s had some tough injuries recently, almost quit because of them, but is now stronger than ever.

And here are fifteen fall trail races under fifteen miles. No crazy prep. No drop bags. No taper. And you’ll be home by lunch time!

Ever wondered about fixed-timed races? Here’s everything you need to know.

Meanwhile, another top marathoner fails a drug test.

14 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Fri, Sep 11"

Russ says:

September 11, 2015 at 7:04 am

It would be cool if Sealand would send this guy to the olympicsReference

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Mike says:

September 11, 2015 at 7:06 am

I followed Jurek’s run from beginning to end. I witnessed no such evidence of an official media team promoting anything. The only available method for following his trek was via regular social media updates, which has become the normal way for all famous athletes to communicate with their fans. I searched all available social media platforms on a regular basis looking for any updates on Jurek. The only items I ever found were either from Jurek’s personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts or from the grass roots level of people going out and meeting up with and/or running with him. I don’t call any of those things a media team. If any those things fits the definition of a media team than every person in the United States has a media team.

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brett says:

September 11, 2015 at 7:14 am

Awesome! Haha. My dog is my full-time mile for mile running partner. I’ve always wondered what his mileage looked like compared to mine on off-leash trails.Reference

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Mic Med says:

September 11, 2015 at 8:01 am

I like Scott but this whole adventure has been “too big” for my liking, and that of course is just my opinion. Jurek had an interview in ’07 where he had some digs at the “media machine” that is Dean Karnazes, and this whole record attempt was entirely in-line with something DK would pull. (And I’m not knocking DK at all, I’m a fan of him)Reference

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1. John says:
  
  September 11, 2015 at 8:14 am
  
  Runners and hikers go for these record attempts all the time. If somebody with a higher profile goes after one than it stands to reason there will be more media coverage. Take any FKT Killian goes after. Huge amount of media coverage…then some less famous dude just comes along and breaks it with little fanfare. My point is….high profile runners shouldn’t have to refrain from doing things like this just because it might become “too big”.
  
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  1. Mic Med says:
    
    September 11, 2015 at 8:33 am
    
    That’s fair, and you bring up a good comparison with Kilian. I’m not sure what my problem is then, because when I see Kilian go after his attempts, I’m not bothered, but this attempt by Jurek bothered the heck out of me. I can’t pinpoint it. Maybe it’s the reactions at the end.
    
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eric schranz says:

September 11, 2015 at 8:39 am

In Scott’s defense, he was going after an established, legitimate record. Many of Dean’s records have been…I’ll say “less established.”
Again, huge fan of Scott’s, and I like how he’s still staying competitive as he gets older.
This whole situation just sucks.Reference

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Scotty Kummer says:

September 11, 2015 at 8:47 am

And Hennepin 100 and Hallucination 100 🙂Reference

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Sam in Oakland says:

September 11, 2015 at 1:30 pm

You can pour fido water from this:
https://www.myvessyl.com/

Evidence that a tech bubble-burst is nigh?Reference

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Andy says:

September 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm

Very cool!Reference

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Meghan says:

September 11, 2015 at 5:38 pm

What is his injury?Reference

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Sarah Lavender Smith says:

September 12, 2015 at 7:38 pm

Eric, thanks for the shout-out! I’ve always heard ultrarunners talk about “suffer-fests” but never really experienced one until now. I did well the first 50 – 60 miles, because I was trained for a 50M or 100K, not a hard mountain 100M! 🙂 What I posted on FB: I honestly did not expect this course to be so hard or such a struggle. I was under-trained and under-prepared (not familiar enough with the course, not acclimated for the heat or altitude, not prepared for how cold it got in high elevation at night). I started out pacing myself for 28 hours and thought that would be conservative, so my ego took a bruising when I was way back in the pack and working hard to break 33! I’ve never been quite so frightened by a system meltdown, as happened when I had a racing heart and on the verge of passing out, almost falling off the rock outcroppings of the course’s high elevation point, around 5 a.m., and I thought, “I can’t pass out because I’ll get hypothermia and fall down this mountain” — but I felt almost powerless to stay coherent. And then, at sunup, around Mile 80 when I had some miles at a glacial pace (like 30+ min/mile) I thought about dropping out because I had painful rubbery legs that could barely hike, and I was taking FOREVER. The final 15 miles were a struggle in the direct sun, almost no shade, from mid-morning to early afternoon. But I kept telling myself “A DNF will hurt more.” It was ugly, but I got it done!Reference

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Julie says:

September 18, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Hi! I actually wasn’t interviewed for the article; they only interviewed the RD. Here’s my race report, though: http://runningasprayer.blogspot.com/ and here’s a podcast interview, in case you’re interested. 🙂 http://endurancebuzz.com/2015/09/14/the-first-and-only-finisher-of-the-habanero-100-our-chat-with-julie-koepke/Reference

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Julie Koepke says:

September 19, 2015 at 12:18 pm

Thanks for the shout-out! They actually didn’t interview me for the article, but here’s my race report: http://runningasprayer.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.htmlReference

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