Ultramarathon Daily News | Friday, April 27

Rad: Zach Bitter joins Joe Rogan’s podcast to talk all things ultramarathon.

It’s all about perspective/mindset: The tank is either 1/4 full or 3/4 empty. (For the record, I’m the former, my wife is the latter.)

For a terribly complex issue with seemingly no “right” answer, the IAAF makes a decision on the ~~hyperandrogenism~~ Caster Semenya situation.

The GOAT’s workout: 8x1600m and 10x400m. Holy shiat.

Yes! The importance and lessons of run commuting.

I’ll be camping at The Canyons Endurance Run tonight, then announcing part of the race tomorrow. Looks like it’ll be a great day for racing!

Or maybe this is more your style: A .5k in Texas with beer and donuts along the way.

Short news day. What did I miss?

10 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Friday, April 27"

The Winged Ling says:

April 27, 2018 at 6:43 am

.5k sounds like a good time. You bringing the alpenhorn?

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NathanB says:

April 27, 2018 at 7:55 am

Camping as well tonight too at the Canyons, ready for a stellar race day ahead!

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  April 27, 2018 at 8:10 am
  
  Lawn darts on the grass after dinner. Come prepared. 😜
  
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  1. NathanB says:
    
    April 27, 2018 at 10:50 am
    
    I won’t be there until after dark, but I will be sure to say what’s up! 😀
    
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Nelson says:

April 27, 2018 at 8:43 am

Eric, I tried to post a link to a Letsrun thread where they discuss the Kipchoge workout, but the comment didn’t make it through. Do links get automatically deleted or something?

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rcgood71 says:

April 27, 2018 at 12:57 pm

My god, don’t read the comments on the Zach Bitter video. Yikes.

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1. James says:
  
  April 27, 2018 at 2:11 pm
  
  Yeah, or do if you enjoy things like the let’s run forums on ultra running.
  
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2. stewthebassman says:
  
  April 27, 2018 at 7:57 pm
  
  I took the bait. What a bunch of half wits!
  
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3. Joe Von Bokern says:
  
  April 29, 2018 at 6:52 pm
  
  Ugh, I took the bait, too. People are just the absolute worst. They’re similar to the comments on Joe Rogan’s chat w/ Courtney about Moab. It’s sad… folks jump to the worst possible conclusion just because they don’t understand something.
  
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James says:

April 27, 2018 at 3:44 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/27/iaaf-accused-blatant-racism-over-new-testosterone-regulations-caster-semenya

The IAAF policy on this issue is aweful. There is no body of research to support their rules, other than the study they commissioned to support their position, which used questionable methods over a small sample. Further, it encourages artificially regulating hormones in athletes. how can that be applied fairly? do all women take T to compete at the level defined by the IAAF? how should the same rules be translated to male competition? It is no different when a male winner a freakish VO2 max, like Killian, should we force Killian to start smoking cigars? ugh, there I go ranting again. At a fundamental level, the hypocrisy enrages me.

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