Ultramarathon and Trail Running Daily News

Good discussion: Why do rich people love endurance sports like OCR, ultramarathon, and triathlons?

Speaking of disposable income, I proposed on Twitter yesterday that races (specifically legitimate non-profit events) should open up a few registrations for auction spots. Use the existing platform to raise some great money for worthy causes! Whaddya think?

Excellent: Sean writes a report about his first hundred miler–Tahoe Rim Trail 100–and the why behind it. Most of have some sort of answer (“I like to push myself”, “I like beer and burgers”, “I like the outdoors…”), but his is a much more meaningful and impactful story. Read it. He tells one hell of a story.

AI has some great uses and some not so great consequences. Coming up with awesome beer names falls into the former category.

If you’re looking for a $5k gold plated roller, you’ve come to the right place.

Have you ever hated your finish line photo so much that you Photoshopped it? She did.

Iker Karrera sets a new Nolan’s 14 record in 47 hours and 40 minutes. (Previous: Andrew Hamilton, 53:39, 2015) pic.twitter.com/OZmJRWFSgD

— iRunFar (@iRunFar) August 4, 2017

Sarah talks multi-day stage races with the fellas from RunUltra in the UK.

Did you catch our latest review of the Nathan VaporKrar waist pack? Good marks from Ben with a few areas for improvement.

Speaking of packs….this ultramarathon dude runs with dogs for a living and invented a cooling ice pack for pooches based on his own hydration pack.

Trailer/teaser for new short film highliting Speedgoat Karl.

We’ve all had crappy runs. Here, AJW finds the virtues of the times our bodies just don’t cooperate with us.

These pilots to Strava art to the next level.

Never had one but would love to try it: Handmade radler/shandy made with grapefruit juice. Anyone know of a brewery in Vermont that does these?

Mike McK says:

August 4, 2017 at 7:30 am

Mount Marathon auctions off an equal number of spots for men and women (I think it was 5 for each this year) – live auction at bib pick-up the night before. Super entertaining with a professional auctioneer and a high school gym packed with spectators. I believe Mount Marathon is non-profit as it’s put on by the Seward Chamber of Commerce and has several corporate sponsors. Some bibs went for around $3,500.

Eris says:

August 4, 2017 at 2:38 pm

It was 10 each for men and women. The men’s averaged around $3,000 each and the Women’s was closer to $500 this year.

BJ says:

August 4, 2017 at 7:39 am

Ruffwear also has a couple great options for keeping your pooch cool on a run.

Brian says:

August 4, 2017 at 8:32 am

Truly excellent write-up; great story and the best reason “why” that I’ve heard, and will definitely be using it from now on.

Sharjah-Ajman says:

August 4, 2017 at 10:05 am

Auctioning bibs leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It makes me think of triathletes riding $15,000 bikes. I’d rather see a “charity slot” process like the Boston Marathon. It’s all semantics, but if you at least put it under the guise of raising money for a charity as opposed to just writing a check, it seems less d-bagish.

Adam Hewey says:

August 4, 2017 at 11:59 am

Cascade Crest 100 (non profit) auctions off a slot each year with the proceeds going to the Washington Trails Association.

Todd Sears says:

August 5, 2017 at 2:51 am

Gunder of Traz. Delicious.

Jack says:

August 7, 2017 at 10:43 am

Try Harpoon UFO Big Squeeze. With an added bonus that Harpoon brewery is very close to your VT50 miler so you can try something else there as well