Ultramarathon Daily News | Friday, July 7

A main theme to URP is balance and making it work. Here’s a couple who run a busy vet practice and raising two kids, but still find time to train for ultramarathons.

Did you catch the latest Mountain Outhouse? Western States, ITRA, Women’s 24 hour team, and more.

Did you see the course guide for the North Face 50 in November? Still no word on whether the Golden Gate Bridge will have a lane blocked off on Saturday.

Excellent: When AJW was asked why running has been such a constant in his life, his answer is disclipline, purpose, and the capacity to dream.

Well….here are the seven new rules of (tech) trail running etiquette. Snarky and funny, but there’s some truth to them, right?

Great report from one of the toughest 50 milers in the country.

ProTip: If you plan on outrunning two charging black bears on a trail in Maine, make sure you’re a professional runner from Kenya.

We watched the TrackTown Summer Series track meet on TV last night and it was awesome. I’m generally not a fan of the “male v female chase” format for marathons, but for the 3k, it was pretty cool. I hope they do it again next year.

Plug: It’s getting hot out and hydration is important. Check out the new and improved line of packs, belts, and handhelds from Camelbak.

A fair and unbiased analysis of the ITRA/UTMB/Hardrock brouhaha. Seems about right.

This ultramarathon in New York sounds like a good time. Small, old school, and unsupported. But $85?

Evan Jager responds to the FancyBear leak that insinuates he has a dirty passport. A few of the comments are pretty funny.

Western States Round Up:

Maggie Guterl’s report: The Fall of F8. She didn’t finish as she wanted, but her captions are the best out there. Hear our interview with Maggie right here.

Watch Jamil run 45 miles of the course while getting some killer footage.

Data on Jackie Merritt’s F7 finish. Listen to our chat with Jackie here.

Western States Sizzle Reel. Lots of great drone footage. (Yes, I still want to shoot them out of the sky.)

Altra’s footage from the day.

17 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Friday, July 7"

Jeff says:

July 7, 2017 at 6:56 am

*50 MilerReference

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Matt says:

July 7, 2017 at 6:58 am

There’s no way a LANE will be blocked off for North Face. The SF marathon blocks it only for a couple hours and does it extremely early (hence, 5am start). The best that can be hoped for is to dedicate the bike path on the west side for runners. The more likely thing is sharing the pedestrian path on the east side with tourists.

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1. Paddy O'Leary says:
  
  July 7, 2017 at 10:26 am
  
  I would think they’d reserve the west side bike path for the race. Over the winter, the west side only is open at certain times throughout the day, so seems it won’t impact daily use shutting it off for a few hours!
  
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  1. Paddy O'Leary says:
    
    July 7, 2017 at 10:27 am
    
    Ah should have read on to the next post!
    
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Matt says:

July 7, 2017 at 7:06 am

This website has the listed closures for the bridge and the race is listed.

http://goldengate.org/news/bridge/Construction-Alerts.php

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1. Matt says:
  
  July 7, 2017 at 7:24 am
  
  So, east pedestrian sidewalk only. That leads me to believe people will be dodging tourists.
  
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  1. Karen says:
    
    July 7, 2017 at 12:53 pm
    
    Later in the day I’m sure there won’t be a ton of tourists.
    I’m wondering what is going to happen to the people not making the bridge cut off at 6:45?? How are they going to get across??
    
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2. eric schranz says:
  
  July 7, 2017 at 7:54 am
  
  Whoa, cool find. Thanks Matt.
  
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Singletrack Guy says:

July 7, 2017 at 7:20 am

Regarding the Jager test leak, as someone who is a huge lifelong baseball fan that went through the steroid era I just want to warn that some people that you would not suspect or are a big fan of, even some that are yelling about “clean sport” WILL get busted and make us feel like fools. I’m not saying Jager is guilty or not but I can vividly remember Rafael Palmiero wagging his finger at CONGRESS like he was scolding a child and proclaim his innocence…. then testing positive shortly afterwards and getting suspended. Be prepared.

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DF says:

July 7, 2017 at 7:50 am

That better be one hell of a pasta dinner and t-shirt! Aside from the crazy price of WS, I tend to stay away from these $$$ races as it’s merely more money in the RDs pockets.Reference

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1. Jack says:
  
  July 10, 2017 at 12:12 pm
  
  Full disclosures. I’ve run Wakely Dam Ultra race 5 times back in the 2000’s. It was in the $50 dollar range then. Also, I am intimately involved with the finances of my local running club that puts on 12 races a year (road and trail from 5 K up to a 50K ultra) so I know what it cost to put on a race. I have no relationship with the RD’s
  
  $85 may seem like a lot of money but you need to consider the most important factor here. This race is capped at 65 runners due to State Permit restrictions. That means fixed expense are spread over a very few runners. Permitting costs, transport (it is a point to point), insurance, etc. Try getting a good deal on a custom t-shirt. The difference in cost between ordering 65 shirts and ordering 500 is enormous. Yes there is a pasta meal before and but they are also serving Omaha Steaks Burgers at the cook-out (with beers) for protein and carb replenishment. I doubt the RD’s are going to retire on what they may make on this race.
  
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John says:

July 7, 2017 at 8:04 am

Honestly I don’t know why people think they need a lane blocked off. There are only a few hundred people running the 50m and the field is going to be so strung out it would need to be blocked off for hours!Reference

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Jeff says:

July 7, 2017 at 8:21 am

Number 7 is spot on.Reference

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scott says:

July 7, 2017 at 11:15 am

Did you see the graphs made on the top ten finisher’s paces??
Jackie’s last 30 miles was very similar to Magda’s.

She probably would have finished 6th if the race was two or three miles longer as Nicole was dropping HARD.Reference

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1. AJW says:
  
  July 8, 2017 at 4:17 am
  
  Jackie learned a lot in her first WS. Her Foresthill to the Finish split was outstanding. Next year she’ll get to Foresthill a tad earlier:))
  
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Meghan says:

July 7, 2017 at 7:30 pm

Did Jamil’s Western video come out yet? Ice, something…

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Nancy says:

July 14, 2017 at 10:24 am

Eric, thanks to linking to the blog about Jackie’s back 40 data. We were all fascinated by her running gait/form in the late miles, hope everyone else was too!

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