Ultramarathon Daily News | Halloween Edition

Excellent essay about sustaining a major injury on a run, surgeries, and the mental fortitude of recovery. There are inherent risks in trail and ultramarathon running and he’s been there and back. Great read.

Holy cow, if this is the future of running (and hell, society), we’re in a good place and will all be alright. Wow.

And after that? Linden says she still won’t be done running. She’d like to take a crack at some trail races and ultramarathons, and while she wants to be competitive, Linden doesn’t believe that her success in the marathon guarantees success at the longer distances.
“I think it’s a totally different sport,” Linden says. “I think it’s like taking an 800-meter person and saying they’ll be the best marathoner. I have a ton of respect for those guys and I don’t think it’s an easy transition at all.”

—Des Linden looking at trail and ultramarathons in the future. Giddy the hell up!

I’ve been hiking, camping, paddling, riding, running, adventuring, boating, and traveling with women my entire life and have never once seen anyone use one of these things.

You’re still an outdoorsman when you’re in a wheelchair. Good article that shows the humanity of those we see on the trail when we sometimes don’t know what to say.

The $12 Patreon partner/producers got an early release of our interview with Courtney Dauwalter yesterday. I’ll release it to everyone else today. Stay tuned…it’s a fun chat with arguable the best ultramarathon runner we’ve seen in a long time.

One of those topics with lots of opinions but no real answers: How young is too young to run an ultramarathon? I don’t have the answer, but 15yo Luke Sanchez just finished Javelina and seems like he’s got a good head on his shoulders.

More likely to mouth off at other road users – This includes cyclists who can be very angry people too and they have their silly little GoPro cams they use to shame tossers. I don’t want to be a YouTube sensation after calling one of them an awful dayglo hippy c*nt.

…and other reasons why running angry is a bad idea, courtesy of the Angry Jogger.

Want some more inspiration for your day? Be sure to watch this video of Dan Whitehead and his experience with Crohn’s Disease and running TDS this year. Synopsis: He’s thankful for the disease. Take 10 minutes and check it out. Powerful stuff.

Stop talking about gender barriers in outdoor and adventure sports: There aren’t any.

USA! USA! USA!
(Sorry Reykjavik)

How much do you focus on your running form? Is it really that important?

Noted dietitians Beyonce and Tom Brady swear by alkaline water. Should you?

Happy Halloween, but keep your damn candy corn. Yuck.

11 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Halloween Edition"

Ruby says:

October 31, 2018 at 8:56 am

I use my pStyle urination device all the time! Peeing while standing up is awesome. It’s especially great for snowcamping, when it gets really cold exposing your entire butt to the elements. For dirtbag van-camping too, it’s useful for peeing into bottles. 🙂

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1. Sarah Lavender Smith says:
  
  October 31, 2018 at 11:00 am
  
  A woman who participated in my summer mountain running camp brought along a FUD and used it. I have never used one, and probably never will, but she really liked it and found it convenient. It seems it would help prevent dampness in the crotch lining by avoiding post-pee dripping. But, I disagree with the whole premise of the article — that you need one of these to pee standing up. Women can pee standing up just fine by pulling their shorts’ crotch lining to the side.
  
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2. eric schranz says:
  
  October 31, 2018 at 11:22 am
  
  Makes sense in the snow. That’s a climate I tend to avoid.
  
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3. Sonali Singh says:
  
  November 4, 2018 at 7:51 pm
  
  I had used GoGirl (the only one in REI I could find a few years ago) and a bottle 😁 with great happiness and success on the Chadar trek (a trek in the Himalayas on a frozen river) when camping on the river bank at night.
  
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Paul says:

October 31, 2018 at 10:29 am

Are you trying to debunk something with the gender barriers article? The added security and other obstacles faced by women trail runners (compared to men) are fairly well documented. Asking because the article isn’t news – it was published back in March.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  October 31, 2018 at 11:25 am
  
  I just saw it for the first time today. And while I certainly don’t agree with everything I curate for the Daily News, I do agree with this writer.
  
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Sarah Lavender Smith says:

October 31, 2018 at 11:06 am

I have mixed feelings about the story of Luke the 15-year-old who finished JJ100. I’m glad he finished there — and that is a safe, well-supported 100-miler for him to do, with lots of other runners nearby to help out. What the article doesn’t mention is Luke attempted and DNF’ed the Ouray 100 this past summer. I ran with him several miles and frequently saw him on the Ouray course’s out-and-backs. I did not feel good about him being out there, because the safety risks were very real — we were running/hiking in extreme conditions, in terms of strong weather and altitude; we were very spread out, the tracking system was glitchy and they were not tracking runners at aid stations, so if some illness or accident had happened to him (or to any other runner, for that matter), there is a high likelihood he would not have received help in a timely manner. It just seemed way too risky for a runner that young, who has not fully developed adult decision-making skills and might lack the experience and judgment to make wise decisions out on that course.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  October 31, 2018 at 11:30 am
  
  Good point. Surprised the RD allowed him to run without a pacer/guide?
  
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2. basuini28 says:
  
  October 31, 2018 at 12:42 pm
  
  Sarah I feel your concern about Luke’s safety- but when I think about it- it’s actually pretty cool that a 15 year old is experiencing all of those challenges and learning from them. In many cultures and even american culture a 100 years ago a 15 year old is basically considered a man. It seems weird compared to the average modern american 15 year old, but in reality he should be mentally ready to face the wilderness.
  
  That being said, I am more worried about his physical body and the effects 100milers will have on his development.
  
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Bruce Cyra says:

November 1, 2018 at 7:43 am

Commenting on the “How much do you focus on your running form? Is it really that important?” study: So, the very first time someone is running and is asked to focus on something, their performance goes down? I wonder if that happens the first time someone is asked to play checkers with someone standing over them giving them checker-playing-guidance. Probably not a good game – but after a year of that, they are probably better checker players all alone. So, could the study revisit these runners after a year of training to use proper form and breathing and see if it made a difference? Isn’t that what we call “training?” Seems to work in Yoga and practically anything else in life (insert any activity here).

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Ryne Anderson says:

November 1, 2018 at 10:26 am

Wow is right. That young lady has got it figured out. This made my day.

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