Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Aug 1

iRunFar’s Week in Running: Justin lays down all the ultramarathon and trail racing events from this past weekend.

You’ll want to check out Biel Rafol’s great footage of Gabirela Lasalle cruising up and over the terrain in beautiful Andorra. I’ve run those trails and let me tell ya, Andorra is an amazing country with incredible outdoor activities. If you get a chance to visit, I’d highly recommend it, but…beware that horse meat is often on the menu.

A couple tips for developing athletic talent in kids.

Amy Sproston set out on an AT FKT attempt last week (south-north, unsupported/ solo), but I don’t see it tracked on the fastestknowntime site any more. Is she still on the trail?

A look at the Engineer’s Pass aid station at Hardrock 100.

Kevin Beck offers his analysis of the Ashely Paulson/Badwater dilemma.

In the United States, life expectancy, incredibly, is falling—due, at least in part, to the resolutely sedentary nature of the American population. We need to start laying down better habits of physical activity fast. So is there a solution? I think there is. And it involves high school cross country.

—Malcolm Gladwell’s Modest Proposal.

Sarah’s report from her run at High Lonesome 100 starts with comparisons to childbirth and includes her daughter Colly as her pacer. Looking forward to part two!

I love seeing pro runners dive into other sports and that’s exactly what Ryan Ghelfi did after an injury last year. In this piece, he writes about how and why he got into gravel bike racing.

Monday Funny: Western States finisher beginning think that no one will ever ask about his belt buckle.

Sorry about last week’s lack of updates. I was away on vacation with my entire family on Catalina Island enjoying the sun and ocean. On the first day of our trip, my son Van (10) fell on the boat and knocked out his front tooth (the whole damn thing, root and all) and bit thru his lip and here’s my free emergency dental advice: If you knock out a tooth, you have a very, very small window of time in which to reimplant that tooth. It’s gonna be painful and gory, but you need to get that tooth all the way up in the “socket.” (To note, we didn’t have that knowledge.) He’s good now, but will need a root canal and additional orthodontia and now has a special souvenir on his chin. Yay kids!

13 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Aug 1"

Colin Chapell says:

August 1, 2022 at 8:00 am

In HS, we were playing pickup soccer in a park and my brother tripped and “bit” the heel of a friend, which knocked his front tooth completely out as well. He had braces at the time, so we knew where the tooth was. A dentist friend lived 5 minutes down the road, so we showed up unannounced at his house. The dentist went to his garage, grabbed some pliers and rubbing alcohol and jammed that tooth back in! The tooth is still in today, 20 years later!

Reply
1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 1, 2022 at 8:56 am
  
  Sounds like a perfect scenario with a nearby dentist. Unfortunately Catalina has minimal medical facilities.
  
  Reply
micahward says:

August 1, 2022 at 8:59 am

Tough luck with your son. Best wishes to him.

Reply
1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 1, 2022 at 10:03 am
  
  He’ll be good. Thanks. Just got back from the dentist and right now it’s a waiting game. When will the tooth turn black? When can the splint come off so they can fix the chipped tooth? All and all, could’ve been a lot worse.
  
  Reply
Melissa says:

August 1, 2022 at 9:26 am

I know everyone mentions this every time, but Kevin Beck is seriously misogynistic and I don’t think deserves your platform.

For example, this statement: “Observers on the ground, meanwhile, reported other irregularities and oddities, including unexplained vehicles and members of Paulson’s support crew dressing exactly like her, right down to their identical bleached teeth (and, you can safely bet, bleached buttholes).”

Do you really need to keep sharing/promoting him? On the trans women in women’s sports issues, I think there are for more interesting people that you share from (e.g., Ross Tucker). I don’t think you need to keep sharing Beck as your alternative viewpoint.

Reply
1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 1, 2022 at 10:09 am
  
  I include links on here to people/stories I find interesting, and Kevin certainly has an interesting POV. Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don’t, but I always, always, prefer to look at something from all angles. I generally agree with his overall point, but do find the personal attacks a bit egregious sometimes.
  Sure, Beck’s words can be caustic and a bit harsh sometimes, but are they any more extreme than, say, some of the garbage printed in Trailrunner Magazine?
  
  Reply
Melissa says:

August 1, 2022 at 10:18 am

I think they are. I have subscribed to him in the past, but the way he writes about women is really horrible. I think the commenter on that post makes the point better to me why writing about Ashley’s private parts (sorry, I can’t bring myself to quote him) reduces the value of his argument.

While I may not agree with Trailrunner’s view points on many issues, I find that they at least write about the issues and people concerned with respect. Beck certainly doesn’t do that. There are so many examples from that article that you shared, and I think he’s a million times worse than the Letsrun forum (which I think in the past you say you hesitate to give clicks, and I read through the thread on Ashley too and still think this).

Beck’s post (and other similar ones) are so gross and dismissive of women athletes, I just think it doesn’t go along with the usually respectful tone you have (especially as a dad of a budding female athlete!).

Is this really something that qualifies as ‘analysis’ that should be shared?

“Take enough of it and you’ll soon find your clitoris lazing banging off your vastus medialis muscles with every step, an experience allegedly both painful to the doper and distracting to spectators.”

Reply
1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 1, 2022 at 1:07 pm
  
  Honest question: Does it matter that he dishes out equal vitriol to the men? Chavez, Roche, etc have all been on the wrong end of his commentary recently haven’t they?
  
  So yes, while his words are harsh towards some women (which I agree, sometimes goes too far), he’s equally harsh with the men.
  [Insert sassy joke about equity here.]
  
  I do appreciate the feedback, but I’ll continue to share POVs from all corners of the internet, including those I disagree with.
  
  Reply
Melissa says:

August 1, 2022 at 3:30 pm

Can’t figure out how to reply under your comment. I promise this is the last one from me on this because I don’t intend to be annoying, but I note that when you share the trail runner articles (again, we likely agree on a lot of this stuff), you state when you disagree with the content and the source. That’s not what you do with Beck. Don’t think you have to go above and beyond to apologize for his content, but it is just a different approach here.

Anyway, I’m glad you are willing to engage on this because the daily news here is one of my favorite ultrarunning things and I’m glad you do it!

Reply
Nicolas says:

August 2, 2022 at 9:03 am

Beck is literally inviting us ‘bozos’ to kill ourselves. Fine analysis.

Reply
Doug says:

August 2, 2022 at 10:18 am

Beck is the definition of an A hole. Your support of him reflects very poorly on yourself, Eric. You are the company you keep. He’s a terrible writer to boot.

Reply
WR says:

August 2, 2022 at 11:22 am

In other news… Trail Runner Mag has released their last print issue. Online content only now. Sad.

Not thrilled with Outside’s takeover and management of that publication (among others)

Reply
Whitney says:

August 2, 2022 at 11:27 am

In other news… Trail Runner has released their last print issue. Online content only now. Sad.

Not thrilled with Outside’s takeover and management of that publication, among others.

Reply

Please use real name. Anonymous comments will be deleted. Thanks. Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.