Ultramarathon Daily News, Mon, Jan 30

Ultramarathon News From Around the World

Justin/IRF’s Week in Ultramarathon results. Not a very busy weekend, but it was nice he gave proper due to Wardian’s incredible achievement. Here’s our interview with him where he describes the 7/7/7 in detail. As my dad said, “we’re running out of adjectives to describe him.”

You heard my interview with Gavin Woody last week about the Arrowhead 135. Here’s a live SPOT tracker for the event. Expected high today: 7 degrees, feels like 1 degree.

You had one job: Make sure the half marathon route is accurate.

Did anyone watch 60 Minutes last night about the moto-doping? Pretty amazing stuff that further complicates cycling in the 90s and early 00s. Dopers vs moto-dopers, level playing field?

Headlamps are too expensive and have too many features in my opinion. Check this one out, it even has an “explodes” function.

Cool URP News! If you’ve been listening to URP for more than four years, you remember original host Scotty. He’s coming back after taking a few years off of focused ultra training with the express purpose of finishing his first hundred this year. You’ll find a weekly column that tracks his training, goals, mindset, diet, gear choices, and I’m sure a fair bit of self-deprecating humor. I’m anxious to follow along and see him crush his first big one!

….and one interview coming up this week with an awesome female trail runner/mountaineer/science geek I’ve been wanting to chat with for awhile!

Did you know Walmart has its own craft beer? Anyone tried it?

I’ve always used Pedialyte for long endurance and adventure runs, but did you know it also helps with hangovers?

Update on the rabbit shirt: Top seven names have been chosen by you (It’ll be Ann & Kaci & Ellie & Frosty & Magda & Nikki & Sally), and according to the folks at rabbit, shirts will be available in about two weeks. Free gear winners have been notified and are dealing with rabbit directly. Preorders exclusive to URP readers coming soon. Thanks again to rabbit for doing this and to all 1600+ of you for voting! I can’t wait to wear mine!

Germany sees the beer mile and responds with this: Swimming in a river while being handed giant steins by reizvolles madel.

All discovers happen from “I don’t know.”

—Quadruple amputee climbs Mt Kilimanjaro. What’s your excuse?

Awesome: “Trail” running in Volcano National Park.

Good interview with Kara Goucher re: USATF, ~~retirement~~, Clean Sport, and more.

Patron News: One exclusive podcast coming up this week and one giveaway. Thanks again everyone!

20 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Mon, Jan 30"

Brett says:

January 30, 2017 at 7:47 am

7 degrees is pretty much the perfect temp for that event. Should be fast times.

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Molly says:

January 30, 2017 at 7:56 am

Glad to hear from Scotty again!

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Andy says:

January 30, 2017 at 8:20 am

Maybe it’s just me and my Canadian opinion, but I find this an odd thing to post. It’s fine if you don’t want to get into politics here, it’s another thing to try and make humour out the current situation, especially after this past weekend.Reference

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1. Nick says:
  
  January 30, 2017 at 12:04 pm
  
  +1
  
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Al DiMicco says:

January 30, 2017 at 9:16 am

The funniest part was when the cyclist wiped out and his bike kept going around in a circle on the ground?Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 30, 2017 at 10:47 am
  
  I agree. Oops! You weren’t supposed to see that!
  
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Andy says:

January 30, 2017 at 10:08 am

I really enjoyed this episode BTW.Reference

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Rosie says:

January 30, 2017 at 10:24 am

Scotty!!!!

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 30, 2017 at 10:47 am
  
  No kidding! Can’t wait to watch his progress!
  
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Nelson says:

January 30, 2017 at 10:53 am

Led Lenser makes good, easy to use headlamps. I run with the H7.2, which is a little old but still gives me 250 lumen for 3 hours (enough for my night trail runs during winter), but can get significantly more at lower intensity (which still works great if you narrow the beam a bit). Very easy to use, just a button and a wheel.

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timsbike says:

January 30, 2017 at 12:27 pm

go Scotty! Piece of cake, kind of. You can do this…

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Sabine says:

January 30, 2017 at 12:57 pm

+1Reference

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Alpaca institute says:

January 30, 2017 at 1:45 pm

As much as I like Ryan Hall, it does my heart good to see a hairy ultrarunner crush an Olympian.

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Nick says:

January 31, 2017 at 6:18 am

So, dozens of MUT athletes, including famous/influential ones, including some in charge of public forums like yours, have sensibly decided to speak out in some way, or at least express genuine concern, well aware that the current political disaster cuts across partisan lines. That’s not worthy of news? Among others, athletes from 7 mainly muslim countries will now be banned from participating in US athletic events. This is how we build an inclusive community, by bracketing politcs so Trump supporters, bigots and white supremacists, can also feel welcome? Your readership is so important to you that you’d rather not speak out lest you alienate a handful of white dudes? The MUT community is highly international, multicultural, made up of immigrants, travelers and people who care about humans more than borders. But then, what do I know? I’m also a migrant…

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1. Nick says:
  
  January 31, 2017 at 6:20 am
  
  e.g., http://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=66f8a94cca1680365596e7db8&id=75904d9036
  
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2. eric schranz says:
  
  January 31, 2017 at 6:28 am
  
  There are plenty of forums for political talk, including the entirety of Facebook. URP News will remain focused on running, beer, science, and other silly fitness stories to help distract us from the real world.
  
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  1. Nick says:
    
    January 31, 2017 at 9:41 am
    
    Your call. Good luck finding a spine.
    
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  2. Ben says:
    
    February 1, 2017 at 1:45 pm
    
    Thank you for taking the unexpectedly-courageous position to steer clear of politics and remain focused on delivering content about running, beer and trivial nonsense. It shouldn’t be necessary for everyone with a public forum to take a position on political developments, no matter how apocalyptic the rhetoric becomes and no matter what anyone else is doing. Nobody needs to come here for additional confirmation that the last couple of weeks have been a real shit show. You can find that opinion anywhere and everywhere. It certainly doesn’t reflect a lack of spine for you to leave that discussion to others.There’s nothing wrong with running a website dedicated to running and beer drinking (and scientific uncertainty about whether running and beer drinking are good or bad for you). It doesn’t need to be anything more, and it certainly doesn’t reflect poorly on you that you just want to offer a distraction from all the ugliness that is otherwise so prevalent.
    
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    1. eric schranz says:
      
      February 1, 2017 at 2:32 pm
      
      Thanks Ben. I worked in professional politics for years (leg analyst, lobbyist, fundraiser, and finally campaign consultant), so I certainly don’t shy away from political discussions or opinions, I just don’t want them on my pages. Running is an escape to me, and I can tell you one thing: When I’m out on the trails, my mind goes all over the place and into all aspects of life…except f#cking politics.
      
      Besides, who in the hell wants to know what I think about issues? Isn’t that what got us into this problem? People were listening to Lady Gaga opine about domestic policy while goddamn Tony Danza was opining about international relations? You want politics, go read real analysis on policy and form your own opinions. Posting on social media or cluttering a running blog with political banter is a pathetic excuse for real activism. Like you said Ben, I’m sticking to running, beer, and questionable scientific claims. Thanks for understanding. Is it beer:30 already?
      
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Andy R says:

January 31, 2017 at 7:01 am

I run with a “Rayovac Indestructible Headlamp” I get them at Walmart for $10 and they are great.Reference

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