Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Mar 2 - Ultrarunnerpodcast.com

iRunFar: Justin runs down all the results from this past week. I still haven’t watched the Olympic trials but caught some of the results. Hot takes:

Jim’s 2:15 marathon and WS course record in one year should tell us that Comrades is going to be incredible.
Camille’s Black Canyon/Caumsett double is pretty dang impressive. Nice work.
Never heard of Kallil Khan but now I’ll be watching. Anyone know him?
I’m interviewing OTQ runner and MUT runner Ellie Pell later today. Stay tuned.
Kaytlyn Gerbin continues to be one of the most overlooked women in MUT, despite recently being signed to The North Face. Anxious to see her run at Transgrancanaria next weekend.
Not mentioned in TWIR but told to me by someone in Atlanta: AlSal was there staying at nearby hotel. Geez dude, give it a rest.

VeloNews: Two athletes test positive for Coronavirus at bike race in Abu Dhabi and now everyone’s on lockdown in their hotel rooms.

–Well that’s nice to see! I still think that he’s the most influential person in the sport and would love to see him back on a starting line. (h/t Wyatt)

I follow Jill’s adventures closely and this years Iditarod is no exception. With temps in the -30 range, it’ll be a doozy. Follow along here.

Get yer tissues: Teen with cancer walks a marathon in the hospital. Go Joey!

Mountain Outhouse: EveryStreet, Sabrina’s new sponsor, and more.

Sometimes holy shit is appropriate and Walt Handloser’s plan for next/this(?) year is one of those times.

NPR: The science of why non alcoholic beers are better recovery drinks than “regular” beer.

Personal: Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the face stickers (?) girls wear at track meets? Usually start and hearts? I don’t think they’re regular stickers (they seem to stay on with sweat), and I don’t want to put temp tattoos on their faces that’ll be there for a week, so what are they? Any help? Thanks.

Also, Sunny ran a 6:17 1600m on Saturday and has officially proven that she can beat me. Time to get back in shape old man!

Andrew says:

March 2, 2020 at 7:52 am

The headline for trials should be: Athlete from another sport finishes 22nd at U.S. Marathon National Championship” There are a few takeaways from Saturday. One is how good of an all around runner Walmsley is. The other is how bad the state of U.S. marathoning is when a guy can train for a couple months and beat all but 21 guys, including a 43 year old (seriously ?) who trained their whole lives (or significant part) for that event. At this point 2:05 is the new 2:10 and we aren’t even remotely close to that with the possible exception of Rupp, whose progression has stalled. To your point, Walmsley should be a huge favorite at Comrades, though his 50 mile record is a much bigger indicator than his WS performance.

Todd says:

March 2, 2020 at 8:25 am

Walmsley is still a runner…it isn’t like he is a baseball player. What if a professional marathoner finished 22nd at Western States? Should the headline be “An athlete from another sport finishes 22nd at prestigious 100 mile race”?

Let’s just appreciate all the runners who ran in the trials, and not try to be divisive.

steve says:

March 2, 2020 at 8:26 am

With so much coronavirus action in Italy, just across the way from the Chamonix region, how likely is it that UTMB will be cancelled? A number of big sporting events in the region are already cancelling/postponing. Haven’t got my plane tickets yet….maybe I should keep putting it off…Can’t imagine it’s resolved by this summer.

Alex says:

March 2, 2020 at 8:43 am

Khallin Khan’s strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/22718385

Looks to be new to the sport after missing the OTQ.

Further googling suggests he ran at the University of Iowa–maybe only for one year–and then relocated to Oregon, where he trains with the Bowerman Track Club.

https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-marathon-runners-race-route/

Nicolas says:

March 2, 2020 at 8:44 am

@Andrew: Kind of a stretch to write that Walmsley trained for “a couple months”.

David VS says:

March 2, 2020 at 11:04 am

Related to Steve’s question about UTMB and coronavirus, I was wondering about Lavaredo. I’m signed up this year, but hadn’t booked my travel – was about to and then coronavirus hit northern Italy. I haven’t heard anything from the race organizers, but many public gatherings like soccer matches and the Venice Carnival have been cancelled. Not sure whether to book travel or hold off.

David Witko says:

March 2, 2020 at 12:50 pm

6:17 would beat a LOT of us !!!

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