Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Mar 22

So happy that Mountain Outhouse News is back! In this episode, JamJam discusses Des Linden ultramarathon attempt, Wardian and Dylan Bowman in Joshua Tree, a new winter Badwater attempt and more.

A few weeks ago I wrote about a Colorado runner who showed up in the Bay Area (San Francisco) and took down two stout FKTs from local women. Here’s more about Bailey Kowalczyk and how she got to this place in her running career.

Athletics Weekly: Britain’s fastest male marathoner is out of Tokyo after a freak leg compression sleeve accident. Bizarre story, but one with serious consequences.

If I spot anyone drinking a Cadbury Egg-flavored beer, I will judge them harshly. As the headline reads, they’ve got no respect for boundaries.

The USATF Foundation is something I’d only read about in passing, but Kevin Beck shines some light on how it’s helping support ($$$) dozens of athletes around the country in all disciplines of T&F. Why hasn’t there been more press? Kevin surmises, and I agree, that it’s politically motivated nonsense.

One hundred thousand lifetime miles by the age 47. Now that’s damn impressive.

—Another misleading headline. No. No one is taking away anyone’s right to compete. The bills–and majority of athletes–simply want athletes competing against others that share their biological sex.

Jump into the time travel machine and let’s visit Barkley Marathons in 1986, the first year of the storied event.

Justin Mock (iRunFar) chats with Addie Bracy about her running life and her work in sports performance psychology.

12 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Mar 22"

Paul says:

March 22, 2021 at 8:28 am

Beck on USATF is missing a link.

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Brian says:

March 22, 2021 at 9:14 am

How exactly does the enforcement of the anti-trans athlete bills look? Who gets to decide which athletes look enough like girls to get to compete? If every athlete has have their gender “confirmed”, who pays for the genetic testing and the gynecological exams? Athletes who compete in disciplines like discus and shotput tend to be bigger than the distance runners, do all of them have to undergo invasive testing? Do coaches or parents get access to the testing and exam results of their opponents, in case they decide an athlete doesn’t meet their expectations of “what a girl looks like”?

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  March 22, 2021 at 10:36 am
  
  No testing necessary. Sex assigned at birth.
  
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Rob says:

March 23, 2021 at 4:02 pm

I check out this blog every few weeks and it never fails to have anti trans content in every post.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  March 24, 2021 at 4:43 am
  
  Is that really what you take from my comment?
  
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Nicolas says:

March 24, 2021 at 1:26 pm

That’s what a growing number of us are taking away from your comments, yes, unfortunately. This is sad because we used to enjoy the blog. The old man yelling at clouds vibe is less fun, frankly.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  March 24, 2021 at 3:20 pm
  
  If you’re unable to read opposing—and civil–opinions on things related to the sport, there are myriad other sources of news you can frequent. If you want to silo yourself and your perspective, go right ahead.
  
  And Nick, let’s be real. You’ve been complaining about my coverage and opinions for many many many years. The trans issue is just your latest reason to throw ire my way.
  
  Hope you stick around and consider that differing opinions are a healthy aspect of society and sport.
  
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Nicolas says:

March 24, 2021 at 5:38 pm

The trans issue is *one more* reason I don’t check out the blog as often as I used to, spend hardly any time clicking through your links and have simply stopped listening to your podcast. This has nothing to do with siloeing myself. I probably read more diverse news and views than you do, including about trans issues. I just think your blog has been going downhill for a while and in a way it’s comforting to realize I’m not alone being disappointed with your takes. You’ve consistently failed to listen. We’ve tried again and again, to no avail, on this and other topics. Why do I keep coming? First, as noted, this happens much less often. Second, I check in now and then to see if things have changed, and because I’m amused by the idiocy of some of the comments, sometimes, or heartened by the reasonableness and insight of others.

But the thing is, you’ve sort of established yourself as a representative of the MUT community and the one stop shop for MUT related news. People have counted on your coverage. Some of us just think you’ve turned an influential platform into a place for you to rant about progressive causes.

You take care, Eric. Keep doing the things you do well (you’re coaching kids, that’s awesome). Hopefully someday you’ll stop yelling at clouds.

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Nicolas says:

March 25, 2021 at 7:11 am

PS: I’ve already noted this in the past but you always forget. I’ve agreed with you perhaps more times than I’ve disagreed, about, among other things: NA beer, clean sport, filming crews, lotteries, masks, and so on and so on, I’ve cheered on you for your vegan experiment and your coaching. Plus, the fact that I keep coming is evidence that I’m not in a silo, so it’s really odd to ask for contrarianism yet always respond to criticisms that way.

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Rich says:

March 25, 2021 at 8:10 am

yep, pretty simple…no mental gymnastics needed.

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Jaan says:

March 25, 2021 at 7:17 pm

I’m glad people like Eric speak their mind on important issues, and that we are able to have civil conversations about them. I will always be willing to say what was obvious for thousands of years until our enlightened overlords turned on their doublespeak and towed the sheep along with them: 99.999% of the time, you are born a boy or a girl. This does not change. Stop playing God. He’s much better at it than you 😉

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Bala says:

March 26, 2021 at 6:37 am

Eric, I appreciate your comments and views about trans athlete sports. I appreciate that you are able and willing to take a stand and present a massively unpopular opinion. Actually I don’t know if it’s unpopular or not. All I know is that it may be nuanced, and any opinion or genuine question that might indicate any semblance of not falling in line with fervid inclusion is immediately and loudly labeled as being exclusionary and divisive and hateful. I feel cis women athletes are caught between a rock and a hard place, someone’s gotta be their voice as well. So thank you!

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