Ultramarathon Daily News | Monday, Aug 21

Justin/IRF lays down the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail running events from around the world. Special attention to Mike Wardian’s insane Leadville/Pike’s Peak Marathon double.

Geoff Roes’ first blog post in three years.

Injured? Read this? Not injured? Save it: Amelia Boone’s injury commandments.

Hallucinating on the trails at the Bigfoot 200.

ultramarathon science Science: Running is good for your knees and the prevention of osteoarthritis.

Well, how fast could you run a mile?

The LetsRun MENSA Team discusses why ultramarathons aren’t respected more and why we’re a bunch of wimps. Or something.

No need to preach to you folks: Running on the side of the road is really dangerous.

Short news day. What did I miss?

12 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Monday, Aug 21"

jj says:

August 21, 2017 at 7:13 am

why waste time on that site. Those guys spend more time online arguing about running than, you know, actually running

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Gary Aronhalt says:

August 21, 2017 at 7:33 am

Duncan Callahan. 2x Leadville winner comes back from a long battle with over-training to finish Leadville once again. I’d imagine he’d be a GREAT podcast guest to share his journey…

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Pixie Ninja says:

August 21, 2017 at 8:45 am

No mention of the eclipse?!?! 😉

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erin mcdougall says:

August 21, 2017 at 9:08 am

Every time I make the mistake of looking at LetsRun.com I feel a bit worse about humanity, They are a very hatey bunch on that site.

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Steven says:

August 21, 2017 at 10:13 am

How about Mike being Mike….https://www.motivrunning.com/running-life/inspiring-stories/leadville-100-pikes-peak-dynamic-double/ He is just unreal!

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1. Steven says:
  
  August 21, 2017 at 10:19 am
  
  Umm….I should have reread that first link, my apologies….carry on haha
  
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Jeremy Bradford says:

August 21, 2017 at 2:13 pm

Feeling like I cheated death by making it across the country running on the roads, I really cannot recommend it to anyone. It’s far too dangerous. No one without a death wish should be doing it. I’m sticking to the trails now.

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1. ripvanracer says:
  
  August 22, 2017 at 7:25 am
  
  This guy was running across America when he was hit. He said the driver swerved and intentionally hit him. http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ohio-state-highway-patrol-turn-to-social-media-in-hit-skip-case-of-cross-country-runner
  
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  1. Jeremy Bradford says:
    
    August 22, 2017 at 9:31 am
    
    Yes, that’s a very sad story. I realized very early on in my run that I had massively underestimated how dangerous the trip was going to be, it was nothing like I imagined, but I was determined to see it through. Traffic only got worse as I went further east and I remember being downright terrified by traffic on Route 40 near where Nick was hit. The majority of the danger was from inattentive drivers, but there were also occasionally hostile drivers for no discernable reason. It seems some people just get angry when they see a runner trying to share the road. The midwest, as seen from the side of a highway, turned out to be a far less friendly place than I expected.
    
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    1. eric schranz says:
      
      August 23, 2017 at 9:15 am
      
      Thanks Jeremy.
      “The trails? Isn’t that scary out there all alone?!?” NOPE!
      
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Gids says:

August 21, 2017 at 6:15 pm

Wasn’t Rob Krar supposed to run Leadville?

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 23, 2017 at 9:15 am
  
  I believe he bowed out weeks ago. Not sure though.
  
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