Ultramarathon Daily News | Monday, Oct 19

As of this writing, fourteen runners remain in Big’s Backyard Ultramarathon Championship (~~three~~ two of them in Tennessee.) I’d love to see Courtney and Karel Sabbe go head to head.

iRunFar: Justin Mock and I chatted last week about distance learning, kids running, URP, and more. Thanks for a fun interview!

Oregon Live: Hayward Field will host the NCAA Track and Field championships from 2024-27. I’ve gotta get up there one year!

Wow! Experienced hiker from CA who went missing in Zion National Park was found after 12 days. Bruised and tired, but she’s alright.

Kilian ran a 10k road race on Saturday. How’d he do?

Beer made with Frank’s Red-hot Sauce. This is a troll, right?

Dangit, Araivapa was all set to host Crown King Scramble this weekend, but a fire in the area is too severe and now it’s cancelled. 2020, you suck.

Today I’m interviewing the youngest guest I’ve ever had on the show. Stoked to chat. Stay tuned.

6 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Monday, Oct 19"

scott says:

October 19, 2020 at 6:32 am

Bobcat fire started on Sunday,September 13th, and it cancelled Kodiak 100 that was set to start that Wednesday.
That race had a pretty stout elite field, too, since it was one of the only races happening.

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Brad Bishop says:

October 19, 2020 at 7:43 am

Unless there is a complete quirk of circumstances, it’s virtually guaranteed both of the top two distance finishers in Big’s Backyard will be from the same country due to the event setup. Each country is run as a separate event, and while they are compared to each other, a runner in one country can only go as long as another from the same county continues – there isn’t international head-to-head like this past April’s Virtual Backyard.

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Brad Bishop says:

October 19, 2020 at 9:08 am

Not sure how to update my comment to bring it in line with the edits Eric made in response to it.

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Bob Hearn says:

October 19, 2020 at 9:58 am

And how about those Tarahumara running Big’s (team Mexico)? There are still three left, more than any other country!

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Chris Rusch says:

October 19, 2020 at 12:25 pm

Speaking of distance learning and working, if your wife’s work allows it, come move to Idaho Falls. There’s a new middle school opening that will need a licensed PE teacher and you would be perfect for the position! Now that you have your teaching license in hand, you can go anywhere.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  October 22, 2020 at 4:00 am
  
  Thanks Chris. Not sure what her work is doing at this point, but it’s most likely not full time work from home.
  
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