Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Feb 20

Ultrarunning Magazine: Jeff Stern digs into ultramarathon stats to show us who’s running the races and for how long. Very interesting.

Run Spirited: Henry chats with Sean O’Brien podium champ Sarah McMahon about how she overcame disordered eating to find success and happiness on the trails.

If you know what Buc-ees’ Beaver Nuggets are, this article about beer will make sense. Bad idea? Good idea?

I was an early adopter of the Simple Hydration back in the day and still use mine. Now they’re launching a campaign to manufacture a larger version and I’m on board.

I knew that, regardless of the outcome, I could not give up. I would hate myself if I did. I needed to give it my all. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” There was another person that was in my heart while I ran, who gave me strength and pushed me to the finish: my friend Ruth Kohstall. Ruth is a 66 years young ultrarunner and triathlete from my area. She attempted HURT five times and got as many as four loops, but never a finish. Before I left Ohio, she told me I had to get to that finish line. I dug even deeper for her. It literally took every ounce of my being to keep going.

–What happens when a mid packer from the midwest (midwestpacker?) takes on HURT? Good rad from TrailSisters.

Head on over to Twitter if you want to watch two running coaches argue about biochemistry.

Speaking of Sage, here’s his vlog from his run at Tarawera. Looks beautiful.

Steeple for the People. If you’re in New York in mid May, you’d be crazy to not show up to an all-comers Steeplechase meet/festival for everyone from beginners to pros of all ages. So cool!

The guys from Wy’East are putting on a cool looking trail/outdoor camp for 8-12 year olds. Very cool, just wish it was overnight so I could send my kids!

SCMP: Mark Agnew writes about ultramarathons versus marathons in terms of “what’s harder” and determines that any race is only as hard as you make it. Yep.

Neel takes us on a video tour of the Garhwal Runs, a 74k ultra in India that’s organized by the same masochists that organize La Ultra.

10 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Feb 20"

Brian says:

February 20, 2020 at 8:53 am

I know Twitter is a terrible place, but I’m a bit surprised at the pettiness coming from Koop, targeted at both Jeff and Sage.

I hate the argument that one “diet” is the end all, be all way to go. It works for some, but to say it’s the best and only way is silly.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 20, 2020 at 9:34 am
  
  I agree completely. Diet has become a religion to some people: There’s one truth, one way, and everything is wrong because my interpretation is right.
  
  And I showed the thread to my wife—an actual biochemist—and she had the same reaction she had to the debate last night. She shook her head, muttered “lame”, and walked away.
  
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Eric Schwindt says:

February 20, 2020 at 12:11 pm

You can send your kids to stay with our family in Portland? My girls (9 & 7) will be attending Yassine’s camp too. 😁

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 20, 2020 at 12:16 pm
  
  What a cool offer. Thanks Eric. While I’d happily do that, my wife is a bit more…careful. Let me know how it goes.
  
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Eric Schwindt says:

February 20, 2020 at 12:41 pm

No worries. Figured that was a longshot. I might hesitate too, but feel like we’re friends having listened to you since the days of Scottie too. My friend Ethan’s boys did the camp last summer, and they loved it. I wouldn’t call them “runners” either. One of the Trail Sisters helps Yassine coach. They do good.

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Joel says:

February 20, 2020 at 2:05 pm

My understanding of Koop’s position is actually the opposite of there being “only one ‘diet'”. Sage and Jeff publicly advocate for their dietary plans (plant based & OFM/primal blue print style) – I have yet to hear Koop advocate for any singular or trendy diet, although from hearing him talk I think he believes in a healthy mix from both of those camps.

In Koop’s recent Podcast with Jeff on OFM my key takeaway was not that he vehemently opposes OFM as a dietary choice if people want to pursue it, but rather he doesn’t agree with the ways Jeff and other’s sell it’s supposed performance and recovery benefits when there is strong scientific evidence to support carbs as the optimal/most efficient fuel for peak performance and little/no scientific evidence (as of yet anyway) to support improved recovery associated with OFM.

While I think the recent twitter event got childish, I personally appreciate people being willing to step on a few toes when they disagree. Jason and Jeff did a great job of talking through their positions on the podcast in a constructive manner and I found it fascinating.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 20, 2020 at 2:15 pm
  
  I agree and apologize for not being more clear. Jason doesn’t seem to be militant about a specific diet. Sage is definitely convinced that his way is the only way.
  
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Sage Canaday says:

February 20, 2020 at 11:29 pm

I actually don’t think “my way is the only way” and never said that. Now you’re making stuff up! I think a plant-based vegan diet is very healthy for most people. I think it is a very good diet for running and overall healthy and longevity. I would not say “its the only way.” This whole Twitter spat didn’t really get into any biochemistry and wasn’t about diet at all either. The only thing vaguely related to bio chem was Koop posting a ridiculous picture of a bunch of metabolic pathways (including Photosynthesis which obviously is not relevant). I think he thought (for some reason) that I though that IGF-1 was the ONLY cause of Jeff’s feelings of “better recovery.” Obviously it’s much more complicated than that and there are a lot of factors involved. I also had then mentioned that IGF-1 levels varied with diet and he alluded that I was wrong again but then tweeted that it was influenced by “vitamins and minerals”. We then got in a worthless pissing match of talking about college studies (my mistake for bringing up), but I actually though it was relevant because of his initial post/insult of thinking that I hadn’t actually memorized things like the Krebs cycle (Which I actually did have to for school). Koop’s a smart guy and a great coach…it also bugs me that he’s so strongly affiliated with CTS given their association with Lance Armstrong..but that’s a whole ‘nother can of worms!

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 21, 2020 at 5:11 am
  
  Thanks for clarifying. My understanding from your previous posts has been that you see a plant-based diet as the only good diet, somehow proven to be the best and most effective. If that’s not the case, great, but know that’s how your message is coming across.
  
  Glad you see that twitter spat as ridiculous. I’m gonna do what I wish everyone had done yesterday and stop commenting on it.
  
  Peace. Have a nice weekend.
  
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February 24, 2020 at 7:20 am

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