Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, Feb 4

Ultramarathon News From Around the World

Something we all deal with: Diminished motivation in the ultramarathon “off season.” Here are some real-life tips on dealing with it.

Stand up paddle boarding? Not that interesting. Jet-propelled SUP? Yes please!

Lance’s registration for the Western States Training Run has people talking.

Here’s a neat video on HURT 100 with appearances by a few past URP guests.

Sarah and I are interviewing Matt Fitzgerald today about his new book, but here’s a great piece about how to eat like an elite.

Speaking of what elites eat…here’s Rob Krar’s wife Christina’s recipe for pumpkin lasagna.

Site news: I just realized that I’ve not been getting messages forwarded from the “contact us” tab and have completely inadvertently ignored a few months worth of messages. I’m so sorry and will start replying today.

Ultramarathon RDs descend on New Zealand to see what it is that makes Tarawera so unique.

Interesting article about REI membership and whether it has lost its meaning.

Running in Arizona soon? Heads up: There’s a freaking jaguar roaming around.

Short news day. What did I miss? Preparing for two interviews today…stay tuned.

13 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, Feb 4"

jesse says:

February 4, 2016 at 6:52 am

I worked at REI for 4 6 months or so. The main focus of all employees is selling memberships. The methods used are all based on the Customer saving money. We were told to mention used gear sales, special discounts for members and of course the overall savings garnered with every purchase made. Considering that sales pitch it doesn’t surprise me the vast majority of members are shoppers. Mentioning stewardship and maintaining the co-op were rarely a reason I got someone to sign up.

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1. Philip says:
  
  February 4, 2016 at 6:55 am
  
  Yeah…I always thought of myself as a shopper more than a member of the co-op. I guess I should be more active with the company. lol
  
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Philip says:

February 4, 2016 at 6:56 am

Looking forward to hearing this interview. I’d be a much better athlete if I would use the information I’d gotten from his books. Also, totally stealing this pumpkin lasagna recipe.

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Mike D says:

February 4, 2016 at 8:01 am

Way I look at it, it is a just a run. Armstrong signing up for this type of event where it is not competitive is absolutely fine by me. He should not be deprived of running with groups when it is not a race.

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Alex says:

February 4, 2016 at 8:15 am

At this point, I think I’d prefer to see Lance just win Western States, crossing the finish line with an IV drip in his arm and an inhaler dangling from his mouth, then sell the cougar to the Blueprint for Athletes folks, then use the millions to buy the Western States course, bulldoze it, and turn the entire thing into a strip mall, than read another person grouse about his running.

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1. Paul says:
  
  February 4, 2016 at 10:32 am
  
  +1
  
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2. Christine says:
  
  February 4, 2016 at 2:19 pm
  
  This.
  
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Michael Jimenez says:

February 4, 2016 at 8:29 am

Thankful someone is looking out for Lance, he’s been so deprived. It’s like people judge him on the content of his character or something.

Not saying he shouldn’t be able to sign up and run in something that’s not competitive, just saying I wouldn’t be out there trying to buddy up with him.

This is the same Lance that cheated right? Went beyond cheating and lied to everyone? Showed zero regard for anyone but himself? Crushed people? Are we going to have a pity party for him. I get being inclusive and kind-hearted, wanting people to have a place they can heal from their pasts. That’s all real, is there no line tho? I suppose it’s up to the individual and what you’re willing to accept in someone’s past behavior; to me that past is a pretty good indicator of what’s in that someone’s heart. Patterns like that go way beyond the pale of everyone makes mistakes.

Anyways, just my two cents, we can all have our own thoughts and feelings on the matter. I can even sympathize with folks that want there to be a place for Lance in the sport. I too have a kind heart and want people to experience the love that’s out there in trail running. Lance just isn’t my personal cup of tea. I’m sure he’ll find plenty of people that could care less, so I’m not to worried for him. I just know I wouldn’t clamor to hang out with the school bully when I was a kid tho those guys never seemed to have a problem finding friends.

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Dustin says:

February 4, 2016 at 12:38 pm

I’m a little surprised that Eric Byrnes wants him as a pacer for a few reasons. #1, there’s going to be just THAT much more attention on him (he’s already a professional athlete but now you’re going to have people following Lance all over the race). #2, neither of them have run the race (or any 100 mile race to my knowledge). You’d think you’d go after both course knowledge and ultra/100 knowledge. Maybe it’s a recipe for a smoking fast time, but with 100’s, it could be a recipe for a fast blowup.

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Kevin says:

February 4, 2016 at 3:16 pm

So bored with people’s judgements about Lance Armstrong doing a running race. Who cares. Let the guy run a race or with a group if he wants. Find something else to complain about.

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1. Mary says:
  
  February 5, 2016 at 8:58 am
  
  totally agree w/Kevin
  Get over it already
  
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Mike Rossi says:

February 5, 2016 at 6:09 am

Cheating for 10+ years of your life probably has long-lasting effects, not just on your cardiovascular system, but social effects that may prevent you from doing something related without judgement – like a Wimbledon champion deciding to get into badminton tournaments.

The good news is if you are a doper, cheater, blood packer, course-cutter, or TUE exploiter there is room for you in ultra-running, because nobody cares about tarnishing that “sport” anyway. I can’t wait to race my first 50k, I’ve doped to the gills and trained my ass off for a few years now, it’s time to show off all that hard work, I may not go down in the record books permanently but I’ll be a legend I’m forced to admit it. And hey, I can always just get into cycling afterward.

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Lew Gray says:

February 5, 2016 at 10:24 am

Did anyone notice that Lance Armstrong is also registered for the Marin Ultra Challenge 50K in March.

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