Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Jan 13

UROY Countdown: Adam Peterman and Katie Asmuth named #8 UROY for 2021.

And your top ten FKTOYs of 2021. Ranked order being releaed in podcast form over the next week.

SCMP: More on Sania Sorokin’s new 100 mile world record. He talks about training in Kenya, losing his job as a card dealer and turning pro, and what his weekly mileage looks like.

Grand Teton Loop video. Great footage that shows the pure beauty of this environment and wildlife. Looks like a sensational trail!

Setting aside spots for a trail race based on skin pigmentation and sexual orientation–and assuming those groups can’t afford the entry fee–is a weird mix of pandering and -isms isn’t it?

Yesterday I received my Training Essentials for Ultrarunning (2nd Ed., Jason Koop) and am excited to dig in.

Eoin Keith has won the Spine Race by just over three hours. More live tracking here.

Remy: Nike says all of its running shoes will be electric by 2025.

Good interview with Sean Brosnan, the Head Coach of the greatest prep XC team in history.

Nah, still not buying it.

But yes, I will keep buying these.

Just me or did we all miss the flood of “new sponsor” announcements that usually take place at the beginning of each year? Who went where?

Ultrarunning Mag: What’s going on in ultramarathon and trail running this weekend?

9 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Jan 13"

Will Hayward says:

January 13, 2022 at 6:02 am

I have to disagree with you on the Rut’s inclusion policy. It’s not pandering to be proactive at getting a more diverse field for a major event in our sport. Financial support is available for those who demonstrate need. The transgender policy seeks to accept every runner’s identity while still trying to keep the integrity of gender-based competition. Great work from the organizers

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 13, 2022 at 7:02 am
  
  Pandering in the sense that these groups of people can’t apply on their own and pay their way. What makes them less capable than other entrants?
  
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KS Petty says:

January 13, 2022 at 9:12 am

You seem to say all applicants are equally capable. I read the policy as a way to account for inequity, not inequality. “Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.”

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Max Mulvihill says:

January 13, 2022 at 9:29 am

That’s called Communism, which is an old myth.

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Will Hayward says:

January 13, 2022 at 9:54 am

It’s not that under-represented groups can”t apply for entry, but that they won’t if the sport seems exclusionary. This is a good faith attempt to create a more diverse field in their event. I hope they are successful.

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jonathan z says:

January 13, 2022 at 10:56 am

Thank goodness the race organizers haven’t decided to “account for inequity, not inequality” when it comes to handing out awards at the finish line! Although I wonder if that is not far in the future…

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Frederick says:

January 13, 2022 at 1:36 pm

LOL – LGBTQIA2S+. One day we will all have our own special letter. “If Everyone Is Special, No One Is” – The Incredibles.

I will refuse these pandering races. This is a stupid sport. Why do we need to pander to people to participate in a stupid sport? I happen to enjoy it, but most people think we are stupid.

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Justin Cabeen says:

January 14, 2022 at 7:13 am

reducing diversity to nothing more than skin pigmentation is the language used by those who seek to disinclude and erase marginalized groups. racing is not cheap and by adding in these diversity spots they lend experience to folks who might not have gotten it due to every other aspect of modern America that has historically suppressed them. the language you use is an attempt to diminsh the injustices and scars that remain on people of color in a system built to suppress them. it forgets how much stronger we all are for being more inclusionary in our own lives. this policy aims to even out the scale in a world which one group has already had its thumb on the scale for long enough. this is not a radically unfair policy that unlevels the playing field. its giving a bit of help to some who might need it.

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micahward says:

January 14, 2022 at 7:30 am

I don’t agree that running is an exclusionary sport. Sure, it’s difficult to get into Western States, Hardrock, and the Boston Marathon. Other races sell out quickly too. But there are thousands of races from 5K to 100 miles that require nothing but that you show up and pay the entry fee. How much more inclusive can it be? In over 44 years of running and racing I’ve never filled out an entry form that asked my race, color, creed, preferred pronoun, national origin or favorite flavor of ice cream. The only reason for asking gender and age is for the awards. Anyone who wants to participate in any phase of running is welcome to do so. If anyone doesn’t feel welcome at the local 5K of the week then I wonder if that says more about them than the sport of running.

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