Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, June 30

Short News Day in the Ultramarathon World

Eric Lee is currently tackling Colorado’s 14ers in an attempt to take the FKT from Andrew Hamilton.

For junkies like me who enjoy all terrains and distances, this 80 second clip is pure bliss and inspiration.

A bit defensive, yeah. I get the feeling that some in the MUT community are perturbed with the attention Jim is getting for his run. To those pointing to URP for not highlighting Andrew Miller or any other runners, my first criteria for an interview is a great story, and quite frankly, Jim’s is the one I wanted to hear. Regarding other runners, I’m interviewing Sarah today about her sub 24 hour finish, then circling back this afternoon with Colleen and Chris to find out how their run went from the back of the pack. I pride myself on the variety of interview subjects on URP, and simply don’t have time to interview all the runners on my list. I wish I could. (And heck, if Andrew’s not returning Jim’s calls, he’s probably not going to answer mine…) Peace.

Ultrarunner and SFRC bro Jorge Maravilla isn’t letting his residence or age get in the way of a lifelong dream. At 38, he’s vying for a place on the El Salvadorian Olympic marathon team. Go get it, Jorge!

Update: Ashland, Oregon lost a colorful character when MUT runner Todd Ragsdale went missing on a run in January and his body was found shortly after. Tox tests are back, and there’s no conclusion on why he passed away.

KJ: How to run further than you’ve ever run before.

ITUNES UPDATE: There’s a problem with the podcast app pulling new episodes to your devices. It seems that since June 7, subscribers aren’t getting the new shows, but instead need to manually search for them on the URP iTunes page. This doesn’t seem to be a problem with other podcast apps, only iTunes (please correct me if I’m wrong.) Trust me, I’m working on it and apologize for the inconvenience. We’ve done a force refresh, but there might be some corrupted code somewhere, whateverthehell that means.

21 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, June 30"

David says:

June 30, 2016 at 8:04 am

Loved the Jim interview! I totally agree with Jim’s story being wildly interesting. I can’t get enough of hearing him talk about his crazy race. We saw him all over the course on Saturday and had to pick our jaws off the floor several times. Was so bummed to hear to took a wrong turn. Can’t wait to see him take another crack at it next year.Reference

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James says:

June 30, 2016 at 8:48 am

Honestly, if people are having issues with Jim getting so much attention, I strongly think you should listen to Scotty Kummer interview Eric on the 10 Junk Miles podcast. Eric does a great job shedding light on why he interviews people and explains how difficult it can be at times creating an entertaining story.

I can only speak for me personally. I am a huge Ultra fanboy geek. Kaci Lickteig is probably my favorite female runner. I have so much respect and adoration for her as the person and runner. She ran a masterful race at WS100. I was so happy she won. She won that race going away and led from the start. She put on a freaking clinic out there, but I am not sure how much of her day carries a 50 minute interview. Jim’s story was what I needed to hear after states. There was so many questions on what happened and why. Keep up the good work Eric.

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Emir says:

June 30, 2016 at 8:48 am

Eric, one thing I noticed today while looking for Jim’s podcast on the iPhone Podcast app, is that these new episodes are missing dates. All your other ones have a date next to them. The podcast app shows you the latest ones so these one as just being put to the back of the pack. Not sure if that helps at all.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  June 30, 2016 at 9:53 am
  
  Yeah, I’ve heard that, or that they’re dated “2000” and I have NO idea how to fix that. Thanks.
  
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Daniel Slater says:

June 30, 2016 at 9:12 am

DoggCatcher hasn’t shown a new episode since Brad Dains, which I believe was June 7Reference

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Jon Olson says:

June 30, 2016 at 9:14 am

Eric,
I openned my Podcast app on my Iphone and used the search symbol at the bottom of the page. Typed in Ultrarunner Podcast and clicked on your Podcast logo. It then showed I was a subscriber (because your awesome) but it also showed the missing episodes and gave me the option to download. Not sure why the “push” for current episodes or the “feed” on my standard podcast link is not working, but I was able to get all the episodes.

I can see why there is more focus on Jim then Andrew. Andrew ran a smart consistent race, but he was not 30-50 minutes faster then the course record. Jim and Sage are the stories of the race. Plus Andrew’s interview post win was pretty lacking. I’m sure he’s a great guy and I look forward to more excellent results. He should be commended and interviewed for the win of WSER, but hiss performance was not a story. It was a great result.

Train hard for Tahoe 200!

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1. Lou Manza says:
  
  June 30, 2016 at 4:24 pm
  
  Thanks, Jon – this worked for me as well!
  
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David Nowaczewski says:

June 30, 2016 at 9:28 am

Eric, the Jim interview was great so let all the negativity all go in one ear and out the other. As I was running and listening this morning I came to the conclusion that the only way Jim’s story would have gotten any better is if he still made the wrong turn but was able to still pull out the win. One of the big draws of ultrarunning to most people is the unknown that will certainly occur when you are out there for so long. Sure, everybody likes to run a flawless race with no issues, but the best lessons and stories come from those times when things start to crash and burn. Andrew won, he’s got all the credit in the world, but Jim’s story is fascinating to everyone, fast and slow alike, because of how crazy it is.

Great, great interview.

DavidReference

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runningfoo says:

June 30, 2016 at 9:54 am

Great interview with Jim! It’s the story I wanted to hear first too.Reference

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Tim says:

June 30, 2016 at 10:19 am

Yeah, Kaci and Andrew ran smart races. Kaci pretty much running wire to wire is a nice story. Andrew’s patience worked for him. Neither of those stories is as interesting or entertaining as Jim’s ballsy call that he was going to grab the CR and then coming oh so close and yet so far away.

I loved the Walmsley podcast and I’ve become a fan. I hope he goes for it again next year! Even better, I hope Krar comes back as well. THAT would be one hell of a race!Reference

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Patrick Thurber says:

June 30, 2016 at 10:20 am

I think that this is a special time in ultrarunning when two categories of runner can still win a highly competitive race – 1.) the careful, consistent runner and 2.) the balls-to-the-wall risk taking runner. However, I think that the trend is clear: More and more collegiate athletes are making the early transition into ultrarunning and soon the kind of blistering pace that Jim held for 93 miles will be the ONLY way someone is going to win a major ultra with serious depth. I’m not sure those kinds of races will be more interesting necessarily or even more exciting, but I think that’s the way it’s headed without a doubt.

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Robert Bird says:

June 30, 2016 at 11:37 am

I usually download the podcasts to my android phone and noticed that the “Artist” name that the podcast gets sorted by changed from Eric Schranz to Sam Potter on the latest podcast. Doesn’t bother me but I wonder if an incorrect tag may be the problem in itunes.Reference

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Robert Bird says:

June 30, 2016 at 11:42 am

I’d like to hear an interview with Andrew Miller too, but Jim Walmsley’s was definitely the story I wanted to hear first. Great interview!Reference

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Ethan says:

June 30, 2016 at 12:05 pm

Have you tried Feed Validator http://www.feedvalidator.org/?Reference

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Mandy R says:

June 30, 2016 at 4:18 pm

Using the Googles on my phone. No new episode since the 7th. I will have to check the laptop later.

Also I appreciate the podcasts you do. If someone wants an interview with a specific person from a specific event they had better be sponsoring a few episodes. Eric you do a great job, it is apparent the time and effort you put into URP. Your guest hosts are great and I like the occasional change up.

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SDA says:

June 30, 2016 at 5:30 pm

I am so happy to hear that others feel the same love for Jim Walmsley. I really don’t understand the negativity towards him. I had the pleasure of meeting him by chance 2 years ago while he was working at a running store in Scottsdale, AZ after he had left Montana and before heading to Flagstaff . He could not have been nicer or more humble when I realized who he was and freaking out just a little that he was helping me pick out my shoes! Why is being confident and attacking your goals a negative? I thought he handled the entire day with amazing athleticism, guts and humility, never blaming or complaining. Kudos to you for a great interview. I really wanted to hear from him about the day. Lastly, he was the one to bring up Andrew Miller’s great win and give him a shout out at the end of the podcast. The haters will be haters.

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Billy says:

June 30, 2016 at 6:14 pm

With you on Jim. It was the story that resonated with people. Doesn’t lessen the accomplishments of the winners.

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Bryan Jennings says:

June 30, 2016 at 6:48 pm

That interview was awesome and Jim W is an inspirational person that people need to be exposed to. Still sleeping in the car?!? And his beautiful quote about “Why should I limit myself?” That kind of positive attitude is what the world needs more of. Thank you for sharing that with us.

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Melinda says:

July 1, 2016 at 4:08 am

“my first criteria for an interview is a great story” YES. Honestly Kaci and Andrew seem like very nice people, but their post race interviews that I’ve seen so far are a bit….flat. Everything went well, they trained well, learned from previous races, and executed on race day and had everything go well. I’m happy for them….but it’s not a story that keeps me interested and listening and entertained. I listen to podcasts to be entertained and to learn something. Regardless of where that runner finished in the pack.Reference

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Steve Jones says:

July 1, 2016 at 6:46 am

I don’t think there was a lot of “negativity” and you’re blowing it a bit out of proportion. Relax. It was like 1 or 2 people.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  July 1, 2016 at 6:47 am
  
  With all due respect Steve, I didn’t know you had access to my email account.
  
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