Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, May 7

This guy is just about to start his TransCon run, while Pat and team are about to finish theirs.

If you’re into beautiful scenery and breathtaking photography–and don’t have any issue whatsoever with heights—you’ll want to see this MTB video.

Speaking of bikes, I’ve never been bike camping before, but after Jill’s weekend story, I really really want to go.

Great interview with Zach Miller from IRF. I love this dude.

And my favorite Japanese runner just won three half marathons in three consecutive days. Iron Mike, it’s your move.

A race that I’d never heard about now sits squarely on my bucket list: An eco-based 50 miler to and through Paris that ends with a stair climb to the first floor of the Eifel Tower.

So it turns out that the “exercise won’t help you lose weight” article last week was…not exactly legitimate.

Are you a boring ultrarunner?

Wow: Bad ass Russian gal sets new records on Europe’s highest peaks. I’d never heard of her, but I like saying her name.

Meanwhile, Dean Potter set a new FKT at Yosemite combining free climbing and trailrunning.

What do you think of organizing and funding races using sites like this?

Never hurts to refresh an article, and it never hurts to read one again: Tips for racing ultramarathons.

What type of guilty indulgences can a vegan really have? Here are five.

Pretty good list (with some really great design and some names you know): The 50 Most Adventurous Men.

And finally, a big Happy Birthday to my part time partner in crime Sarah. I enjoy our partnership and your perspective and look forward to many more fun interviews. Big 4-5!

18 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, May 7"

Doug H says:

May 7, 2015 at 6:33 am

Happy birthday, Sarah!Reference

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BadVegan says:

May 7, 2015 at 6:57 am

That list is lame! I’d re-write the top vegan indulgences as: beer/”vegan”wine, coconut-milk ice cream, homemade cookie dough (perfectly safe to eat, because no eggs), peanut butter on everything, and lots of dark chocolate 😛

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Dan - Ultra168 says:

May 7, 2015 at 6:58 am

Thanks again Eric – feel free to whack that offer out whenever you like… buffs are in the mail mate!Reference

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francois says:

May 7, 2015 at 7:28 am

I did the 50k distance (same day) litterally the day before we moved to the US in 2014.
The “urban” section is just connecting to the city from the woods, along construction roads, under bridges and stuff, and really , really not interesting. The “Paris Sightseeing” section is just the last 3k along the river up to the Eiffel tower (the 50k doesn’t even go up the stairs).
And as to leaving no trace, I’m sure that’s their dream as they give out mini trash nets that you have to carry, but it’s a large race with 800+ runners for each distance and the regular amount of gel trash can be spotted.
If you happen to be in paris itself on the day, well, still a good run back and forth in a couple of the same woody sections.Reference

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Wyatt Yates says:

May 7, 2015 at 7:41 am

Zach is my favorite male ultrarunner to follow…hard not to love a guy that puts it all out there every race to see what he is made of.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 10:14 am
  
  I love watching him race. Hope he keeps it up. Also really impressed with his race calendar this year, mixing up the distances, terrains, etc.
  
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Kashi D says:

May 7, 2015 at 8:49 am

Haha, love that bow tie! And Happy Birthday Sarah! You are a fantastic addition to URP!

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Stew says:

May 7, 2015 at 9:16 am

I laughed when John Trent commented on Sarah’s complex and thoughtful SWOT question and Eric said something about “Beer Chat” being his “A” game….Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 10:14 am
  
  Yeah, another reason I like having her around. 🙂
  
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Clare says:

May 7, 2015 at 10:12 am

I think the indegogo race thing is a great idea…we were talking about exactly something like that when we ran the Coyote Backbone last year…it seemed a tough expensive race to put on, and knowing that enough people had committed before taking the plunge seemed like a good way to ensure a race director wasn’t left in the lurch.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 10:15 am
  
  I agree, though I’ve got to believe a RD would be able to point out drawbacks of such a plan.
  
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rob says:

May 7, 2015 at 10:57 am

Dean Potter is a legendary athlete who has been at the cutting edge of bold rock climbing for more than 20 years. He has “free soloed” i.e. climbed without ropes or gear at a grade of 5.12+. A recent discussion at supertopo.com estimated that only 1 in 10,000 climbers becomes proficient at the grade of traditional 5.12c (with ropes). Potter, at his best, could climb ropeless on routes that the vast majority of climbers could not begin to make progress on even with a tight top rope.
So, it is very interesting to see him take an interest blending running and climbing. While the sport has a long and impressive history, he is quite capable of pushing the envelope.

The Snake Dike route he climbed on Half Dome is very easy and is regularly climbed ropeless by many mere mortals. But it is hard enough that you are unlikely to see any of the trail running elite try this variation. The mountain FKT world is so fascinating!

As an aside, the term “free climbing” is rarely used by climbers. “Free” has a very specific meaning that is not well understood outside of climbing; kind of best understood to mean “free of resting on gear” or “free of aid(cheating).” “Free climbing” is generally misused by non climbers to mean ropeless when in fact, 99.99% of climbing is “free” climbing with ropes.Reference

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Robert says:

May 7, 2015 at 11:02 am

Something fishy here. One of the co-authors of the article in question was Dr. Tim Noaks who this article describes as merely “a paleolithic diet advocate.” I think he is a little more credentialed than that. And the assertions of the suspended article – “that you can’t outrun a bad diet” and that the belief that you can eat what you like as long as you exercise is unscientific and wrong – are these really that controversial?Reference

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1. will says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 3:54 pm
  
  The conflicts of interest is a total load of crap. How can a long standing exercise physiologist who has written numerous books on running, nutrition, training, etc. have a conflict of interest because he has written a book on the subject. If that is a conflict of interest then my biology professor in grad school who wrote the text book has a conflict of interest…Something fishy…I completely agree. I wonder which of the major food corps. are tied to british journal….They don’t like when researchers say that people should simply stop eating processed foods and sugar…they would rather you drink the soda and then try to exercise it off. You can’t outrun your sugar addiction.
  
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  1. Micah Ward says:
    
    May 11, 2015 at 9:08 am
    
    I agree that you can not out run a bad diet. I have the will power to run 5-6 miles almost every day with a weekly long run of 10 miles plus. But I don’t have the will power to abstain from donuts, cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, beer, key lime pie, etc. And as a result I struggle with weight control. Everyone’s metabolism is different but for me, if I do not control the amount and type of food I eat then I simply can not run enough to keep the weight off.
    
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Meghan says:

May 7, 2015 at 3:31 pm

I totally want to do this in 2016…. is there an “alert” when to register… I am saving up…. starting…. NOWReference

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1. francois says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 4:44 pm
  
  it sells out every year pretty fast so keep an eye on it. and don’t expect breathtaking views of Paris (except the last aid station on a belvedere, and the last 2km before the eiffel tower 🙂 )
  
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Meghan says:

May 7, 2015 at 3:35 pm

Better Question… out of the 50 listed… which are single and how do I meet them?Reference

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