Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, Nov 12

In this age of OTS, here’s the why, when, and how of taking a mental break from training.

Part keg, part growler, part tap: The Man Can. I’ve been using the insulated 64oz growler from Drink Tanks (with the keg cap attachment) and have been pretty impressed.

Awesome: High school XC running with Cerebral Palsy will make you forget about the issues you’re having with your training. (Coincidentally he’s running at my HS alma mater. Go Indians!)

Why the anti-doping efforts aren’t working.

I’ve been testing this thing like crazy, my kids have had their way with it, and it keeps going. Here’s my review of the Black Diamond Sprinter headlamp.

Emelie Forsberg weighs in on the “healthy eating and body image” discussion.

I don’t have a lot of swimming endurance, but I want to do one of these races sooooo bad.

Three ways to handle “catcalls” while running.

Short ultramarathon and trail running news day. What’d I miss?

5 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Thurs, Nov 12"

Francois says:

November 12, 2015 at 8:14 am

I don’t think it’s simply a matter of “[leaving] the testing to national sports federations that are too focused on glory, or international federations that are loath to bust their most bankable stars.” Since 2008 the Tour de France is not supervised by the UCI but by a french government agency and it hasn’t really changed the fact that testing, as independent and advanced as it gets, is more than often simply not efficient, and just as where it is supervised by corrupt local federations, doping is still being exposed by lengthy police investigation and, only occasionally it seems, through testing.

French researchers have demonstrated that the most advanced testing was unable to uncover micro-dosage of stuff such as EPO and steroids, while demonstrating in parallel that this way of doping was actually as efficient as with regular dosage…

This is a deeper, mafia type of issue. It’s depressing.Reference

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Carol says:

November 12, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Fourth way, have a dog who has a great loud bark. When I get annoyed, my husky mix will let out a big bark in the person’s face.Reference

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Sean says:

November 13, 2015 at 2:11 pm

You finding breweries in Sacto that will fill those? Sure would be nice to have growler shops like Oregon and some other states.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  November 13, 2015 at 2:38 pm
  
  A few. Luckily, the brewery closest to my house (1 mile) fills them gladly. I won’t go to breweries that don’t fill growlers. Russian River and Bear Republic included.
  
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Sean says:

November 17, 2015 at 8:12 am

I hope this is getting better. I haven’t tried in a while at some of the local Marin/Sonoma breweries, might be time to do so again. Thanks!Reference

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