Ultramarathon Daily News | Thursday Jan 3

I think I agree with every single point Wyatt makes about “the good ol days” of the ultramarathon trail scene. You? (And yes, everyone has a different definition of “good ol days.” I know.

You’ve heard Sarah talk about it before…check your iron levels. This goes for both men and women.

Did you set a New Years Resolution? How’s it going? If not, there’s still time!

This company says the key to good running shoes is the insole. I’ve always eschewed them as pricey add-ons at running shops or podiatrists’ offices, but maybe I need to look into them more. Anyone had success with “regular” running shoes and insoles?

By the time you read this, Across the Years will likely be over. Here’s the leaderboard. I know there were plenty of AG records set but will wait for official word.

So much action in the Hakone Ekiden yesterday!

TrailRunner Magazine’s new print issue has a full spread on the new Spartan Trail Series with zero mention of the “charging for spectators” controversy. So much for separating advertising and editorial, right?

How fast can you and a friend put up a two person tent with the rain fly attached? The WR is 1 min 7 seconds and here’s their story.

More on hiking: Stringbean Joe and Anish join Skurka in guiding hikes around the country. And it looks like Anish may be leading a ladies-only adventure.

9 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Thursday Jan 3"

Eric says:

January 3, 2019 at 7:44 am

LOL – Spartan and Trail Runner have an ad agreement, no way I believe otherwise –

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Paul says:

January 3, 2019 at 7:52 am

I had to laugh when the first item in the list of things from the good old days was blogs. For some of us, blogs feel like a recent phenomenon. Wide spread use of the internet didn’t even exist in the good old days.

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1. Sharon Schaller says:
  
  January 4, 2019 at 6:53 am
  
  I also laughed at this. Hearing blogs regulated to the good old days made me feel really old.
  
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Milton says:

January 3, 2019 at 9:48 am

I had to laugh when the third item in the list is about how he doesn’t like the UTMB being more important than Western States – because the ‘weather is always bad’ (because it’s always the perfect temperature for running at States????). From a quick look at his Ultrasignup/ITRA profile it seems like he’s never even raced outside the US, let alone experienced the magic of the UTMB, a race that’s been the main globally competitive ultrarunning event for quite some time now, open to all elites with no restrictions based on lotteries or the very limited US-based golden ticket events. Western States has always been extremely US-centric and not a representation of the sport in the global community, and surely being more inclusive can only be of benefit to our community? There are even plenty of UTMB blogs if that’s your bag…

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1. Will says:
  
  January 3, 2019 at 12:50 pm
  
  Kouros was running and winning the Spartathlon in 1983, long before UTMB was a thing. Any year that he raced Spartathlon was a year where WS was not the biggest race in the world. Nothing wrong with wanting to race domestically (it is certainly cheaper), but it is disingenuous to act like ultrarunning outside of the US is a new phenomenon.
  
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Jay says:

January 3, 2019 at 10:15 am

The first 3 things on Wyatt’s list just need to stay gone. There is way too much social media influence in this sport to bring back Anton (and eveyrone else’s ramblings), and does Western States really need to be THE most important race (i think not, just overrated.)

The good ole’ days are gone. Now it will be Instagram junkies, dopers, gold-diggers, and CEOs all fighting for whatever podium they can grab.

C’est la vie.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 3, 2019 at 2:37 pm
  
  Jay, what a pessimistic view!
  I too want blogs back so I can choose who to follow or not and to open up the dialogue to different perspectives. Right now the landscape is dominated by one and I don’t think that’s healthy. Maybe it’s just me.
  And his WS comment makes sense to me. UTMB is awesome, but the weather changes and drastic course changes–not to mention the hyper commercialism of it all–still make it a secondary race that happens to have the world’s best at it. Of course that’s just my opinion. And as much as I love HR, I’d rather watch runners run and WS allows that.
  
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Ryne Anderson says:

January 3, 2019 at 10:38 am

For a few years, I would run without the regular insoles that come with the shoe to give my feet a bit more room and feedback. For whatever reason, I put the insoles back in one day and my feet and legs felt so much better. Who knew a couple millimeters of foam could make such a big difference!

My success with insole experimentation has to do with just swapping out the stock insoles between shoes. Most companies equip their shoes with premium Ortholite inserts. Some standard insoles that already come with the shoe barely have any cushioning. I’ve swapped the premium Ortholites from another shoe for the flimsy insoles in a few pairs and had great success. Most recently with a pair of road inov-8’s and the Hoka Torrent.

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Ben G says:

January 3, 2019 at 11:53 am

Speaking of insoles…anybody have a good suggestion for thin, closed cell foam insole that doesn’t absorb water. Ortholite is pretty much a sponge. Gear reviewer Ben?

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