Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, Aug 25

Some very very strong opinions on Angeles Crest 100 that can probably be seen at other big races around the country. What do you think?

The strongest beer I’ve had is a Biere du Demon (special edition at 17%), but this list puts that to shame.

Jill reflects on how she’s improved as an outdoor endurance athlete over the last ten years. That’s the right attitude!

Certainly not an ultramarathon, but this awesome race is only one month out. Toughest 400m of your life!

…and this race is the same weekend. Who’s doing the double?

I’m curious what women (especially moms) think about this article.

Yep, Ethan’s midlife (running) crisis has begun.

FaceBook is flooded with pics from runners in the Alps right now as they all gear up for UTMB this weekend and I’m jealous. Here’s the men’s preview, here’s the women’s preview. I think I regognize maybe a third of the names from each list.

Seven supplements that aren’t a total waste of money. Agree?

I’ve been “watching” Jade and Nickademus as they thru hike the West Coast Trail in British Columbia. Wow, what an incredible place!

I hope other marathons give her the same answer that London did: Go away, cheater. You’re not welcome here.

URP News: We’re recording two new interviews today. One with a fantastically accomplished (and popular) female mountain runner, the other with a guy I wasn’t familiar with, but who’s recent win (and name) have got me thinking…Stay tuned!

11 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, Aug 25"

Tha Messenjah says:

August 25, 2015 at 6:18 am

I know not a drug cheat, but did you see the results from Pikes Peak Marathon and the response to someone who tried to cheat their way into the race? It’s at the top of the page under “disqualifications” http://www.pprrun.org/rslts/2015_rslts/2015_ppm_overall.htmReference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  August 25, 2015 at 6:57 am
  
  Wow, crazy! Wish they would post pics or other identifying info. Public shaming is powerful.
  
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  1. Tha Messenjah says:
    
    August 25, 2015 at 7:07 am
    
    A quick FB search and I think I’ve identified based on the vest the person is wearing in their profile pic 🙂
    
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    1. Brandon says:
      
      August 25, 2015 at 3:49 pm
      
      If you scroll to the bottom of the results you can see the names of those who DQ. Let the public shaming begin.
      
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katharine blair says:

August 25, 2015 at 7:51 am

“Some of us want to be stay at home mums, and that’s okay too.”

I’d love it if this was an article about an incredible athlete and her amazing accomplishments but instead it comes off like another trite ‘girls can do things too, you know!’ piece of fluff.

Right from the early exclamation about how amazing she looks after having a baby you can tell this is going to go downhill. In the end all it does is remind us that we’re supposed to feel like we have something to prove as mothers and women, like it’s the things we do outside of that that make us ‘a person’ and send me off to Google heptathlon because in all the discussion of great looks it never tells us anything about what she actually does.

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1. Brandi says:
  
  August 25, 2015 at 11:17 am
  
  Completely agree with all of Katharine’s point’s above. The minute they started talking about how she looked is the minute I started rolling my eyes and losing interest. It will really be a headline when men have to stop asking women what they think about articles that *gasp* they can do things too. Or-the even bigger news will be when there’s an article about a female athlete that doesn’t mention how she looks once.
  
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  1. Francois says:
    
    August 25, 2015 at 11:42 am
    
    Felt to me that the tone of the article was ironic (“shocker”), being written by a woman. Also feels that the “how great she looks” comment was (possibly) more about how 13 months can seem to some (men and women) pretty short (maybe only on the author’s standard?) to regain the fitness level it takes to perform at that level (and, arguably, look fit).
    
    Unfortunately, being a man, I will never have to experience/endure pregnancy and then regaining any fitness level, so I hope I can still ask women what they think about it as I’m not eligible to the experience itself 🙂
    
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Francois says:

August 25, 2015 at 9:01 am

No thank you.

Note that I have no clue myself, but I got yelled at by my doctor a few years ago because “us kids” want a quick fix to everything when a freshly squeezed OJ, a plate of green beens and “real fish” was way better. And sleep. “You kids don’t sleep enough” – so I listened, figured out he knew better (note that the “you kids” thing does not mean he was 60 himself, which made the experience all the more eerie)

Having said that I stuck to the spirulina/banana smoothie (Jurek’s recipe) and I like it.Reference

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Jorge says:

August 25, 2015 at 9:04 am

ahem and he just won FatDog…Reference

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Meghan says:

August 25, 2015 at 5:33 pm

It’s my birthday today TOO! 34… but I don’t think I want to reflect yet 🙂 #lookingforwardReference

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Tropical John says:

August 26, 2015 at 11:30 am

Good for the London Marathon. Meantime, we have Justin Gatlin, who has been convicted of drugs not once but twice (!) still competing in the World Track and Field Championships.

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