Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, Feb 28

Not sure of what to think about the recent AlSal PED news? Mario digs deep in his latest Morning Shakeout about what he thinks will happen next.

There are 657 muscles in the human body. Only one “exercise” works all of them, and it’s best performed for 30-45 minutes for best effect. What’s great is that everyone likes doing it!

One year ago this week, we interviewed still-emerging Jim Walmsley and learned about his plans for what was to be an incredible year.

Yes! Tackling the trails as a new parent. How to balance family and trail time effectively.

Not peer-reviewed yet, so I’ll leave it to you to draw conclusions, but the findings related to fats, carbs, and heart disease look pretty compelling. And science folks want to weigh in?

Chris Mocko just quit a cool tech job to try his legs as a pro runner. Here’s his inaugural post.

Must read: What do veteran track and field athletes think of the doping problem and the attempts to fix it.

Jade’s report from Orcas Island 100. Here’s her interview after her first hundred last year.

Tips from masters runners (including Mike Wardian) on staying injury free.

“World’s Fastest Stoner” aiming to break 4min in the mile this year. Awesome!

Speaking of that, of course there’s a cannabis gym opening in San Francisco.

If you haven’t met Rob Goyen, you’ve most likely heard of him. He’s the leader of Trail Racing Over Texas and has a pretty awesome personal story about his massive weight loss and life change. Here’s a trailer for an upcoming movie and a spark for a guest idea.

OOOookay, so the pro marathon shoes they’ve been making before have not been designed to run sub2? But these are. Gotcha. This whole thing seems like one big stupid marketing ploy.

Rachel here is a bit more intense with her recovery, but I/we can certainly relate. (On that note, I’m going on my first run tomorrow. One mile on the treadmill!)

Gorgeous: Walking every national trail in England and Wales.

10 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, Feb 28"

Nelson says:

February 28, 2017 at 7:52 am

What’s stupid about a lighter racing flat to attempt running a faster time? Isn’t that what every other manufacturer does? What runners want?

I don’t see any other claim than the shoe being lighter. Linking the shoe’s name to a race, a runner, a performance goal, etc., is a common marketing strategy shared by most brands.

And a lighter boost foam is very welcome news.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 28, 2017 at 8:12 am
  
  I’m a bit over-saturated with this “project” and the force-fed marketing.
  
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  1. Nelson says:
    
    February 28, 2017 at 9:14 am
    
    I see it as just another fad: minimalism, high-fat, Chi Running, MAF Method, etc. Whatever the merits, a lot of prople wil try to squeeze a buck while they can. That’s why the saturation; it’s not as if Nike or Adidas are putting our press releases every other day.
    
    Everyone in their right minds know a LEGITIMATE sub-2 marathon is far away in the future. Now, Nike and Adidas want to throw their bucks into r&d that will only benefit us runners? That’s great. Same as the Asics Metarun has brought improvements to many of their regular running shoes. Some marketing return is only fair.
    
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John Onate says:

February 28, 2017 at 9:04 am

The PURE trial is large cohort study examining a number of factors that diet is just one part between urban and rural groups. The study design does not allow for causation. It only show correlations. That does not mean the data is not helpful. It gives a wealth of information on the study population and helps researchers better design trials that can indicate causation. Often times there are very impressive correlations that disappear in a RTC. The highest level of evidence are meta-analysis (essentially pooled RTC’s). There have been a number of intervention studies that indicate low carbohydrate diets improve cardiovascular risk factors but there have been equally well run trials on dietary fiber and intermittent fasting. I think a take home message is moderation and focusing a diet solely on one macronutrient group may not be best for long term health.

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Paul B says:

February 28, 2017 at 11:28 am

It’s easiest to assume everyone is doping and pushing limits, and hope that they aren’t. Sports have Always had “cheaters” and always will have them.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  February 28, 2017 at 1:22 pm
  
  Yeah, but that gets into defining doping, and I’m not sure we all agree on that. A guy who smoked a joint last week is harmless, but a guy pumped up with gray area drugs and armed with a TUE is an entirely different beast.
  
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  1. SageCanaday says:
    
    February 28, 2017 at 10:13 pm
    
    At the front pack of the sport…the difference in winning comes at the margins. If a drug gives someone a 1-2% advantage…that is enough for a big victory….or a new CR….or a better place. Train hard, train smart, try to maximize your natural ability (naturally). We start getting into TUEs and prescription drugs and there can be a powerful effect. EPO is the one that really grinds my gears though…I think you’ve looking at a 4-8% performance boost for an elite (most if it comes from ‘superhuman’ training) right there.
    
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atrexler says:

February 28, 2017 at 6:24 pm

+1 on John Onate’s point.

Regarding that link, from my perspective (PhD trained biomedical scientist) the data don’t look compelling at all. Without real tests shown for statistical significance we can’t evaluate if this means anything. P < 0.001 "for the trend"? What does that even mean?

This comment is not to weigh in on carbs, fats, whatever diet is best. But the plots shown in that post, which I presume represent the data the claims in the post are made on, are not at all convincing of anything.

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1. Alicia says:
  
  March 1, 2017 at 8:42 am
  
  +2 with John Onate’s post. 🙂
  
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Teresa Smith says:

March 1, 2017 at 6:46 am

Even Dr. Oz says that butter is needed for the brain. Fats are essential – the public needs to know this.Reference

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