Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, May 10

Ultramarathon and Trail News For Today:

Great point: Before you reach for a gel, you better know what you want it to do: A calorie replacement, salt supplement, or caffeine jolt. Here’s a list of the best gels from around the world.

Joe Fejes wins the EMU six day race in Poland with 550 miles. Wow.

The USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships is coming up in three weeks in New York. Here’s a preview of the ladies field. Who else would you like to see/should compete?

If the race rules say “no headphones”, does it mean no headphones? These runners found out the hard way. Can’t we all come together and wear just one earbud?

Magness’ theory about what is killing modern road and track running is exactly what makes trail and ultramarathon so compelling and timeless: We rarely mention or focus on specific times, but instead seem more interested in the journey, the entire race, the trail–with all of its drama, low lights and highlights included.

Short on ultramarathon news but full of opinions on the new media landscape, Mario’s Morning Shakeout is still a great read this week. (Link fixed.)

How to be the best uphill runner you can be.

Race report from Ultra Fiord with some incredible pics of the surrounding trails. Wow!

Even on the short “hiking” trails, it looks like you really can’t go wrong in Whistler.

17 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Tue, May 10"

Sabrina says:

May 10, 2016 at 6:13 am

I want to run the Cayuga 50 SO MUCH. Course looks amazing.

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  May 10, 2016 at 6:31 am
  
  Well….why aren’t you then???
  
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2. Shannon Oakes says:
  
  May 10, 2016 at 10:34 am
  
  It is a beautiful part of this country and Ian is a great RD. Go for it!
  
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Aitch says:

May 10, 2016 at 6:18 am

This links to Mountain Man Steve, not Mario.Reference

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Alex Varner says:

May 10, 2016 at 7:33 am

yes. no headphones stated in the rules gives race director full discretion to DQ those who disobey. impressed that folks were told right at the finish line their times wouldn’t count – most of the time it takes weeks for people to be notified of stuff like that. good on the RD.Reference

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1. Zach Bitter says:
  
  May 10, 2016 at 10:10 am
  
  Bet the folks complaining would be the first to line up for a lawsuit had they been hurt 🙂
  
  Runner’s responsibility to check the rules.
  
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2. Sam in Oakland says:
  
  May 10, 2016 at 3:54 pm
  
  I think we can all agree that only heavy 1990s-style boomboxes should be allowed in races. If you can carry that thing around (while wearing fingerless gloves), then it’s cool.
  
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Andy says:

May 10, 2016 at 7:57 am

I prefer to listen to the crowd and BS with other racers.Reference

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Sergiy Dus says:

May 10, 2016 at 11:22 am

6 days race in Hungary btw, not Poland

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Allen Lucas says:

May 10, 2016 at 1:25 pm

My wife runs with the Far End Gear single ear bud and loves it – and we only knew about them because of you! Great recommendation!

There is a local trail running company – Envirosports – that doesn’t allow headphones, and so we have never run any of their races.

One thing I’m seeing more often is people running with small speakers, sharing their music with everyone. Very annoying.Reference

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Rob says:

May 10, 2016 at 2:23 pm

As a novice T&F follower, I used to be disappointed when runners ran a tactical race, rather than all-out the entire race. Most folks aren’t wired like Prefontaine or Zach Miller. Now I find the tactics intriguing as I understand more about racing. Laney’s race at UTMB is different than Krar’s Western, but both are entertaining.

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1. Paul B says:
  
  May 11, 2016 at 7:58 am
  
  The writer has a point about listening to T&F these days. It’s fairly boring to listen to. If you know race tactics then you will be intrigued because you will know what is going on and how it might play out, but the announcing is all focuses on it being slow and therefore won’t see fast times today. This means to the non fan who tuned in as they flipped through or are watching because of the Olympics gets into their head that the race is boring so why watch. I’d also argue that there are no big personalities in T&F that demand the publics attention like Pre. He demanded you watch both on the track because he went balls to the wall, and off the track because of what he would say in the media. Rupp is fast but he’s soft spoken and no one cares. Nick Symmonds is currently the closest we have to a big personality but he’s fighting with USATF so they don’t want to give him much attention and he’s not going to draw eyes to that cause.
  
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Meghan says:

May 10, 2016 at 4:40 pm

OK…. this has nothing to do with the news but could be NEW NEWS!…. What is going on with Rob Krar? Is he racing Western or any races this year? Tim Olson? Stefanie Howe still recovering from surgery?

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Robert O'Grady says:

May 10, 2016 at 5:23 pm

Tim Olson is running quad rock 50 & Hardrock, who knows what krar has planned.

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Paul B says:

May 11, 2016 at 7:40 am

The rules were stated. You don’t like something about the race then don’t pay your money to run in it. Just because you pay money doesn’t mean you have the right to do what you want. I paid the bar for my food and beer so I should be able to reach behind the bar and pour my own beer… My wife bought the speakers that wrap around on her shoulders a few years ago because Hood to Coast doesn’t allow speakers. I love the 80s style boom box idea.

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Paul says:

May 11, 2016 at 7:08 pm

Joe keeps getting short changed; not sure why. He ran 551 and change, not 550.Reference

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SteelTownRunner says:

May 11, 2016 at 7:13 pm

I hadn’t had time to properly follow the race beyond the two at the top and keeping an eye on a couple of others, but a quick note, there were 17 (!!) runners to top 400 miles, and 7 runners to top 450 miles. I’ll have to look into the race data more closely in the coming weeks, but there was close competition for placement at every level.

While many were focused on Joe and Schwerk, Swede Mikael Jonsson appears to have taken John Hallneby’s ink-still-wet 6 day national record, running an excellent 801 K, just a few miles shy of 500, but more “round” internationally. I believe this is the deepest 6 day field I’ve seen in the last 4 yearsReference

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