Ultramarathon Daily News | Tue, Nov 14

I’m really liking these short pieces about running performance by CTS. Here are four simple adjustments to help you run faster with less effort.

While ski/snowboard films have been around for a long time (Warren Miller, anyone?), this new era is largely due to new filmmakers working with big budgets. What could Billy, Ethan, or Jamil come up with if they had a 7 figure budget? Here’s an interesting article about how some guys rom Wyoming made a huge splash with Flight.

Are you in the Western States lottery for 2018? Here’s the complete list of all 4953 applicants.

Speaking of Western, there’s a new 12/24 hour event held on the vaunted track. I’m ready to pull the trigger on this. No DNFs in timed races!

Sherpa John discusses the issue of gender inequities in ultramarathons.

While we’re talking about gender, here’s an essay about a female runner and her run ins with men. What do you think?

And while I have the ladies attention, here are five things female runners should know about their private parts.

Be sure to check out our latest interview with Larisa Dannis. She’s got a fascinating story to tell about having the greatest day of her life at Western, moving across the country, and eventually moving back to her roots in the mountains. We talk injury, obsessive training, disordered eating, passion, FKTs, and what’s driving her to get back to the start line at Squaw Valley.

And if you’re looking for a tough point to point 100k in upstate New York that’s got plenty of rocks and roots and a great finish line, be sure to check out episode sponsor Twisted Branch Trail Run.

If you’re running Twisted Branch, check out this series of three awesome ultramarathons. in New York.

Two lovely twin sisters in the UK finish their 100th and 70th ultramarathons.

If public shaming helped reduce smoking in the country, will we adopt a similar strategy for obesity?

Here’s Camille Herron’s interview with iRunFar after her 100M world record run at Tunnel Hill.

And here’s our interview with Camille from two years ago before she’d run on the trails. Listeners had some strong opinions about the content of the discussion.

Third place at Tunnel Hill was a guy named Olaf Wasternack who’s been trying to make the 24 hour team. Here’s an interview about his training and strategy for Tunnel Hill and timed events.

While I have you...you’re my marketing team and I have one simple request. Would you mind sharing this post on your social media? Every little bit helps and will allow me to spend more time on the site and content. Thank You!

American mega beers on the decline, cervezas de Mexico on the rise.

Mario’s Morning Shakeout. Anyone joining him for the shakeout run on Friday? (Bummed I won’t be there. Coaching the kids track team at school.)

12 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Tue, Nov 14"

AJW says:

November 14, 2017 at 7:59 am

Thanks for the shout out about the CTS articles. Jim Rutberg and the team of coaches work hard each week to get those out and we appreciate the mentions on URP!

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Rachel says:

November 14, 2017 at 8:59 am

Regarding the essay on encounters with men while running, I think many women have had similar experiences, whether running at the time or not. And once you’ve had a close call (or worse), it’s almost impossible to prevent that bad experience from affecting they way you approach future encounters. I had my own close call over a decade ago, and it still pops into my head any time I’m running alone and come across a man or group of men. First thought: what are my escape routes? Second thought: when is the last time I passed by someone else, and could hear me now? I HATE that this is now my default thought process in these situations, but I love running by myself. Being potentially overly self-protective is the only way I know how to continue enjoying my alone time outside.

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Scott says:

November 14, 2017 at 9:36 am

Thanks for sharing the “Men Stop Me Running” essay. I thought it was very well written and somewhat heartbreaking.

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Andrew S says:

November 14, 2017 at 9:42 am

I understand that Twisted Branch is a sponsor, but I just want to echo the sentiment that it’s an awesome race in Upstate New York. it has one of the most caring race directors I have ever seen and offers a good mix of terrain to run across in the Finger Lakes Region.

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1. Nick says:
  
  November 14, 2017 at 11:26 am
  
  Although I’ve never had the chance to run it, it’s also worth mentioning it offers UTMB points, something of which many RDs in the US should take note. The Twisted Branch organizers probably have as much work to do and as little money to spare as the races that for some reason can’t bother to fill out paperwork and pay the equivalent of a fraction of a single person entry fee into their race.
  
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JOEL says:

November 14, 2017 at 3:37 pm

I’m sure the Twisted Branch organizers are fantastic folks. However regarding your comments Nick, it’s worth clarifying most of the RD’s not buying into the UTMB points scheme are doing so on principle, not because they can’t afford the fees or the workload.

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1. Nick says:
  
  November 14, 2017 at 5:03 pm
  
  I know, a ridiculous principle
  
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Tomah says:

November 14, 2017 at 6:24 pm

Results show Olaf was 4th at Tunnel Hill

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PJ says:

November 14, 2017 at 7:08 pm

I’m assuming the Sherpa John piece is satire? If so, we’ll done. He perfectly captured the ridiculousness of a male feminist.

I seriously doubt women base their value on the number of photos of other women that appear in a running magazine. That’s ludicrous. They probably find value while accomplishing the goals they’ve set in regards to running, not reading some obnoxious white knight explain how amazing they are. I’ve got the same amount of respect for a man that finishes a race as a woman. It takes hard work and dedication but a woman doesn’t earn or deserve more respect just because she is a woman. That, in and of itself, is demeaning. The soft bigotry of low expectations.

This dude is obviously trying to virtue signal his way into hooking up with runner chicks but I think it’s going to backfire, and badly. Honestly bro, chill out a bit. The mental gymnastics it must have taken to write that piece had to be exhausting.

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1. Brian says:
  
  November 15, 2017 at 9:33 am
  
  Wow, was not expecting to find a comment like this here, very disappointing. Not sure why you’re attacking John for trying to be more inclusive of females. We can and must do better.
  
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  1. Sharon Schaller says:
    
    November 15, 2017 at 1:35 pm
    
    Thanks for writing this. I’m guessing he is just a creepy troll.
    
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Sherpa John says:

November 17, 2017 at 4:04 pm

Let’s see you do better PJ… YOU just put on full display that there is in fact a problem, and you’re a part of it. All you got out of the article I took a lot of time to write.. because it’s important.. is that women don’t care about equality, you dislike the evidence I provided, focused solely on the magazine portion of the discussion (small minded), and that I’m trying to “hook up with runner chicks.” NICE! Way to put on full display how incredibly ignorant we humans can be.

Also love the comments from cowards who never post their full name, or email address. Hiding behind the screen to avoid the lashback they deserve for insensitive, insulting, and hurtful comments. GFY

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