Ultramarathon and Trail Running News

Watch this: Ethan Newberry’s latest video on inspiring and interesting people in the trail running and ultramarathon community. First up, Yassine Diboun.

Good stuff: Seven stride cues to increase your trail and ultra running efficiency.

So this is interesting. A year ago, we interviewed Chuck Radford, a guy who lost his vision halfway through Run Rabbit Run, was advised to DNF at mile 70, but persevered to the finish. If you have’t listened to the episode, it’s a good one. This past weekend, Chuck won the Tortoise division at RRR100. The winner of the female Hare division was Courtney Dauwalter, who also lost her vision in the final few miles of the race. We’ll (Sarah’s back!) be interviewing her on Thursday to hear more about her wild experience.

The raw sounds of UTMB. I love this stuff.

So is there some ultrarunners singles group out there too?

How to build your own DIY ultrarunning training camp.

Top ten beginner hiker blunders. What would the beginner MUT list look like?

Using your smartphone for navigation when service is questionable and/or you don’t have a backup battery.
Packing for a 4 day fastpack when you’re running 10 miles with friends.
Running in the wilderness alone with headphones. (Keep one ear open, eh!)
Not having your beer properly insulated upon return to your car.
What else am I missing?

Short news day.

Russell C Ditsworth says:

September 12, 2017 at 8:28 am

Mark Hammond also mentioned “vision problems” (costing him the win) at RRR on his Strava upload. Not sure if it’s the exact same issue… but seems crazy that so many have had that problem out there, not like it’s the only trail with dust, right??

Larry says:

September 12, 2017 at 8:49 am

Every year I work an aid station at RRR. We had several people last year with this issue, and a couple that I know of this year, based upon race reports and talking to people. There were none that I have heard of in prior years. The last 2 years have been dry at the time of the race, so the dust has been worse than normal. I think this, combined with a significant portion of the race being over 9000ft and the pollen in the air this time of year, has made this more common. In an average or higher precipitation September, it probably is no issue.

The good news is that, assuming all were the same cause, is that some artificial tears clears the issue up very quickly. A small bottle in your pack/vest might not be a bad idea, or in the drop bag for Summit Lake or Long Lake.

1. ChrisB says:
  
  September 12, 2017 at 3:30 pm
  
  I wonder if the dust from the heavy daily traffic on the Buff Pass road has any impact. The amount of dispersed camping along the road (and associated traffic) over the past couple years has seen a dramatic increase.
  
  The Spring Creek area trails are also very dusty. Running with a headlamp pacing on the Spring Creek trail I noticed a huge amount of dust after every runner we saw. The new mountain bike trails near Dry Lake are also very dusty. The load of airborne dust from this area and increased use by vehicles, bikers, and hikers may be the culprit.
  
  At least the runners dodged the heavy smoke in town up until race morning.

Rick says:

September 12, 2017 at 8:49 am

Thanks for passing along the Joe Uhan article/video!

LJ says:

September 12, 2017 at 8:59 am

Jim Rebenack, should be worth a mention maybe??…the guy who WON run rabbit run overall? Incredible runs from him and Courtney to take the wins at RRR. On Strava Mark says he would have won without vision problems….its an ultra, shit happens, don’t make excuses, be a good winner and loser.

Steven says:

September 12, 2017 at 1:49 pm

Good story about never giving up

Steven says:

September 12, 2017 at 1:50 pm

https://runningmagazine.ca/jack-judge-2017-haliburton-forest-100/

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