Ultramarathon Daily News | Tues, Aug 11

SCMP/Agnew: Mark talks with ITRA Prez Bob Crowley about the future of trail and ultramarathon running in the age of Covid.

Dammit, RunRabbitRun 100 was cancelled last night.

TrailRunner Mag: If hiking is part of your racing regiment (which it is), learn how to do it effectively, courtesy of Grayson Murphy.

Didya hear our new episode with Pam Reed? What an incredible person! Stay late for gear reviews with Ben (the closest thing to a Green Silence trail shoe?!?) and stay later for my comments on the current state and future of URP.

…during that commentary, I spoke about the toxicity of some on social media. Not all though! I’ve been seeing a lot of Carol Seppilu (URP interview) and her recent 100 miler in Alaska. Looks like there might be (at least one?) film being made about her.

Treeline Journal: Chase breaks down Sabrina Stanley’s new Nolan’s FKT.

Sorry, I’m not following the latest changes in the shoe stack controversy.

Skurka: Men and women have different biologies and dietary needs. In this post, Teresa Hagerty writes about how the latter can fuel for adventures in the outdoors.

Flaming Hot Cheeto beer? WTF? Drink too much and you’ll have the worse experience of your life.

Please do not take dietary advice from the side of a water bottle.

USATF partners with a candy company to help get kids in shape and active. Good idea or disaster?

Trail Sisters: New Zealand sure sounds like a nice place to visit right now, doesn’t it? Well, what’s it like to move there (as a runner) and try to stay in shape and sane?

Mark says:

August 11, 2020 at 6:02 pm

Youch, that update sounded brutal, I’m sorry. Please do what you need to do; you don’t owe us anything! (Happy patreon supporter here)

Brandon Wood says:

August 11, 2020 at 10:46 pm

I’m the race director of the Resurrection Pass 100, where Carol Seppilu just finished her first 100 miler. So great to see her finish, and great to see some attention for our little race with Max Romey there filming.

Peter says:

August 12, 2020 at 4:34 am

I hear you on the constant barrage of political messaging and posturing in ultra/trail running these days… Most elite athletes rely on their social media following to secure sponsorship, hence the need for them to get ‘likes’. The sport is getting less ‘real’, and more driven by marketing. It’s sad. I think it will be to the detriment of the these professional athletes in the long run, as people are looking for ways to escape this constant politicisation and cancel culture, I can see people disengaging from the elite side of the sport a lot more (in a similar way to track and field).

scott says:

August 12, 2020 at 7:15 am

I wouldn’t want to be a public figure nowadays. Any regular listener knows your position on issues without needing a formal statement.
I hope you consider the tenor of the scene is predominantly influenced by the unhealthy/unhappy people. Happy people, which there are tons in running, don’t spend all their time on social media.
We’re out there. We just don’t make as much noise.

I selfishly hope the choice that’s best for you is the one where the blog and the show keep going, but most of all I hope you do what makes you happy.

JacobsA says:

August 13, 2020 at 6:01 am

Hey Scott, can you be specific on some recent instances that you consider to be part of this barrage of politicization and cancel culture in our sport?

August 13, 2020 at 6:04 am

Sorry, I mean @Peter, can you can you be specific on some recent instances that you consider to be part of this barrage of politicization and cancel culture in our sport?

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