Ultramarathon Daily News, Wed, Aug 19

Awesome! Anna Frost and Missy Gosney become first women to complete Nolan’s 14. Here’s my interview with Brandon Stapanowich after he and some friends did it last year.

What running a hundred miles in the snow taught me about business.

There’s some evidence now that our cavemen ancestors did eat carbs. Paleo people panic.

The Beer Mile World Classic is this Saturday in San Francisco (on Treasure Island, no less!) I’ll be there watching the last 4 WR holders compete, as racing is out of question right now. Anyone want to meet up?

Aye aye aye. I can appreciate the Rangers’ jobs to protect the trails, but these guys take it too far. Your thoughts?

The pain will go away, just keep on moving.

–Either a recipe for disaster, or a great race report. This time, the latter. And on a side note, UVU clothing is going to be made public next month. I’ve wear tested a tremendous amount of technical and specialty gear, and this stuff stands out above the rest.

If it’s the entry fee for 200s that’s prohibited you from entering (sure it is), your excuses are running out. From Aug 24-31, there’s a $300 discount for the 2016 Bigfoot 200 (point to point in the Cascades), bringing the cost down to $650. More info here.

La Ultra-The High is a tough 110k ultramarathon in the Himalayas that reaches 17.5k’ and pushes runners through some tough weather. This years winner started running six months ago.

Sherpa John makes a whole lotta accusations against Colorado RDs in this piece and though I can’t vouch for their validity, voicing a reasonable opinion when something is wrong is what will help grow our sport safely. Thoughts?

Something everybody needs: How to improve your uphill running form, from a pro.

Yosemite is notoriously busy in the summer…with plague-infested squirrels.

Steve Magness comes out swinging at Seb Coe’s handling of the doping allegations.

Bucket List: Why isn’t this more of a thing over here? Mountain running mixed with alpine lake swimming for a SwimRun event. Check out those pics!

We’ve been hiking/running/exploring with our kids since they were infants. Here are some solid tips on how to do it safely (without being too safe.)

If you’ve got a stationary bike (or heck, how about just a regular bike), hop on it for 15 minutes a day and you’ll help out your running. Duh.

Happy Birthdays to Alex Varner (who’ll be pouring at the Beer Mile on Saturday) and Yitka Winn (who’ll be traipsing around the Alps.)

15 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Wed, Aug 19"

Daniel Slater says:

August 19, 2015 at 6:50 am

I think he is being very reasonable. I recently ran his Silverheels 100 and he repeatedly asked us to let him know if there were things that needed improvement with the race. Offering a race director constructive suggestions is part of our responsibility. If they refuse to listen (not necessarily act, as there may be very good reasons for their decisions) then that race director does not deserve your dollars or support.Reference

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Alex says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:05 am

Seeing a race with an entry fee close to a thousand dollars (before the discount) is kind of interesting, given yesterday’s article discussing ultrarunning’s demographics – specifically, that it’s a pretty middle class indulgence. I do sort of understand the price, given the logistical challenges inherent in putting on a 200-mile event. But man, any race that even has $300 to subtract from its fee is a little eye-popping. I’d need to be in a new tax bracket to even consider that. (I still wouldn’t. 200 miles is crazy enough.)

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1. "Sherpa" John Lacroix says:
  
  August 19, 2015 at 8:55 am
  
  They just proved that it doesn’t cost $1000 to put on a race.
  
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  1. "Sherpa" John Lacroix says:
    
    August 19, 2015 at 8:55 am
    
    $1000 per runner that is.
    
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William says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:13 am

There will definitely be some debate on this one as the true finish is at the Blank Cabin TH. I am not aware of any other official finishing times that were not under 60 hours once down at Blank Cabin. I believe they still had 2 hours to get down after summiting Shavano. Incredible accomplishment nonetheless.

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Yitka says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:27 am

Wow, a birthday shoutout on URP! Thank you, Eric 🙂

More importantly, huge congrats to Anna and Missy on their phenomenal Nolan’s accomplishment! Can’t even begin to fathom what it takes to complete that burly route.

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Andy says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:31 am

Good job ladies!

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Andy says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:34 am

I am waiting for this fad to die anyway.Reference

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Andy says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:39 am

Great timing. I just got a nice one used from a local PT Clinic cheap.

I will say I had a stress fracture in my tibia over the winter and spent lots of time on a bike. My thighs are much more muscular and fit tight in my slacks now 🙂Reference

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Andrew says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:56 am

I think a comment like “duh” is exactly the wrong attitude to have about research on exercises to improve performance. If you looked at the article it showed that only the bike HIIT session with a short rest interval of 30 seconds improved performance on a 3 k treadmill time trial. The other arms showed no significant improval compared to change control. I think all athletes should support a science based approach to evaluate and improve training methods rather than rely on anecdote and pseudo scientific nonsense like the majority of supplements, chiropractic, acupuncture, and other snake oil like that our community is so prone to.

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1. Alex says:
  
  August 19, 2015 at 8:01 am
  
  It also failed to show what the run training looked like. Given that, it’s hard to draw meaningful conclusions. Specifically, we need to know if they were doing any sort of interval work already, and if the control group did any. If not, then the improvement could have everything to do with the effort, and nothing to do with the bike. Possibly, they’d have gotten faster by running hill repeats, 400s, etc. Of course it’s also possible that there is something about the bike that made the difference. We don’t know.
  
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Andrew says:

August 19, 2015 at 7:57 am

Improvement not improval

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nedbarrett says:

August 19, 2015 at 8:50 am

I commute by bike about 12 minutes each way. Though I wouldn’t recommend it, I ran my first 50k off that riding and 1-2 days a week of running.Reference

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Charlotte says:

August 19, 2015 at 9:30 am

I’m a former Acadia NP ranger and a local runner and this event makes no sense from either perspective. For years local runners have been running together in the park in loosely disorganized groups and while Facebook has made it easier to find each other, we don’t exactly stand out among the two million other annual visitors. I’m not sure the same can be said of the dozens of family reunions that teeter down the carriage roads on their rental bikes or the hundreds of RVs that crawl their way to the Cadillac summit parking lot every day. Thankfully the park has backed off a bit and will be meeting with us local runners next week to sort it all out.Reference

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i was there says:

August 19, 2015 at 10:57 am

assuming we know anything about how “cave”men lived between 10,000 to maybe 3 million years ago is just dumb. It also doesn’t apply to modern day living, we have adapted smarter brains, teeth, hearts, hair, muscles, and souls now, so why the hell would we follow what a sub-species maybe possibly kind of did. Go home to observation science, you’re drunk.Reference

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