Ultramarathon Daily News, Wed, May 20

Reality check: Ultrarunning is still not mainstream.

Really great notes from a first trail half marathon.

Important: Geoff Roes writes about top-level ultramarathoner burnout, down time, and how long runners can keep performing at such a high level.

The 7 Sisters Trail Race in New England sounds tough! 3700′ of climbing in 12 very technical miles. Ouch! If you’re interested in running, here are some tips.

Weird running habits. I’m not sure I have any, other than the basic “shoes need to be tied, and I need to be wearing shorts” type of thing. Do you have any?

Your lesson for today: Don’t train, don’t know the course, and have your watch stop half way. Expected results: Course record.

Site News: Short news day, typical for Wednesdays. 🙁 Expect a new podcast soon! Sorry for the delay, but life around the URP Global Headquarters (my den) has been crazy. Thanks for sticking with me.

Awesome: How a fifty miler is like your first year of marriage.

5 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News, Wed, May 20"

Tha Messenjah says:

May 20, 2015 at 6:46 am

You continue to do an amazing job. We’re a pretty patient group. Don’t suffer from the burnout Geoff talks about!!! Keep up the great work!!!Reference

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Chris says:

May 20, 2015 at 6:59 am

7 sisters is not to be taken lightly! I raced it this year for the first time. Apparently the way you estimate your finishing time is to take 2x your 1/2 marathon or your normal marathon. Little faster if you’re good on trails, a lot slower if you’re not.

A front runner had to drop from an injury this year. A guy got dehydrated to the point of sever confusion with less than 2 miles to the finish.

And this report doesn’t do justice to how rugged the terrain is. There are many spots where you have to use your hands both up and down. On some points of the down, I had to traverse by catching myself on trees, moving from tree to tree so I wouldn’t just fall down the slope, which I did do at one point.

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Jeremy says:

May 20, 2015 at 6:14 pm

I mean absolutely no disrespect to Geoff (as this is really just a matter of personal taste), but am I the only one who finds all of his posts at irunfar interminably boring? I try to manage my way through them hopeing to be proven wrong but I can barely manage the first paragraph. And on the topic, while I respect his skills I also find Dakota tries way too hard to be funny and I struggle to enjoy his either. Sorry!!

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1. Tony says:
  
  May 20, 2015 at 7:27 pm
  
  I find Geoff’s posts to be well-written, but the tone is typically negative toward the current ultra scene. This is discouraging, and comes off a little bitter.
  
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Garret says:

May 23, 2015 at 6:15 pm

The man who wears knit crocheted running shorts says he has no weird running habits.Reference

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