Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed, Sep 20 | Ultrarunnerpodcast

Are you overtraining for ultramarathons? Don’t.

The top 50 songs with “run” or “running” in the title. Oh, come on. Can we not get an exception for Future Islands’ “Ran”?

I really like this essay about love–and the support of spouses/partners–and how it relates to this silly sport of ours.

After a disappointing DNF at FatDog, Kai redeems himself and rediscovers the love of ultramrathons and endurance at Finlayson Arm 100k.

Did you hear our latest interview with Sean Nakamura. Sean just set the record at Tahoe 200, took a nap, then paced a buddy for another 20 miles. A week later, he headed to Arizona to run Mogollan Monster 100. And that’s just the start…

Woman rolls across marathon finish line. Literally.

Raw sights and sounds from Hardrock, courtesy of Billy Yang. Great stuff, dude!

The ten best fitness classes for runners. Big, enthusiastic yes to spin classes!

Trying to figure out how I can write off this $400k MBZ adventure mobile as a URP business expense.

Busty Playboy model takes up running and nearly knocks herself out jogging in a bikini. Now considering reduction, but maybe a better sports bra a better solution?…ah, what the hell. Just read the article.

Thoughts before and after her first 50 miler.

Love the idea: Thru-hiking your city.

Have you seen the Roche’s new site? Pretty damn impressive list of trail and ultra marathon, road, and OCR studs and studettes on there.

Stay tuned for the inaugural MUT Synchrocast later this morning. Topic: How to have the perfect race day. (Next up: How to pick the winning lotto numbers!)

13 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed, Sep 20 | Ultrarunnerpodcast"

Jamie Hobbs says:

September 20, 2017 at 8:23 am

How did I miss a new Future Islands album this year?I? Thanks for the tip.

Reply
scottywk2 says:

September 20, 2017 at 8:32 am

Another article on overtraining. Sometimes I wonder: isn’t under training a bigger actual problem? Fast people seem to be getting faster. Course records are being beaten. But the back of the pack seems to be getting slower, and hoping for a miracle and all the glory of a 100 mile buckle without putting in any of the work,

It could be just me. But I find it really hard to believe that over training is responsible for more harm, injury and failure than undertraining.

Reply
1. Nick says:
  
  September 20, 2017 at 9:56 am
  
  You really think being undertrained for a race and DNFing or just suffering through it is typically worse than being overtrained?
  
  Reply
  1. scottywk2 says:
    
    September 20, 2017 at 1:50 pm
    
    I’m saying that the % of people in our sport that suffer from “overtraining” (whatever the technical definition of it is) likely pales in comparison to the number of people that suffer actual injuries by failing to properly train. I don’t have any statistics and I think they would be hard to create. Nonetheless, I can’t recall EVER seeing an article titled anything like “Maybe you should have an honest discussion without yourself about your undertraining” (or the like) and I’ve seen HUNDREDS of articles about the dangers of overtraining. Seems strange. But what do I know. Pretty sure I’m undertrained.
    
    Reply
    1. eric schranz says:
      
      September 21, 2017 at 5:29 am
      
      Great point. I agree Scott.
      
      Reply
2. Jeremy says:
  
  September 20, 2017 at 10:03 am
  
  I’m not an expert by any means…I don’t doubt that overtraining can have very damaging effects, but I think it’s a lot less common than all the recent articles on the subject make it out to be. I’ve met very, very few recreational runners who run enough to even need to be concerned about it.
  
  I’ve also experienced a lot of the signs mentioned in that article while I was clearly undertraining, so I think a lot of this stuff has to be taken with a grain of salt. Maybe pro and pro hopefuls who are trying to compete for wins need to be careful about it.
  
  Reply
3. Luke Garten says:
  
  September 21, 2017 at 8:37 pm
  
  Good point. Going in undertrained for a longer or more difficult ultra is very hard on the body. Think greater chances of kidney issues caused by muscle damage from under prepared legs. Typically overtraining leads to injury first (not always).
  
  Reply
Nate says:

September 20, 2017 at 9:07 am

I had to click through because I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t include Future Islands. Maybe they amended the list after you posted it, but I found “Ran” at No. 8, I think.
On an unrelated note, let me know if you’re looking for a stranger to tether yourself to for a swim-run. I think our musical tastes align, at least.

Reply
ChrisB says:

September 20, 2017 at 10:28 am

“Running Fast” by the Meters not making the music list is a travesty… and for ultrarunners there’s even a long version of it.

Reply
ripvanracer says:

September 20, 2017 at 9:42 pm

Runner. Manfred Mann
She’s a Runner. Billy Squire
Gotta Keep a Runnin. The Godz

Reply
Peter Andersson says:

September 21, 2017 at 7:10 am

Future Synchrocast idea: How to create a standard for running podcast’s mp3-file infofield use. Most podcasts (not just running podcasts) use of the infofields look like a disgrace… well, maybe not a disgrace, but definitely as an afterthought. On this list the Southeastern Trailrunners is especially bad; “kylerunninxyzabcipscheerswhatever.mp3”??, category Blues? These are permanent PR spaces when hardcore fans download the files – and it often looks like something the podcasters did drunk after the interviews were over and the editing was done. Hmm… maybe that’s it? Time to organize your fellow podcasters on this Eric!

Reply
1. eric schranz says:
  
  September 21, 2017 at 12:40 pm
  
  Thanks? I’m a neophyte when it comes to the formatting and tech side of podcasts, so I hope I’m doing it right. If not, please advise.
  
  Reply
SCottieB says:

September 21, 2017 at 11:13 am

Late to the game, but I am a slow runner….

Can’t Run But – Paul Simon
No More Running – Michael Kiwanuka
Run Runaway – Great Big Sea
Time to Run – Lord Huron
As Far As You Can Run – Amos the Transparent

Reply

Please use real name. Anonymous comments will be deleted. Thanks. Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.