Ultramarathon and Trail Running Daily News, Thurs, Jan 26

Ryan Hall talks about trail running. Come on dude, just race one!

Ultrarunner Girl Stephanie Case almost lost her life a few weeks ago in the Italian Alps. Here she writes about backcountry comm devices that could save yours.

Walmsley, don’t feel bad about the wrong turn. There’s always this guy.

Looking to win your weight in beer? The race also has a brewery division for employees of the same brewery…I don’t know, I’ve never seen more than one guy at a brewery who looks like he could run fast. Info right this way.

Advice to new thru-hikers that could be used for ultramarathon trail runners too. It’s crazy how much crap people carry in their packs.

This week’s edition of Mountain Outhouse. Sarah gets a shoutout from Jamil ~~Jam-Jam~~…sweet!

We’ve talked at length about the power and importance of the mind in this silly sport. Well, turns out, the Angry Jogger disagrees. He hates his mind.

Taman Negara’s fauna has it all in terms of dangerous creatures, including elephants, tigers, rhinos, snakes and spiders. After hiking just a few hours I found myself more concerned with dangerous flora. Specifically the thorny vine that had arrested my fall down a muddy slope. I yelled in pain as the tiny needles sunk deeper around my neck and body.

—Just your everyday jungle trek in Malaysia.

Can someone help me get in touch with Rob Apple? I’ve had no luck and want to interview him. Email here please. Thanks.

You following Mike’s progress on the World Marathon Challenge?
2:54 in Antarctica on Monday.
2:45 in Chile on Tuesday.
2:37 in Florida Wednesday.
UPDATE: Mike just ran a 2:42 in Madrid.
Unreal. Follow the results on the race FB page.

Ooh, I like how this sounds. Wild fermented ciders! Anyone tried one yet? How funky do they get?

Here’s a new wearable gizmo that stimulates your noggin to help your training. This author gives a thorough and frank review of its effectiveness.

Speaking of gizmos, put them down and listen to your gut. You’ll get faster.

Your daily funny:

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One final beer question: Anyone had White Rajah IPA from the Beer Kettle in Ohio? As good as its reputation? My good friend from OH is coming out to visit and bringing some along.

Not running related, but hey it’s science: Dogs prefer reggae and soft rock to other genres.

What do you think of the results so far in the transformative women shirt project? We’ve got over 1500 people who have voted and Ann, Kaci, Ellie, Frosty, Magda, Nikki, and Sally are currently slated to make the cut. So many great women and so little space! And hey, great news! The folks at rabbit told me they’ll be making the shirt in mens sizes too! (Again, I’m not making any money off this at all…I just think it’s a cool idea.)

Kiwi woman diagnosed with MS. “NBD, I think I want to run Tarawera while I’m still good.” That’s the spirit!

New podcast dropping today. Stay tuned.

16 Responses to "Ultramarathon and Trail Running Daily News, Thurs, Jan 26"

Nick says:

January 26, 2017 at 7:11 am

which proves that it is important, not that Angry Jogger disagreesReference

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Daniel says:

January 26, 2017 at 7:46 am

Do you think the trail community in general would allow him to run trail races “just for fun” without the spotlight on him expecting him to compete at the top end? Would there be too many of us expecting him to be always near the front and not just one of us hanging out? Just curious.Reference

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 26, 2017 at 8:16 am
  
  Fair question. I think for the most part, he’d go unrecognized and not bothered. Would there be expectations? Probably not, actually. He’s made it pretty clear he’s no longer competing and I think people respect that.
  
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Tim Tollefson says:

January 26, 2017 at 8:20 am

Hopefully Ryan continues to play around in the dirt. I have a lot of respect for the incredibly tough decision he made with his marathon career. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for other top US distance runners.

“There isn’t anything that I can legally do to change that and even if I were to get a TUE (therapeutic use exemption) for testosterone, I still wouldn’t take a synthetic version because then the body stops producing testosterone naturally. I also feel like taking synthetic testosterone, even with a TUE, crosses a moral line that I am not willing to cross.”

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1. Fernando Baeza says:
  
  January 26, 2017 at 8:35 am
  
  Totally respectable! Mad props!
  
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A says:

January 26, 2017 at 8:38 am

From here in Calgary, Canada, there is a St Patricks road race with grand prize draw for “win your weight in beer”
http://www.calgaryroadrunners.com/original-st-patricks-day-road-race-2015Reference

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Zach Bitter says:

January 26, 2017 at 9:08 am

Did anyone elses mind go immediately to Dumb and Dumber when reading about the dude biking 30 days in the wrong direction?

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1. eric schranz says:
  
  January 26, 2017 at 10:34 am
  
  Ha! “A tad? A tad Lloyd?!? We drove almost a sixth of the way across the country in the wrong direction!”
  
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Scott Blum says:

January 26, 2017 at 10:46 am

This is why I pretty much have to run with music. Stoopid brain, just STFU, I’m trying to be in a moment here!Reference

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Herbert Wingfield says:

January 26, 2017 at 11:02 am

Didn’t Mike taper by running a 6 hour race in FL. 50 miles/K in 5:5? Something like that. I’ve recently started running so I think I will try that for my first 5k…
Props to David Laney and Trails and Tarmac’s philanthropy spirt.

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Alexander says:

January 26, 2017 at 11:27 am

Ryan had a darn good reason to drop hiss running carer like he did. Sure, it would be cool to see what he could do in an ultra, but I’m super impressed by him putting his health first.

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1. Herbert Wingfield says:
  
  January 26, 2017 at 1:13 pm
  
  I know nothing about him except from today here and there. Will he be superhuman in an ultra after what appears to be all this zone 2 running he does now? All that leg speed being rested while building Z2 base…
  
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Matt says:

January 26, 2017 at 4:32 pm

I live in Ohio near Brew Kettle brewery, they make some good stuff. White Rajah is good, strong pine with a citrusy finish. Not my top IPA from Ohio, but very drinkable / enjoyable. Cheers

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Rob says:

January 26, 2017 at 10:22 pm

3:06 might have been mid-packing it in the 70’s, but even a slow Ryan Hall is faster than most marathoners now.

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Dusty says:

January 26, 2017 at 11:12 pm

Is it possible that the interviewer of Mary Keitany made the simple mistake of asking her how many miles rather than how many kilometers? And answering “Whatever” to how fast she runs her long run in does not mean she does not notice or note the pace, it just means that the pace is not predetermined, which is how a lot of people approach their long runs. The authors main point on technology and the the words from Mary do not necessarily support each other.

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Nick says:

January 27, 2017 at 6:23 am

My question is why in the hell he chose to run the 7/7/7 marathons then. He doesn’t sound like he loves road running competition anymore. Did he get a nice stipend for doing it? Did he change his mind? Did he just think, What the heck, traveling is fun. I mean, if I retired from running marathons the last thing I would do is run 7 marathons in 7 days, no matter where.

As for racing trails, again it doesn’t sound like that’s what he’s into and we should respect that. His humility is touching and one many should try to emulate.

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