Ultramarathon News, Wed, Mar 9

Ultramarathon News From Around the World

Toughest Ultrarunner of the Week award goes to this guy.

Four really smart tips for ramping up early season (or post-injury) mileage.

Brett turns in his report from his Way Too Cool journey (7thOA), along with a shoe choice I wasn’t familiar with. And wow, Varner’s GI issues even play a role in other competitors’ reports!

1471544-400x300 — This is gonna blow your mind.

Ten plant-based foods packed with protein.

Six minute abs!

Some ultramarathon tips from Faith in Malaysia.

Mario’s Morning Shakeout. Did anyone else (besides Mario and myself) notice the multiple Maria –ova references?

Looking for a sweet spring/summer job in Tahoe? Alpenglow sports is hiring.

This is the way the market should work: Engage in corrupt activity (steroids, payoffs with Kenya) and your shares take a dump.

The letsrun boards finally discuss a very real problem.

I love reading about the run commuters. Any others out there? How far? What frequency?

Cool article about an Army Sergeant who thought he was trying out for the XC ski team, only to find his true passion on the trails and ultramarathons.

I’d love to see these types of tests performed on runners who’ve been running for a day or so. I don’t know about you, but I get stuuuuupid.

14 Responses to "Ultramarathon News, Wed, Mar 9"

Andrew says:

March 9, 2016 at 6:05 am

Alright, this is coming from a newly converted vegetarian (3 weeks). I feel better than ever and my running is awesome since changing to a plant based diet. So I definitely like the article about plant protein sources. BUT… I and sick of the pseudoscientific nonsense of alkalinizing and acidifying diets. It’s absolute bullshit. Unless you have renal disease or have sepsis or rhabdomyolysis your body will maintain the PH balance between 7.35-7.45. No thought or dietary changes required. Your body evolved an incredibly efficient ability to do this for you. In fact if you became to alkaline in your blood your coronary arteries would constrict and you would have a heart attack. I’m sick of the pseudoscience that pervades the very noble pursuit of promoting a healthy lifestyle.

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1. Pam says:
  
  March 9, 2016 at 8:18 am
  
  Could not agree with you more on the “alkaline” diet. Gets me even more riled up than “toxins”! What toxins?!? Name me one, just one! Eat clean food – the end. Leave the BS out of it!
  
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  1. Andrew says:
    
    March 9, 2016 at 6:44 pm
    
    Haha! I was waiting for the toxin gambit, may have missed in my quick perusal of the article! I will say that some of the claims of each source were a bit exaggerated also! I don’t think I need any “immune boosting” for fear of an auto-immune disease!
    
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2. Geoff says:
  
  March 9, 2016 at 12:23 pm
  
  Yes. Thank you!
  I’ve been a vegan (ethical) for years and all these crackpot health claims bug the crap out of me.
  
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  1. Andrew says:
    
    March 9, 2016 at 6:48 pm
    
    I am happy to join you. Part of my conversion was ethical as well. I haven’t consciously stopped the dairy but essentially have had very little, if any and I must say I do not miss the dairy. I do foresee some difficulties passing up sashimi- we shall see how I do there. But I can’t ignore the destruction of our oceanic cousins.
    
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Alex Varner says:

March 9, 2016 at 7:24 am

my work here is done.Reference

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Jamie says:

March 9, 2016 at 7:39 am

1-3 times per week, a little over 4 miles each way, unless I tack on some extra. Trying to get up to 4 times a week, but it takes a lot of planning. And summer makes it harder because I have no shower at my office.Reference

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Amy Clark says:

March 9, 2016 at 10:15 am

While this is a serious issue for some, I got a good chuckle from some of the comments.Reference

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Sarah Lavender Smith says:

March 9, 2016 at 10:41 am

Not a bad set of exercises but if runners have less than 10 min, they should substitute one of those (like the less-than-effective crunches) for a set that works glutes too, like clams or bridges. And always do PUSHUPS for arms as well as core!Reference

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1. Luke Garten says:
  
  March 9, 2016 at 10:13 pm
  
  Better use of 6 minutes would be to do pullups, pushups and some of those sit up variations. Work all core muscles instead of just abs. I have never finished an ultra and thought “I should have done more crunches to prepare for this”.
  
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Rivers Ludden says:

March 9, 2016 at 11:27 am

He at least needs an award for his last name…Reference

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Mack Stilson says:

March 10, 2016 at 10:06 am

6 miles to and from work every day for a 12 mile total. Sometimes I toss in a few extra if the weather is nice and I have time. Like Julien, driving a car is not an option for me.

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Andre Mcwhorter says:

March 11, 2016 at 5:56 pm

We just got a box of goodies from Epic to make sure you have plenty of snack options for this weekend running through the redwoods of the Central California Coast!!

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Ryan says:

March 16, 2016 at 11:23 am

I run-commute one or two times per week. It’s about 6 miles, by the most direct route, and of course I can add some distance onto that if I want. Most times, I run each way (always feels a lot slower on the way home…), but sometimes I take the bus one way- depending on how my body feels and/or what my mileage goal is. It’s efficient- gotta get my run in, gotta get to and from work. Kills two birds with one stone.

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