Ultrarunning Daily News, Tue, Jan 12

Ultrarunning News:

Kasie Enman takes a strong stand for gender equality in trail running, ultrarunning, and Nordic sports events.

Tired of running? Do it backwards like this guy.

…or apparently if you’re a part of the younger generation, you actually run with your fingers?

Wanna get your butt kicked (while seeing your favorite trails from a completely different perspective?) Try snowshoe running.

Eric and Tim Tollefson at TNF Ultrarunning Champs 2014. Pic by Nate Dunn.

Ultrasportslive.tv made a strong attempt at quality race coverage but never really captured a market share. To the best of my knowledge, they’ve stopped all production in the ultrarunning world.

It’s Tuesday, which means Guillaume is taunting us with a new video from some exotic trail. Here he is in northern Italy along some beautiful (but creepy) singletrack…or is just me?

Ultrarunning, before and after pics.

Here’s more on Adam Kimble, the guy who’s making a go at the trans-US record. Thanks to those who’ve emailed me to provide some additional insight.

Coach Gordo reminds us to be thankful for the little things while extolling the virtues of walking.

This should be good: Runner’s World will publish their 50 best articles, one per week for the rest of the year. Hopefully nothing resembling “Run Your Best 5K in Six Weeks!!!” Anxious to read more of the good stuff.

In the five years of the URP Daily News, I have not seen a bigger outpouring of emotion over anyone more than the recent passing of David Bowie. Any ideas why the connection was so strong? And yes, count me in a huge fan. Maybe Will is on to something here with his explanation?

Cool European road races blast through the middle of town right in the middle of holiday shopping. Anyone ever done one?

What do you think about nutritional supplement companies marketing their products to teen athletes?

Tha Messenjah says:

January 12, 2016 at 5:50 am

Bummer about USL.tv 🙁 I was hoping they’d be at Rocky 100 in a couple of weeks and I could personally thank them for some great coverage. Sucks……

Sarah Lavender Smith says:

January 12, 2016 at 8:05 am

I listened to Bowie on my trail run yesterday and found myself weeping, mourning him and feeling my own aging and mortality. I think it’s because his music represented coming-of-age for those of us who came of age in the 1970s and ’80s; he articulated the poignancy and pain of change and alienation; his emotion and voice were raw but beautiful — and he was just so cool and countercultural. To wake up and realize he was actually an old man dying of cancer was totally unexpected and a slap in the face, since in my mind and maybe in others’ he always seemed ageless and timeless.

Khai says:

January 12, 2016 at 8:56 am

Very well said!

Nicole says:

January 12, 2016 at 9:54 am

well said. Rockstars and teens/20 somethings are immortal, but now we’re middle aged and Ziggy’s dead….boo!

Martin says:

January 12, 2016 at 12:30 pm

Guillaume’s video at the Pietra di Bismantova is just an hours drive from my house. The Pietra is an enormous rock thrusting out of the Apennine hills and visible for miles around. It’s a rock climbing wall and most locals learn their climbing skills there before trying them out in the Alps. Below the Pietra there is a small church and monument to San Bernardo. The Pietra was also mentioned by Dante in medieval times. It looks spooky because of the lousy weather on that day but with the sun it is a beautiful and joyous place full of climbers, walkers and families.
I believe that in recent years there is also a race around the area but maybe not on the trails which Guillaume shows which are principally for climbers.

jesse says:

January 12, 2016 at 6:33 pm

Bowie reached beyond the norm and touched many who didn’t have someone to look up to. To me the Ultra running community as a whole is almost a perfect representation of what Bowie was: innovative, out on a limb, a bit crazy, challenging our senses, forcing us to see things throw a different and wonderful lens. The Man from Mars connects with all us that run to alien places.

Camas says:

January 13, 2016 at 8:28 am

My first concert was David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails. Bowie trades lines with Trent Reznor on the song “hurt” which was pretty epic at the time. He also played “Lets Dance” and two other songs but left early cuz he was sick. Pretty cool for a first show. Really diverse artist and talented guy. Had almost as many albums as Dylan but seemed to go in a different direction with each one.

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