URP Daily News, Wed, May 4

Old interview with Magda Boulet while she was a competitive track and marathon runner. I had no idea she became a US citizen on Sep 11, 2001. Wow!

Blood testing can tell you a lot about your physiology and performance. Is it worth it? Have you tried it?

Ian’s Transvulcania preview. Should be a great race!

The Canyons 50/100k is this weekend too. Great course, tough competition, but unfortunately thunderstorms are in the forecast.

Two gals out for a run are mauled by a pack of Pitbulls. Yes, I realize criticizing the breed makes some people hysterical, but there’s nothing that freaks me out more on a run than seeing one of them off its leash.

Hoka fans might be interested in checking out the re-birth of the MBT brand.

Short news day today. Sorry. What did I miss? Had to get a good treadmill hill workout in. Editing a new episode today and will hopefully release this evening or tomorrow. Stay tuned.

13 Responses to "URP Daily News, Wed, May 4"

Meghan says:

May 4, 2016 at 6:34 am

This one HITS HOME for me… I know it’s NOT the breed but the F$&King owners but my dog Riley got KILLED three weeks ago by a pitbull who jumped the fence and ran into a park and LOCKED on to poor Riley… punctured his lungs…. my 2 year old nephew was standing right there and my mom had to grab him and race to the top of a set of bleachers while my dad tried to get Riley away but the Pitbull would NOT let go… he had to stab him to death with a pen knife for the pit to release his jaws… SO TRAUMATIC for my dad… they were BEST FRIENDS! He never went ANYWHERE without Riley.Reference

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1. Jay says:
  
  May 4, 2016 at 6:40 am
  
  To be fair, it’s also partly due to the breed. They were bred to be animal-agressive. On another note, this is an old article.
  
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  1. Meghan says:
    
    May 4, 2016 at 6:44 am
    
    True… I was just trying not to get 5 million emails from people who have perfect pitbulls
    
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  2. VInce says:
    
    May 4, 2016 at 4:51 pm
    
    As a previous Behavior Evaluator for a large shelter in AZ I can confirm that a majority of Pitbulls and American Bulldogs are unfit for adoption due to behavior issues. A major cause of this has to do with the selective breeding for physical attributes, while completing disregarding behavior traits. Even after seeing both sides of the issue, I can attest that I am still rightfully cautious of these breeds. That being said it was rare that we came across human aggressive animals at the shelter.
    
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2. Ethan says:
  
  May 4, 2016 at 9:43 am
  
  Wow, Meghan. That sounds very traumatic. I’m sorry you and your family have to go through that.
  
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Meghan says:

May 4, 2016 at 6:35 am

Off Leash is not cool.

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Andrew says:

May 4, 2016 at 6:49 am

I think too much of the blood testing is just a fad to make money. One must consider the risk v benefit of any test, the possible lab error, sensitivity and specificity of each test. Also one must consider that normal is a bell-curve. If one does not have any symptoms then chances are any variation is likely just that someone is on either end of normal. It could cause unnecessary and ineffective changes that most likely won’t help, a waste of cash on supplements, or the desire to start doping.

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Mike M says:

May 4, 2016 at 8:13 am

I’m a dog lover. Grew up in Alaska where dogs are off-leash all the time. Had several beloved dogs as a kid. I’m still very nervous when I see a pit off leash. Alarmed if my kids are in the vicinity. Frustrated that I now live somewhere that doesn’t allow me to carry a firearm for protection against dogs.

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dan says:

May 4, 2016 at 8:23 am

Geoff Roes has done his last irunfar column, ever. Sad times, but as always, a great read. They could do with being bound and sold in book form!

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Paul says:

May 4, 2016 at 8:56 am

…the start of the highly competitive EMU 6 Day race in Hungary. live feed here:
http://www.emusport.hu/hu/klub/emu-sport-tvReference

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Ryan says:

May 4, 2016 at 10:33 am

Sorry you had to go through that Meghan.
That article is from last October; I wonder if there’s been any follow up? I’m curious how the womens’ recoveries have gone, and I’m curious whether the dog’s owner was charged (I hope so).Reference

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1. Meghan says:
  
  May 4, 2016 at 2:18 pm
  
  Thank you Ryan and Ethan! As hard at it was for me… it’s x100 for my dad, Riley was seriously his BEST friend… I am pretty sure he loved the dog more than my siblings and I 😉
  
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  1. Ryan says:
    
    May 4, 2016 at 2:30 pm
    
    I understand. My grandfather and his little terrier were attacked by a neighbor’s uncontrolled dog a few years ago (a rottweiler). He couldn’t walk without a cane at that point (he was 90) so he snatched up his little dog and held it with one hand, balanced on his cane with the other, while the dog mauled his leg (he really loved that dog!). Fortunately, another neighbor rescued them before he was hurt too badly, but it was pretty traumatic. And of course, the owner got off.
    
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