You might be surprised. It's just that the vast majority of humans are no longer conditioned to it. Have you ever seen a video of hunters running down a gazelle or antelope?Jeez man, good luck. Humans aren't built to do that sort of thing.
We just got a peloton tread and I'm trying to get back into running. I am covering 3.05 miles in 45 mins. Would take me quite a while to knock out 100
I went through a stage 2 years ago where I dropped a ton of weight and ran all the time. Did some shorter races and intended on doing an ultra but life got in the way. Takes a huge time commitment to train for running distance. I went back to training weights and putting muscle back on bc it only takes 3-5 hours a week instead of the 7-10 I was spending running.Just curious if there are any ultramarathoners on here. If so, what race(s) do you have planned this year?
I am running the I.M.T.U.F. 100 miler in Idaho come September.
I have a buddy from college that has ran at least two 100 milers. One was around Asheville, NC and the other was in Colorado. I told him that as soon as they have an internal combustion division, I'll make plans to join him.
Well, there's the combustion division, gut hopefully not internal...only running I do is to the bathroom
If you see me running follow. Because something bad is coming behind me.only running I do is to the bathroom
This will be my 9th 100 miler. My last two were in Utah/Idaho (The Bear) and had an elevation gain of 22,000 ft. (cumulative). The race course altitude averaged about 8,000 ft. and got has high as 9,000 ft, There is not a good way to prepare for the altitude. The 2020 race was really hard for me and I had a very difficult time climbing. I got into Utah on Thursday noon and raced on Friday morning. It took me 33:24. In 2021, I went out 6 days early and slept in Park City at 7,000 ft. It still was not an easy race, but I finished in 29:02.I went through a stage 2 years ago where I dropped a ton of weight and ran all the time. Did some shorter races and intended on doing an ultra but life got in the way. Takes a huge time commitment to train for running distance. I went back to training weights and putting muscle back on bc it only takes 3-5 hours a week instead of the 7-10 I was spending running.
How are you going to prepare for the elevation living in indiana? When I was distance running doing 10-20 milers here in Indy I went to Colorado for an elk hunt and I couldn’t get enough oxygen.
That would be Ouray 100 Mile Endurance Race. I have not run any races in Colorado and that one is one of the tougher ones in the country with a total elevation gain of 41k feet and climbs as high as 13k+. That one is a special kind of hard.I find it fascinating that people are able to do these distances. I have not but understand the desire and endorphin high feeling of endurance events from experience in triathlons and trail races in my 30s. From what I learned, individuals best results may peak in their early 40s, which is unlike most sports.
I corresponded with the son of a former coworker who did the Arkansas 100. He said he was terrible at typical 5k/10k type races but found he could run slower and long distances better than others. I learned from him that you're weighed every 20 mi or so for safety concerns and he subsided on eating vegetable soup and Coke during these long races, as that's what he stomached best. He mentioned the sub 24 hours belt buckle and believe he got 6th in that race.
Anyway when we were Jeeping in 2019, we came across a 100 mile race in the Ouray, CO area, on Imogene pass (13,114 ft) which connects Ouray to Telluride. I'll attach a couple pictures to show what it looked like on July 26th of that year, as there was a lot of precipitation and the route up had just been cleared of snow, but not the trek down to Telluride.
Didn't know if you were aware or had done that race, but you mentioned elevation changes. Some people looked like they were doing pretty good and others looked like they needed to jump in the Jeep. Regardless, that's a great hobby and once in a lifetime opportunities you'll never forget, which I look back and understand and appreciate greatly. Quite inspiring and thanks for sharing.
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We all have our vices.You are a special breed of crazy, or something, but I highly respect what you're doing. I am just trying to run the Mini after it being cancelled for two years. I want to get one of those shirts at the expo that says on the back "If you're reading this, you didn't train either." There's a very real possibility this will not be a fast undertaking.