Sentences with word «ultrarunning»
So, in a way, the sport's ability to snag quirky folks may also be part of the allure of ultrarunning for people such as Powell.
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Freeman lets me in on one of the jokes in ultrarunning, that it's «basically an eating and drinking contest with a little exercise and scenery thrown in.»
It's chilly near the start of the Run - de-Vous, one of the hundreds of ultrarunning races that take place every year, but seven volunteers are working like the dwarves pounding packs of ice on the pavement and shuffling the broken cubes and sponges into buckets of water.
This book is a terrific account of the evolution of competitive ultrarunning and an attempt to crack the secrets of the Tarahumara tribe's ability to run seemingly endlessly without injury, and, critically, with joy.
A big ultrarunning race usually includes only a few hundred participants, so they all tend to know each other, which is impossible in a race of 20,000 half - marathoners.
Even Clark admits that his training can sometimes resemble his old habits, and his comment offers some insight into the attraction addicts feel toward ultrarunning.
Bryon Powell, editor of the popular ultrarunning website iRunFar, said he gets a little weary, and wary, of pronouncements that anyone who runs an ultramarathon must either be recovering or addicted to the sport or both.
Ben Hian, way back in the 1990s, possibly pioneered recovering from drugs through ultrarunning and won several 100 - mile races.
He decided to take it further after hearing unassuming ultrarunning pioneer Dick Collins, who once ran an ultra a month for 12 years, say running a 50 - miler, with its relaxed people and pace and beautiful scenery, was easier than running a marathon.
There's an element of Old West frontier myth associated with ultrarunning, but it's underscored by the simple fact that a bunch of people set off to run in the woods and one of them will finish before anyone else.
That realization has shaken ultrarunning to its core.
I'm excited to introduce a guest post from an elite athlete in the midst of an incredible ultrarunning career.
«So it was a niche, and in ultrarunning you have to have a niche to make any kind of money.
This book is a terrific account of the evolution of competitive ultrarunning and an attempt to crack the secrets of the Tarahumara tribe's ability to
«That's the spirit of ultrarunning,» Patel said.
For many, part of the attraction to ultrarunning is the family and support they find in the ultrarunning community.
And as self - serving as Corbett appears to be, she personally does as much for the ultrarunning community as anyone.
Trading addictions, which is what many assume addicts do when they turn to ultrarunning or other extreme sports, does not ensure sobriety.
Timothy Olson, who holds the course record to the Western States 100, one of ultrarunning's most prestigious events, was a drug addict.
Velasco himself carries a stuffed Curious George in the front of his pack because he considers his addiction to ultrarunning, which has trashed his right leg, a monkey on his back.
She will wear nice clothes to work, skirts and dresses mostly, but they resemble her ultrarunning outfits in that they are usually bright and flashy, topped with a huge pink bow in her wild, curly hair.
If you've heard of Collins outside the clannish world of ultrarunning it's because of his cannabis advocacy.
I've spent a lot of time since then explaining (and justifying it) to myself and others what it is that drove me to ultrarunning, but until recently, I didn't even understand it myself.
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