tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post7620715661576654702..comments2024-02-29T02:06:59.726-09:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Endurance: ChuckanutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-88125944914901169642011-03-20T12:40:41.995-08:002011-03-20T12:40:41.995-08:00Great win GeoffGreat win GeoffAlex Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000196245800138653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-80671392963231136612011-03-20T12:40:11.982-08:002011-03-20T12:40:11.982-08:00Great win Geoff!Great win Geoff!Alex Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000196245800138653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-35543702753836941292011-03-18T14:32:18.329-08:002011-03-18T14:32:18.329-08:00Yes a fast 50K should still be considered an ultra...Yes a fast 50K should still be considered an ultra. I was thinking your comments about speed-work and ultras pertained more to 100's than to 50K or even 50 milers. Speed seems definitely to be a strong factor up front for shorter ultra's. Good luck testing the speed at Chuckanut then hurry up and come back to Alaska already!Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491047772657244950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-78953967737117471002011-03-17T19:37:56.871-08:002011-03-17T19:37:56.871-08:00Along those lines of logic, if a sub 4 hour race i...Along those lines of logic, if a sub 4 hour race isn't an ultra, then anything over 4 hours can't be called "running" (for 99% of participants).<br /> <br />Good luck this weekend.. wish I could make it.. and don't you dare walk a step.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582815873942037665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-39174095802748231432011-03-17T16:44:18.007-08:002011-03-17T16:44:18.007-08:00It's certainly an ultra for those of us who ar...It's certainly an ultra for those of us who are slow! :) I'm only 90 minutes from Bellingham and we have had a VERY wet and snowy spring so you might be looking at a lot of mud! Have an awesome race!HollyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964063616510934265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-84099930784852220112011-03-17T16:06:45.015-08:002011-03-17T16:06:45.015-08:00Anything that requires you to at least run through...Anything that requires you to at least run through lunch. Sorry, Wardian's 2:55 50k doesn't count ;)Dominic Grossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488705336241557651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-60090917537432315182011-03-17T11:16:54.691-08:002011-03-17T11:16:54.691-08:00Good luck at the race Geoff!
I came within 12 min...Good luck at the race Geoff!<br /><br />I came within 12 minutes of breaking 4:00 during the HUFF 50K back in 2004. At the time I considered it an ultra only because I had yet to move beyond that distance. 19 others finished before me. 4-5 were in the 3:35-40ish range. Now I consider 50K's as training runs toward longer races. <br /><br />You on the other hand should have no problem duking it out with the comp in that race. Depending on your goals of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662322900559660512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-38550444172839317012011-03-17T11:06:16.120-08:002011-03-17T11:06:16.120-08:00I have never broken 4 hours in a 50k. I probably c...I have never broken 4 hours in a 50k. I probably could have at the Bulldog last year but I decided against it because I didn't want to hurt my rep.<br /><br />Have fun up north this weekend. It is a place that is warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I am talking about a little place called Washington.Honehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305522904478032648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-53566186909780099082011-03-17T10:55:08.415-08:002011-03-17T10:55:08.415-08:00Have a great race!Have a great race!Brandon Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171059778161578566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-41086028675564396482011-03-17T09:36:48.027-08:002011-03-17T09:36:48.027-08:00I think a race under 4 hours is certainly an ultra...I think a race under 4 hours is certainly an ultra if you can run it that fast. Now perhaps it's a misnomer to consider it much of a trail race, or a technical challenge. I guess the definition of ultra if fluid here.<br /><br />Ultras can be nothing but technical climbs above 11,000 feet, or 72 hours of running in completely flat circles at sea level, or anything in between.<br /><br />Good luck with the Chuckanut!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com