Ultra Marathons

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57.5 Degrees of Pain Oct 2014 8:48pm, 22 Oct 2014 1,730 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain Who said running was better than eating pies drinking beer sitting on the couch? I'd far prefer that to 10 miles in the cold and wind. I just realise that it is a bit unsustainable.
emdee Oct 2014 9:54pm, 22 Oct 2014 2,676 posts	0 emdee Damn right. I love eating pies/chips/pizza and drinking beer/wine. I earn that by running a fuckload. Circle of life
Velociraptor Oct 2014 10:05pm, 22 Oct 2014 31,267 posts	0 Velociraptor Running long distances isn't any more virtuous than sitting on the couch with a pie and a . It's just different
santababy Oct 2014 5:11am, 23 Oct 2014 71,075 posts	0 santababy It's not a number for me no, never has been. Impressive times for back to back. I'm more impressed by people knocking out good race times than anyone who's done hundreds of races Look at likes of Paul goblin, he impresses me. Did his first marathon recently, he's not counting
FenlandRunner Oct 2014 7:45am, 23 Oct 2014 3,013 posts	0 FenlandRunner Exactly V'Rap, that's why I've given it up, I only do short distances.
hellen Oct 2014 8:26am, 23 Oct 2014 14,712 posts	0 hellen I'm with you Santa much more impressed by people who do fast marathons or 100 milers or whatever than by those who do x in y days or x in a year. Not saying there is no merit in the latter. Maybe because I am more interested in getting faster times myself than I am in doing lots in a short time then posting I've done x marathons this year on FB?
Northern Exile Oct 2014 9:17am, 23 Oct 2014 3,500 posts	0 Northern Exile Everyone likes to get a good time in their race, however I suspect that for a lot it's the participation that's more important. Look at PH here on Fetch. For her, I'm 100% sure that it's taking part and the associated social interaction that is important, her finishing time is secondary. FWIW I'm impressed by those back-to-back times, it tells me that someone has good physiology and biomechanics and perhaps a good pain tolerance. I can't imagine that they'll make a habit of it.
Velociraptor Oct 2014 9:18am, 23 Oct 2014 31,269 posts	0 Velociraptor Ed Ettinghausen appears to do his 100-milers with his wife's support and while also maintaining a normal life otherwise. I admire that more than professional athletes who race twice a year and whine about what a stressful life they have (to be fair, most don't), and when I hear of those feats of a-marathon-a-day-for-ten-years I just think, "Yeah, nice life if you can get it, how's about YOU sponsor ME to go jogging and sit at my desk for a day instead." Which is most begrudging of me, but being a Not Very Nice Person is still, I believe, legal
Northern Exile Oct 2014 9:26am, 23 Oct 2014 3,501 posts	0 Northern Exile A good thing too. I'd have been locked up years ago
Too Much Water Oct 2014 7:00pm, 23 Oct 2014 4,026 posts	0 Too Much Water Good for him, hope he's got good health insurance