Post on 03-Jun-2018
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Understanding Ultra
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Ultra-What?
• 5k = 3.1 mi• 10k = 6.2 mi
• ½ Marathon = 13.1 mi
• Marathon = 26.2 mi• Ultramarathon = ???
Popular Race Event Distances
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The only parameter for a ultramarathon is
that it must be longer than a standardmarathon (greater than 26.2 mi).
Distance Timed•50K (30 mi)
•100K (60 mi)
•50 mi
•100 mi
•6 hrs - ??
•1-10 days (multi-day events)
•24 hr distance challenge
Ultramarathons are run around the world with more than 70,000 people
completing them every year
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Something In The Water
In addition to being extremely long,
ultramarathons are also infamous for their
particularly difficult courses.
To get a better idea of how hard these can
be, you only have to look at one of themost famous ultradistance races;
The Badwater 135.
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The Badwater 135• Start at 280 ft below sea-level
• Ascend to 8360 ft above sea-level (Whitney’s Portal)
• 46 uphil miles, 20 downhill miles, 69 flat miles
• Death Valley, California
• Mid-July (120+ degrees in the shade)
• 48 hour time limit
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Bridging The Gap
So why in the world would anyone want to
race these kind of distances? With ultras,
because they are so new, sometimes it’s
not about beating a previous record, butstarting new traditions.
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The Bridge Runners
• Organized the 1st
100 mile run
through NYC’s allfive boroughs.
• Made it a social
event/food tour for
sponsorship• Made use of
social media
(#BridgetheGap)
to create an onlinecommunity
“Wanting to place first in something and wanting to be the first to do something aretwo different mentalities.”
For the Bridge Runners, running is a way to
build community and friendships. 100 miles
doesn’t seem so long when you have a
constant stream of friends meeting you atdifferent points to cheer you on with moral
support.
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Run For Your Life
Scott Jurek
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Eat and Run
Some people run for the competition, theachievement, or the people. Some people
run for reasons even beyond that.
Scott Jurek is a world-class championrunner, who not only finishes
ultramarathons, but hewins
them.
He wrote a book about his experiences.
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For Jurek, running was more to him than a job orhobby. It was a way for him to escape, to
understand life, and to understand himself.
We all have our own different passions in life.Something I really became interested in whileresearching, is seeing how these ultrarunners
literally pursue what they want. Their hard workis admirable and I aspire to apply that ethic tomy own life.