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I know that. You know that. Some of the entitled do not know that. There are time limits for marathons and IM as well. Yet people still complain they weren't "allowed" to finish, or that everything was packed up when they came in 2 hours after the course limit.
If entry wasn't heavily restricted, people who have no business in a 5K would put it on their "list".
I know that. You know that. Some of the entitled do not know that. There are time limits for marathons and IM as well. Yet people still complain they weren't "allowed" to finish, or that everything was packed up when they came in 2 hours after the course limit.
If entry wasn't heavily restricted, people who have no business in a 5K would put it on their "list".
I'd even go so far as to say the course and conditions make a "typical" (avg. elevation/change, fair weather) 100-miler seem like a walk in the park to a seasoned ultramarathoner.
Make no mistake about it, this is a dangerous event and these runners are gladiators.
BTW, you don't run ultras for a T-shirt or medal - this is belt-buckle territory, and one from the Badwater is like a Super Bowl ring.
I know that. You know that. Some of the entitled do not know that. There are time limits for marathons and IM as well. Yet people still complain they weren't "allowed" to finish, or that everything was packed up when they came in 2 hours after the course limit.
If entry wasn't heavily restricted, people who have no business in a 5K would put it on their "list".
Most marathon time limits are pretty easy. NYC...Chicago.. Marathon has a 7 hr? 8 hour time limit? You can walk the whole thing in 8 hours and claim to marathon finisher...quite a lot of people do that. . The only elite race is Boston....esp runners who qualify on time.
IM is far more strict and have rules...they have the penalty box. Outside help is prohibited is another example. I personally know a handful of people who got DQ or was DQ for violating the rules. Ultra running usually have strict cut off times throughout the course too....to date, I have been DQ once....tough tough race
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I'm not sure you "win" such a race. If you survive you are a winner.
If you ask me, it's too hot to drive an air conditioned car through Death Valley in the summer, much less run. LOL
There are people who have run the "Badwater Quad" - FOUR roundtrips something like 486 miles, a couple with almost no support, pushing thier water in modified baby strollers.
Here are some cool photos of the 2013 race. Love the guy in the tutu. LOL
^^^The title really goes to Mom... she is/was nationally ranked and did her last Ultra at age 75... still very active but no more long runs.
Never ran anything until her mid 50's when she was trying to kick cigarettes... running is what worked... every time she wanted a cigarette she went for a run... ran a lot of miles to kick the habit... starting at age 18.
Most marathon time limits are pretty easy. NYC...Chicago.. Marathon has a 7 hr? 8 hour time limit? You can walk the whole thing in 8 hours and claim to marathon finisher...quite a lot of people do that. . The only elite race is Boston....esp runners who qualify on time.
IM is far more strict and have rules...they have the penalty box. Outside help is prohibited is another example. I personally know a handful of people who got DQ or was DQ for violating the rules. Ultra running usually have strict cut off times throughout the course too....to date, I have been DQ once....tough tough race
Te NYC and Chicago are 6.5 hour sag bus, it's 15 min pace so most couldn't walk the entire course. If you can qualify for Boston you are a pretty stout runner
Only 24 athletes have ever finished the Arch (London) to Arc (Paris) Triathlon, the record is held by 41-year-old Cyril Blanchard of France, currently standing at 59 hours and 56 minutes.
Arch to Arc is a challenge that connects two of the world's most beautiful cities by running, swimming and cycling.
The event starts with an 87 mile run from London's Marble Arch to the Dover coast, then the athletes must swim across the English Channel to the French coast, and finally the athletes finishes with a 181 mile bike from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. For this challenge, the clock starts at Marble Arch and stops at Arc de Triomphe.
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