The World Marathon Challenge (7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents) is still under way and Michael Wardian has so far won the first 4 stages and is averaging well under 3 hours and well under the WMC record of averaging 3:32:25. Mike is in first after 4 marathons and averaging 2:45:16 and Ryan Hall is in 5th and averaging 3:22:35. Results after 4 races. - Update - Mike wins Marathon #5 in Marrakech, Morocco running 2:45:33 and Ryan Hall got 4th in 3:04:56.
Here is an article from the Washington Post on Michael Wardian and his running the World Marathon Challenge: I Like to Do Stuff that Scares Me
You can check out the sprint finish to the Houston 1/2 Marathon here
If you are not sure what race/races to do in the up coming year, here are 19 Trail races of various distances
Hmm, interesting article on Kenenisa Bekele's fall at Dubai: Fall Guy
The Tarawera Ultra 102K coming up Saturday February 11th in New Zealand looks to have a great men's a women's filed with Jim Walmsley, Jonas Buud, Magdalena Boulet, Camille Herron and others. Hard to believe that Mike Wardian is entered as he is in the World Marathon Challenge and this would give him just two weeks rest, but with Mike nothing should be surprising. Here is a race preview of Tarawera.
Latest The Week That Was for Jan 16-22, 2017 over at Letsrun.com
Sort of wish I had run Western States back when I was much younger and there were no lotteries. I remember a very close friend TJ Key running the race and thinking he was crazy but looking back I was probably more ready to run such a race as I ever was or would be: Western States Lottery - I'm Not Bitter
Looking for some races in the spring: The Best Spring Races You've Never Heard Of
Some useful Ultra Marathon Tips
This has to be one of the best races ever, the 1972 Olympic 800m Final
Mountain Outhouse for January 25th
100 miles not enough how about the 250K Big Red multi-day race in Australia.
And here is the more well known 2016 250K Marathon Des Sables (MDS)
Video from 2013 on the Leadville 100
If you missed the 2017 Dubai marathon here are a couple of the videos that show Kenenisa Bekele's fall:
Friday, January 27, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Weekly RunDown #20
Well if you stayed up to watch the Dubai marathon, getting by the fact that FloTrack up and bought the rights to the feed in the US and Canada - a story on its own, you saw a race that went out fast and was won by the only one to hang on. That guy was not Kenenisa Bekele who it appears fell at the start and was off the pace between 10 and 15K and was out by 25K. That said Tamirat Tola ran a course record of 2:04:11 to win by over 2 minutes after splitting 61:36 at the halfway point. Here is the 2017 Dubai Men's Recap. Here is more on Bekele falling at the start. Here is a recap of the women's race where the winner also got $200K as did the men's winner.
So you want to run an Ultra; Here is The A-Z of Ultra Running - If you are wise about "M" you can avoid "D" but I have never been able to avoid "T"
Anyone ready to be the next young gun for Salomon on the trails. Also talked about here
Have you run any of these 25 Fun Half Marathons
iRunFar.com's This Week in Running:January 16, 2017
Regardless of who has the better field London 2017 and Boston 2017 should be good races - well lets hope they are races and not time trials.
If you are looking for the latest for 2017 in trail shoes iRunFar has a long list of them from the 2017 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show - Trail Shoes.
Here are some other items from the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show that Trail Runner Magazine highlighted - I think I could have found a few more interesting things than this but it is something if you like to see what's new in gear.
Here are a couple lists of running movies, what would you add? - From RunInfinity.com & from iRunFar.com
7 takeaways from the just completed Houston Marathon - I particularly like #5
I've mentioned this before but Ryan Hall, Mike Wardian and 31 other runners will attempting to run 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents. Starting this Monday the 23rd in Antartica and ending the 29th in Sydney.
Some tips for running in the dark
A look at going through Hong Kong with Jamil, Sage and Tim prior to the Hong Kong 100K
And here are highlights from the Vibram Hong Kong 100K and here are the results of the race. If you like stairs this is the race for you.
How about running here
Or how about going 600 miles from Missoula to Banff on the Crown Traverse
From Dave McGillvray, some important thoughts: "Fit equals Healthy, Wrong, Wrong"
The highest ultramarathon in the world is the Ladakh Marathon, actually 72K, begins at 13, 042 ft and peaks at 17,618ft.
If you want to do a long race how about the Spartathlon Ultra Race at 246KM, here is a video of the 2016 Spartathlon race.
So you want to run an Ultra; Here is The A-Z of Ultra Running - If you are wise about "M" you can avoid "D" but I have never been able to avoid "T"
Anyone ready to be the next young gun for Salomon on the trails. Also talked about here
Have you run any of these 25 Fun Half Marathons
iRunFar.com's This Week in Running:January 16, 2017
Regardless of who has the better field London 2017 and Boston 2017 should be good races - well lets hope they are races and not time trials.
If you are looking for the latest for 2017 in trail shoes iRunFar has a long list of them from the 2017 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show - Trail Shoes.
Here are some other items from the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show that Trail Runner Magazine highlighted - I think I could have found a few more interesting things than this but it is something if you like to see what's new in gear.
Here are a couple lists of running movies, what would you add? - From RunInfinity.com & from iRunFar.com
7 takeaways from the just completed Houston Marathon - I particularly like #5
I've mentioned this before but Ryan Hall, Mike Wardian and 31 other runners will attempting to run 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents. Starting this Monday the 23rd in Antartica and ending the 29th in Sydney.
Some tips for running in the dark
A look at going through Hong Kong with Jamil, Sage and Tim prior to the Hong Kong 100K
And here are highlights from the Vibram Hong Kong 100K and here are the results of the race. If you like stairs this is the race for you.
How about running here
Or how about going 600 miles from Missoula to Banff on the Crown Traverse
From Dave McGillvray, some important thoughts: "Fit equals Healthy, Wrong, Wrong"
The highest ultramarathon in the world is the Ladakh Marathon, actually 72K, begins at 13, 042 ft and peaks at 17,618ft.
If you want to do a long race how about the Spartathlon Ultra Race at 246KM, here is a video of the 2016 Spartathlon race.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Weekly RunDown #19
Garry Robbins has been accepted into the 2017 Barkley Marathons along with Michael Wardian. Will be interesting to see how they do as Gary made it 4 laps and got started on lap 5but due to a navigation problem had to drop out last year and Michael is on his first try.
Hoka One One is putting together quite the team even getting a number of people that Nike did not re-sign, such as Tim Tollefson, Chris Vargo, Alicia Vargo, David Roche and Megan Roche. In looking at the list of athletes interesting to see Michael Wardian listed as "Hybird":)
Last week in Weekly RunDown #18 I had a link to a story on Galen Rupp asking if he was looking to break the American Half Marathon record in Houston this weekend (1/15/2017) but now word comes that Rupp has dropped out due to Plantar Fasciitis.
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella of the Natural Running Center's newsletter #51
So where is Kenenisa Bekele running, Dubai January 20th, London April 23rd or as mentioned in the Letsrun.com Dubai article the IAAF Worlds in London August 6th? Toni Reavis has him at Dubai and London which would make the worlds a tough go. I guess we will see first if he does Dubai in a couple weeks. Toni also does some Geeking on Kenenisa's Numbers
This week in running from iRunFar.com. Good to see Stephanie Violett, was Howe, back to her winning ways as she won the Bandera 100k overall and a Golden Ticket to Western States. Here is a Trail Running Magazine on how she came back from injury to win: How Stephanie Howe Violet Bounced Back from Injury to Win a 100k Championship Outright.
How cool to run your first sub 4 Minute Mile on Oxford's Iffley Road Track where Roger Banister was the first to break 4 Minutes and also be only the second person to run under 4 Minutes there at the time. Well Craig Masback did it.
Good article on Performance Mobility: Part 1 Introduction and Hip Mobility
UltraRunnerPodcast - Mike Wardian and His Latest Challenge
Top runners for the 2017 UTMB have been announced
How many of these 20 Iconic American Races That Aren't Marathons have you done? I have only done 1, the Carlsbad 5000.
A Fine Line - Running on Ben Nevis
A Fine Line from Nevis Landscape Partnership on Vimeo.
Retezat SkyRace Intersport 2016 in Romania
Retezat SkyRace Intersport 2016 from Sport La Orice Varsta on Vimeo.
2016 Eiger Ultra Trail
Man on Mission
Man On A Mission from Motive Television on Vimeo.
Mountain Outhouse News
Hoka One One is putting together quite the team even getting a number of people that Nike did not re-sign, such as Tim Tollefson, Chris Vargo, Alicia Vargo, David Roche and Megan Roche. In looking at the list of athletes interesting to see Michael Wardian listed as "Hybird":)
Last week in Weekly RunDown #18 I had a link to a story on Galen Rupp asking if he was looking to break the American Half Marathon record in Houston this weekend (1/15/2017) but now word comes that Rupp has dropped out due to Plantar Fasciitis.
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella of the Natural Running Center's newsletter #51
So where is Kenenisa Bekele running, Dubai January 20th, London April 23rd or as mentioned in the Letsrun.com Dubai article the IAAF Worlds in London August 6th? Toni Reavis has him at Dubai and London which would make the worlds a tough go. I guess we will see first if he does Dubai in a couple weeks. Toni also does some Geeking on Kenenisa's Numbers
This week in running from iRunFar.com. Good to see Stephanie Violett, was Howe, back to her winning ways as she won the Bandera 100k overall and a Golden Ticket to Western States. Here is a Trail Running Magazine on how she came back from injury to win: How Stephanie Howe Violet Bounced Back from Injury to Win a 100k Championship Outright.
How cool to run your first sub 4 Minute Mile on Oxford's Iffley Road Track where Roger Banister was the first to break 4 Minutes and also be only the second person to run under 4 Minutes there at the time. Well Craig Masback did it.
Good article on Performance Mobility: Part 1 Introduction and Hip Mobility
UltraRunnerPodcast - Mike Wardian and His Latest Challenge
Top runners for the 2017 UTMB have been announced
How many of these 20 Iconic American Races That Aren't Marathons have you done? I have only done 1, the Carlsbad 5000.
A Fine Line - Running on Ben Nevis
A Fine Line from Nevis Landscape Partnership on Vimeo.
Retezat SkyRace Intersport 2016 in Romania
Retezat SkyRace Intersport 2016 from Sport La Orice Varsta on Vimeo.
2016 Eiger Ultra Trail
Man on Mission
Man On A Mission from Motive Television on Vimeo.
Mountain Outhouse News
Friday, January 6, 2017
Weekly RunDown #18
Bob Seebohar writes on dieting being Just Another Four Letter Word
Mario Fraioli's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners
iRunFar's This Week in Running with the latest Ultra news
Jim Walmsley and Kaci LickTeig are 2016 Ultra Runners of the year
Need some treadmill workouts for those cold winter days well Trail Runner Magazine has Nine Treadmill Workouts to Get You Through the Winter
Could be an interesting Aramco Houston Half Marathon next weekend (Jan 15th, 2017) as Galen Rupp and Feyisa Lilesa (Rio Marathon Silver Medelist) are entered. With Galen's prep for Boston will he be going for Ryan Hall's AR of 59:43 run in 2007 at the Houston Half-Marathon
Speaking of Ryan Hall the last I checked he and Michael Wardian are taking part in the World Marathon Challenge - 7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days starting Jan 23rd in Antartica and finishes Jan 29th in Sydney. See short video on the race below along with another on the 2016 event.
35 training tips from the World's Greatest Runners - well at least some of them.
It is not just about obesity so maybe it is time for a better word such as "Overfat" - Overfat Pandemic & Overfat and Underfat New Terms and Definitions Long Overdue
In the market for a new watch, here is a review of the new Garmin Fenix5
Toni Reavis with some thoughts as we go from 2016 INTO 2017 along with his Top 10 Posts of 2016
More on The Extraordinary Mr. Whitlock from Pat Butcher
Running Steps:Beyond Limits
Running Steps: Beyond Limits from IRUN4ULTRA on Vimeo.
OK, added late but as usual Mountain Outhouse is fun to watch
2017 World Marathon Challenge Promo
Report on 2016 World Marathon Challenge
2016 XTERRA Trail Run World Championships
2016 Paul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Run World Championship from XTERRA TV on Vimeo.
Looks like a good 50K, maybe I can arrange work in CA at the right time in 2018
2016 Tarawera Ultramarathon
Mario Fraioli's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners
iRunFar's This Week in Running with the latest Ultra news
Jim Walmsley and Kaci LickTeig are 2016 Ultra Runners of the year
Need some treadmill workouts for those cold winter days well Trail Runner Magazine has Nine Treadmill Workouts to Get You Through the Winter
Could be an interesting Aramco Houston Half Marathon next weekend (Jan 15th, 2017) as Galen Rupp and Feyisa Lilesa (Rio Marathon Silver Medelist) are entered. With Galen's prep for Boston will he be going for Ryan Hall's AR of 59:43 run in 2007 at the Houston Half-Marathon
Speaking of Ryan Hall the last I checked he and Michael Wardian are taking part in the World Marathon Challenge - 7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days starting Jan 23rd in Antartica and finishes Jan 29th in Sydney. See short video on the race below along with another on the 2016 event.
35 training tips from the World's Greatest Runners - well at least some of them.
It is not just about obesity so maybe it is time for a better word such as "Overfat" - Overfat Pandemic & Overfat and Underfat New Terms and Definitions Long Overdue
In the market for a new watch, here is a review of the new Garmin Fenix5
Toni Reavis with some thoughts as we go from 2016 INTO 2017 along with his Top 10 Posts of 2016
More on The Extraordinary Mr. Whitlock from Pat Butcher
Running Steps:Beyond Limits
Running Steps: Beyond Limits from IRUN4ULTRA on Vimeo.
OK, added late but as usual Mountain Outhouse is fun to watch
2017 World Marathon Challenge Promo
Report on 2016 World Marathon Challenge
2016 XTERRA Trail Run World Championships
2016 Paul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Run World Championship from XTERRA TV on Vimeo.
Looks like a good 50K, maybe I can arrange work in CA at the right time in 2018
2016 Tarawera Ultramarathon
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