Friday, December 14, 2018

Weekly RunDown #118

“When other people get tired, they stop. I DON’T. I take over my body with my mind. I tell it that it’s not tired and it listens.”
Yiannis Kouros


This week for Interview Tuesday I talked to Kentucky and Masters runner Rick Torres

iRunFar.com's This Week in Running: Dec 10, 2018

Nice to see a local race, well local for me, the No Business 100 get a good write up in Ultrarunning Magazine

If you have not heard Camille Herron ran the Dessert Soltice December 8th and 9th and in the process broke the Women's American 100 Mile Track Record (13:25) and the Women's World 24 Hour Record @ 162.919 miles.  Here is an article from Women's Running , from Sports Illustrated,  Outside Online and Fast Running

In light of Camille's record it reminds me of the astounding distance Yiannis Kouros ran, 303.506km (188.59 miles), back in 1997 and here is a look at Yiannis Kouros

3 days taken off the FKT for Scotland's Cape Wrath Trail

A look at February 2019's Tarawara Ultramarathon

You might not have heard of the Dublin Marathon but 20K people have heard of it as it sold out 10 months before the race is to be run

Interviews of the winners of the 2018 Ultra-Trail Australia

Des Linden and Yuki Kawauchi will be back to defend titles at the 2019 Boston Marathon

Congrats to iRunFar's Bryon Powel and Megan Hicks who got married this past Monday

if you want to run one of the USATF National Championship Trail races here they are

You hear it all the time it seems - Hack this or Hack that - but maybe we should stop trying to hack everything

Kipchoge and Ibarguen named IAAF 2018 World Athletes of the year

The Viking Runner looks at Kenyan Running

If you want to run the Kentucky Derby Festival 1/2 Marathon or Marathon the price goes up December 14th so sign up now

I just ordered David and Megan Roche's new book The Happy Runner and Trail Runner Magazine has an excerpt from the book.  I am looking forward to reading it and once I am done, in a month or so, I will have a review of it.

People may argue over the benefits of a LCHF diet for shorter races but more and more evidence shows it is a plus for Ultra's as seen by Jason Schlarb's (actually tied with Diego Pazos) win at UTMB Oman

I came across this list from 2014 so not sure how many races are still around but if you are in Australia here are 10 to look into - anyone run any of these?

Need some reading check out the side bar of the blog - yes they are affiliate links but the small amount I get for items bout via links basically goes into getting more books to read and review


Masters News
Mentioned above but check out this weeks Interview Tuesday interview with Masters runner Rick Torres


Local, to Kentucky, Races and Events
(If you have a race in the area, including surrounding states, let me know and I will post about it)

Running groups are a great way to get to know people but also a great way to help you progress and get out and run.  If you are in the Elizabethtown KY area check out the Running Soles Group and if you are closer to Campbellsville check out the Campbellsville Running  Club.  Have another local running group in KY let me know and I will list it.

Check out these Race Companies for local races: Good Times Even Services & Central Kentucky Race Management.  For trail and Ultra races in Kentucky and Virginia check out Next Opportunity Events

If you want a shorter trail race there is the Turkey Run Trail Bash 5 Miler in Louisville, KY on January 19, 2018

If you want to run the Kentucky Derby Festival 1/2 Marathon or Marathon the price goes up December 14th so sign up now

Looking for other races around the world, here is where I get most of the ones I list: ahotuMarathons (covers the world), American Trail Running Assoc.  (Mostly US but does have other races on the list),  Running  in the USA & Trail Runner Magazine


Races this Coming Week
Houston Running Festival, Houston, TX - Dec 15, 2018
Lookout Mountain 50 Miler, Chattanooga, TN - Dec 15, 2018
Paramount Ranch Trail Runs, Calabasas, CA - Dec 15, 2018
Otter Creek Trail Runs, Brandenburg, KY - Dec 15, 2018
The Punisher 50, Samal Island, Philippines - Dec 15, 2018


Past Weekend Race Results
Hillside Hustle Half Marathon/10K/5K, Clermont, KY - Dec 8, 2018
Desert Solstice 24hr/100 Mile, Phoenix, AZ - Dec 8, 2018
Hellgate 100K, Natural Bridge Station, VA - Dec 8, 2018
Bell Ringer 50k/25k Trail Run, Burns, TN - Dec 8, 2018
Brazos Bend 100, Brazos Bend State Park, TX - Dec 8, 2018
Daytona 100 Ultra, Daytona Beach, FL - Dec 8, 2018
Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville, AL - Dec 8, 2018
Tucson Marathon, Tucson, AZ - Dec 8, 2018
Back 40 Trail Run & Ride, Bella Vista, AR - Dec 8 - 9, 2018


A look at the Desert Solstice 24 Hour where Camille Herron broke the 100 mile American Women's Record and the Women's 24 Hour World Record


Dream Chasers - Ultra Runner Motivational Video


Ridge RUNers - The RUNdown - Episode #12 | Hellgate 100k, Bigfoot 50k, Hitchcock Experience and More!


Now lots of Cross Country

2018 Girls Foot Locker National Championship - Make sure to at lest check out the last 1/2 mile


2018 Boys Foot Locker National Championship


2018 NXN Highlights - Nike Cross Nationals


2018 European Men's Cross-Country Championship


2018 U20 European Cross-Country Championship - Another of the Ingebrigtsen wins


2018 European Women's Cross-Country Championship














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