keep it on the mill wrote:
this interview was not long after Amy 'broke' the record. A few interesting points:
1) the treadmill reset itself after a certain amount of time.
2) Amy had only 1 shower in the week.
3) on the first day she was well behind schedule - I'm guessing that perhaps she managed 60 instead of the 75 average she needed.
4) She had bad blisters after day 1 (just like someone else).
5) On day 2 she had a row with Dave who wanted to pull her out. She ran for 20 hours that day.
6) She was still behind with a couple of days to go and Dave was constantly telling her she had to up the pace.
7) She managed to pop a few 'quick' 10K's to get back on track.
8) She got so far ahead that she could afford a nap and take it easy the last 4 hours or so.
1) the treadmill reset itself after a certain amount of time. - OK, that could well lead to miscalculations of distances / times.
2) Amy had only 1 shower in the week. - Dirty girl
3) on the first day she was well behind schedule - I'm guessing that perhaps she managed 60 instead of the 75 average she needed. - So she would of needed to run more than 75 miles a day for the next 6 days. How much more? 80? 85? 90?
4) She had bad blisters after day 1 (just like someone else). - Ouch, that'll make the next 6 days tough going.
5) On day 2 she had a row with Dave who wanted to pull her out. She ran for 20 hours that day. - Dave wanted to pull out!!!
6) She was still behind with a couple of days to go and Dave was constantly telling her she had to up the pace. - Yeah, it's well know that multiday ultra runners get faster as the race goes on!!!
7) She managed to pop a few 'quick' 10K's to get back on track. - Yeah, it's really easy to bang out a couple of 'quick' 10k's when you've already ran several hundred miles, have lost two stone in weight, have blisters and are sleep deprived.!
8) She got so far ahead that she could afford a nap and take it easy the last 4 hours or so. - So far ahead that she could nap in the last 4 hours! Just imagine how far she could of gone if only she was a little tougher!
None of this sounds anything like BS to me...