derp wrote:
ummmmm.............ever hear of 'sit and kick'?
Hahahahhahaha. Post of the Day!
derp wrote:
ummmmm.............ever hear of 'sit and kick'?
Hahahahhahaha. Post of the Day!
See this is a great troll effort. Asking a serious question to slap ultrarunners in the face.
The obvious answer is they walk the whole race so of course they’ll walk across the finish line.
Reptilians wrote:
I've seen a bunch of videos from Western States this year of people finishing, and they all seem to be walking across the finish. Jim Walmsley, who won in a course record, was moving at a pretty good pace for the final 100m or so and then stops right before the finish and walks slowly across. Is this part of ultramarathon etiquette, or is it exclusive to Western States, or is it just simply a coincidence that many finishers seemed to do this? Obviously the couple seconds that you lose don't matter over the course of a race that long, and the runners are certainly exhausted, but what's the reasoning for this?
https://twitter.com/HOKAONEONE/status/1010711941260591104
It's just that Walmsley is not that strong of a runner. He had to have 2-3 minute brakes during the race and at the end he had to walk. If he trains more he might get faster.
Most ultra runners stop at the end of races and fart, allowing the fart to propel themselves across the finish line. This is the traditional way to finish an ultra. Every now and then somebody bothers to run one fast and then their coworkers ask them how far their 5k marathon was that weekend.
John Utah wrote:
Phantasy Star wrote:
The whole race is a walk. None of these dudes are legit runners.
Is that what sprinters say about 5 and 10k guys?
No, that's what the distance runners say about sprinters.
That was Walmsley's dammitlol response to missing 14:29:59. Once the clock rolls over, a few seconds don't make any difference.
Most people are borderline delusional when they cross the finish line of 100 mile race, especially when it is 100+ degrees with 18,000+ feet of climbing. His GAP on Strava is 7:53 pace. The fact that he wasn't puking his guts up as he crossed the finish line is impressive AF.
5 seconds ~ wrote:
the obvious wrote:
There's nothing to be gained by running across the finish line unless you're competing against your own specific course PR or the overall PR. And even then, the odds of someone beating a goal time by five seconds even is pretty darn low when a race finishes anywhere from five to thirty hours long.
However, that's exactly what happened.
5 seconds ~ wrote:
the obvious wrote:
There's nothing to be gained by running across the finish line unless you're competing against your own specific course PR or the overall PR. And even then, the odds of someone beating a goal time by five seconds even is pretty darn low when a race finishes anywhere from five to thirty hours long.
However, that's exactly what happened.
Despite the minor hiccup, Walmsley was still able to beat the course record by 16 minutes.
Never thought about it, but Ironman finishers do that too. The ultra guys aren't any better than triathletes.
Not sure...but it certainly seems customary for high school cross country girls to collapse with all sorts of drama over the finish line of their races.
I seen some hilarious ones. Especially the ones crawling over the line.
I was slow in high school wrote:
Not sure...but it certainly seems customary for high school cross country girls to collapse with all sorts of drama over the finish line of their races.
I seen some hilarious ones. Especially the ones crawling over the line.
lol an always that one fat quatamalen girl that "runs" accept its actually walking and the guys varsity race gets pushed back 15 minutes because she's still on the course after 45 minutes of hunched over powerwalking
In cross country skiing, Petter Northug always coasted across the line if he was winning. He would tease the guy behind slowing enough to let them get close before going across the line sideways or backwards.
In cycling, people winning solo sit up, zip up their jerseys to show off the sponsor logo better, and coast across the line with arms up high.
Honestly with Walmsley, it just looked like there were a bunch of people all crowded up right behind the finish line and he didn't want to crash into them.
Most ultra runners I know walk/run till they get close to the finish line, till they get seen by people, basically. Then they run for about a mile much faster than the rest of the race, but pretending to look like that's their race pace. Then they walk the last few meters waving at whoever is around even if they are five hours behind the winner.
But Walmsley is damm fast. Respect.
Nutrition is REALLY hard for ultrarunners. Think about eating like 200 oreos over 15 hours. They simply run out of energy for the last few steps.
Reptilians wrote:
what's the reasoning for this?
What's the reason for track runners letting up at the line in finals? I watched dozens do it doing this weekend's USATF broadcast alone.
zzzz wrote:
https://youtu.be/dGyBa1_YY4g?t=2m26sIn cross country skiing, Petter Northug always coasted across the line if he was winning. He would tease the guy behind slowing enough to let them get close before going across the line sideways or backwards.
In cycling, people winning solo sit up, zip up their jerseys to show off the sponsor logo better, and coast across the line with arms up high.
this video is amazing
You will get egged if you let up early/celebrate/walk through the finish at Comrades! Definitely a no no for road racing in general. See Adriana Nelson at Chicago in ‘07.