you want to take some time off to fully recover..... like 6 months here and there..... doing ultras...
but of course people are stupid..
you want to take some time off to fully recover..... like 6 months here and there..... doing ultras...
but of course people are stupid..
Ann Trason and Courtney Dauwalter. Easy choices.
Throw Killian Jornet in there to
The best ultra marathoners are going to be current ultra marathoners since the sport isn't that competitive.
LetsRun.com wrote:
Our exploration of the ultra world continues.
This week, we ask ourselves, who are the greatest ultramarathoners in history. Share your thoughts and you could win some free Hokas.
Last week, we asked what are the best ultramarathon records and we tell you here:
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/05/what-are-the-greatest-ultramarathon-records-these-are-7-of-the-greatest-but-not-the-greatest/
In no particular order..throwing some names out..
-Yiannas Kuoros
-Scott Jurek
-Karl Meltzer
-Ann Trason
-Tim Tweitmyer
-Killian Jornet
-Al Howie
-Jim Walmsley
-Rory Bosio
-Hal Koerner
-Dean Karnazes
-Buzz Burrell
-Francois Dhaene
-Courtney Dauwalter
-Tom Nielsen
-Jeff Browning
Now, some of the names listed are more dominant in particular events, some have tremendous history, longevity in the sport and others in recent times have been re writing what ultra running is to date. Mind you, I am no expert, but off the top of my head, these are names that stick out that have brought ultrarunning to what it is today.
tasc wrote:
Historically the sport has changed.
People used to get rewarded for running really long distances. Yiannis Kouros.
Now the attention is with trail and mountain specialists.
Since it said history and we can't just say "who are the greatest ultramarathoners today" I'm going with Yiannis Kouros.
Otherwise we just fall into the trap of the current runners being seen as the best ever.
^This
Henry Klugh from Lancaster, PA.
Josh Robertson from CO is the best ultramarathoner in history.
Kouros undoubtedly.
His records over classic ultra distances still stand decades later.
Park Barner.
How is Don Ritchie not getting a mention here.
His range from winning races like the Two Bridges (36 miler with top class competition) and the London to Brighton (53/4 miler with against top class competition through world records at 40 (3:53 and 3:54) - 100 miles on road and track (11:30 and 11:51) to setting a then record for JOGLE.
Dons 6:10 100km was an astounding performance. That said he frequently clocked times in the Brighton that equate to well under 5 hours for 50 miles. He did his first sub 7 hour 100km was in 1978 and his last in 1992.
His 24 hour best of 268km came in 1991, 13 years after his 11:30 100 miles and if the event had been his focus at his absolute peak there is no doubt he could have gone substantially further.
So whilst Kouros still holds the 24 hour record, I don't think that's necessarily the most valid factor. Don's 100km mark was only beaten last year, and then on the favourable Lake Saroma coure and by only 66 seconds. There are far more top class runners attempting 100km than 24 hour races.
40 years ago in an age before nutrition, with awful shoes, string vests and no sponsorship Don Ritchie was clocking times that would scare the life out the current crop of ultra runners.
The great Don Ritchie was mentioned before but he is worth getting more attention, in a time where Jim Walmsley thinks he is fast.
I wonder whether Don's former 100km world record and Nao Kazami's current one were/are the true records.
There's a belgian chap called Jean-Paul Praet who in 1986 ran a 6.03.51. It seems this performance wasn't recognised as valid by the 'right' people so it isn't often spoken about. That's a great shame if it was a true 100km time.
Jean-Paul is adamant that it remains the true 100km world record.
http://users.telenet.be/ultra/jppraet/
If you look at the times of the other runners in the race there's nothing to suggest the course was short. And Jean-Paul was a highly regarded ultra runner who won this and other 100km events several times during a stellar career; there is no suspicion of cheating.
https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=13183
His next best 100km time is 6.15.30, run at the same event in 1989, the first year the event was deemed 'ranking eligible'.
If JEAN-PAUL PRAET would have been serious about running a record time he would have chosen a fast race course at day time. Instead he choose a big loop course through the night. The race was not certified according to the DUV .
In 1986 they had already accurately measured a lot of courses. Torhout was known as a "fast" course for the wrong reasons.
He might or might not have run 6:03. But he ran 6:16 in Winschoten, NED a couple years later. So who knows.
Yiannis Kouros and Camille Herron.
Frank Bozanich and Cavin Woodward are on the list.
My fave is this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg3vI16tOZQ
He was like a type of Italian Yuki Kavauchi ( not fast as him) after 175 marathon in 10 years, and in 2000 16 marathon
between 2:13 and 2:19 (then WR). He went to Ultramarathon and was 3 times world champion of 100km with his pb of 6:23
then the 12 win in arow of the italian classic 100km del Passatore (Firenze- Faenza) with a pb of 6:25 that considering the hills in the course is an amazing time. But his attitude is the best, always with a smile on his face while he's running and a very humble and down to earth guy, and sure is one of the few guy that I would bet that dont use peds.
