Was going to say the same thing. Dude looked like he still had half a tank of gas at the finish line.
I mean if it was 105 miles he would’ve won. I didn’t understand his strategy. You can’t fall behind by that much in this race anymore. Perhaps he thought they would bonk but people aren’t bonking as much anymore.
More like he let them go because they were going a bit fast for him on the faster gradual downhills where he still isn't quite as economical. He was listening to his body, running his own pace, which makes sense considering how far out it was when they got the gap. Don't think it was a strategic thing thinking they would bonk ahead.
Who are the announcers? At first I thought the one guy was John McEnroe.
Dylan Bowman and Corrine Malcom. Deebo was a North Face/Red Bull athlete, lots of good results in his career, founded and operates Freetrail, a trail running media company.
Honestly the energy they brought for 15 hours was incredible, especially compared to how absolutely unenthusiastic their replacements are.
They keep calling Journet the GOAT. I am not super familiar with this sport but...is he the clear GOAT over Jurek, even Walmsley, the Russian guy, Kouros?
He's the GOAT of trail moreso than the GOAT of ultra. No one else is winning sub-ultra mountain races like Sierra-Zinal (10 times) or Zegama(11 times) against specialists in those distances and also winning big mountain 100 milers like UTMB(4 times) against ultra specialists. He's basically an automatic podium finisher at any trail race he prepares for and has been for almost 20 years.
They keep calling Journet the GOAT. I am not super familiar with this sport but...is he the clear GOAT over Jurek, even Walmsley, the Russian guy, Kouros?
He's the GOAT of trail moreso than the GOAT of ultra. No one else is winning sub-ultra mountain races like Sierra-Zinal (10 times) or Zegama(11 times) against specialists in those distances and also winning big mountain 100 milers like UTMB(4 times) against ultra specialists. He's basically an automatic podium finisher at any trail race he prepares for and has been for almost 20 years.
He's the GOAT of trail moreso than the GOAT of ultra. No one else is winning sub-ultra mountain races like Sierra-Zinal (10 times) or Zegama(11 times) against specialists in those distances and also winning big mountain 100 milers like UTMB(4 times) against ultra specialists. He's basically an automatic podium finisher at any trail race he prepares for and has been for almost 20 years.
Thank you for this explanation
Also, "the Russian guy" you are thinking of (I'm assuming) is probably actually LITHUANIAN ultra runner Aleksandr Sorokin. Slight difference.
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Look at his Hardrock performances too. Killian broke Skaggs's infamous record twice as the 2nd person ever under 24hrs and when Francois broke Killian's record, Killian came back the next year(2022) to beat Francois and set a new record. Killian's record was bested by 3min last year.
I mean if it was 105 miles he would’ve won. I didn’t understand his strategy. You can’t fall behind by that much in this race anymore. Perhaps he thought they would bonk but people aren’t bonking as much anymore.
More like he let them go because they were going a bit fast for him on the faster gradual downhills where he still isn't quite as economical. He was listening to his body, running his own pace, which makes sense considering how far out it was when they got the gap. Don't think it was a strategic thing thinking they would bonk ahead.
The shoes have given the ultra runners so much energy that they are not bonking out as much anymore? Or do you think it’s something else? The shoes made over 1 hour difference for an older and slower Kilian. The Kilian of 2010s was far stronger and fitter than the one we know today. Heck that version of Kilian was beating Marco Gasperi the Italian mountain climbing genius of the 2010s and Marco is done after 2-3 seasons of elite ultra.
15 years of knowledge about training and nutrition definitely did lower everyone’s time VS 2011 though.
The spirit of the sport has also changed. 8 years ago Kilian was downing tequila shots at aide stations during Hard Rock. I cannot imagine one of the old timers, like Anton Krupicka, spending hours in the sauna or doing lots of track workouts. Everyone is taking the sport more seriously in general, and that means rapid improvements.
15 years of knowledge about training and nutrition definitely did lower everyone’s time VS 2011 though.
The spirit of the sport has also changed. 8 years ago Kilian was downing tequila shots at aide stations during Hard Rock. I cannot imagine one of the old timers, like Anton Krupicka, spending hours in the sauna or doing lots of track workouts. Everyone is taking the sport more seriously in general, and that means rapid improvements.
There's actual money to be made in the sport now, be it enough to comfortably live like Walmsley or supplemental income for dozens of sub-elites. There are also so many more people in the sport now compared to before, that tends to raise the bar overall. If the sport keeps growing, times will continue to fall as there is a lot more on the line. Plus what others have said - advances in gear technology, nutrition, training knowledge, better crews and pacers, etc.