Doesn't look to me like he'll really have too much of a climb tomorrow. Friday looks like the toughest day, probably of the whole run.
Doesn't look to me like he'll really have too much of a climb tomorrow. Friday looks like the toughest day, probably of the whole run.
This is pretty interesting. Seems to have a lot more documentation on he route. Go Pete.
Is he doing this for the children? What kind of physical/sexual abuse stories does he have. I'm losing interest already.
Kaiha Rossi-Young wrote:
Is he doing this for the children? What kind of physical/sexual abuse stories does he have. I'm losing interest already.
+1
Kaiha Rossi-Young wrote:
Is he doing this for the children? What kind of physical/sexual abuse stories does he have. I'm losing interest already.
How can you lose interest in this? The dude is "running" an insane number of miles every day. Pete is a hero.
TrackB0t wrote: A low mileage day (say 20 of walking) is going to cut a day or two off versus taking 6 or so rest days.True. And 20 miles of walking is a rest day when you're running 70 the other days!
Today Pete K started running at 2:30 a.m.
Over gently sloping terrain (flat 4 miles, +200 ft 5 miles, -200 ft 10 miles, +100 ft 20 miles) Pete ran 39.7 miles in 6:43 (average 10:09 mile pace) before stopping for a 45-minute break in Delta, Utah.
After the break, he has resumed running at a slightly slower pace (11:20 miles) for the most recent 40 minutes on an uphill grade, climbing 120 feet over 3.5 miles so far.
The next 26 miles today (assuming the usual 70-mile day) show a net +250 ft gain, with mostly flat but 4 or 5 +- 100 valley crossings and level changes.
(Approximations from this tracker
https://share.delorme.com/PeterKostelnick
and some Google Earth measurements.)
....4 or 5 +- 100 (ft) ....
Pete keeps on truckin' on!
Yes he does...will he stick to his "do my 70 miles and stop" strategy again today? He seems to be a consistent grinder aside from the zero day.
mogisdogis wrote:
Today Pete K started running at 2:30 a.m.
Over gently sloping terrain (flat 4 miles, +200 ft 5 miles, -200 ft 10 miles, +100 ft 20 miles) Pete ran 39.7 miles in 6:43 (average 10:09 mile pace) before stopping for a 45-minute break in Delta, Utah.
After the break, he has resumed running at a slightly slower pace (11:20 miles) for the most recent 40 minutes on an uphill grade, climbing 120 feet over 3.5 miles so far.
The next 26 miles today (assuming the usual 70-mile day) show a net +250 ft gain, with mostly flat but 4 or 5 +- 100 valley crossings and level changes.
(Approximations from this tracker
https://share.delorme.com/PeterKostelnickand some Google Earth measurements.)
Thanks for the re-cap. To bad he is going quite a ways North of me. After the fiasco with the Brit, I'm rooting for him.
Does anybody know how the man passes the time?
Listening to music, books on tape, company on a bike?
Just curious.
I noticed his HR is 123 which is what mine is walking up a modest hill so he doesn't look particularly duressed, you know, except for the 70 miles he puts on his legs everyday. Just thinking he would get god awful bored. Heck he could have a 50 inch screen hung off the back of the RV and watch movies all day. Of course he would miss some of that scenery.
So just wondering how he passes the time.
Definitely rooting for him.
looks like he is already close to halfway across Utah.
Looks like he's done for today (22 Sept), another 72.31 miles in the bank. Remarkable consistency on his average speed the last few:
22 Sep: 72.31 miles @ 5.37 mph
21 Sep: 70.32 miles @ 5.36 mph
20 Sep: 70.26 miles @ 5.40 mph
Hard to imagine just slogging along literally all day long.
I don't see headphones in any of the pictures, so I don't think he's listening to music or books.
In some interview I saw, he said he constantly does calculations in his head. Like at Badwater, he'd be figuring out what pace he'd need to average for the rest of the race to break the record or hit a goal time or whatever, that sort of thing. I don't think he's done anything longer than 6 days (run across Iowa) so I don't know if he'll have to find something else for 44 days. I think he'd like to have more company, so maybe when he hits more populated areas he'll have more people to run with.
Pete's Little Toe wrote:
I don't see headphones in any of the pictures, so I don't think he's listening to music or books.
In some interview I saw, he said he constantly does calculations in his head. Like at Badwater, he'd be figuring out what pace he'd need to average for the rest of the race to break the record or hit a goal time or whatever, that sort of thing. I don't think he's done anything longer than 6 days (run across Iowa) so I don't know if he'll have to find something else for 44 days. I think he'd like to have more company, so maybe when he hits more populated areas he'll have more people to run with.
Totally believable for "short" (LOL) endeavors like Badwater. I've done 3 hundos, the longest taking 35
Goatspeed wrote:
Pete's Little Toe wrote:I don't see headphones in any of the pictures, so I don't think he's listening to music or books.
In some interview I saw, he said he constantly does calculations in his head. Like at Badwater, he'd be figuring out what pace he'd need to average for the rest of the race to break the record or hit a goal time or whatever, that sort of thing. I don't think he's done anything longer than 6 days (run across Iowa) so I don't know if he'll have to find something else for 44 days. I think he'd like to have more company, so maybe when he hits more populated areas he'll have more people to run with.
Totally believable for "short" (LOL) endeavors like Badwater. I've done 3 hundos, the longest taking 35
... Wow, phone freaked out on me there and auto-posted before completion. As I was saying, the longest taking 35+ hours. No music, sleep, or any other distractions were involved, just focus on the goal, one step at a time.
Of course those were not even close to what he's doing now. But, just like I was able to extend my range of focus from 5K's out to 100M, he could extend his from his past experiences out to this. It is truly amazing what a mind can do with focus. Go Pete!
Today is going to be an interesting day. First big climb in a while. Good luck Pete's Feet.
Kaiha Rossi-Young - maybe you should try to run. This comment of yours does not come from a serious runner. If u r losing interest dont follow this post !
If only he would post some videos pleading for how he doesn't handle attention well, yet how he will single-handedly provide us with a "hero for our time", showing how a doughy, illustrated body can be driven to incredible lengths through the power of tears, cigarettes and alcohol!Instead all we get is cold, heartless numbers! Even his heart rate!. What is he, a robot, an automaton?
DocRules wrote:
Kaiha Rossi-Young - maybe you should try to run. This comment of yours does not come from a serious runner. If u r losing interest dont follow this post !