Is the name on Garmin Connect different than Stephane Mathieu?
Good question! His name is stef100K.
Why are days 3 and 4 not shown? Day 4 IMO is the one in question, where he went off on a “shortcut” late at night where the tracker shows no data, just a straight line on the Nevada border overpassing the shortcut.
Why are days 3 and 4 not shown? Day 4 IMO is the one in question, where he went off on a “shortcut” late at night where the tracker shows no data, just a straight line on the Nevada border overpassing the shortcut.
880 K in 8 days. Except a miracle, 42 days are now flying away. We hope now that he will feel better soon, he says he suffers breathing problèms because of altitude.
It's probably more the air quality because of the Garnet wildfire in the last week. Ely is 6339 ft (1932m) high. Not enough for getting breathing problems.
With his 100 mile first day stunt, Stephane dug himself into a hole from the start. I hope he can recover in the next couple of days. The next town, Delta is just 210k away.
Stephane is still doing fine but with just 67.4 miles/day on average, he is not going to threaten Pete's record. 44 - 45 days right now But still lots of miles to cover.
Stephane is still doing fine but with just 67.4 miles/day on average, he is not going to threaten Pete's record. 44 - 45 days right now But still lots of miles to cover.
Do you think that after a difficult start it's absolutly impossible to be able to run longer days (some 10/15K more) in the second half of the trip ? I can imagine that increasing the daily average would be very difficult but is there any chance that you feel so much better after 2 or 3 weeks that you become faster and able to run longer spending the same time on the road ?
The goal now is to reach NYC in less than 46 days but maybe some chances for better days to come ?
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Stephane is still doing fine but with just 67.4 miles/day on average, he is not going to threaten Pete's record. 44 - 45 days right now But still lots of miles to cover.
Do you think that after a difficult start it's absolutly impossible to be able to run longer days (some 10/15K more) in the second half of the trip ? I can imagine that increasing the daily average would be very difficult but is there any chance that you feel so much better after 2 or 3 weeks that you become faster and able to run longer spending the same time on the road ?
The goal now is to reach NYC in less than 46 days but maybe some chances for better days to come ?
Pretty much impossible. There is no wiggle room in a multiday run. Everyday has only 24 hours and Stephane gets only 8-9 hours of total rest time each day in a cramped RV. Pete had a huge Coach bus and 10-13 hours of rest each day. Being faster is a huge advantage.
I think you are an as experienced of an ultrarunner than I am. Where should that second wind coming from?
Do you think that after a difficult start it's absolutly impossible to be able to run longer days (some 10/15K more) in the second half of the trip ? I can imagine that increasing the daily average would be very difficult but is there any chance that you feel so much better after 2 or 3 weeks that you become faster and able to run longer spending the same time on the road ?
The goal now is to reach NYC in less than 46 days but maybe some chances for better days to come ?
Pretty much impossible. There is no wiggle room in a multiday run. Everyday has only 24 hours and Stephane gets only 8-9 hours of total rest time each day in a cramped RV. Pete had a huge Coach bus and 10-13 hours of rest each day. Being faster is a huge advantage.
I think you are an as experienced of an ultrarunner than I am. Where should that second wind coming from?
I agree it's nearly Mission Impossible but...
Second wind assumption ? Ah ah ah... comes from my own experience when I ran Trans Europe Footrace (64 stages race for 4180 K) : first 2 weeks where difficult/bad feelings, then feeling better and finally in the best shape of my life and faster during the second half of the trip. Clearly stage race is different and we were running only 60 to 70 K average per day. Clearly days are only 24 hours and for increasing his daily mileage Stéphane will have to be faster !
You did really well in the Trans Europe race but you can't compare 40.6 miles/day averages with a record attempt in the US. The climate alone is much harsher.
You did really well in the Trans Europe race but you can't compare 40.6 miles/day averages with a record attempt in the US. The climate alone is much harsher.
After about month one for myself, physical soreness plateaued and I logged the longest day in the final two weeks. That said, one's mental fortitude becomes more fragile over time, so even if it's physically possible to push longer, mentally it gets exponentially harder. Also it's very easy to be ecstatic one day because you feel like you've figured out the transcon, only for the weather to be terrible for the next two days and utterly beat you down (40-70mph winds in Colorado are no joke!).
For the first time Stephane is 4.2 miles behind Pete's totals.
Pete's 14th day was one of his strong ones with 75 miles in 13:03 hours. According to my notes he spend the night at Outlaw Trail RV Park which is still on the Utah side. Pete's route was around 90 miles longer than Stephane's planned route with a couple of dirt roads.