The article is pretty good. It talks about how difficult mentally a road/track ultra can be. “There’s only one word to describe the last hours of a race: torture,” Sorokin said. “Time feels like it goes slower. The laps feel like they get longer.”
NY Times devotes 1500+ words to ultramarathon exploits of Camille Herron, Zach Bitter, & Aleksandr Sorokin
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The article is pretty good. It talks about how difficult mentally a road/track ultra can be. “There’s only one word to describe the last hours of a race: torture,” Sorokin said. “Time feels like it goes slower. The laps feel like they get longer.”54 -
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Any mental health professionals who can offer an opinion ? Sounds like these people need help.
"In his most recent races, Sorokin has gone a step further. Rather than stop, he grabbed an empty water bottle and peed as he kept running. (“It’s actually quite difficult to relax enough to pee,” he said.) Herron’s approach is even more radical: Before a race, she rubs herself with an anti-chaf cream. During a race she pees freely."
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DanM wrote:
During a race she pees freely."
Sounds like every triathlete
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DanM wrote:
Any mental health professionals who can offer an opinion ? Sounds like these people need help.
Do you know what website you're on?
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Who would have thought that the last hours in a 24 hour race are tough?
This is just a "So So" article which sensationalizes the peeing part. This is not new. Not the sensationalizing part or the peeing part. A few runners did that already before the internet was invented.
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How hard can a 7 minute mile be?
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DanM wrote:
Any mental health professionals who can offer an opinion ? Sounds like these people need help.
"In his most recent races, Sorokin has gone a step further. Rather than stop, he grabbed an empty water bottle and peed as he kept running. (“It’s actually quite difficult to relax enough to pee,” he said.) Herron’s approach is even more radical: Before a race, she rubs herself with an anti-chaf cream. During a race she pees freely."
Sorokin practices what he refers to as “radical acceptance.”
These people do not need help. They have different priorities than average humans and that's why they get results.
The last Leadville was won by a man who I believe was running his first 100 miler and first Leadville attempt. He shat his pants and kept running. He later washed in a river before the race ended. I doubt he regrets it.
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You are right, this was his first 100 miler. Very impressive having done just one 50 miler before that.
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