If you're unaware, Candice Burt has been running an ultra (50k) everyday for the last 62 days. As far as I can tell, the previous world record was 15, so I think she's just rolling with it. What makes this nuts is that the winter this year in Colorado has been horrible. A whole lot of snow and incredibly cold days. Feels like -29 was the norm for a few days there.
On top of this, people keep giving her a hard time by saying stuff like she should be working instead of running.
I see her posts online and she gets very little attention. I guess I just really like to see people push the envelope of what's possible and what's normal.
I wrote an article about it too. I guess I just love this stuff. Show the crazy person some love.
No one likes her. She touted bitcoin, and called people idiots for not getting in on it when it was $60,000 per coin.
She's incredibly arrogant. She thinks rape victims, should not be acting like rape victims, and if they suffer, it's because they have "a victim mentality".
I’m still amazed by this. It sounds like she’s running ~6-7 hours a day, covering 31+ miles every day, for more than two months. Unsupported. Christmas Eve. Christmas Day. She’s tripled the previous Guinness world record and hasn’t decided when she’ll stop. And sometimes runs after many inches of snow has just fallen! With that sort of endurance could she threaten other ultra records or masters ultra records?
The answer is no. In order to threaten ultra running records you actually have to enter some races. The Sri Chinmoy 3100 miler in New York would be a good start.
They have plenty of women who are a bit better than her when it comes to endurance.
I came across her efforts via Twitter a few weeks ago (thanks Twitter algorithm).
My first reaction was "Good for her..but who cares?"
Now that I've had some time to think about it, I think "Good for her...but who cares?"
I don't think this is about any type of motivating others at all. If it was, she'd be doing it as part of a fundraiser or for charity. As it is, it seems just very superficial, so she can post everyday, which ironically is probably what keeps the streak going. She knows she has eyes on her and there is a sense of "letting people down" if she stops.
I imagine the response of most people when she tells them about the streak (whether Now or in the future when it's over) is one of "Oh. Okay. That's cool. Good for you"
Wasn't she the one who cancelled tahoe 200,then refused and refunds/deferrals even though had spent 1500 on the race?
Yeah she’s the one. Race directors pull the “ I spent all the money “ BS . Yeah orange slices and watered down electrolyte mix is so expensive. They’re all crooks and she’s just weird. Her kids must hate her. Typical weirdo ultra lady with no job and a $hit load of dogs.
She did Hurt in 33+ hours . Average 20 minutes a mile . Her last 13+ miles almost 25 minutes a mile . That’s not running. That streak is over yesterday. But hey she held up her sign again. She finished 30th and then walks around the finish area like some queen . Listen , she is an arrogant right wing nutter,she found a niche job running overpriced 200 mile races for addicted rich people. Oh it ain’t running it’s hiking those 100 mile trail things .
Burt is a verb meaning when you’re so bloated that you burp and fart concurrently. Very gassy. “After I went through the pizza buffet for the fifth time, I was struggling hard until I burted and felt sweet relief.”
She only did HURT, while LRC incel they/thems do the full BUTTHURT.
Soy moar.
56 people did HURT. She finished in the bottom half. Mediocre runners finish races very weekend. What does that have to do with her being a crypto-pushing attention whore?
Surprised people haven’t disputed her claims. It’s difficult believe you could beat a record by that much. I guess she deserves credit for perseverance.