Laz original course maker is gone, the course is much much easier now, sort of like Navy Seals, Ranger training, etc....it's all been adjusted
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ddbbdodo wrote:
Laz original course maker is gone, the course is much much easier now, sort of like Navy Seals, Ranger training, etc....it's all been adjusted
So why don’t navy seals enter the race if they can win? I seriously doubt it’s much easier. Runners are better now than before with hydration, nutrition and training. Also believing you can finish the race is important just like any endurance endeavor. Also, weather is the key for this race.
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cloak wrote:
Apparently there's a new section that made it harder.
every year someone finishes Laz makes the course a little more difficult.
3 people finished last year so this was the hardest course ever.
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Fat laz wrote:
ddbbdodo wrote:
Laz original course maker is gone, the course is much much easier now, sort of like Navy Seals, Ranger training, etc....it's all been adjusted
So why don’t navy seals enter the race if they can win? I seriously doubt it’s much easier. Runners are better now than before with hydration, nutrition and training. Also believing you can finish the race is important just like any endurance endeavor. Also, weather is the key for this race.
also, look at the caliber of entrant in recent years compared to previous years.
e.g. the year of the documentary, it was basically brett maune & jared as the only two "elite" entrants in the field. Now there are 10-20 elites in the field every year. The field has gotten much stronger so of course it makes sense that there would be more finishers (weather permitting).
The fact that ppl are hating on jas for finishing in an "easy" year when the elite pros ahead of her barely broke 59? brett maune ran 52 something back in the documentary year. Please try and use your brains next time pls yall, thx93 -
High hopes wrote:
Ppppppp wrote:
That is the big issue. It stress a bunch of skills that are far different than most of us consider racing as some of the obstacles to completion feel a bit more random than skill based.
It differs from a race in that no one really cares who finishes first, it's just about finishing at all. That said, all racing is random to a degree. The people who turned up to the London Marathon start line in 2018 spent the rest of the year cursing their luck. Ryan Hall has the weather gods to thank for his 2:04, and Des and Yuki have WMM wins because hey managed the randomness better than everyone else.
these people are idiots. Yuki/Des got lucky because the weather in Boston was bad. And Jasmin got lucky because the weather in Tennessee was good. Lol. Imagine having your brain work like that.
yes, obviously Yuki would ~never have won Boston if it was 55 degrees with no wind. But guess what - it's Boston in April - the weather is often far from perfect. it's part of the race. Same with Tennessee mountain weather in March - it's extremely unpredictable. Hats off to the finishers82 -
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Serious ultra runners view Barkleys the same way serious marathoners view ultras."I guess Courtney and Maggie don't count as serious ultra runners?This post was edited 3 minutes after it was posted. Reason provided: Added referenced quote11 -
Lovely write-up of the whole thing here from Jared Beasley:10
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