Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!This past Saturday night at 11:53 PM, Tara Dower set the fastest known time on the Appalac
14 hours per day of moving at 4 mph is ludicrous? Having hiked sections of the AT, it’s totally doable with support. This record is a function of being able to stay healthy and fueled for 40 days, not being a genetic freak with high VO2 numbers and leg speed.
14 hours per day of moving at 4 mph is ludicrous? Having hiked sections of the AT, it’s totally doable with support. This record is a function of being able to stay healthy and fueled for 40 days, not being a genetic freak with high VO2 numbers and leg speed.
Walking and averaging 15 min miles for hours on end is pretty hard actually. Go out and try it on a trail like the AT for a couple hours and get back to us. Most ultra runners if they are reduced to a walk are putting in closer to 20 min miles.
If she sees a blue car with OK plates showing up in her neighborhood often, or her Wiki page has sentences she didn't put in there, she should be wary ;)
TBF this athlete may not be aware of CH either.
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Or do you all think it possible to run 2 marathons per day with 12,000 feet of vertical on trails for 40 consecutive days. I bet she drove 90% of it.
Ludicrous cheat!
What experience do you have running back to back ultras on consecutive days? Or even single marathons? None, right?
What is 12000 feet in normal measurements? About 4000 metres?
It would take me 12-13 hours to run a 100km trail with that elevation gain and I live in a very hot and humid climate. If I had to do it continuously day after day it might take me about 15-16 hours per 100km. If we adjust that to '2 marathons' I.e. 84km let's say I'd have to run for about 14 hours per day, or 13 hours in a cold place like the appalachian mountain range.
I have an itra score of 804. She has an itra score of 703, so a bit slower than me.
13 hours per day leaves 11 hours to rest. That's a lot of rest time. I could take it easy and jog 15 hours instead of running 13 and still get enough rest. It would just be a long run every day for 40 days.
I'm confident I could get close to this given a year or two of specific training, and there are guys with itra scores of 950, way faster than me. Its not that impressive. The hardest part is financing it and getting people to go out there to feed you for weeks on end.
What experience do you have running back to back ultras on consecutive days? Or even single marathons? None, right?
What is 12000 feet in normal measurements? About 4000 metres?
It would take me 12-13 hours to run a 100km trail with that elevation gain and I live in a very hot and humid climate. If I had to do it continuously day after day it might take me about 15-16 hours per 100km. If we adjust that to '2 marathons' I.e. 84km let's say I'd have to run for about 14 hours per day, or 13 hours in a cold place like the appalachian mountain range.
I have an itra score of 804. She has an itra score of 703, so a bit slower than me.
13 hours per day leaves 11 hours to rest. That's a lot of rest time. I could take it easy and jog 15 hours instead of running 13 and still get enough rest. It would just be a long run every day for 40 days.
I'm confident I could get close to this given a year or two of specific training, and there are guys with itra scores of 950, way faster than me. Its not that impressive. The hardest part is financing it and getting people to go out there to feed you for weeks on end.
Sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about. You itra score is no indication of any multiday performance. Just do one and you will be a better person. It's very humiliating.
For races that are sort of "hard to measure" the FKT is used instead of "record." It makes more sense for these events where it is difficult to get an official start-finish time or where the route varies.
For races that are sort of "hard to measure" the FKT is used instead of "record." It makes more sense for these events where it is difficult to get an official start-finish time or where the route varies.
FKTs are not races. People just run certain trails and post their times.
