Mike Morton just ran 172.45 miles in 24 hours to win the 24 Hour World Championships in Poland. The old American record was 165.7 miles by Scott Jurek, when he took a silver at the same event 2 years ago. Morton not only won the race, but he demolished the field, beating the second place competitor by 9.83 miles.
Previously in the year, Mike won the Long Haul 100 with a course record of 13:18:58, the Umstead 100 with a course record of 13:11:40, the Keys 100 with a course record of 13:42:52 (all of these on trail with significant gain/drop) and the Badwater 135 (135 miles from death valley to mt whitney, almost all uphill, on roads, in extreme temperatures, high of 118 F at the hottest spot on the course this year) with a time of 22:52:55, 86 seconds off the course record.
5 races in one year, all 100 miles or longer, netted him 5 victories, 4 course records, an individual gold in a world championship event, and an American record by a huge margin.
This guy is truly a machine.
Mike Morton absolutely destroys Scott Jurek's 24 hour record, win's world championships!
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And he is an old school guy. Trains around a full-time military job and raising a family. No shoe sponsorship, no blog, no gadgets. Just lace 'em up and go.
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Must be a great dad.
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Way to go Mike!
A great run by a talented ultrarunner and still 26 km behind Yannis Kourus's world record. This record just boggles my mind! -
Damn! Well done, Mike.
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I wonder if someone came forward and said they saw him doping if you guys would be all over his stuff? All is seems to take is an accusation and good performance times.
That said, great year Mike. Congrats. -
Wait for Ruppto move from the 10k to the marathon beforehittinghis peak in the ultra.
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Jurek is overrated.
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What is that?
About 6.5 marathons, run in about 3:40 each. All in one day...
That's pretty crazy -
Not that I think there's a problem, but for this competition, are the participants screened for stimulants or anything else?
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Jygibiubiunku wrote:
What is that?
About 6.5 marathons, run in about 3:40 each. All in one day...
That's pretty crazy
Yeah, if I ever did that, I'd need a long sit. -
USA! USA! USA!
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Damn, what a boss.
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Also, Connie Garner set a new American record at 148 miles and was second female overall.
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Actually, it was 240.385km / ~149 miles+
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Doping?
Yes IAU (International Association of Ultra Running) do dope testing. I know, because 1 year ago in 2011, when I came in 6th at WC 100km in Netherlands, I spend 2.5 hours drinking water and cola and trying to pee while shivering under a blanket, before I could produce enough sample to satisfy the guidelines. I have no fear that Mike and other achieved such fine performances by training, grit and passion, not due to drugs!
Annette -
Jurek won the Western States 100 seven years in a row.
I wouldn't call him overrated. I'd call him "Mr. Jurek"! -
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Must be a great dad.
Seems likely he must be better than yours. -
Annette, thank you for some real input on this.
Welcome to LetsRun.com where everyone who can do better than you (not you in particular, Annette) must be doping! -
I can back up what Annette said about doping controls. When I finished 23rd in the IAU 100K I also had to give a sample. Like Annette, I had a terrible time giving a large enough sample.
