I saw the thread when it started but it blew up and I haven't had time to go through all 200+ pages. Can anyone give me a summary of it and why it's so entertaining?
I saw the thread when it started but it blew up and I haven't had time to go through all 200+ pages. Can anyone give me a summary of it and why it's so entertaining?
I haven't opened that thread. Never opened the Rossi thread either. Regardless the following is true; it always is:
Cheater / loser / liar = most be ultra-hated on
It's a really cool thread.
Going well.
Dude in a kilt is running across the US. Americans hate kilts. Boom. 200 pages.
He's not wearing a kilt.
He's not running either.
Basically some British runner, not entirely skilled but no pro by any means, is attempting world record race. Someone in Kansas tired to find him innocently to run with him. Things were suspicious and he got the Letsrun nerds on it. It seems he was cheating and riding in a van the first half and once he was outed (and now being followed by a gang of old ultra runners) he has been running WAY slower but not cheating anymore.
Summary: he allegedly ran impossibly long distances in the Mojave desert, ran over 70 miles a day in the Rockies, and was caught by Asher Delmott while Rob was apparently riding in his RV while sleeping in Kansas. His team has refused to upload GPS data to Strava. After that incident in Kansas, his daily mileage nosed dived. No more 70+ miles per day. He is being followed by a group of ultra runners led by this famous Laz guy who created the Barkley marathon. Laz is keeping Rob honest and making sure Rob isn't trying to pull any trickery. His PB's are lies, his past running accomplishments are either greatly exaggerated or outright fraudulent.
Most suspect that Rob cheated between CA and KS. Since then, Rob has been running and/or walking without any deception- too many eyes on him to prevent cheating. Everyone except for his sycophants on Facebook believe that he is a saint bordering on deity, nice guy and a "good bloke" that would never-never, ever, cheat. He's just under record pace- thanks to the cheating he got away with until Kansas. He probably is DQ'd for not following Guiness World Record guidelines.
British Ultra runner (going for US Trans Continental Run World Record) dude gets outed by Kansas fan boy for not running near the RV at 2 am while the rv was tracking the ultra runner at running. Grainy video included. Suspected cheat-ride in the van by ultra runner.
Statue of detective-runner boy set to be erected in small town Kansas.
LR sleuths dig up dirt on the desert and mountain crossings from the ultra runner dudes chart maps. They are unbelievably good/fast.
Ultra runner deletes public maps and way points.
LR team saved data before deleted and scrutinizes absurd runner feats and compared with ultra runners inflated PR claims... looks all like lies.
Famed Laz from Barclays ultra marathon and his wife go do scouting/detective work to watch the ultra runner and RV 24/7.
Ultra runner dude's pace slows to a snails pace for a few days. Could it be because he can't cheat anymore?
Ultra runner starts to get first sunburn.
Etc.
Ultralist website and others continue to question the validity of the trans con record attempt and the various affiliated non profit fundraising "for the kids" that the ultra runner is using to pay for this stunt.
Ultra runner bangs out first "60" mile day under the now watchful public.
Talks about how he can still make the record if he walks it to NY.
People angry that he might make it. Other people claim he'll be exposed like a Rossi for cheating. Others still think he's legit.
The saga continues.
LRC, where stalkers-with-a-lot-of-time-on-thier-hands become reality. That's about it, along with some guy jogging massive miles, but maybe not as many as he says.
Some bloke on holiday in Cali ran off and left his 2 friends in an RV.
2.5 hours later, he called to say he's running across the US.
They slowly follow him until he runs offroad and up onto a busy freeway.
Further out in the desert, he decided to run offroad again and their RV got stuck in sand and Cooter had to come tow them.
Bloke runs solo across some mountains and hangs out at the pool til his friends arrive.
Late at night in Kansas, the friends have had enough and decide to leave him.
Bloke dresses up as a crack whore and strolls in front of a security camera and calls friends from a bar.
Friends regret leaving Bloke and turn around and get him.
Just a few minutes later, an axe-wielding psychopath wearing a strobe light chases the RV and all 3 blokes flee in terror.
Bloke walks on side of interstate facing traffic near St Louis.
Three AARP members arrive and smoke cigarettes and donate their shirts to their new English friend.
AARP members sit in camp chairs on side of highway and watch bloke walk by.
Bloke walks on and spends night at Walgreens in Effingham.
Other important matters:
Americans are just jealous of Brits breaking their records.
Ultra-runners aren't really runners.
Ulisters are snooty and mock letsrun.
Rojo likes to throw money around.
A TomTom watch is so complicated that data cannot be uploaded by Bill Gates himself.
CoachKev and Arealpersson promote bloke as new King of England.
And all charities are frauds.
Meh. Robert Young has probably already run more transamerica miles than most of the previous record holders.
The guys settings the depression-era races were like something out of wacky races.
Probably 99% of ultra aka journey running records are bogus but because theyre fundraising for charity people tend to look the other way.
...and pushed the Rossi thread to page 2.
Excellent summary. Plus:
Sparks Notes wrote:
Other important matters:
LR's sub-15 runners care so much about the unofficial 3000 miles in 60 days challenge that they skipped school on Monday and Tuesday.
morning joe wrote:
Famed Laz from Barclays ultra marathon and his wife go do scouting/detective work to watch the ultra runner and RV 24/7.
Laz is married? Did not expect that.
I got a better question what's the Rossi thread about?
Sparks Notes wrote:
Some bloke on holiday in Cali ran off and left his 2 friends in an RV.
2.5 hours later, he called to say he's running across the US.
They slowly follow him until he runs offroad and up onto a busy freeway.
Further out in the desert, he decided to run offroad again and their RV got stuck in sand and Cooter had to come tow them.
Bloke runs solo across some mountains and hangs out at the pool til his friends arrive.
Late at night in Kansas, the friends have had enough and decide to leave him.
Bloke dresses up as a crack whore and strolls in front of a security camera and calls friends from a bar.
Friends regret leaving Bloke and turn around and get him.
Just a few minutes later, an axe-wielding psychopath wearing a strobe light chases the RV and all 3 blokes flee in terror.
Bloke walks on side of interstate facing traffic near St Louis.
Three AARP members arrive and smoke cigarettes and donate their shirts to their new English friend.
AARP members sit in camp chairs on side of highway and watch bloke walk by.
Bloke walks on and spends night at Walgreens in Effingham.
Other important matters:
Americans are just jealous of Brits breaking their records.
Ultra-runners aren't really runners.
Ulisters are snooty and mock letsrun.
Rojo likes to throw money around.
A TomTom watch is so complicated that data cannot be uploaded by Bill Gates himself.
CoachKev and Arealpersson promote bloke as new King of England.
And all charities are frauds.
9/10. You missed the bunny girl.
Patience and planning wrote:
9/10. You missed the bunny girl.
True, but I hate to spoil the entire thread.
A Cheshire Rabbit the size of Harambe the Gorilla appeared out of nowhere in the dark and stopped the RV.
Bloke sends postcards from the Grand Canyon.
Bloke orders all-you-can-eat pancakes at IHOP.
The AARP members send updates via carrier pigeons.
The FOIA promotes voyeurism.
A dooshy ultra "runner" is making outrageous claims, and hold himself up to be something he's not, and raising money doing so.
That also seems like an entertaining one.