Gary Robbins hardly trains

WardianCantKeepUp wrote:

Isn't it interesting that Mike Wardian got dropped by the lead pack when they were....wait for it....RUNNING! But I guess I get it, it wasn't running on a track in circles(gimmicky/contrived, no?) so it's not the "right" kind of "running".

Or is Wardian just a hack we can dismiss outright?

Glad you brought that up, funny story there actually. I guess what happened is Wardian actually got bored and fell asleep. It seemed kind of strange to me but I guess I'm not used to that kind of running. The winner of the race this year got bored towards then end and actually took a nap too, so I guess it's not that weird.

Awesome, sounds like a plan. Go ahead and knock it out and report back on this thread on 5/5/2017; and why don't you go ahead and run those workouts, too, you've got flair, so that'd be you style. Or, post this link and we'll follow along and give encouragement daily. TIA.

I like walking wrote:

LRCforums_waiter wrote:

I'll wait because you're a LRC forums all star worth waiting for...get moving and then post, we'll be here.

I love walking up hills! A good way to do this, for anyone wants to try and doesn't know how, is to live by a small mountain where you can walk two miles at around 30% grade (2 miles that goes up about 3,200 ft). So just walk those two miles every day and that gets you to about 100,000 a month.

WardianCantKeepUp wrote:

Isn't it interesting that Mike Wardian got dropped by the lead pack when they were....wait for it....RUNNING! But I guess I get it, it wasn't running on a track in circles(gimmicky/contrived, no?) so it's not the "right" kind of "running".

Or is Wardian just a hack we can dismiss outright?

Well, that's just not what happened. Of course, I'm relying on what Mike Wardian said happened, which was losing them going down a huge drainage ditch and then choosing the wrong direction and getting lost. Other people have said that getting lost isn't part of the scavenger hunt anymore so, no idea how that happened. Oh, right. He also described the event as:

"A crazy scavenger hunt through the mountains"

I guess he was lying because it's not that at all, right? He's just a liar. It's a foot race and nothing more.

I'm not sure why you people's identity is so wrapped up in needing the Barkley scavenger hunt to be something other than what it is.

Don't Be Such a Roadie wrote:

He was training for a very specific goal - completing the Barkley Marathons, so his training has been very tailored to that goal. Sorry not everyone peaked in high school and thinks their local 10k is the best thing that ever happened.

He's multiple-time winner of the HURT 100 in Hawaii and course record holder.

This chart is exactly why road runners can't wrap their heads around the effort and intensity of trail ultras:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c4/6d/11/c46d117c902d88c3c703d5c37887ae29.jpg

Oh goodness you even posted it on another thread! Endless laughs.

Oh no, that's exactly what happened. He got dropped when they were running down a drainage ditch - that's my point, he couldn't hang. Not to mention a man made track is by its very nature "contrived" whereas a natural feature like a drainage ditch is not. Mike's really good at contrived running, the lead pack who dropped him excel at a less contrived, form or running.I think it's safe to say, Mike's not a hack, right?

I love all the stud horses on LRC who have convinced themselves they could easily knock out 2000 feet of elevation per day, day after day, walking or otherwise.

Most likely flat landers who don't accumulate 2000 feet of elevation in a year.

Barlkely is designed to be hard, not fast.

There have only been 15 finishers. It is that hard.

Wardian didnt finish and he ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents @ 2:45 pace. He is a tough dude. Seems like GR's training was pretty on track.

jorvack wrote:

Barlkely is designed to be hard, not fast.

There have only been 15 finishers. It is that hard.

Wardian didnt finish and he ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents @ 2:45 pace. He is a tough dude. Seems like GR's training was pretty on track.

Have they found Wardian yet?

Gary needs to hook Wardian up with some GPS navigation equipment and a beacon so that we can find him easier when he gets lost in the woods during UltraRunner races.

Where's Michael?

I am Kaiha.

I am the greatest UltraHiker in the World.

I destroyed your Karl M. on the Appalachian Trail.

A WOMAN has the FKT.

UltraRunners are pathetic, slow, and inflexible.

Hehe I like how some other people are engaging in the thread using my quotes and also my point of views, no really, pretty cool.

I'm going to do the elevation when I want, because I am not a professional athlete and I can not get into Barkleys and I do not have a super fan following me with a video camera.

I have done that elevation before in that time from of a month and guess what. I went even slower than Gary in training and also guess what, I didn't have to have others see and give me kudos on my achievements because I actually like going up and down mountains as a be all, end all result, And there are girls and women, in their early twenties who can outhike Gary on any day of the week and year and do not know what strava is or that being a pro endurance hiker is a thing.

http://garyrobbinsrun.com/blog/2017/4/close-but-no-cigarette

You're rambling rather incoherently here, are you off your meds?

this. I probably log 1/2 of my miles on strava. Can't be bothered or forget to do it the other times.

RvaRunner wrote:

Don't Be Such a Roadie wrote:

He was training for a very specific goal - completing the Barkley Marathons, so his training has been very tailored to that goal. Sorry not everyone peaked in high school and thinks their local 10k is the best thing that ever happened.

He's multiple-time winner of the HURT 100 in Hawaii and course record holder.

This chart is exactly why road runners can't wrap their heads around the effort and intensity of trail ultras:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c4/6d/11/c46d117c902d88c3c703d5c37887ae29.jpg

This.

End of thread.

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Plus, this is legit

I doubt there's a single person who has responded to this thread who could match one week of Gary's training before this year's Barkley.

Gary is the first guy to admit he's not a "runner" and sucks at running fast.

reed wrote:

I doubt there's a single person who has responded to this thread who could match one week of Gary's training before this year's Barkley.

LMAO. You have no idea what you're talking about. 1 week of Gary's typical training looks exceptionally doable.

I'm willing to bet that every one of the top 100 runners on the LRC strava board could complete a week of OMG so hard walk up mountains slog out 40 miles of training in a single week. It'll probably even be a decent recovery week:

Don't forget he is actually using trekking poles on these hikes too. Why? Is he also wearing a heavy backpack? Maybe that explains the 11 min pace descents.

poles wrote:

Don't forget he is actually using trekking poles on these hikes too. Why? Is he also wearing a heavy backpack? Maybe that explains the 11 min pace descents.

Again, it's Barkley specific training. The poles help you on this massive hills. The pack is needed because you have to be self-sufficient for the 10-15 hours it may take you to complete a loop.

I know most of the concepts are entirely lost on road runners, most of whom bitch if they don't have water and gatorade every 2 miles during a race, mile markers, timing clocks and consider "Heartbreak Hill" to be a mountain.

RvaRunner wrote:

poles wrote:

Don't forget he is actually using trekking poles on these hikes too. Why? Is he also wearing a heavy backpack? Maybe that explains the 11 min pace descents.

Again, it's Barkley specific training. The poles help you on this massive hills. The pack is needed because you have to be self-sufficient for the 10-15 hours it may take you to complete a loop.

I know most of the concepts are entirely lost on road runners, most of whom bitch if they don't have water and gatorade every 2 miles during a race, mile markers, timing clocks and consider "Heartbreak Hill" to be a mountain.

Because we are running, not hiking.

rmess wrote:

RvaRunner wrote:

Again, it's Barkley specific training. The poles help you on this massive hills. The pack is needed because you have to be self-sufficient for the 10-15 hours it may take you to complete a loop.

I know most of the concepts are entirely lost on road runners, most of whom bitch if they don't have water and gatorade every 2 miles during a race, mile markers, timing clocks and consider "Heartbreak Hill" to be a mountain.

Because we are running, not hiking.

Exactly. Any one of us would dominate any ultra "running" race we entered, but we don't enter them because of our contempt for such impure stunts. Plus, we're too busy banging supermodels on our yachts.