hansen wrote:
rip van racer wrote:Drop a $50,000 first place prize for a 50 mile ultra and see what kind of competition comes out. Not likely to see the top runners grazing at the goodies tables every few miles.
based on that statement i'd venture to guess that you've never watched good ultra runners at a 50 miler. they are in and out of the aid stations as fast as possible.
That was my point. Money would bring out great runners for ultras. You would see a few 2:10 marathoners going after that kind of cash.