So what exactly is ultrarunning

CerroneMikey wrote:

What it is not:

1. It’s not hiking. Yeah, if you have to go a thousand feet in half a mile you might need to power hike considering that you might have 40 miles to go. If you just walk the whole thing youre a loser.

2. A thing for rich white people. This is beyond stupid to claim. Ultrarunning started from poor hippy people as a way of life.

3. A place for fat people and housewives to post on facebook. This is another stupid one. It happens but stop saying it’s the majority.

4. A place for elite athletes who are sponsored. Sure people get sponsered but ultra running shouldn’t and istn meant to be this.

5. A place for observed entertainment. It’s not meant to be a sport like watching sprinting. People doing this on youtube are runining the sport imo.

6. A true running sport. Again, ultra running isn’t supposed to be a sport. It’s a place for someone to test thier will.

7. The big one — Of course if the elite of the elite marathoners picked up trail running they would beat everyone. No shiit.

8. A mile on a trail is not equal to a marathion road. I tell someone I ran 50 miles at 1 9:30minute pace and they ask did you walk it? Fuuck no I didn’t. That 9:30 minute mille first off is culmulative so the clock never stops, and plus it’s on a no traction dirt trail with elemtents literally in the way.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

I must say ultra running documentaries make for great entertainment. The shots and tech behind the videos are usually high quality.

I'm a road runner and track guy, but I respect what ultra runners do.

Now, I must say I dislike how emotional most of them are. It's quite perplexing to see people breakdown and cry during a run, and some are quite delirious. They will sit inside of a tent at an aid/food station talking about overcoming things in their lives, and then they will start questioning why they are running, and then they'll go back out on the run. However, they'll repeat those same episodes at the next food/aid station, and it'll just continue to repeat itself. I'm like either start or stop running, but please pipe down with the hysterics.

Some of those actions I can't relate to. I get it. We all have issues and tribulations to deal with, and we use activities to help us understand and deal with those pains, but dealing with them don't require constant griping and emotional, erratic behavior. They just get too, too dramatic.

I don't see stuff like that in road and track running. Yes, there is a huge elation after a win, and maybe a few tears and looks of disappointment after a loss, but nothing over the top and constant.

The Plan wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

I must say ultra running documentaries make for great entertainment. The shots and tech behind the videos are usually high quality.

I'm a road runner and track guy, but I respect what ultra runners do.

Now, I must say I dislike how emotional most of them are. It's quite perplexing to see people breakdown and cry during a run, and some are quite delirious. They will sit inside of a tent at an aid/food station talking about overcoming things in their lives, and then they will start questioning why they are running, and then they'll go back out on the run. However, they'll repeat those same episodes at the next food/aid station, and it'll just continue to repeat itself. I'm like either start or stop running, but please pipe down with the hysterics.

Some of those actions I can't relate to. I get it. We all have issues and tribulations to deal with, and we use activities to help us understand and deal with those pains, but dealing with them don't require constant griping and emotional, erratic behavior. They just get too, too dramatic.

I don't see stuff like that in road and track running. Yes, there is a huge elation after a win, and maybe a few tears and looks of disappointment after a loss, but nothing over the top and constant.

May I politely suggest you STFU if you haven't ran a 100 mile trail ultra?

Scorpion_runner wrote:

I must say ultra running documentaries make for great entertainment. The shots and tech behind the videos are usually high quality.

I'm a road runner and track guy, but I respect what ultra runners do.

Now, I must say I dislike how emotional most of them are. It's quite perplexing to see people breakdown and cry during a run, and some are quite delirious. They will sit inside of a tent at an aid/food station talking about overcoming things in their lives, and then they will start questioning why they are running, and then they'll go back out on the run. However, they'll repeat those same episodes at the next food/aid station, and it'll just continue to repeat itself. I'm like either start or stop running, but please pipe down with the hysterics.

Some of those actions I can't relate to. I get it. We all have issues and tribulations to deal with, and we use activities to help us understand and deal with those pains, but dealing with them don't require constant griping and emotional, erratic behavior. They just get too, too dramatic.

I don't see stuff like that in road and track running. Yes, there is a huge elation after a win, and maybe a few tears and looks of disappointment after a loss, but nothing over the top and constant.