100 miler is the hardest thing ever

The Tour De France is way harder than walking for a whole day.

Sand Dunes wrote:

The Tour De France is way harder than walking for a whole day.

Yeah but it’s almost impossible to walk 100 miles in 24 hours. You have to run if you wanna get anywhere close to making it under 24 hours dumbshitt

I understand that surviving Japanese WW2 POW camp was fairly tough.

Sadsdas wrote:

Sand Dunes wrote:

The Tour De France is way harder than walking for a whole day.

Yeah but it’s almost impossible to walk 100 miles in 24 hours. You have to run if you wanna get anywhere close to making it under 24 hours dumbshitt

100/24=4.16

I can easily walk 4.16 mph. Out of curiosity would that be a race walking world record?

Sand Dunes wrote:

Sadsdas wrote:

Yeah but it’s almost impossible to walk 100 miles in 24 hours. You have to run if you wanna get anywhere close to making it under 24 hours dumbshitt

100/24=4.16

I can easily walk 4.16 mph. Out of curiosity would that be a race walking world record?

Not true at all. This isnt 100 miles on some smooth track. Try that pace over 17k of elevation and through rough trails. You would lose. You have to run to get that time.

Sand Dunes wrote:

Sadsdas wrote:

Yeah but it’s almost impossible to walk 100 miles in 24 hours. You have to run if you wanna get anywhere close to making it under 24 hours dumbshitt

100/24=4.16

I can easily walk 4.16 mph. Out of curiosity would that be a race walking world record?

100k racewalk record is 9.5 hours. That is a 9:12ish pace for 62 miles...

Maybe on a treack wrote:

Sand Dunes wrote:

100/24=4.16

I can easily walk 4.16 mph. Out of curiosity would that be a race walking world record?

Not true at all. This isnt 100 miles on some smooth track. Try that pace over 17k of elevation and through rough trails. You would lose. You have to run to get that time.

1. OP wasn't specific as to 100 miles on a trail, road or track.

2. People do walk 100 miles in 24 hours.

24 hours (road) 228.930km Jesse Casteneda

Sand Dunes wrote:

Maybe on a treack wrote:

Not true at all. This isnt 100 miles on some smooth track. Try that pace over 17k of elevation and through rough trails. You would lose. You have to run to get that time.

1. OP wasn't specific as to 100 miles on a trail, road or track.

2. People do walk 100 miles in 24 hours.

24 hours (road) 228.930km Jesse Casteneda

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-best-performances-mens-race-walking

What would it have to be then to satisfy you? 16 hours? 13 hours?

Granted, 100 miles must be considered difficult but Rauschenberg doubled that.

extreme effort by Rauschenberg and something that probably nobody will ever do again and most likely will never attempt again.

C. Sanady wrote:

Wether you trolls wanna claim walking and stopping to get a foot rub at an aide station isn’t true running blah blah....a 100 mile run is the hardest thing any runner could do period. Maybe not for pure anerobic redlining, but for pure will power and muscualr endurance nothing beats it.

There’s a ton of confusion here of exactly what the limits to ultra running should be before it turns into insanity. I agree, and the answer is 100 miles in under 24 hours. Anything over that in terms of time or mileage isn’t running and I agree.

But before you critisize me or anyone go try to do, whether walking, hiking or running, 100 miles in 24 hours or less and then get back to me.

I did my first ever 100 miler in sub 24 hours (~25K of vert in mountains) and while it was hard in some places, I wouldn't say it was hardest thing ever.

My training was about 60 miles per week leading up to it, so not exactly big mileage. The biggest factor in such an event is really nutrition and hydration. As long as you can keep the calories coming in without stomach problems, you're good to go.

Race car drivers have claimed to be athletes due to their ability to suffer the intense heat of their cockpit (car). A previous poster mentioned WW2. 100 mile ultra participants are athletes as were Marines and Sailors who survived Bataan/Corregidor March. Ultra runners certainly are no better than those men.

Hmm11 wrote:

[quote]C. Sanady wrote:

I did my first ever 100 miler in sub 24 hours (~25K of vert in mountains) and while it was hard in some places, I wouldn't say it was hardest thing ever.

My training was about 60 miles per week leading up to it, so not exactly big mileage. The biggest factor in such an event is really nutrition and hydration. As long as you can keep the calories coming in without stomach problems, you're good to go.

You ran Wasatch as your very first Ultra and went sub 24? LOL... I mean it's possible, but I would highly doubt it. If you did, you got incredibly lucky with your fueling and hydration and pacing. INCREDIBLY lucky.

You may not think so and that is why I will bet you can't duplicate the ease or even the time. I'm at the finish line every year and I'll personally hand you $100 if you can prove me wrong... just pat your head and rub your belly as you accept your award and ill hand you your cash.

Good luck- I don't expect to lose this bet.

For me a comfortable, leisurely walk is about 20:00 minutes a mile. If I concentrate, I can get down to about 17:30-18:00 without huge effort. Once I get to about 16:00, it gets unnatural and my body wants to start jogging to make it easier.

Oh yeah? How about a 101 miler?

Karl?

This feels like a trick - patting your head while rubbing your belly is hard enough in a normal scenario, i can't imagine trying to do it after running 100 miles.

What if you tried 100M carrying concrete blocks in your hands and having nails driven through your feet? That'd be pretty hard.

willywhanka wrote:

What if you tried 100M carrying concrete blocks in your hands and having nails driven through your feet? That'd be pretty hard.

Yes it would be but that has nothing to do with the topic

I have friends that like hiking, too.