In four Trans Ams, I never had a runner express any enthusiasm for prairies! Hard to believe.
In four Trans Ams, I never had a runner express any enthusiasm for prairies! Hard to believe.
I'm not an ultra runner but I would have thought after the coastal mountains and the Rockies it would be nice to have some flat roads for a while. Although mentally I think Ontario might potentially be the biggest challenge simply because it takes so damn long. I took a 72-hour bus ride, Ottawa to Vancouver, years ago. The first 24 hours were all in Ontario. In my mind the Maritimes would be the best running--still relatively flat but more interesting scenery and you can smell the ocean, telling you that you're almost done!
jesseriley wrote:
In four Trans Ams, I never had a runner express any enthusiasm for prairies! Hard to believe.
jesseriley wrote:
In four Trans Ams, I never had a runner express any enthusiasm for prairies! Hard to believe.
You don't know Dave very well, do you....most of his winter training was on an indoor track which he seemed to enjoy. I can't imagine going around in circles for 75km or whatever his long runs were.
plus having the world record for 1 day on a treadmill, its obvious he can handle the monotony
Yes Ontario was very tough! 3 weeks if memory serves. Generally the end IS the Golden time. Funny story: in BC we we received a congratulatory telegram (ask an old-timer what this is) from the previous “record-holder.” By then we were sure he cheated anyway. Ironic!
I know Yiannis Kouros, Wolfgang Schwerk, Dusan Mravlje. Dave Proctor isn’t in their class.
Hey, Jesse:
I ran the Lewisburg to South Vienna Ohio stage in the 1993 and 1994 TransAms with my friend Rob Fry. Good times!
jesseriley wrote:
I know Yiannis Kouros, Wolfgang Schwerk, Dusan Mravlje. Dave Proctor isn’t in their class.
What do you know about Dave then?
Seems like since this is his first real long multi-day event you're doubting his credentials. He does have the Canadian 24hr, 48 and 72hr records so it's not like he's a nobody in the ultra world.
If he continues to do well and breaks the 72 days, is he still not in their class?
THE Ohio State! Yeah, didn’t you guys buy us all dinner in ‘92 @ The Clock restaurant in Lewisburg? I never forget free food!
If he can run as well in a race (watched jealously by competitors, their crews, and race officials) he will be far better than anyone who’s ever lived!
jesseriley wrote:
If he can run as well in a race (watched jealously by competitors, their crews, and race officials) he will be far better than anyone who’s ever lived!
I'm not saying he's the best ever...but what do you mean if he runs well in a race? he's won numerous ultra races...
A race like the six-day he did. Only 100 kms/day, about half Kouros’ pace! Al Howie did 1000 miles (as a split!) in 12 days.
jesseriley wrote:
A race like the six-day he did. Only 100 kms/day, about half Kouros’ pace! Al Howie did 1000 miles (as a split!) in 12 days.
well, in the end, yes 100km/day average ...but he dropped out on day 4 due to infected blister so not really a good indication of his abilities . First 3 days (72hrs) he was at 500km which is a Canadian record so not too shabby.
- he has Canadian record for 24hrs (260km) and was 6th at the 24hr world championships
- course records for a lot of western Canadian ultras like Sinister 7, Lost Soul (he commuted 170km to the race like Al used to do and still got course record)
It seems you just have a bias against him since you were involved with Als record
Don’t blame me that he has no resume to match the distances that are claimed. His race results are posted where all can see.
Women’s best 48-hour so far this year is 401 kms, and there’s still 5 months left!
jesseriley wrote:
Don’t blame me that he has no resume to match the distances that are claimed. His race results are posted where all can see.
ok, now you just seem delusional. How can you say he has no resume? I just posted some great results (including Canadian and world records) from other races that are clear for all to see online. Are you choosing to ignore those results and picking solely his 6-day race results (which were really good until he dropped out) because it doesn't suit your narrative?
Same woman has a better 24-hour time than Dave, too. Maybe she’d agree to coach Dave.
jesseriley wrote:
Same woman has a better 24-hour time than Dave, too. Maybe she’d agree to coach Dave.
Who is that?
Dave has the Canadian record for 24 hours (260km) so that means faster than Al official has done.
She’s the reigning WC. Dave’s wasn’t the only WC ever held, or didn’t you know?
jesseriley wrote:
She’s the reigning WC. Dave’s wasn’t the only WC ever held, or didn’t you know?
so Patrycja Bereznowska? Who won last year's 24 hour WC in a WR of 259.9km (same as Dave's record so not really better)
Either way, I don't get why you're bringing women's records into this. Whether Dave is faster than her or not is irrelevant. Your entire premise is you think Dave is not an accomplished Ultra runner. I gave you facts from official races that say he is pretty good and is a legit ultra runner who is cruising along on his Cross-Canada run and has a chance to beat Als record of 72 days.
Even if he doesn't beat the record since this is his first real attempt of something of this nature, he has still done quite well over the last 12 days that I'm sure you can agree he's showing he has the ability to do these multiday races
Dave has done 257. 7 1/2 laps of a standard track. Numbers don’t lie. Now Dave Proctor has scrubbed the route map. He could get lost in a prairie that big.
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