How Would a Letsrunner do in a Bear Grylls Survival Situation

Please. Bear Grylls is a fraud, like all of his "reality" television ilk. "Has to survive for a week?" Come on. When the day's shooting is over he goes back to a 5-star hotel with the rest of the crew.

Soapy Smith wrote:

Please. Bear Grylls is a fraud, like all of his "reality" television ilk. "Has to survive for a week?" Come on. When the day's shooting is over he goes back to a 5-star hotel with the rest of the crew.

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Sage might be disadvantaged by being a vegan? Might depend if he has to find his own food etc.

Apparently, humans became the most successful predators on the planet, despite having thin skin and no protective fur, no sharp teeth, exposed bellies, relatively puny strength etc, because we evolved the ability to run long distances. This enabled us to hunt pretty much any animal, no matter how much bigger, fiercer, or faster (over short distances) simply by exhausting them.

Which is rather ironic for 'vegan runners' when you think of it (and I say that as a vegetarian myself).

I know in Belize he was dropped off by a helicopter in the deep jungle on the property of a top resort about a quarter mile from their private air strip. Then he made his way through the jungle, ate a boa constrictor that was basically a pet that hung out along a trail where local guides took tourists, then fashioned a raft and floated down a river and got picked up near the ocean. If he really did float the route, he floated through the middle of Belize's capital city. The local guides in San Ignacio of photos of him with them.

It's a TV show. Cool show, though.

Coevett wrote:

Sage might be disadvantaged by being a vegan? Might depend if he has to find his own food etc.

Apparently, humans became the most successful predators on the planet, despite having thin skin and no protective fur, no sharp teeth, exposed bellies, relatively puny strength etc, because we evolved the ability to run long distances. This enabled us to hunt pretty much any animal, no matter how much bigger, fiercer, or faster (over short distances) simply by exhausting them.

Which is rather ironic for 'vegan runners' when you think of it (and I say that as a vegetarian myself).

A human can easily live for a week without food, which is why it's ridiculous how he spends so much time running around trying to find something (often disgusting) to eat. The most important thing by far is water, followed by shelter appropriate to the conditions, or as close as can be found. And do not run around in the middle of a got day looking for food or water.

I think it is real but whether it is real or not I'm just interested to see how runners would do. I was thinking could you just keep running in a straight line non stop for 5 hours and hope to bump into someone? Most of the people who watch Bear Grylls wouldn't have any endurance so would have to follow his advice. But if you are a decent marathon runner(2:30ish) could you just keep going and going in a straight line until you reach somebody? Even without any water you could probably just keep going at an easy pace between 7-8 min miles(depending on terrain) for many hours. Also most people see water when they see a mirage, so would I see Bekele in a mirage if I was running through the desert?

I would eat the camera crew.

Banana Bread wrote:

I think it is real but whether it is real or not I'm just interested to see how runners would do. I was thinking could you just keep running in a straight line non stop for 5 hours and hope to bump into someone? Most of the people who watch Bear Grylls wouldn't have any endurance so would have to follow his advice. But if you are a decent marathon runner(2:30ish) could you just keep going and going in a straight line until you reach somebody? Even without any water you could probably just keep going at an easy pace between 7-8 min miles(depending on terrain) for many hours. Also most people see water when they see a mirage, so would I see Bekele in a mirage if I was running through the desert?

Have you spent time running around a forest not on trails? It will drain you. What if you don’t know where the next town is? What if you’re hundreds of miles away from civilization?

Ideally you would just walk/scamper in a straight line distance but without a compass you’ll like just end up going in a semi circle.

Alan

lost in a wilderness of pain wrote:

I would eat the camera crew.

The camera crew is tougher than Bear. They have to do everything Bear does but while carrying heavy equipment.

elephino wrote:

lost in a wilderness of pain wrote:

I would eat the camera crew.

The camera crew is tougher than Bear. They have to do everything Bear does but while carrying heavy equipment.

Yup, tired camera crew = easy meat.

Many probably have greater level of cardio fitness, but Bear is an extremely skilled climber, hunter and general survivalist.

That said, there was an episode of Naked and Afraid, where perhaps the best person to fair on the show simply meditated and did Yoga 85% of the 21 days she was out there. She was vegan, ate very little, and yet she only lost 10 pounds.

Banana Bread wrote:

We all know how well he can adapt to his environments when he is dropped off to remote locations around the world. He is usually dropped off by a helicopter into somewhere really remote like a desert, mountain or jungle and has to survive for a week before he is rescued. How would people here do? Would having good running endurance make some of his challenges easier? Could you just keep running in a direction until you reach help? Maybe trail ultra runners like Sage Kennedy would do best. Which environment do you think you would do best in? Extreme cold or heat? Discus.

Depends if the Letsrunner got to spend the night in a hotel like Bear.

It would be funny if there was an episode where he was stranded in Ethiopia and stayed in Geb's or Bekele's hotel.

Banana Bread wrote:

I think it is real but whether it is real or not I'm just interested to see how runners would do. I was thinking could you just keep running in a straight line non stop for 5 hours and hope to bump into someone? Most of the people who watch Bear Grylls wouldn't have any endurance so would have to follow his advice. But if you are a decent marathon runner(2:30ish) could you just keep going and going in a straight line until you reach somebody? Even without any water you could probably just keep going at an easy pace between 7-8 min miles(depending on terrain) for many hours. Also most people see water when they see a mirage, so would I see Bekele in a mirage if I was running through the desert?

You've never seen wilderness if you expect someone could maintain 7-8 min pace through any type of unmaintained terrain. Get out more, go to a national forest.

Easy - they would sit around asking the dumbest questions on earth to exhaustion until help arrives.

Usually having to do with how fast Kipchoge would run, Mt. Rushmore, and the Nike 4%

Watch "Survivorman". Much better.

There was also a show called Mantracker. I haven't seen many episodes yet. Basically 2 people start somewhere in the wilderness and have to make it to a a certain location before Mantracker(guy on horse catches them). They get a headstart over mantracker. If you are a good marathon runner I would expect you to easily reach the end.

Their 15 min 5k fitness would easily get them back to the safety of their Lamborghini, then they would drive back to their $1,000,000 home and super model wife.

As long as they could take their model wife/girlfriend they'd be fine.