February 11, 201214 yr Isn't that hard to say knowing little to nothing about most of the.Not really. People are greatly underestimating it.
February 11, 201214 yr I think I could do 100 in a 24 hr time span. Of course, i haven't really tried. It'd be more mentally tough then physical. I honestly don't think I'd have a problem. Spent 3 days on a fire in New Mexico with probably about 8 hours of sleep and the rest of the time was spent digging fire lines. That is something that I really don't want to experience ever again.
February 12, 201214 yr If you could average 3.33 mph, and take a 15 minute rest every 10 miles you could cover 73.8 miles in 24 hrs. I don't know if you could keep up that pace very long. Those of you saying you could cover more than 50 miles (other than the very few that are trained for this type of thing) I think are really underestimating how tough this would be to keep up for 24 hours. This is the most realistic approach that has been mentioned. Those of you who think you can do over 100 miles in 24 hours are fantasizing. We can set the standard at 100 miles and I'll take the "UNDER" on anyone.
February 14, 201214 yr If I've got a month or two to prep then I'm saying 100 miles simply do to the cash and the fact that I still have some NO Explode left. If you told me to start walking right now, probably 75ish. I'm on antibiotics and I know fatigue would set in.
February 14, 201214 yr I talked this over with the two guys I went and ran with this weekend. Both are very experienced runners and agree that anyone who isn't training for marathons and thinks they can do 100 is crazy.
February 14, 201214 yr Here are some stats from 24 hour races: North Coast 24 (National Championship) - 185 runners, 153.37 miles for winner, and 42 runners over 100 miles. 2012 Peanut Island 24HR Race - 55 runners, 117 miles for winner, and 9 runners over 100 miles. Hinson Lake 24 HR - 254 runners, 163.9 miles for winner, and 13 runners over 100 miles. Summerville Road Runners 24 Hour Around the Lake - 70 runners, 124.55 for winner, and 8 runners over 100 miles. FANS 24 Hour Run - 83 runners, 83.19 for the winner, and 0 runners over 100 miles. Stroehmann Back on My Feet 20in24 - 207 runners, 145.252 for the winner, and 21 runners over 100 miles. Also, 135 miles will get you a shot at Team USA. Edited February 14, 201214 yr by formerkywrestler
February 14, 201214 yr So yep, my statement about Bugatti being the only one I could see over 100 stands true. Everyone else is just fooling themselves. But if I'm wrong, you might want to go out there and train as you could earn a living as an Ultra Runner.
February 14, 201214 yr Here are some stats from 24 hour races: North Coast 24 (National Championship) - 185 runners, 153.37 miles for winner, and 42 runners over 100 miles. 2012 Peanut Island 24HR Race - 55 runners, 117 miles for winner, and 9 runners over 100 miles. Hinson Lake 24 HR - 254 runners, 163.9 miles for winner, and 13 runners over 100 miles. Summerville Road Runners 24 Hour Around the Lake - 70 runners, 124.55 for winner, and 8 runners over 100 miles. FANS 24 Hour Run - 83 runners, 83.19 for the winner, and 0 runners over 100 miles. Stroehmann Back on My Feet 20in24 - 207 runners, 145.252 for the winner, and 21 runners over 100 miles. Also, 135 miles will get you a shot at Team USA. In full disclosure as well a lot of these endurance type events are off road. If you take me off the pavement I would guess I could hit maybe hit 75 miles. My friend who trust me is well equipped to take on challenges, did a 30 mile ultra and your pace is significantly slower. She was around 6 hours and typically she is around a 4 hour marathoner. A lot of these events are also brutal because you have to do repeats of the same lap. That is mentally grueling. I do not care how much money is at stake. My estimation of 100-125 is strictly me on pavement. Even that is probably a generous number. I have no doubt I could hit 100 though. I was talking to a girl at a Christmas party who has done a run of 86 miles. She says miles 30-40 are the worst. For whatever that is worth
February 14, 201214 yr In full disclosure as well a lot of these endurance type events are off road. If you take me off the pavement I would guess I could hit maybe hit 75 miles. My friend who trust me is well equipped to take on challenges, did a 30 mile ultra and your pace is significantly slower. She was around 6 hours and typically she is around a 4 hour marathoner. A lot of these events are also brutal because you have to do repeats of the same lap. That is mentally grueling. I do not care how much money is at stake. My estimation of 100-125 is strictly me on pavement. Even that is probably a generous number. I have no doubt I could hit 100 though. I was talking to a girl at a Christmas party who has done a run of 86 miles. She says miles 30-40 are the worst. For whatever that is worth I believe all of the events I used are done on very short loops (~1-2 miles) that are EXTREMELY flat. For the most part they are also paved. Pretty close to optimal conditions for an event such as this.
February 14, 201214 yr How many dudes and/or dogs are chasing me? I am sure this is much much harder than most of us would think. Unless one trains for this is and is experienced at running/walking for great distances, I would suspect the body of most would shut down much sooner than we would hope. While money can be a strong motivator, the body will shut down. Heck, at my age, I know I would have trouble staying awake from 24 hours, much less staying on my feet that long!
February 14, 201214 yr How many dudes and/or dogs are chasing me? I am sure this is much much harder than most of us would think. Unless one trains for this is and is experienced at running/walking for great distances, I would suspect the body of most would shut down much sooner than we would hope. While money can be a strong motivator, the body will shut down. Heck, at my age, I know I would have trouble staying awake from 24 hours, much less staying on my feet that long! Exactly :thumb: Once you hit so many hours, your body will begin to break down and your energy will be zapped. I cannot stress the nutrition importance of something like this. You have to train your body to take in that amount of calories. Physically speaking, people could get to where myself or a lot of endurance athletes can get (strength, muscles, etc.). But from a mental and physiological buildup is where a lot of people probably do not grasp it all.
September 7, 201214 yr Running Fit - Run Woodstock! - Hallucination 100 Mile/Long Slow Distance 100K Friend of mine will be putting this to the test. He's about an hour away from start time. His name is Marc Teismann. I'm confident that he will crush it!
September 7, 201214 yr Running Fit - Run Woodstock! - Hallucination 100 Mile/Long Slow Distance 100K Friend of mine will be putting this to the test. He's about an hour away from start time. His name is Marc Teismann. I'm confident that he will crush it! He is a beast. I nearly have myself convinced to try an ultra. Maybe 50 miles. Couple weeks ago I covered 30 miles through the day at the Louisville IM. Here is the nutrition for the race your friend is doing... Ultra Distance Aid Station Food/Drinks/Gu DRINKS Coke (flat & fizzy), Sprite Gatorade Sprite Mt. Dew sweet tea Water FOOD Assorted cold cuts, cheeses and breads peanut butter and jelly sandwichs coffee bagels baked potatos bread/rolls turkey rice soup (evening) vegetarian soup (evening) pizza (evening) chicken/turkey meat (lunch and evening) cookies bananas apples oranges grapes raisins MISCELLANEOUS potato chips pretzels peanuts hard candy fig newtons M&M's Vaseline salt GU Tums
September 8, 201214 yr There should be a mandatory update rule for something like this. I haven't gotten any kind of updates since Marc finished his first 16.6 mile loop in 2.5 hours. Upsetting!:eyeonyou:
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