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Old 04-30-2007, 04:09 AM   #1
stunnyravytal

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Default Barkley Marathons -- Ultras
I think it would be cool to be able to do such a thing.

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Old 04-30-2007, 05:45 AM   #2
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BTW, if it is over flat terrain I don't see how it would take longer than 34 hours... if you consider 3 miles/hour as a relatively easy walk.

Yeah, that is still pretty extreme, but should be doable by someone in shape and well rested.

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Old 04-30-2007, 05:51 AM   #3
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A friend of mine gave me the book "The Ultra Marathon Man" a few months back and last week I actually met the author when he was doing a book tour. Honestly, the stuff he does is completely unbelievable. He found regular marathons unchallenging so he'd run 60 miles to the marathon, run the marathon, finish first, then run 60 miles back home. Iron man challenges were ***** **** to him. He'd run these nonstop 200 mile races in Death Valley in the summer time and this one mammoth race in the high Sierras which was 250 miles but which was completely up and down the mountain sides at all times. It was supposedly like climbing Everest multiple times without stopping. It's just incredible.
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