mud there’s rocks there’s roots there’s street fields or high alpine meadows low
street fields or high alpine meadows low
street fields or high alpine meadows low valleys I can’t be full canopy running
valleys I can’t be full canopy running
valleys I can’t be full canopy running through with sword ferns cutting your
through with sword ferns cutting your
through with sword ferns cutting your shins and quads wide open trails where
shins and quads wide open trails where
shins and quads wide open trails where you can see exactly where you want to go
you can see exactly where you want to go
you can see exactly where you want to go five miles down the mountain I do love
five miles down the mountain I do love
five miles down the mountain I do love it all to most of us completing a
it all to most of us completing a
it all to most of us completing a marathon would be a lifetime
marathon would be a lifetime
marathon would be a lifetime accomplishment to a growing number of
accomplishment to a growing number of
accomplishment to a growing number of long-distance runners though that’s just
long-distance runners though that’s just
long-distance runners though that’s just a warm-up defined as any race greater in
a warm-up defined as any race greater in
a warm-up defined as any race greater in distance than the standard 26.2 mile
distance than the standard 26.2 mile
distance than the standard 26.2 mile marathon ultra marathons are typically
marathon ultra marathons are typically
marathon ultra marathons are typically 50 or 100 miles long ultra trail around
50 or 100 miles long ultra trail around
50 or 100 miles long ultra trail around would be that same thing on dirt trails
would be that same thing on dirt trails
would be that same thing on dirt trails mountainous preferably over the last
mountainous preferably over the last
mountainous preferably over the last decade elite runner Chris email has run
decade elite runner Chris email has run
decade elite runner Chris email has run and one ultra trail races around the
and one ultra trail races around the
and one ultra trail races around the world a couple of races that I’ve had
world a couple of races that I’ve had
world a couple of races that I’ve had the opportunity to compete in are the
the opportunity to compete in are the
the opportunity to compete in are the hard rock 100 which boasts a 34,000 feet
hard rock 100 which boasts a 34,000 feet
hard rock 100 which boasts a 34,000 feet of gain which is pretty similar to
of gain which is pretty similar to
of gain which is pretty similar to starting at sea level summiting Everest
starting at sea level summiting Everest
starting at sea level summiting Everest and returning to Z level on a day these
and returning to Z level on a day these
and returning to Z level on a day these races typically last 24 hours so that
races typically last 24 hours so that
races typically last 24 hours so that means running at night to bleep a
means running at night to bleep a
means running at night to bleep a hundred-mile the runners methodically
hundred-mile the runners methodically
hundred-mile the runners methodically calculate their pace hydration and
calculate their pace hydration and
calculate their pace hydration and caloric intake as exhaustion sets in a
caloric intake as exhaustion sets in a
caloric intake as exhaustion sets in a support crew helps a runner stay
support crew helps a runner stay
support crew helps a runner stay nourished and on pace
the well trained athlete can burn
the well trained athlete can burn anywhere from six hundred to a thousand
anywhere from six hundred to a thousand
anywhere from six hundred to a thousand calories per hour depending on your
calories per hour depending on your
calories per hour depending on your output and 100-mile race you’re not
output and 100-mile race you’re not
output and 100-mile race you’re not working at that high high level the
working at that high high level the
working at that high high level the whole time but it’s a constant movement
whole time but it’s a constant movement
whole time but it’s a constant movement so I would say you’re on the low end may
so I would say you’re on the low end may
so I would say you’re on the low end may be burning 500 calories an hour will
be burning 500 calories an hour will
be burning 500 calories an hour will multiply that by say 25 hours this kind
multiply that by say 25 hours this kind
multiply that by say 25 hours this kind of exertion can exact a heavy toll on a
of exertion can exact a heavy toll on a
of exertion can exact a heavy toll on a runner’s body issues that you can have
runner’s body issues that you can have
runner’s body issues that you can have out while running longer distance races
out while running longer distance races
out while running longer distance races whether it’s 50 miles 100 miles or
whether it’s 50 miles 100 miles or
whether it’s 50 miles 100 miles or further could be as basic as blisters on
further could be as basic as blisters on
further could be as basic as blisters on your feet dehydration organs can suffer
your feet dehydration organs can suffer
your feet dehydration organs can suffer from not having the right levels of
from not having the right levels of
from not having the right levels of sodium magnesium potassium trace
sodium magnesium potassium trace
sodium magnesium potassium trace minerals and fluids in your body Chrissy
minerals and fluids in your body Chrissy
minerals and fluids in your body Chrissy once ran a race where she lost her
once ran a race where she lost her
once ran a race where she lost her vision when her eyes began to freeze and
vision when her eyes began to freeze and
vision when her eyes began to freeze and severe winter cold her toughness is
severe winter cold her toughness is
severe winter cold her toughness is matched only by her passion for the
matched only by her passion for the
matched only by her passion for the sport I think the key components of
sport I think the key components of
sport I think the key components of being an ultra trail runner first and
being an ultra trail runner first and
being an ultra trail runner first and foremost is the passion for it and the
foremost is the passion for it and the
foremost is the passion for it and the love of just being out there on the
love of just being out there on the
love of just being out there on the trails in the mountains
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