Comments on: For The Armchair Endurance Racer: Inside The World’s Wildest Races http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/for-the-armchair-endurance-racer-inside-the-worlds-wildest-races renaissance living, one micro-goal at a time Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:34:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/for-the-armchair-endurance-racer-inside-the-worlds-wildest-races/comment-page-1#comment-1394 Alan Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:02:55 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=1081#comment-1394 <strong>@Hugh</strong>: Will definitely check that guy out. I feel like I've read about him in Runner's World before... <strong>@Robert</strong>: Let me know when you do the Ironman! I spent 3 hours watching the Hawaii footage this year--truly inspiring. <strong>@Nate</strong>: 21 miles is a HUGE day, even for a seasoned hiker. I haven't found a book that aggregates all endurance races (maybe I should write it?), but check out the individual websites for each event. That's where you'll find the most information. I used Wikipedia for most of the research that went into this article @Hugh: Will definitely check that guy out. I feel like I’ve read about him in Runner’s World before…

@Robert: Let me know when you do the Ironman! I spent 3 hours watching the Hawaii footage this year–truly inspiring.

@Nate: 21 miles is a HUGE day, even for a seasoned hiker. I haven’t found a book that aggregates all endurance races (maybe I should write it?), but check out the individual websites for each event. That’s where you’ll find the most information. I used Wikipedia for most of the research that went into this article

]]> By: Nate http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/for-the-armchair-endurance-racer-inside-the-worlds-wildest-races/comment-page-1#comment-1392 Nate Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:26:32 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=1081#comment-1392 This stuff is incredibly fascinating to me. I don't know how these people do it. I did 16 miles one day and 21 miles the next on the AT and I was about to die. I'd like to get more information on these races. Do you have any books you could recommend that I could read? .-= Nate´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thewaythatyouwander.com/holy-crap-its-been-a-while/" rel="nofollow">holy crap it’s been a while</a> =-. This stuff is incredibly fascinating to me. I don’t know how these people do it. I did 16 miles one day and 21 miles the next on the AT and I was about to die. I’d like to get more information on these races. Do you have any books you could recommend that I could read?
.-= Nate´s last blog ..holy crap it’s been a while =-.

]]> By: Robert http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/for-the-armchair-endurance-racer-inside-the-worlds-wildest-races/comment-page-1#comment-1391 Robert Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:33:32 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=1081#comment-1391 These things are crazy. I've been a triathlete for a few years now working up to an ironman and these are in the same vein. I don't know how people possibly pull these off with real jobs. You'd need to have escaped the rat race just to train for em! ... or be in college. I have a friend who did a triple iron man in 3 days. Awesome! These things are crazy. I’ve been a triathlete for a few years now working up to an ironman and these are in the same vein. I don’t know how people possibly pull these off with real jobs. You’d need to have escaped the rat race just to train for em! … or be in college. I have a friend who did a triple iron man in 3 days. Awesome!

]]> By: Hugh http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/for-the-armchair-endurance-racer-inside-the-worlds-wildest-races/comment-page-1#comment-1390 Hugh Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:56:24 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=1081#comment-1390 These races are super-motivating! You're right, just when you think you're fit, you read something like this and realize you can always do better. I highly recommend Dean Karnazes' book Ultramarathon Man. Now that's a tough guy. .-= Hugh´s last blog ..<a href="http://thedynamiclife.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/pass-on-the-salt/" rel="nofollow">Pass (On) The Salt</a> =-. These races are super-motivating! You’re right, just when you think you’re fit, you read something like this and realize you can always do better. I highly recommend Dean Karnazes’ book Ultramarathon Man. Now that’s a tough guy.
.-= Hugh´s last blog ..Pass (On) The Salt =-.

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