Ultra Discussion Thread

pointer28 · 24-05-2015 09:34AM

Well done Cabaal,

A hard day (and night, and part of another day).

Enduro · 28-05-2015 01:22PM

Shameless self promotion....

Clearlier · 28-05-2015 01:25PM

Enduro wrote: »

Shameless self promotion....

I don't suppose there's any danger a few race reports? I'd love to read about the mental challenges you face and how you deal with them.

career move · 28-05-2015 01:29PM

Enduro wrote: »

Shameless self promotion....

I think it's allowed. Not too many boardsies able to compete at the level you do

Hey 24hrs will that just be like a short run for you???

Enduro · 28-05-2015 01:33PM

Clearlier wrote: »

I don't suppose there's any danger a few race reports? I'd love to read about the mental challenges you face and how you deal with them.

Yeah, I really should write a quick one. Races like that are really all about the mental challenges!

Enduro · 28-05-2015 01:34PM

career move wrote: »

Hey 24hrs will that just be like a short run for you???

In hour one, yup, a nice short race. By hour 12, not so much

ultraman1 · 31-05-2015 10:16AM

Super run yesterday by thomas kilmas at donadea 100km..7:38:xx

Enduro · 02-06-2015 10:59AM

ultraman1 wrote: »

Super run yesterday by thomas kilmas at donadea 100km..7:38:xx

That's a great time! Well done to Thomas, and well done Ultraman for putting on a great race.

opus · 03-06-2015 03:15PM

One of the Irish contingent had a great run at Comrades last Sunday. Fiachra Geraghty ran 7:19 to finish 283rd with one a silver medal. Didn't bump into him there unfortunately.

pointer28 · 22-06-2015 01:47PM

Interview with Tony Mangan about the World Jog, worth a listen.

http://www.marathontalk.com/talk_ultra/episode_89_tony_mangan_kevin_carr.php

TFBubendorfer · 19-07-2015 09:56AM

Congratulations to Enduro, Irish national champion yet again!

http://www.nirunning.co.uk/Energia%20Results%202015.xls

How you did this so soon after that epic 6-day race I will never know!

Djoucer · 19-07-2015 10:17AM

Great stuff.

Looks like it was a very close and competitive race.

ultraman1 · 19-07-2015 11:49AM

Was a master class in how it should be done....

Cabaal · 19-07-2015 06:54PM

As always, impressive stuff.
I don't think I could mentally manage the running around the track for that long, 3miles in and I find I'm bored out of my tree on a running track.

Dubgal72 · 20-07-2015 12:13PM

Well done Enduro. I second/third the requests for some race reports

Ed Mc also eighth overall in what I think was his debut 24 hours? We're in good company here on boards.

Enduro · 21-07-2015 11:23AM

Thanks all!

It was a great tactical race, with lots going on throughout the whole thing. That's definitely what kept me occupied anyway! Delighted to have won, to say the least, as I wasn't exactly in optimal form.

Standards were up again this year, with an incredible number of people breaking 100 miles. A few good record breaking preformances out there too.

For anyone there who was watching the incredible speed that the winning relay team, DBRC - A, were doing, they set a new relay record of 309km (I think)... that's pretty close to Yannis Kouros' solo world record of 305km. From watching the speed DBRC were doing its awesome (in the true sense of the word) to witness the speed that Yannis managed to sustain for 24 hours.

ultraman1 · 26-07-2015 09:24AM

Well done PabloT....winner of lakeland 100 ...

kit3 · 26-07-2015 10:25AM

ultraman1 wrote: »

Well done PabloT....winner of lakeland 100 ...

Just saw an article on the journal about this - headline was something like "All-Ireland winning Cork hurler wins 100k trail race" - where are the comments from the anti GAA heads now

Seriously though, great achievement

Krusty_Clown · 26-07-2015 07:50PM

kit3 wrote: »

where are the comments from the anti GAA heads now

... and to think that he did it all on the back of GAA training alone.... <cough>..

average_runner · 26-07-2015 08:19PM

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

... and to think that he did it all on the back of GAA training alone.... <cough>..

I am Sure the gaa training had no effect also cough cough.

Krusty_Clown · 26-07-2015 08:33PM

average_runner wrote: »

I am Sure the gaa training had no effect also cough cough.

We can ask the man himself, if he shows up, but I'm sure it had little to no residual benefit. He retired from hurling 10 years ago and then took up triathlon. I'm sure he played hide and seek when he was a mere lad. Perhaps his superb achievement is as a result of his hide and seek skills?

I'm not part of the anti-GAA brigade. Just questioning the logic of attributing his ultra-running success to his GAA days. I'd say it's more than likely down to years of endurance/trail specific training. Shame to make this a tirade anyway. Better to focus on Paul's significant achievement, rather than using it as a flag-bearing opportunity.

belcarra · 26-07-2015 11:27PM

Well at least it was nice to see Cork win something this weekend!!

kit3 · 27-07-2015 01:39AM

Just to clarify, the first part of my post was very much tongue-in-cheek - I wouldn't for a minute think that the achievement was down to hurling training but found the headline funny.

As I said above, great achievement

Itziger · 27-07-2015 09:03AM

135 mile Badwater starting in Death Valley tomorrow. 'Our own' Carta is in the field this year. Wish him all the best, especially given the last two bits of news I saw about his prep on social media.

Whiskey shots prior to flying out West and forgetting to pack shorts.

Gotta love the lad. Give it your best shot P and come home safe.

belcarra · 27-07-2015 09:20AM

Itziger wrote: »

135 mile Badwater starting in Death Valley tomorrow. 'Our own' Carta is in the field this year. Wish him all the best, especially given the last two bits of news I saw about his prep on social media.

Whiskey shots prior to flying out West and forgetting to pack shorts.

Gotta love the lad. Give it your best shot P and come home safe.

Who did he play Hurling for?;)

ThisRegard · 27-07-2015 10:15AM

kit3 wrote: »

but found the headline funny.

Me too, don't know why they didn't just say "Cork man wins....... ".

Itziger · 27-07-2015 11:08AM

belcarra wrote: »

Who did he play Hurling for?;)

That's a very good question Bel. Unfortunately the family are Na Piarsiagh (SP?) I believe, our closest rivals - We're Glen Rovers ourselves although incredibly two of my sisters married into that crowd. Don't know if Carta ever really played the stuff, went Stateside young enough.

(I understand your question was tongue in cheek but decided to respond anyway)

Not sure he'll be thinking of hurling training as he winds his way up the last 'hill'.

ultraman1 · 27-07-2015 08:29PM

http://www.zwittyultra.com/remember-you-paid-to-be-in-this-race-daves-blog/2015-badwater-135-preview
best of luck carta
Follow him here and he is in the elite start

ultraman1 · 27-07-2015 08:37PM

http://dbase.adventurecorps.com/individualTd.php?e=5476

menoscemo · 27-07-2015 08:39PM

Did the Irish Rocky Meet the Polish Rocky at the Spartathlon last year?

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