Can confirm. Failed to meet the cutoff time by 10 mins at the 35 mile mark of a 55 mile ultra. I was moving faster than the end of the race required but the cutoffs in the first 2/3 of the race were aggressive.
Just kidding! I’m glad someone enjoys them. I just couldn’t get into anything over a 10K. Training for a half marathon, much less the full, was too much for me.
Then you increase from 5K to 10K and the suck factor goes longer again…
then again at 13.1…
then again at 26.2 for the really crazy people…
And then some idiots (…ahem…) think “well, 50k is only just a little farther than a marathon, how hard can it be?”
Honestly 50ks are easier than marathons since you don’t feel ANY kind of need to keep up a decent pace. Now 60k+, that’s where the real suck comes in.
Can confirm. Failed to meet the cutoff time by 10 mins at the 35 mile mark of a 55 mile ultra. I was moving faster than the end of the race required but the cutoffs in the first 2/3 of the race were aggressive.
Disagree, a marathon is far more pleasant than a 5k. The shorter the distance the more you suffer.
Like I said: Really. Crazy. People.🙃
Just kidding! I’m glad someone enjoys them. I just couldn’t get into anything over a 10K. Training for a half marathon, much less the full, was too much for me.