Zealousideal-One1020@alien.topB to RunningEnglish · 11 months agoWhat’s your hot take when it comes to running?message-squaremessage-square817fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s your hot take when it comes to running?Zealousideal-One1020@alien.topB to RunningEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square817fedilinkfile-text
Any controversial/unpopular opinion that you may have in regards to running My hot take is that Adidas shoes > Nike
minus-squareTheProfessionalEjit@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd then some idiots (…ahem…) think “well, 50k is only just a little farther than a marathon, how hard can it be?”
minus-squareDaztur@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoHonestly 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.
minus-squareCoraiah@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoCan 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.
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.