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The numbers for 2017 Moab 240 don't seem reasonable to me: She ran the 238 miles in 58 hours. That's 4.1 mph. She beat the next competitor for 10 hours or 20 mi
by tasuki 8y ago
The numbers for 2017 Moab 240 don't seem reasonable to me:
She ran the 238 miles in 58 hours. That's 4.1 mph. She beat the next competitor for 10 hours or 20 miles. Now let's focus on the competitor...
If 10 hours is 20 miles that's 2 mph for the last 10 miles. First, that's not running, that's not even walking. I walk about 3.5 mph. So either the competitor spent a couple hours in bed or it doesn't check out at all.
It'd also mean the competitor ran at 3.75 mph for the first 218 miles. Did they lose almost half the speed for the last 20 miles?
- feketegy 8y agoListen to the Joe Rogan podcast with her, nobody can run non-stop for the full 240 miles. They sleep, rest even if for 10 - 20 minutes. She was also resting, but on average she stopped fewer times than anybody else in the race. Also, Moab is not like a marathon, it's rough terrain, so you can't possibly run with full force, like on a marathon flat surface. Look at the terrain they're running on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YseTVpI4R5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YseTVpI4R5U
- rapsey 8y agoThey probably sleep for some time at some point as well.
- nzjrs 8y agoIt's that she didn't* sleep (see comments below)