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Wait until you read about the Badwater 135 https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/ https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/

by the-rc 3y ago

solardev 3y ago
Geeze. I get winded and overheated from my 0.02 mile trek to the mailbox. I can maybe do 100 miles on a good day... in my car. When the air conditioner's working. How do people do it?! 'Tis cray cray. Next you're going to tell me there's a lava surfing competition.
- everdrive 3y ago
  Right, this is “fun” right up until your car overheats.
  - the-rc 3y ago
    I know someone who ran it on one kidney and, the first time, the support car broke down around 90 miles, so the organizers were forced to stop her... The previous year, she had had to bail out one week before the race in order to donate the other kidney. Yes, later she did eventually run it and finish it.
- lambdaba 3y ago
  Years ago there was a documentary with some guy (a developer iirc) was preparing for badwater, it involved going running in the summer heat with winter gear on. He did manage to finish the race though!
- civilitty 3y ago
  > How do people do it?! They slowly work up to it. The Death Valley portion of the race is tough but it's largely about managing pace, hydration, and electrolyte intake. Note that the record pace for the Badwater 135 is on the order of 11 minutes, compared to something like the Ironman where the running pace record is 6 minutes over 26 miles. It's definitely a slower race because of the desert and mountain portions. Oh and many runners hallucinate. If it's a good trip, that probably helps.
  - solardev 3y ago
    I once ran 2 miles in 40 minutes in 60F degree weather. It broke some muscle or another and took two months to recover, lol. Humans are so crazy adaptable. Some humans.
- recursive 3y ago
  Training, acclimatization, and adaptation. Probably not much different from any other endurance-oriented athletic pursuit.
  - solardev 3y ago
    2000 burpees a day in the sauna, a treadmill in the steam room, and a firetruck full of Gatorade ought to do it...
- SyzygistSix 3y ago
  How do they do it? Some people get strong and fit. It's a hobby.

Wait until you read about the Badwater 135 https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/ https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/

by the-rc 3y ago

Wait until you read about the Badwater 135 https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/ https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/

solardev 3y ago

Geeze. I get winded and overheated from my 0.02 mile trek to the mailbox. I can maybe do 100 miles on a good day... in my car. When the air conditioner's working. How do people do it?! 'Tis cray cray. Next you're going to tell me there's a lava surfing competition.

everdrive 3y ago
Right, this is “fun” right up until your car overheats.
- the-rc 3y ago
  I know someone who ran it on one kidney and, the first time, the support car broke down around 90 miles, so the organizers were forced to stop her... The previous year, she had had to bail out one week before the race in order to donate the other kidney. Yes, later she did eventually run it and finish it.
lambdaba 3y ago
Years ago there was a documentary with some guy (a developer iirc) was preparing for badwater, it involved going running in the summer heat with winter gear on. He did manage to finish the race though!
civilitty 3y ago
> How do people do it?! They slowly work up to it. The Death Valley portion of the race is tough but it's largely about managing pace, hydration, and electrolyte intake. Note that the record pace for the Badwater 135 is on the order of 11 minutes, compared to something like the Ironman where the running pace record is 6 minutes over 26 miles. It's definitely a slower race because of the desert and mountain portions. Oh and many runners hallucinate. If it's a good trip, that probably helps.
- solardev 3y ago
  I once ran 2 miles in 40 minutes in 60F degree weather. It broke some muscle or another and took two months to recover, lol. Humans are so crazy adaptable. Some humans.
recursive 3y ago
Training, acclimatization, and adaptation. Probably not much different from any other endurance-oriented athletic pursuit.
- solardev 3y ago
  2000 burpees a day in the sauna, a treadmill in the steam room, and a firetruck full of Gatorade ought to do it...
SyzygistSix 3y ago
How do they do it? Some people get strong and fit. It's a hobby.