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> Why do recreational distance runners care about speed so much? Some of us to achieve our PB. Others to BQ: https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify
by js2 3y ago
> Why do recreational distance runners care about speed so much?
Some of us to achieve our PB. Others to BQ:
https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify
Some of us also engage in longer distances to find our limits. If you want a mostly chill crowd of runners, start running ultras.
Speaking of finding limits, this past weekend the backyard ultra record was broken again. It now stands at an amazing 108 hours (that's 4.5 days of running) and 450 miles:
https://backyardultra.com/ https://backyardultra.com/
Read Laz'[1] updates for the final 5 laps:
https://backyardultra.com/hours-103-108/ https://backyardultra.com/hours-103-108/
Everyone was sure Ihor was going to win. Watching the race it didn't seem possible Harvey could do it again. And then, just like that, Ihor broke and Harvey recovered. And he won himself another Backyard.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_Lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_Lake
- dmbche 3y agoGreat read for the last laps, love the format. It's great
- remram 3y agoPB = personal best BQ = something qualify? ultra = ultramarathons, races longer than 42.195 km / 26 mi
- alok99 3y agoBQ = Boston Qualifying, I think. I.e. running better than the standard for men/women in the Boston Marathon