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> At 3:10 P.M. eastern on Thursday, Dunn tweeted that eight runners had moved onto loop four—a race record. That bunch included Paris and Campbell, whose quest

by js2 3y ago

> At 3:10 P.M. eastern on Thursday, Dunn tweeted that eight runners had moved onto loop four—a race record. That bunch included Paris and Campbell, whose quest to break his own Barkley finisher record lived on. While Paris completed loop four 10 minutes back from Campbell, Campbell waited for Paris to start lap five so she could choose her direction. This is a lovely bit of sportsmanship[^1]. The person who finishes the 4th lap first gets to choose what direction to go out on the 5th (last) lap, then the remaining runners have to alternate. The course is a lot more difficult one direction than the other. Campbell waited to start his 5th lap to give Paris the choice what direction she wanted to run her 5th lap. [^1]: I've run a few ultras. It's a sport that seems to either engender or attract good sports. Probably due to the shared suffering.

cl42 3y ago
100% with you. I do a lot of trail running and the community is consistently supportive, positive, and the biggest competition tends to be with yourself (your demons, your fatigue, etc.). This is true whether you're doing a run in Norway, California, or Japan... Universally wonderful people.
- js2 3y ago
  A few year's back at Big's Backyard Ultra (2014), one of the last two runners had to catch his plane back to his home country. As you probably know, to win Big's you have to be the sole runner to complete a final lap, however many laps that is. Because the other runner didn't think this was a fair way for him to win, they both stopped running together on the 49th lap (204 miles) and that year there was no winner.
analog31 3y ago
My wife's a trail ultrarunner, and says that there's a lot more camaraderie. She suggests part of it is due to the fact that the races are so unpredictable, that direct comparisons and even "time" aren't all that meaningful. Another friend suggested the same thing about cyclocross.
xarope 3y ago
I think Kilian Jornet's done that many times too, in highly competitive races.

by js2 3y ago

cl42 3y ago

100% with you. I do a lot of trail running and the community is consistently supportive, positive, and the biggest competition tends to be with yourself (your demons, your fatigue, etc.). This is true whether you're doing a run in Norway, California, or Japan... Universally wonderful people.

js2 3y ago
A few year's back at Big's Backyard Ultra (2014), one of the last two runners had to catch his plane back to his home country. As you probably know, to win Big's you have to be the sole runner to complete a final lap, however many laps that is. Because the other runner didn't think this was a fair way for him to win, they both stopped running together on the 49th lap (204 miles) and that year there was no winner.

analog31 3y ago

My wife's a trail ultrarunner, and says that there's a lot more camaraderie. She suggests part of it is due to the fact that the races are so unpredictable, that direct comparisons and even "time" aren't all that meaningful. Another friend suggested the same thing about cyclocross.

xarope 3y ago

I think Kilian Jornet's done that many times too, in highly competitive races.