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Ultra runners are in another league!!

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Lisaloopy9
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So, last night my running buddy and I decided to drive and try to meet two of our run club leaders doing the Centurion 100mile South Downs way ultra! We got our calculations wrong and waited for nearly 3 hours! In a car park in the middle of nowhere (Devils dyke near Brighton) we eventually saw them around 11pm.

What we witnessed in those three hours was both terrifying and utterly inspirational!!

We saw a lady fall over screaming for help, we saw men unable to walk fall into bushes!! We saw men and woman with eyes wide, in an almost zombie like state!! Then we had runners that stopped to have a little chat and break the monotony!

I am in total awe of these amazing people! This really is running laid bare...with some people totally alone, going through the night...all the have is themselves and 100miles! The mental strength needed for this is almost more important than their physical ability!!

Looked this morning and the guys finished after 28 hours! Bloody amazing!!

Hats off to anyone who has attempted or completed this type of event! Absolutely amazing!

Runners are amazing!!! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

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misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

We had our very own Roseabi report here on her ultra the other day. Do have a read as itโ€™s very interesting hearing a first-hand account, also,through the night

Yep, crazy feats of endurance. They must like it ๐Ÿ˜ƒ. Imagine doing so over the mountains and fells Eeek. Mind you Ju Ju has done the super-tough Dartmoor marathon, which is top of the scale for degree of difficulty ๐Ÿ˜ฌโœŠ

Interesting to learn what motivates people ๐Ÿ™‚

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply to misswobble

It was an amazing experience :)

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to roseabi

Iโ€™m in awe!!

Well done roseabi!

I was happy to cheer on but thatโ€™s the only part I think Iโ€™ll ever play in an ultra!!

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

I agree - totally inspirational and just in another league of endurance.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Tbae profile image
TbaeMetric Marathon

If you get time, Google the Berghaus Dragonโ€™s Back,315 km and 15,500m of ascent, over 5days of Welsh Mountains.Proficient climbers are tested to traverse Crib Goch and the best ultra people run over the Arรชte standing upright.๐Ÿ™ˆ

3 years ago won by Jim Mann, the first fell runner ever to hold all the

UK mountain world record times at the same time.

As you say these ultra athletes are just mind blowing,in particular this one and the Scottish equivalent.

Berghaus alternate them annually.

Just amazing.๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ซ

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to Tbae

Will do thank you

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Langley-LoperHalf Marathon

I can't decide if they are amazing or bonkers. Probably a bit of both!

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to Langley-Loper

Iโ€™m with you on that!! Lol ๐Ÿ˜‚

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DeckerUltramarathon

It takes a special kind of person to take on these kind of extreme challenges. Huge respect to anyone (Roseabi and Ju-ju) that comes out the other end intact!

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WhatsappHalf Marathon

11pm, devils dyke car park...hmm - are you sure it wasn't just chucking out time at the Devils Dyke pub!

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to Whatsapp

Didnโ€™t even see a pub! Would have made the 3 hour wait, more bearable!! ๐Ÿคฃ

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WhatsappHalf Marathon in reply to Lisaloopy9

Oops, maybe you were at one of the lower car parks?

Should you return next year: vintageinn.co.uk/restaurant...

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to Whatsapp

Thank you!

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Rignold

back when I first graduated C25k and was bitten by the running bug, having charged through 10k, HM and diverted into trails and cross country, Ultra running became my great ambition. I think it was 'Eat and Run' by Scott Jurek that ignited my passion, and teh film 'Unbreakable' about the Western Trails 100 miler. Kilian Jornet and Emilie Forsberg became my heroes.

Unfortunately for me, my, at that time undiagnosed, heart condition put paid to those dreams: very long moderate intensity exercise is ruinous for me. I can do HIIT. I can do 10k s or the odd HM but the hours of long slow distance required for ultra traing would, literally kill me.

The greatest distance I managed was 32.5 miles, which is technically an Ultra, so I will have to be satisfied with that. I still feel wistful about the 100 mile challenge but the great thing about sports and exercise is that as one door closes another one opens and I have found other avenues of challenge.

(this will not stop me from doing the VLM if my ballot place ever come up)

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Lisaloopy9 in reply to Rignold

Well done to you!

Iโ€™ve entered the ballot for VLM! Hoping to not get a place!! Lol!

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Rignold in reply to Lisaloopy9

I've entered for 4 years. I always breathe a sigh of relief when i dont get in. i would live to tick it off my bucket list but ot would disrupt my training no end. All that junk mileage...

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