Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield will attempt to run 101 miles in 24 hours
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101 Mile run in 24 Hours
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SueAppleRun10 Miles
it’s! but what a thing to do!
Last time he did 7 marathons in 7 days 😳
Huge achievement
John_WMarathon
That's 32 (and a bit), 5k runs ...
32!
And maintaining pace 😳
He's very fit. It sounds horrendous, but if you break it down and look at his marathon pace, and what he's comfortable with, then I've no doubt he'll do it or get very close .
Yes, I certainly wouldn't bet on him not doing it
John_WMarathon
An average of 4.17 miles or 6.7 km per hour.
He can run a marathon in 3h30 - so 8 minute/mile (12.5 km/h) is comfortable for him.
If he runs, e.g. 6.7 km every hour at, say, 12 km/h, then he can take about 20-25 mins rest every hour before starting again.
Yes, I believe the plan is to run each 7k within the hour , then start the next 7 on the hour But to keep that up for 101 miles is another matter ! 😳
There quite a lot of endurance events like this. The challenge normally is to run as many miles as you can in 24 hours. You *must* be on the start line at the top of each hour or you're disqualifed. People gradually drop out as they reach the 18th or 19th hour. The trick is to workout the right balance of distance (pace) and how much rest you need each hour.
If you frame this challenge as 101 miles then you're in for a mental struggle. But if he frames it as doing 7k each hour and then taking each hour as it comes, then it becomes far easier to mentally manage the task. The rest period each hour will be crucial.
Absolutely ! And apparently, he wants to go the extra mile 😂
CmoiMarathon
Kudos to him, he's doing amazing stuff fundraising for MND charities.
Re ultras, a very experienced runner I was talking to during my trail marathon had done a 200km (124.274 miles) in 24 hours event, or "adventure" as he called it. He figured it was perfectly do-able as long as you kept your pace slow and steady.
He was so convincing I had to remind myself that he'd done something like 30 road and 18 trail marathons, plus a whole bunch of ultras, while I was a mere 5k into my first marathon! Incidentally, he was also super-friendly, helpful, and not the least patronising towards newbie me.
It's just phenomenal, What a mental challenge as well !
Great that he was so friendly and helpfull without being patronising 👍
He wasn't the only one either!
Leaving the first feed station, I commented to two guys doing the serious ultra - 115km, 4400m elevation gain, 1.00am start - that they were much braver than I was. At that point I'd not even covered 10k, and they'd already done around 65k.
They smiled and said everyone has their own challenge, so I was emboldened to say it was my first marathon. Whereupon they turned round, asked if I was OK, was I enjoying it, congratulated me, and wished me a good race. They then went off ahead of me.
A little while later, I caught up with them - at that point they were walking while I was jogging - and they actually applauded me and said "Chapeau !" as I went past. The routes split in the later part of the event, so I didn't see them again, but I really hope they had a great run. I was so, so touched and encouraged by their kindness.
That's so good to hear 🙂👍
Also, just shows that with the right training, almost anything is achievable, despite what are brains might tell us ... W5R3!
I constantly use mind games when running, and W5R3 was the first time I did so. I didn't run 20 minutes, I ran 5 minutes (no problem, I've done that before), then another 5 (just did that, so I can do it again), then another five (well I'm over half-way now, I can surely manage another five minutes) and yet another five (what's another five, it's a fraction of what I've already done, and I've started so I'll finish.)
I also used to do that .And used to tell myself I have less runs to do this week ! (I just ignored the fact they were longer) 😁
I still do it!
Maratrail was perfect example: unless injured, you could only drop out at the checkpoints/feed stations. So my thinking was get to the first checkpoint at about 8k, fine, that's not far, and you'll have got a chunk of elevation done. Second point is at 16k (in reality it was further, but hey ho), so same again. Aha, now you've got less than 30k to run, and you've done that twice before, plus most of it's downhill, because the highest point of the run's around 22k.
It was slightly disconcerting to see a sign saying 25k to the finish when both Strava and Garmin were telling me I'd done over 21k, but I just told myself I'd run 25k several times before so it didn't matter. Weirdly enough, from then on the km just seemed to roll on of their own accord. Just as well as the route was definitely well over distance at a little more than 46k!
John_WMarathon
Here's the critical question of the challenge:
- you decide to run a seemingly manageable 7km each hour, which for a 3h:30 (12.5 km/h) marathoner sounds quite reasonable).
- but how quickly do run it? The quicker you do it, the longer rest you have until the hour starts again but that intensity may come back to bite you later. Or do you do it very slowly, leaving little rest, but the much lower intensity means actually don't need so much rest. Or something in-between?
This is an eye opener into the training considerations - posted just yesterday!
John_WMarathon
Is everyone watching BBC 1 right now, as Kevin Sinfield finishes ?
Absolutely What an achievement !
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