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trailboy

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Oct 17, 2007 2:52 PM

100 miles

Does anybody know anyone who actually ran 100 miles in one sitting (or running)? Other than Dean Karnazes., because I know he has.There are some people who say that they can do it to. I run 60 miles a week but never in one sitting. I usually run 10 miles a day except for sundays. The most i have run is 15 miles in a day and that was hard. I think if someone ever did run over 100 miles in one sitting it would be a record.

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exciton
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1. Oct 17, 2007 3:26 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Try Yiannis Kouros for about 486 miles.

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crunningman
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2. Oct 17, 2007 3:41 PM (in response to trailboy)
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Actually, there are quite few runners on this "ultra board" who have covered 100 Miles in one sitting.

Please don't get another DK thread started. Please. Please.

exciton is right - Yiannis Kouros is the man

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Sherpa John
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3. Oct 17, 2007 4:00 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Define... "in one sitting"

I've run 103 Miles in 23 Hours 19 Minutes.. does that count?

I know a few folks who have run 120 miles+ in one 24 hour period...

I know a TON of other folks who have also run 100 or more in ONE day..

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runjoey002
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4. Oct 17, 2007 4:28 PM (in response to trailboy)
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According to Ultrarunning magazine , there were about two thousand 100 mile finishes in 2006. Taking into account that many ultra runners finish more than one 100 miler a year, there are probably about 1,000 people that finish one each year. There are usually around 400 listed as finishing under 24 hours.

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Gregolowe
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5. Oct 17, 2007 4:44 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Me thinks I smell a troll.

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trailboy
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6. Oct 17, 2007 5:24 PM (in response to trailboy)
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Really? I had no clue that some one can run that far.

I certainly don't believe the 463 in one day. that's impossible.
Where can I find more information on people who run 100 miles in one day. I'm sceptical.

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rustyboy
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7. Dec 27, 2007 2:20 AM (in response to trailboy)
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Well, I'm goin' for it on Saturday. If you'd like to fly to LA and shake my hand afterward, you will have met someone who has.

I'll even autograph your shoes for you. Who knows how much they'll be worth?!?!?

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8. Dec 27, 2007 2:20 AM (in response to trailboy)
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quote:
Originally posted by trailboy:
Really? I had no clue that some one can run that far.

I certainly don't believe the 463 in one day. that's impossible.
Where can I find more information on people who run 100 miles in one day. I'm sceptical.

Start here
http://www.run100s.com/[/URL" target="_blank">

Yep, especially if you apply the more liberal meaning of the word "run" that we ultrarunners use which includes almost any forward momentum at the fastest pace the body can manage over the terrain for a given amount of time. Not to say that some don't actually keep at what you would term a "run" for the entire time, but many of us do take plenty of walk breaks in a 100 especially on them steep hills.

Yiannis is definitely the king of continuous running with a 100 mile record of 11:46:37. Do the math, that is just upwards of 7min/mi average; definitely running. He also holds records for 48hrs, 72hrs and many multi-day events. I don't know what time length he ran 486mi over, but his 24hr record is over 180 miles and his 48hr record is 463km (287+mi). His records for longer times are even more impressive though I don't know how many of them are "continuous", but then it really doesn't matter. He is a machine.

Read about Yiannis here
http://www.yianniskouros.com/[/URL" target="_blank">

You can see the stats for the best American's here:
http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=road&age=open&sport=LDR[/URL" target="_blank">

That should be enough to get you started on what running 100 miles is all about and just who and how many have done it.

I have run one hundred miler, but it took me a little over a day. I am doing my second one in a week and a half in Arizona.

-Steve
http://mountain-man-steve.blogspot.com/[/URL" target="_blank">

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chriswile
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9. Oct 17, 2007 6:38 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Hi Trailboy-
Yes- I have run two 100 mile races in under 24 hours. Just this past weekend I ran the Heartland 100 in 22 hours 19 minutes. In April of 2006 I ran Umstead 100 in 22 hours 17 minutes. It is not easy, takes a bit of training and can hurt like heck, but it is possible even for the average old runner that I am. Once you have a certain running base built up it becomes more of a mind game to complete the run. It is very easy to quit and it takes a ton of motivation to complete it. I will be posting my race report on cool running in a day or so if you are interested in all of the details. Good luck.
Chris

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Sherpa John
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10. Oct 17, 2007 8:12 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

quote:
Originally posted by trailboy:
Really? I had no clue that some one can run that far.

I certainly don't believe the 463 in one day. that's impossible.
Where can I find more information on people who run 100 miles in one day. I'm sceptical.

Yes... and the world is flat...

Keep sailing Columbus!

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tox-prof
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11. Oct 17, 2007 8:31 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Just out of curiosity, anyone know if there is a DOCUMENTED continuous run of 100 miles or more...meaning, no walk breaks of any kind...no potty breaks, no stopping to eat, etc...but continuous 'at least one foot off the ground at all times' running? (for the sake of discussion, I'm using the opposite of race-walking as a definition of running).

For the record, I'm not discounting the thousand's of 100 mile finishes each year, or YK 3-6 day record runs. All the "discussion" (for lack of a better word) about whether Karnazes' runs of 199, 262, 350 miles were really "continuous" just got me thinking...

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rustyboy
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12. Oct 17, 2007 10:11 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

quote:
Originally posted by Sherpa John:

Yes... and the world is flat...

I bet Kouros could run it in >36 hours in that case.

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Kevin E. Stroud
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13. Oct 18, 2007 1:40 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Wanna see my shiny belt-buckle?! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|border=0!

kestrou

P.S. - For DNADoc, I have to admit there were a few times when both feet were in contact with the ground at once...

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runjoey002
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14. Oct 18, 2007 5:32 PM (in response to trailboy)
Re: 100 miles

Just out of curiosity, anyone know if there is a DOCUMENTED continuous run of 100 miles or more...meaning, no walk breaks of any kind...no potty breaks, no stopping to eat, etc...but continuous 'at least one foot off the ground at all times' running? (for the sake of discussion,

When Don Ritchie, a Scotsman I believe, set the world record for 100 miles back in the late 70,s, He ran it on a 400 meter track in a race. He never stopped running and said he just peed while he ran. His time was 11 something but has since been topped by Kouros and maybe one or two others.

Joey, who has run under 24 twice and plans to do so again next April at Umstead.

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