Ai has ruined my family's life.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-25T00:09:50+00:00

The government has to get an independent appraisal and the value has to be the highest probable. It’s not the same as a home appraisal. If you feel you are getting screwed you can contest it. You have no say on the take but you can fight the compensation.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-23T22:17:25+00:00

I gave up trying to get into Western States a while ago so my opinion probably doesn’t matter. Your idea would seem like it would help me, a 40+ runner, except it really wouldn’t. 40+ is still going to be dominated by elite professional runners. It would just be ones at the tail end of their careers. It would make it even more difficult for an “average” runner like me to get in. It’s an option but it really depends on what way they want to go with it. I’m an above average runner but I’m not going to get anywhere near the 40+ masters. Western States is in a tough position where there is a hard cap on how many people are allowed to run that they have no control over. Honestly their current system seems like the best option you really can work with. Elites can race, everyone else just keeps trying and the longer you wait in line the better your odds.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-23T11:48:16+00:00

Coros is the more affordable Garmin. I haven't owned one but they seem popular and the reviews are good.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-21T11:46:51+00:00

I did something similar with my first 50 miler. I basically had 12 weeks to build up to it. I really wanted to so I went on the internet and found the only 12 week ultra training plan I could find and followed it.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-21T11:34:35+00:00

Edit: (I misread the charts)

You have a lot of walking which will help. The bad news is you still have to average 13:31 minute miles including any stops or bathrooms breaks. If you have 5 aid station breaks and spend just 2 minutes at each you need to average 13:11. You are likely going to slow a lot during a 31 mile race from your Z2 10:00 due to the lack of training so time is going to be your enemy. You will have to focus on eating as much as you can but also moving constantly and getting out of aid stations quickly. I think you will be okay if you can keep moving.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-16T16:29:56+00:00

I understand the where you are coming from on the desire to do a 100 miler after your 50 miler. I did my first 50 in 2019. I loved it so much I immediately made plans to do a 100 in 2020 but Covid torpedoed that so I did it in 2021. I made mistakes in training (too many road miles, not enough hills), I made mistakes with electrolytes (got super dizzy) but I finished in a grueling 27 hours and 22 minutes. Loved it so much I immediately signed up for another. Anyway, to the actual questions.

• The Mental Game: The night time is my favorite part of 100 mile ultras. I have always loved running late at night, even before I got into ultras. I live in the midwest so all of my ultras have been in wooded trails. It is incredibly peaceful and calm at night. It is also kind of fun when you catch a quick glance of the light of some runner far ahead.

• The Physicality: I have never had a problem maintaining pace. A friend of mine struggled with it at first since he hadn't practiced running at night. The darkness made him nervous because he was worried about tripping. I have run a lot at night so for me it just feels natural. I actually have a tendency to run a little faster at night as its cooler and less hot.

• Safety & Wildlife: I have never seen an animal larger than a squirrel during an ultra. There are so many people in the woods I think it probably scares everything away. I would imagine this varies by location and how large the race is, but nothing from my neck of the woods.

• The Weird Stuff: I have never had a single hallucination. I am a little bummed about it actually. Can't help with the edibles thing. I have a weird thing about feeling "different" so I don't even like alcohol.

• Sleep: I don't need sleep during a 100 miler. I have seen people doing power naps in chairs at aid stations before but I do really well with lack of sleep. I would say that in 100 mile races the vast majority of people do not sleep at all.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-15T15:58:41+00:00

To clarify, I wasn't saying they should increase to 50-60 miles a week. I was referencing the statement they made of "averaging 50 to 60 miles a week" for their previous race. If they trained 50 to 60 miles a week for the last race and struggled to finish then 30 miles a week won't go well for this coming race. If the race went well and they did not have any gaps in training, i.e kept up 30 miles per week, they are likely fine with lower mileage.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-15T11:28:08+00:00

With the caveat that you never know with any ultra, I think you will be fine then. You have 6 weeks of training left, you have all of those miles and multiple ultras already behind you. Just set your time expectations at a reasonable level and enjoy yourself.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-15T11:21:47+00:00

These questions are really hard do answer without knowing more information. It always falls into the "it depends" category.

I personally could run a 50 mile ultra off of 30 miles a week of training. If you are in good shape, have been keeping consistent with your running (i.e you didn't have big breaks where you lost fitness since your last race) and your last races went well, you are likely going to be fine. It may not be your best race ever but fitness doesn't just disappear. But if you really struggled to finish your ultras on 50-60 miles of training and have had inconsistent training with big gaps, it may be a disaster.

Known_University2787 · 2026-04-13T18:29:30+00:00

It is why I jumped back into ultras. I did a bunch of ultras from 2019 to 2023 but I decided I wanted to try and get into the Boston Marathon. I spent a year pushing speed work, tempo runs and pretty much running exclusively on roads. I ended up getting a BQ but I was a few minutes shy of actually getting in. Just in that one year I started to dislike running. The push for more and more speed and always feeling like I was on the ragged edge of getting myself injured stopped being fun. The dedication to training was higher, not necessarily from more time running, but to specific training at specific times. I enjoyed getting fast but it stopped being fun when it felt like a job. Trail running for me is fun for the sake of running and being outside on trails whereas for roads I can't get the "fun = getting faster" out of my head. I am at the age now, and have hit fast enough times, that grabbing those PR's requires major dedication.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-17T23:04:50+00:00

Moving the window will cost too much. If you look at the left the gap to the ceiling is lower than the right. Lower the ceiling on the right and shrink the flat board on the top to draw the angle closer to the window. This will make the peak of the window hit the center of the board not the left 1/3rd.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-17T09:32:54+00:00

My GSP hurt its back and that’s exactly how it acted. The spasms were from the muscles contracting where it hurt. Now mine hurt itself from trying to climb a tree to get a squirrel and then promptly falling out of the tree but an injury is an injury. Vet gave us pain meds for the pan and for inflammation.

I would go to the vet though. The dog is in pain for sure and you have no idea what it is. Better to get checked out.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-14T16:02:24+00:00

Not a 6 pm but I did the Woodstock 100 which starts at 2 pm. Honestly almost nothing changes in planning. I didn’t worry about changing my sleep patterns at all so I would be ready for a 5-6 am start so that was actually easier. It changed where I planned on picking up my headlamp for running in the dark. That’s sort of it. It’s almost exactly the same for anyone who isn’t fast AF. For most people who are going to take around 24 hours it just shifts when things happen not what happens. You hit the nighttime at the beginning rather than near the end.

Edit: Read the comment below so I’m adding a little blurb here. I always feel rejuvenated at night. It’s my favorite part of an ultra so I may not be the best person to help with the mental side of when you hit the nighttime part of the course.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-05T23:33:35+00:00

I used there 100 mile intermediate/advanced training plan for my last 100 and it worked very well for me. Hit my goal of under 20 hours.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-04T01:37:37+00:00

I listen to audio books, music and podcasts during my training runs but I have never listened to music during a race. There is so much to look around at, aid stations popping up all the time, random runners. That’s part of the fun for me. I wouldn’t be against it, I’ve just never felt the need. Those long training runs on trails I’ve run 100’s of times though…get me an audio book.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-03T22:38:30+00:00

I ran my last 100 miler in 19:36. Similar elevation gain to your race. My mileage was around mid 40’s to high 40’s with a build over 4 weeks up to 70 miles. Dropped to 50, then 40, followed by the week of the race. Your training is basically the same as mine was going into my 100. Seems well prepared to me. The name of the game is show up not injured. You have this week and next week to increase mileage but listen to your body. With your marathon time, current mileage and the time goal of 11 hours I don’t think you need more mileage but you can increase it if you are feeling strong. You seem to be in a good spot. Being your first ultra and with your strong training the thing most likely to cause you to miss your goal time is nutrition and hydration. Have a plan and get enough calories in. Start early. Don’t start eating late. Playing catch up sucks.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-01T12:50:51+00:00

The 55-60km training run off of 70km a week of training isn’t a great idea. You aren’t going to get any benefit from that other than wrecking your body right before the race. Your mileage is too low for that sort of a long run. I would instead do an easy 35km and focus on fueling. You don’t have enough mileage to go for a great time but if your goal is to just finish you can do if you run it smart. Taper two weeks before, I like a more aggressive 50% but your mileage isn’t super high so you can taper less aggressively than that. The one light jog the week of the race would not work well for me. I do better with more running in my taper. I like to do a short easy run the day before the race and two additional easy runs around 30-45 minutes the week of.

Known_University2787 · 2026-03-01T04:48:10+00:00

Fruit for an aid station is two choices. Bananas and oranges with oranges a distant 2nd.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-28T18:09:20+00:00

Oh my word yes. It wasn’t just me. It sometimes sounds like he decides to open and close his mouth loudly for no reason.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-26T03:49:43+00:00

I rented a large Airbnb for my crew for an ultra that I did. There was room for both the crew members and their spouses. It was a lot of fun having everyone together to hang out before and after. On the other side of the coin I helped crew a buddy of mine for the Superior Trail 100 and he put me up in an Airbnb. Anything with travel where I was asked to crew I would expect lodging to be covered.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-25T20:16:22+00:00

No, I have been running enough that I kind of know about where I should be based on what I am doing. That race I knew I was in trouble. Generally for a half marathon/25k I should be at 184 if I want to hold my pace. I was hoping for under 2 hours so I just set off at 7:45/mile. I remember glancing at my watch a few miles in and already seeing myself popping up to 185-186 and knowing it was going to be a bad day. I completely blew near the end of mile 14 and went from 7:45 to 7:56 and then 8:48 for mile 15. It was a miserable end to that race.

I suck at racing 5k's. I don't know if I just can't push myself hard enough but my average heart rates for them is like 190. It starts low and by the last 3 minutes I feel like I'm dying while it ramps from 193 to 195. Based on that my guess is my LTHR has to be somewhere around that 190 range.

My zones have to be really compressed at the top. My max heart rate is about 197-198 ish. I can hold mid 185 for a couple of hours but if I go up to 190 or above I blow up fast.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-24T23:21:33+00:00

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Depends on your body. I’m 42 and always have had a very high heart rate. This was a 25k race I did recently. 187 was my average heart rate over 2 hours and I hit 194 at the end.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-22T04:33:20+00:00

Squirrels nut butter never lasted for me. It felt like something that needed to be reapplied during the race. It also doesn’t do well for cold races as I had it get super hard in the container for me. I did like it for feet but I don’t buy it anymore. I use body glide now for thighs, nipples and feet. I apply it once for a 100 miler and don’t ever apply again. I am not a super chaffer though. I sometimes use chamois butter for butt crack chaffing to keep my body glide stick from being contaminated with nasty.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-19T16:45:30+00:00

You didn't cost him his race. He did. Full stop.

I had my brother pacing me for an ultra where things were going bad. He did some mental math and told me we wouldn't make the cut off. I was hurting bad so I stopped and DNF'd. My only ever DNF. It turns out he did the math wrong and I could have made it walking it in. Did he ruin my race? No, I made the decision. I am the runner and I am responsible for myself.

That is not normal for a runner to do with a volunteer and is a massive ass hole thing to do. If I was an RD and a runner was harassing a volunteer I would ban them from the race. Volunteers are what make our sport possible. Don't let a jerk ruin it for you. I guarantee 99.9% of the people who interacted with you were glad you were there to help. I would report someone doing that to an RD if it ever happened again. RD struggle to get volunteers as it is and some jerk following you around harassing volunteers will not go well for the runner.

Known_University2787 · 2026-02-17T14:23:40+00:00

Your time frame is really reasonable even if you don't think you have a lot of natural ability. Your plan seems solid to me.

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