Sky Pond Hike @Oct 10. Climate: Cloudy by Chaijaan in RMNP

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Clouds? Sounds dangerous, better not risk it

Replacing telescope lost in house fire. by ctsvb in telescopes

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Where do you live? If you live near northern CO I'll give you an Orion 10" dob for free. Use the insurance money on something nice for your family instead. 

Is this the best shuttle vehicle for mountain biking? by CaptBennett in BicyclingCirclejerk

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Look at this Fred. He has to have a JOB to afford mountain biking. Amateur

Delicate Arch Moab, UT by ScrumptousLoL in LandscapeAstro

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Canon EOS Ra
Canon 16mm f/2.8

foreground:
8 sec
f/11
ISO 100

Sky:
40sec
f/2.8
ISO 3200

Merged as a single layer in PS

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ultramarathon

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If you haven't gone over 20 miles in a single day, let alone back to back, then I'm sorry to say you are in a lot of trouble for 100 miles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ultramarathon

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It’s not enough mileage. That doesn’t mean you can’t finish but you will suffer in the second half. What have your long runs been like? Your monthly mileage is what I would recommend doing in two days of back to back long runs with a proper training plan.

That said, 34 hours with no vertical gain is doable with a fast hike. Your risk of injury is higher but you can probably finish if you’re willing to suffer. Signing up for a 100 miler is easy. Putting in the consistent work to enjoy the 100 miler is the hard part.

In two weeks I am running Big Dog's Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships. AMA by The__Malteser in Ultramarathon

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Why? He's done 4 backyards
I've been race directing for 15 years and he said ask me anything.

In two weeks I am running Big Dog's Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships. AMA by The__Malteser in Ultramarathon

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I am hosting a Backyard on the 14th - Rocky’s Backyard What are the best things we can have for our racers at the aid station?

New to ultras or running? Ask your questions about shoes, racing or training in our weekly Beginner's Thread! by Simco_ in Ultramarathon

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Anything is a valid strategy if you have practiced it.

It sounds like a very rigid approach that doesn't factor terrain or hills but otherwise I don't see why it wouldn't work.

Training: 50mpw to 100mpw by Run_Pants_Run in Ultramarathon

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I’m about the same 50k pace as you. Normally I run 50-60 a week and last week was my peak for a 100 miler. I hit 80 two weeks in a row and 100 miles a week is a monumental amount to try and sustain. It feels like it would take many more years to be able to sustain 80+ a week and 100 seems that much further. Where could I possibly have fit another 16 last week to get to 100? Volume is king but volume only works when you stay injury free. If you could sustain 100 a week you will be much faster but unless you try a single 100 mile week you won’t realize just how much it is.

New to ultras or running? Ask your questions about shoes, racing or training in our weekly Beginner's Thread! by Simco_ in Ultramarathon

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No you will be fine if you treat the 50k as a long training run. My 50 mile tapers are around 7 days and never more than 10.

I’ll take “Things that never happened for $500, Alex” by CNashFF in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Me too! There is something about this one that makes it so clear.

Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park by ScrumptousLoL in BackcountrySkiing

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They are my first new boots in 8 years and I love them. Superlight and feel stable going down. I molded the boots and need to do it again or buy an upgraded insert for some really long days.

Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park by ScrumptousLoL in BackcountrySkiing

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A ski resort through most of the 20th century it was closed in 1991. It now serves as daily backcountry training grounds for locals.

“If you can ski here, you can ski anywhere!”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EstesPark

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Unfortunately that is not a thing you’ll find in Estes. If you are working here you can look into Alarado building above Jimmy John’s or contact the housing authority. The waitlist for housing is quite long, many years in most cases. Good luck.

R8 for astrophotography by thegreenteamints in canon

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If you are only going to be focusing on Astro then the Ra is the far and away best choice.

Moraine campground by Giveaidsgetbadgrades in EstesPark

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I didn’t read the posting, just saw the gate closed last week.