[quote]optheta wrote:
The Pain tolerance for this must be ASTOUNDING. I know the top body builders got to have godly pain tolerance as well but for this, its madness![/quote]
Dean Karnazes-50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days, Badwater 135, marathon at the South Pole
http://outside.away.com/outside/news/20051018_1.html
350 miles in a little over 80 hrs.
Wow. How is this humanly possible? I would have fell asleep after like 3 hours.
And people were questioning the thread about the human body being built for distance:
[quote]PaddyM wrote:
And people were questioning the thread about the human body being built for distance:
Well if you wanna get down to the nitty gritty, some paleontologists have postured that neolithic man was able to run 7-9 miles reliably everyday, along with being able to lift immense weights (animal carcasses and whatnot)
It has been scientifically proven that we are literally built to run and running endurance.
And there are tons of ultra marathon runners out there.
Fuck, even some women have bigger balls than you guys.
Check out Astrid Benöhr:
Astrid Benöhr (born 8 October 1957 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German endurance athlete, multiple world champion and world record holder in various multiple Ironman (also known as ultra-triathlon) disciplines.
Her 1997 world record in the quintuple ironman (about 74 hours for some 19 km swimming, 900 km bicycling, 210 km running) is more than 2 hours less than the men’s world record; her 1999 world record in the deca (tenfold) ironman (about 187 hours for 38 km swimming, 1800 km bicycling, 420 km running) is about 5 hours less than the men’s world record. In this event, her total time of 187 hours included some 8.5 hours of sleep. However, this record remains unofficial because it was not verified by the sport’s administrative body, the International Ultra Triathlon Association.
She also holds the women’s world records in the double, triple and quadruple ironman. In 2001, at age 44, she became world champion in the triple ironman, finishing before the male world champion. She has also won women’s world championships in the double, quintuple and deca ironman.
She began to run in her twenties, to aid her efforts to stop smoking. She started collecting ironman titles in 1987, working without a coach to this day. She is a housewife and has three children, born in 1980, 1981 and 1985.
In the 1998 deca ironman race in Monterrey, Mexico, Astrid Benöhr was disqualified for taking shortcuts during the running segment.[1]
In an interview in 2003, she said that sex the night before a competition helps, as it relaxes and leads to deeper sleep.[2]
And yes, Dean Karnazes is a God.
He wrote a book many years ago. Good read.
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
It has been scientifically proven that we are literally built to run and running endurance.
And there are tons of ultra marathon runners out there.
Fuck, even some women have bigger balls than you guys.
Check out Astrid Ben�¶hr:
Astrid Ben�¶hr (born 8 October 1957 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German endurance athlete, multiple world champion and world record holder in various multiple Ironman (also known as ultra-triathlon) disciplines.
Her 1997 world record in the quintuple ironman (about 74 hours for some 19 km swimming, 900 km bicycling, 210 km running) is more than 2 hours less than the men’s world record; her 1999 world record in the deca (tenfold) ironman (about 187 hours for 38 km swimming, 1800 km bicycling, 420 km running) is about 5 hours less than the men’s world record. In this event, her total time of 187 hours included some 8.5 hours of sleep. However, this record remains unofficial because it was not verified by the sport’s administrative body, the International Ultra Triathlon Association.
She also holds the women’s world records in the double, triple and quadruple ironman. In 2001, at age 44, she became world champion in the triple ironman, finishing before the male world champion. She has also won women’s world championships in the double, quintuple and deca ironman.
She began to run in her twenties, to aid her efforts to stop smoking. She started collecting ironman titles in 1987, working without a coach to this day. She is a housewife and has three children, born in 1980, 1981 and 1985.
In the 1998 deca ironman race in Monterrey, Mexico, Astrid Ben�¶hr was disqualified for taking shortcuts during the running segment.[1]
In an interview in 2003, she said that sex the night before a competition helps, as it relaxes and leads to deeper sleep.[2]
And yes, Dean Karnazes is a God.
He wrote a book many years ago. Good read.[/quote]
I’m such a pussy, damn superheroes
[quote]JLu wrote:
I just realized something, do these guys just step off the trail to shit/piss? Or do they do it on the move like cyclists who just wait for a downhill and poke it off to the side?[/quote]
Maybe they do what this guy did…then hope that stream is nearby to run through again!
Terry Fox did pretty well on one leg and he was sick or something 
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
IB.Curlin wrote:
I have a friend who has been training for these things for a few years now, he always talks about this guy, he showed me an article about him were he stated he was a power lifter for a few years before joining the military. Pretty crazy…
Kidney Failure. Can a liver actually fail?[/quote]
…hell yes, but he wouldn’t be running far if that happened…
I thought it was pretty awesome that he did the runs to raise money for the children of army personnel who were killed in action
Very impressive and truly inspirational.
What this guy has done, most likely, is use his skills and abilities he learned while in the NAVY SEALS, and applied them to his ultra-distance running. Things like mind over matter, and learning how to push through pain and ignore it altogether. When doubt is eliminated from you, so much to the point where you have nothing but pure focus.
I would love to see T-Nation do an interview with this guy. I could care less about him not being HYUGE, but he can sure teach many of us about work ethic and drive.
It’s amazing what he has done, and still does with his abilities. I’ve done five ultras, with the longest being 100 miles, and haven’t put out times that even come close to even Goggins’ first ultras. Here’s another complete freak who’s now past his prime, but has records that have never, and may never be beaten.