[quote]Con@n wrote:
Impressive, but he would never get my vote. How many people do you know that even thought of competing in ultramarathons?
TooHuman wrote:
silverblood wrote:
Pick one.
Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathons in 50 days. After the last one in N.Y. he ran back to the site of the first one in St. Louis.
Ran a 200 mile relay in California solo.
Won the Badwater 135 through Death Valley.
Ran over 350 miles at 80+hrs.
Won the 4 Deserts Crown.
This makes him exactly the worst athlete in my mind.
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I’ve met a few ultra runners.
http://www.ws100.com/lotteryresults.htm
Western States 100
430 Runners selected as of 10:51pm, 11/29/08
http://www.badwater.com/
Badwater 135
The selection process begins on January 5, 2009 and ends on January 19, 2009 (with extensions for competitors in 2009 Badwater World Cup events). A committee of five race staff members, one of whom is the race director, will review and rank each application on a scale of 0 to 10. The ranks will be tallied on February 15 and the top 80 applicants with the highest scores will be invited. At that time, or later, up to ten more applicants may be invited at the race director’s discretion.
List of ultras
http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/calendar/index.shtml
Sun, May 24, 2009
Comrades Ultra Marathon
Pietermaritzburg to Durban, South Africa 5:30am
“World’s greatest race,”( Runners World,), a “down run” this year, 89kms, 5 big hills, picturous, historic land of the Zulus, 12000 runners & 45 nations. Time limit (hours):12 hours. Field limit: none
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Annapurna 100k
Nepal 6.00 a.m.
Probably the toughest 100k race in the World - Himalayan mountain trails in a stunning rhodadendron forest with snow capped peaks of the Annapurnas. Time limit (hours):24. Field limit: 500
Some have field limits some don’t but there are a lot of ultra runners out there.
As for basketball:In Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s first NBA post-season, the Lakers met the 76ers in the NBA Finals. As had been true throughout the season, Abdul-Jabbar was the key to the Lakers’ success. However, in a game five victory, the Laker center suffered a severely sprained ankle. The Lakers led the best-of-seven series three-games-to-two, but were traveling to Philadelphia for game six without their best player and that year’s league MVP (the sixth time Kareem had won the award). In a move that shocked and delighted fans outside of Philadelphia, point guard Magic Johnson, still not yet age 21, started the game as center in Abdul-Jabbar’s place, and eventually played every position on the floor, delivering arguably the finest game of his NBA career, scoring 42 points, pulling down 15 rebounds, and passing out 7 assists. The Lakers won game six and with it the NBA championship. Johnson was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, being the only rookie to have ever won the award. Johnson is also one of only four players to win NCAA and NBA championships in consecutive years.