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Road Races Report: The State of Running 2019
Coyote Mas Loco:
As has already been indicated here endurance sports are a lot more niche than a generation ago. Overall participation has gone up but not everyone is running 5Ks, HMs, and full marathons every other weekend. And there is a certain amount of bucketlistism in running. Cycling, tris, and mountain/trail/ultras have all probably grown more.
With running you see a lot of, couch-5K to marathon, onto BQ attempts with a couple halves thrown in (no one wants to run a 10K anymore). And within two years it's onto 100 milers or or five day endurance challenges in Alps or Andes.
Arrojo:
Also, Masters Track & Field participation is bigger than ever. But sprinters are invisible to normal runners.
SnarlyMarly:
--- Quote from: CheryG on November 27, 2019, 01:33:09 PM ---Gonna agree with Lackey. Plus, is there any data that includes ultras and trail runs?
IMO those have seen huge increases. The mountain running circuit is now much more competitive.
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I have a ton of triathlon friends that moved to ultras, they say the culture is more supportive. I have always felt that. I workout with a young triathlete and I find myself saying “runners just don’t do that”, more and more often.
This is a typical triathlete meet up, “hey, snarly, good race last month. Are you going to do “insert race” this year? I am doing it, I qualified for nationals there last year”
Snarly confused..... for runners....there is some conversation in between after saying “thanks”
For a triathlete, the proper reply is “oh yeah, you had a great race there”.
I think I better start thinking that ultra on my bucket list.
SnarlyMarly:
--- Quote from: Coyote Mas Loco on December 02, 2019, 07:50:21 AM ---As has already been indicated here endurance sports are a lot more niche than a generation ago. Overall participation has gone up but not everyone is running 5Ks, HMs, and full marathons every other weekend. And there is a certain amount of bucketlistism in running. Cycling, tris, and mountain/trail/ultras have all probably grown more.
With running you see a lot of, couch-5K to marathon, onto BQ attempts with a couple halves thrown in (no one wants to run a 10K anymore). And within two years it's onto 100 milers or or five day endurance challenges in Alps or Andes.
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Why go balls to walls for a 10k and finish midpack when you can walk a marathon and get cheered for finishing last? In an ironman, the last person to cross the line gets more cheers than the winner. I knew a person that purposefully tried to be last, he was the president of the local tri club🤨
SnarlyMarly:
I am living up to my name today😂
I better get on that ultra and I can change my name back to foxy
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