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Celebrate your Achievements
BEVE WITH BENN - EP64 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VtwfEJdRkU5ERVrSsevaH?si=ce0b8ecc7d0a4311
Well, the week of coming down and soaking in the achievements from last weekends UTA as started to settle, the body recovering. Still time to ease back into training and not rushing back to quick.. So the sessions will ease back in over the next week or two still. What a turn out last Sunday and was great to come together and celebrate everyone's events, training!!
By the sounds of it there is lot of us getting excited about Tarawera in 2025 !! But there is still lots to focus on in the next few months with a lot of racing in June and July !! So lets continue to support each other as we grow and build getting ready for more adventures ahead!!
INTRODUCTION - WELCOME
Intro Song - Fell in love with a girl - The White Stripes
Welcome to Beve with Benn Episode 64
Beer of choice? - Mountain Culture - Tropical London NEIPA - Limited Edition
What happened last week and what's up this week
Segments
Training Talks -
Weekly training review - Strava - Training Peaks
Upcoming Sessions
Athlete Interview - UTA Athletes
Upcoming Races - Coastal Ascent / BTU / Elephant Trail Race / The Guzzler Ultra
Running Experiences
Socials - Sundays Long Run
Coaches Corner & COMPLAINTS - Ned and is new world record attempt
Athletes Questions - Managing Expectations
QF’s with Benn - UTA Race Experiences
Outro Song - Better Than - John Butler Trio
WELCOME - NEW ATHLETES
Kristie Lee
Bec Richards
Dean Burgess
TRAINING TALK
Last week's training sessions (Strava)
Strava Leaderboard
Strava Segments
Training Peaks - SNL Group
UPCOMING SESSIONS
Next week's Sessions
Refer Training Peaks
Sunday Long Run - Heaton Loop
RACE RESULTS
Noosa Half - Danielle Fleming 2:49
Did 3min / 1min off for 18km and the legs came off a little towards the end.. Didnt fuel any extra on at the aid stations. Will aim to be faster at Foster Half !!
RACING CALENDAR
2024
25/05 - Runaway Noosa Half Marathon
Maitland River Run
28/06 - Brisbane Trail Ultra
6/07 - Gold Coast Marathon
12/07 - Elephant Trail Race
20/07 - The Guzzler Ultra
15/09 - Sydney Marathon
5/10 - Lonely Mountain Ultra
ATHLETE INTERVIEW -
What shoes did you wear?
What went well?
What didn't work or went bad?
How did you overcome the challenge?
What was the best part of the event?
Did you celebrate?
What’s next?
ATHLETE INTERVIEW - Linda
UTA100
What shoes did you wear?
Topo Ultraventure 3
What went well?
Sticking to my race plan (that I borrowed from Heather) to BE PATIENT! Start easy and finish strong.
My nutrition : Vegemite sandwiches, smiths chips, Cliff peanut butter bars, SaltStick chews, water and PF sodium & carb drink mix
What didn't work or went bad?
Sadly my running buddy Heather had a pain develop in her foot that got worse as the day went on and had to make a really tough call to stop at QVH. We had a goal to cross the line together for a bronze buckle and were on track so it was difficult to process how tough her day was and it was finishing for her there…
How did you overcome the challenge?
Heather had sent a msg to her partner Greg before we got to QVH telling me to go on and go hard to get the buckle! So Col gave me a big hug and told me to get going and Greg also said Heather wants me to do it! So I ran off determined to give it my best to get to the finish line!
I repeated my mantras over and over and stayed positive and I truly believed in myself and getting to the finish line!
What was the best part of the event and weekend ?
Getting a Bronze Buckle! Col running (chasing me) with me up the finish chute and over the
Did you celebrate?
Yep!! I had chocolate for breakfast!
What’s next?
Something longer? Hmmmm
UTA NICOLE SMITH
What shoes did you wear?
Salomon pulsars
What went well? Race went well felt good ran most of they way except hiked hill up kedumba that was relentless.
What didn't work or went bad? Last 4 klms my hip and hamstring started to hurt pushed through as I and my time in
How did you overcome the challenge? My head and hoped to make it and did.
But the coach didn’t see me finish 🤣🤦♀
What was the best part of the event? Best part getting it done first uta 22 and spending such a great fun weekend away with the crew
Did you celebrate? Celebrants yet plenty of wines over the weekend.
What’s next? Next is guzzler 10klm on wait list to do 20klm there
ATHLETE INTERVIEW - Elise Troyer
What shoes did you wear?
The speedgoats
What went well?
The weather was awesome, the scenery as always was spectacular and for the majority of the run I felt pretty good. With the exception of the stairs I kept my pace pretty consistent.
What didn’t work or went bad?
I knew I hadn’t quite nailed the nutrition, this was confirmed by the slightly horrified look on Kris’s face when I told her exactly what I’d consumed 😂. Whoops, we’ll chalk that one up to a combination of rookie error & fuzzy flu brain during the bag packing.
How did you overcome the challenge?
Just powered on through.
What was the best part of the event?
Being able to share the experience with family & friends.
Did you celebrate?
Yep, Shaz, Janelle, Kris & I went out for dinner. I had my usual, a chicken burger & a beer. They had Sydney Brewery Pale Ale on tap so I gave that I go & quite enjoyed it.
What’s next?
Raffertys 22
CRIAG SANDY - UTA RACE REPORTS
UTA11
What shoes did you wear? Brand Spanking New Brooks Ghost Max’s 15 D (I know road shoes, but I needed all the comfort and support for an injured Achilles.).
What went well? Getting my son Benny and I to the start line on time and being pumped for the day ahead. My Achilles pain is 3/10.
What didn't work or went bad? Benny felt the muscle burn at 6km, then he entered the pain cave soon after.
How did you overcome the challenge? I coached Benny through the “adventure” and kept talking and guiding him through the trails and stairs. I took photos along the trails as an opportunity for rest stops to allow him to get his breath back. I also thought I had never heard my boy swear, and there is a time and place for everything, so I turned to him and said you can swear if you like to go along with the groaning.
What was the best part of the event? Hitting the board walk, running through the finishing corral with my boy, high fiving family and friends, and Benny not swearing when he had permission.
Did you celebrate? Yes, with chocolate milkshakes and doughnuts.
UTA22
What shoes did you wear? Not so new Brooks Ghost Max’s 15 D.
What went well? Sarah and Elli were keeping a steady pace and high spirits to start and finish. My Achilles pain 3/10.
What didn't work or went bad? I did feel my Achilles pain return to a 5/10 after the Kedumba decline.
How did you overcome the challenge? Some relief was given when we started the inclines out of Kedumba. The future planning of using poles in this race is what kept my mindset moving forward.
What was the best part of the event? The 800-meter downhill warm-up to the start line. Hitting the board walk and running through the finishing corral with my wifey after completing her longest race distance ever.
Did you celebrate? Yes, with hugs, kisses, and milkshakes.
UTA50
What shoes did you wear? Nike Zegama’s 15 2E (Wedges/Heel Raisers).
What went well? Getting to the start line after 2 days of running with Achilles pain 5/10.
What didn't work or went bad? It was a surprise, but nothing went bad. Completing the Giant Staircase for the third time and after 40km+ of running was most challenging.
How did you overcome the challenge? Using poles after Kedumba to save the legs for multiple inclines. Hand over hand technique on the giant staircase handrails to utilize those arms.
What was the best part of the event? The realization at the top of the giant staircase was that I was in reach of a sub-6-hour time. Managed a Personal best time. Completing for the first time ever THE UTA TREBLE (11/22/50km)
Did you celebrate? Yes, a loud Koooooeeee!!! at the finish line. A third time chocolate milkshake and a hot cappuccino.
What’s next? Maitland River Run Events (yet to decide distances). Coastal Ascent 25km
RUNNING EXPERIENCES
Sunday - Social Runs
Lonely Mountain Ultra 5th October (Week before Nicole and Benn's Wedding) celebrate and race in Orange
TRAINING PEAKS
SOCIALS
Sunday Runs - All welcome (Heaton Loop)
SNL - UTA Tales & Ales 26th May
COACHES CORNER & COMPLAINTS - Nedd Brockmann (Aussie Record Attempt)
October 3rd 2024, I’ll be attempting to break the world record for the fastest time to cover 1000 miles (1610km) on foot, while aiming to raise 10 million dollars to help Aussies experiencing homelessness in the process. The current record stands at 10 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds.
This record has stood since 1988, and for good reason. To break it down, that’s roughly 160 kilometres a day for 10 days in order to break the record. It would be ridiculous of me not to honour the people who have gone before me as (I think) I understand the depths one must go to achieve such a thing. Held by one of, if not the greatest ultra runner of all time, Yiannis kouros’s feat of endurance is simply mind blowing. However, if you’re going to do something, don’t go in half assed, throw everything at it. Everything.
I must state just how excited and grateful I am at the opportunity to put myself out there and lay it all on the line again in order to make a change in the world (no matter how small). All in the hope to leave a lasting impact well after I’m gone. We only get one chance at this life and I’d hate to die wondering. There’s no turning back now, the fun is just about to start 🚀 time to get to work.
Yes, 403 laps of the 400m Olympic park track a day.(roughly 9min per km avg - 240 hours / 16000km
YIANNIS KOUROS, 63, was in his prime in the late 1990s and yet he still holds a slew of world records. Still to this day, he’s run farther than any human ever has in 24 hours (188.58 mi/303.506 km, in 1997), 48 hours (294.212 mi/473.495 km in 1996) and six days (644.23 mi/1,036.8 km in 2005).
Yiannis Kouros (Greek: Γιάννης Κούρος, pronounced [ʝiˈa.nis ˈku.ros]; born 13 February 1956 in Tripoli, Kingdom of Greece) is a Greek ultramarathon runner based in Greece. Kouros holds or formerly held many world records between 100 miles and 1,000 miles.[1][2][3][4] In 1991, he starred as Pheidippides in the movie The Story of the Marathon: A Hero's Journey, which chronicles the history of marathon running.
Kouros came to prominence when he won the Spartathlon in 1984 in record time[5] and the Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1985 in a record time of 5 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes and 6 seconds. He beat the previous record held by Cliff Young.[6] Kouros held Australian citizenship for part of his running career and was inducted into the Australian Ultra Runners Association’s Hall of Fame in 2019.[7]
Concerning the secret of his success, Kouros claims, "when other people get tired, they stop. I don't. I take over my body with my mind. I tell it that it's not tired and it listens."
Kouros has also written over 1,000 poems, several of which appear in his books, Symblegmata ("Clusters") and The Six-Day Run of the Century.
100miles Road - 11.46.37 KOUROS Yiannis (GRE) 13.02.56 R USA NY QUEENS 24 7/8.11.1984
1000 km Road - 5d 20.13.40 KOUROS Yiannis (GRE) 13.02.56 R USA NEW YORK 20/26.05.1988
** Unofficial race 5d 07.00.00 KOUROS Yiannis (GRE) 13.02.56 R SYDNEY-MELBOURNE 18/25.04.1989
1000 km Track - 5d 16.17.00 KOUROS Yiannis (GRE) 13.02.56 T AUS COLAC 6d 26/11-2/12.1984
1000 km Indoor - 10d 10.30.36 KOUROS Yiannis (GRE) 13.02.56 R USA NEW YORK 20/30.05.1988
That’s a very natural record and one that resonates much better than 48 hours or 6 days. If we are going to do 2-day records, why not 3 and 4? And 6 days? We know what those of you who aren’t ultra aficionados are thinking, “Why isn’t it 7 days – how long can you run in a week?”
The answer is because the 6-day race is a classic distance in ultrarunning since the 6-day race became VERY popular back in the 1870s when up to 70,000 paying spectators would watch them. In the 1800s, it was likely a six-day race and not a seven-day race because the sabbath was taken a little more seriously back then. Regardless, Kouros has a fine history in the event. Only 11 times has a human covered more than 1,000 km in 6 days on foot and Kouros is the leader of the group at 1,036.8 km or 644.2 miles back in 2005. Kouros is the only human to have run more than 1,000 km in six days more than once – he’s done it 4 times and has 4 of the top 5 marks in history.
The 12 1000+ KM Six-Day Performances *Via ultramarkus (slightly edited) 1. 2005 Yiannis Kouros, 49 1036.80km / 644.10 miles Colac, Australia 2. 1992 Jean-Gilles Boussiquet, 48 1030 km* / 640 miles La Rochelle, France 3. 1988 Yiannis Kouros, 32 1028.938 km |