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Have you done a 12 hour race?
MountainMaggie
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I am so intrigued by these, as my job entails 10-12 hours of endurance type activitiy quite frequently (although I get OSHA regulated breaks). I've never run a full marathon. 15 miles is the most I've done. Have you done a 12 hour race or lengthier hour-based race? How many marathons or ultras had you run before, if any? What percentage did you walk? Tell me all you know. I am 100% sure I can walk fast for 12 hours (specifically, while carrying equipment, wearing steel toed boots, and digging holes every 30 meters). Yes, I have a unique job. Tell me your story.
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I've done 6, 12, and 24 hour timed events. How you approach them all depends on your goals. You can eat a full lunch and take a two hour nap if you want. Or you can run the entire time to see just how far you can go.
I tend to fall in the how-far-can-I-go camp. Walking percentage varies, but I try and incorporate them in sooner rather than later especially in a 24-hour. I'd done several ultras up to the 50 mile by the time I did my first timed event which was a 12-hour but that doesn't mean anything. A timed event is just a good a place as any to get in a first.
There is a mental component to a timed event that's different than a fixed distance race. I think that why it took me a while to getting around to doing one. For some it can be harder than doing a tough mountain race because of the repetitive nature of most timed events.0 -
Cool. Thanks for that insight. The repetition is something that makes me hesitant, but there are plenty of mountains and trails I wouldn't mind hanging out on all day.0
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