tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979545333979747089.post8474882881314235917..comments2024-03-01T06:33:20.145-07:00Comments on The Running Man: Stoutest Records in Ultrarunning / Training UpdateWyatt Hornsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14224514798393011001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979545333979747089.post-4070546238454180772013-05-19T23:17:11.069-06:002013-05-19T23:17:11.069-06:00I agree 100% with your top 2. Kouros' best 24...I agree 100% with your top 2. Kouros' best 24hr. mark of 188.27 miles is the most dominant, unassailable record I'm aware of in all of sports, never mind distance running. The guy with the 2nd best historical mark (175.4) is nearly a half-marathon behind him. On a 400m track Kouros would have easily lapped him twice an hour. If such a performance gap existed in the marathon, the world record would be 9 minutes ahead of anybody else's time.<br /><br />Ritchie's 6:10 100k on the track is extremely impressive, but it's not nearly as head-and-shoulders above everyone else as Kouros is. For example, the road record is 6:13. With a sufficient financial incentive (say, $1 million), I think some of the world's best marathoners would take down both Fordyce and Ritchie; I'm considerably less confident that they could take down Kouros.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409582795599810152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979545333979747089.post-33571859070284541102013-04-21T16:42:59.346-06:002013-04-21T16:42:59.346-06:00the woman who ran 27 100 milers in a year! she wi...the woman who ran 27 100 milers in a year! she wins!Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146936963177981144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979545333979747089.post-8011268542825939862013-04-19T16:18:43.429-06:002013-04-19T16:18:43.429-06:00I'd give pretty strong consideration to Ann Tr...I'd give pretty strong consideration to Ann Trason's record never being surpassed. Mainly because there are so many more races now and so many more runners doing them that it is highly unlikely that a top competitor will focus only on Western States for 15+ years in order to make that happen.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886561127585165846noreply@blogger.com