What I Learned While Running 50 Miles - The Silver Rush 50

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English - July 10, 2018 04:00 - 21 minutes - 9.89 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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July 8, I finished the Silver Rush 50 run in Leadville Colorado (Description: https://www.trailrunproject.com/trail/7029454/silver-rush-50-run). The Silver Rush 50 ( official site: http://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/run/silverrush50run/) was my first ultramarathon.

It was difficult but enlightening in many ways.

Humans are great long distance runners:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/g418/animal-kingdom-top-marathon-runners/?slide=6

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/06/long_distance_running_and_evolution_why_humans_can_outrun_horses_but_can_t_jump_higher_than_cats_.html