re: Study of Biggest Losers finds that the body wants and will fight to be Fat

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wait what? 90 mile race?!!!!

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ultra races are typically 50k, 50 miles, 100k, or 100 miles

some are longer

and most are in the mountains

but yeah...such pussies

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wait what? 90 mile race?!!!! WTF why would somebody want to do this to themselves??? Jesus christ that sounds absolutely horrible.

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I can't see myself ever doing this. But in my experience so far with triathlon (still really new to it), it's as addictive as you seeing gains in the weight room. You run 5 miles, you want to beat that 10 mile mark. It's not really that hard on you once you are in shape (I'm talking of 5 - 10 mile runs, not a marathon, that's always hard). I started triathlon because I like riding my bike and it seemed like a good experience. I thought I might do a sprint and Olympic. Then I trained and realized a half iron man was easily attainable. Now my mind is on that. Same as a guy wanting to bench 315.

Plus it has a lot to do with that zone training I was referencing. You build to a place where your body can just keep running. You push to hard and you'd bonk out, but if you can stay in that zone, you can go a long way. The limiting factor is your muscles and joints. Build that up, and you can make that 100 mile race (I'll never do that). I ran 6 miles last night and as soon as the sweat dried, it felt like I didn't do anything. I didn't overuse my energy supply.

Also helps that I live in The Woodlands and there is an Ironman event here. There are A Lot of locals who train. In regards to your comment of how many people actually look that fit, it's a lot. Swimming helps that though. Your shoulders, triceps, and back continue to get tasked during your workouts.