tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11703846919904743482011-04-21T20:29:32.308-07:00Lucinda Iglesiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863573669388554069noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170384691990474348.post-51983834609565752352008-03-13T20:41:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:50:43.209-07:00<ol><li>You start looking for races that he can do for a "romantic" weekend getaway.</li><li>All of your relatives start looking for ultras in their area to entice a visit</li><li>Thoughts on more?<br /></li></ol><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170384691990474348-5198383460956575235?l=run100widow-tidbits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucinda Iglesiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863573669388554069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170384691990474348.post-57698890995995802842008-03-13T20:16:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:33:54.025-07:00Gary Wang did a statistical analysis of finishing rates, elevation gain, times, etc to create a relative diffuculty of ultras. He used Western States as the norm (100%) and rated the others on their difficulty when compared against Western States. For instance, WS is 100%, but Wasatch Front is 113%. Wasatch Front is 13% more difficulty. I'm not sure how valid it is, but it does provide an excellent comparison point. Here's the list:<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Relative Event Finish Time to Western States 100 Mile .<br />Sample Criteria:<br />Same individual completed the listed event and one of the following 100 mile run in the SAME YEAR:<br />Western States, Vermont, Leadville, Angeles Creset, Wasatch, Kettle Moraine, Hardrock, Rocky Raccoon, and Mohican.<br /></span><br /><span class="fullpost">The relative percentage is first averaged over the samples for each 100 mile reference, then normalized to Western States, then averaged over the nine 100 mile runs listed.<br />The relative uncertainy of the analysis is porportional to 1/sqrt(sample size).<br />Time<br />Dist. Rel to Sample Event Name<br />WS100 Size<br /></span><br /><span class="fullpost">135m 157% 133 BadWater Ultra Marathon<br />100m 155% 904 Hard Rock 100 Mile<br />100m 131% 58 HURT Trail 100 Mile<br />100m 117% 3279 Wasatch Front 100 Mile<br />100m 113% 45 Mount Rushmore Trail 100 Mile<br />100m 113% 115 Bear 100 Mile<br />100m 112% 90 Bighorn Mountain Trail Run<br />100m 111% 396 Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile<br />100m 108% 14 Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miles<br />100m 108% 2156 Angeles Crest 100 Mile<br />100m 107% 12 Grand Teton Races 100m<br />100m 106% 79 Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile<br />100m 105% 80 Cascade Crest 100 Mile<br />100m 103% 4508 Leadville Trail 100 Miles<br />100m 100% 7497 Western States 100 Miles<br />100m 99% 79 San Diego 100 Mile<br />100m 96% 46 McNaughton Park Trail Runs<br />100m 93% 72 Rio Del Lago 100 Mile<br />100m 93% 41 Ancient Oaks 100<br />100m 91% 66 Haliburton Forest 100<br />100m 90% 984 Mohican Trail 100 Mile<br />100m 89% 108 Javelina Jundred 100 Mile<br />100m 88% 341 Old Dominion 100 Mile One Day<br />100m 88% 34 SULPHUR SPRINGS 100 Mile<br />100m 88% 451 Arkansas Traveller 100 Mile<br />100m 88% 628 Kettle Moraine 100 mile<br />100m 84% 3533 Vermont Trail 100 Miles<br />100m 84% 91 Heartland 100 Mile<br />100k 81% 68 HURT Trail 100k option<br />100m 81% 281 Umstead 100 Mile<br />100m 81% 1654 Rocky Raccoon 100m<br />100m 80% 41 Old Dominion 100 mile Memorial Day<br />100m 76% 22 Dan Rossi Memorial Ultras<br />140m 66% 17 IronMan CoeurdAlene<br />140m 61% 20 IronMan Canada<br />200m 60% 8 Mt Tam Double Century<br />100k 58% 45 Where's Waldo 100K<br />200m 57% 14 The Terrible Two<br />100k 53% 97 Bandera 100km<br />140m 53% 25 IronMan Wisconsin<br />50m 48% 332 Zane Grey 50 Miles<br />140m 47% 28 IronMan USA Lake Placid<br />100k 46% 1052 Miwok 100K<br />140m 46% 35 IronMan Florida<br />100k 46% 42 Kettle Moraine 100k option<br />140m 46% 14 IronMan Hawaii World Championship<br />50m 40% 99 Bishop High Sierra 50 Miles<br />50m 40% 70 Tahoe Rim Trail 50 Miles<br />52m 39% 340 Sierra Nevada<br />100k 39% 144 Ruth Anderson 100k<br />100k 39% 7 Orange Curtain 100k<br />50m 37% 229 White River 50 Miles<br />50m 36% 340 Silver State 50 Miles<br />50m 36% 528 Quicksilver 50 Mile<br />50m 36% 425 FireTrail 50 Miles<br />50m 36% 80 Run on the Sly 50 Miles<br />50k 35% 338 Silver State 50k<br />50m 35% 342 Nugget 50 Miles<br />50m 35% 19 Mt Hood PCT 50 Miles<br />50m 35% 369 Leona Divide 50 Mile Run<br />50m 35% 147 Umstead 50 Miles<br />50m 34% 536 California 50 Miles<br />35m 34% 84 Santa Barbara 9 Trails 35 Mile<br />50m 33% 2568 American River 50 Miles<br />50m 33% 52 McKenzie River 50 Miles<br />50m 32% 414 Avalon 50 Miles<br />50m 32% 41 Rocky Raccon 50 Miles<br />50k 31% 203 Baldy Peak 50k<br />50m 31% 163 Helen Klein 50 Miles<br />50m 30% 114 Cow Mountain 50 Miles<br />50k 30% 64 Tahoe Rim Trail 50k<br />50m 30% 372 Jed Smith 50 Miles<br />50k 28% 16 Bishop High Sierra 50 Mile and 50 Km<br />38m 28% 26 Haleakala Run to the Sun<br />50m 28% 20 Ruth Anderson 50 Miles<br />50k 28% 37 Mt. Disappointment 50 Km<br />50k 25% 12 Nugget 50 Miles<br />50k 24% 411 Ohlone Wilderness 50K Trail Run<br />50k 23% 253 Crown King Scramble 50k<br />50k 23% 195 Mrename() failed: Permission denied<br />cDonald Forest 50K<br />71m 23% 31 WildFlower Long Course Triathlon<br />50k 23% 7 Bighorn Mountain Trail Run<br />50k 23% 76 Run on the Sly 50 Km<br />34m 22% 36 Peterson Ridge Rumble 60k<br />50k 22% 219 Golden Gate Headlands 50k<br />50k 22% 58 Bandera 50k<br />50k 22% 53 Bulldog 50K Ultra Run<br />28m 22% 687 Quad Dipsea<br />50k 21% 43 Siskiyou Out Back 50K<br />50k 21% 81 Chuckanut 50k<br />71m 21% 27 California Half Ironman<br />50k 20% 297 Quicksilver 50K<br />50k 20% 13 Ruth Anderson 50k<br />50k 20% 512 Skyline 50k<br />50k 20% 1392 Way Too Cool 50k<br />50k 19% 73 Hagg Lake Trail Runs 50k<br />50k 19% 5 Wild Wild West 50k<br />50k 19% 36 McKenzie River 50k<br />50k 18% 301 OTHTC High Desert Ultra 50k<br />50k 17% 31 Helen Klein 50k<br />50k 17% 38 Salem Lakeshore Frosty Fifty Km<br />50k 17% 384 Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50K<br />45m 12% 14 Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170384691990474348-5769889099599580284?l=run100widow-tidbits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lucinda Iglesiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863573669388554069noreply@blogger.com0