# I'm more than just a brain, I have a sexy body too! Doper endurance athletes. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 31, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694 "2012-05-31T20:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694/81 "2013-09-24T18:16:21Z")
I’ve biked 100 miles+ in one day twice in my life. Once was on a supported charity ride in 2011 - I went 102 miles on a hybrid. In 1993 I biked 103 miles in a day on a vacation biking across Virginia. That day I went from Fredericksburg to White Stone. That was on a road bike (of sorts - a Schwinn Continental). I’ve also done 75 milers, 60 milers (“metric century”) and 50 milers a few times, but those two are my only “centuries.” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694/82 "2013-09-24T19:30:14Z")
If you can run a marathon you can run a 50K. It’s just a matter of keeping your pace steady and don’t think about how much distance you have to cover. I rarely race with headphones but I found them really helpful in the second half of my 50K. It kept my mind wandering which was exactly what I needed. And keep just a little in the tank so you can look good crossing the finish line 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694/83 "2013-09-24T20:48:54Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Now that I have finished a 50m ultra my next goal is some trail running this summer. I want to do [this loop](http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.922517,-104.850683&spn=0.04728,0.066175&t=p&z=14) in Guadalupe Mtn National Park (the big loop, not the small loop). Last year I finished the small loop but ran out of water: this time I’ll take 2 gallons plus soda, plus start out at midnight. (I like walking in the darkness. It’s atmospheric, plus the mica in this park shines interestingly in the dark, especially in the barest glimpses of twilight or moonlight. Please ignore the fact that I will be hiking up _Bear Canyon_ in the middle of the night: this is actually on the edge of the territory of the black bear and mountain lion so they are rarely seen in the park.) I didn’t finish that loop but my training did help me hike more than 20 miles in Breckenridge in a day and not feel particularly tired afterward. I _looked_ tired on the trail because people kept passing me on the way up and some even asked how I was doing and I didn’t want to tell them that I had already walked almost 20 miles before noon. I caught up with them downhill because I wasn’t too tired to let gravity assist me downward where it was safe to do so. I find that slowly jogging on a downward slope is as or less tiresome than walking. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694/84 "2013-09-25T01:49:12Z")
Holy shit, just went back and read my post from Sunday morning…apparently I was fucking pumped, because that’s more exclamation points than I care to take credit for. (!!!) Anyway, it ended up pretty good…I ran a rail-to-trail south of Ottawa, KS. Parked in the middle and ran north then back, restocked at the car, and then ran south and back. Finished 26.2 in 5:25, which is slower than the pace I was shooting for but still acceptable. Gives me an hour and 35 minutes to finish a 50k before the 7 hour cutoff 🙂 I ran comfortably, walked 1/10 of every mile, and didn’t lose my breath or push my heart rate until the last 7 miles or so, when I realized I was going to be just fine and picked it up. Very comfortable with the prospect of piling on 5 more miles in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694/85 "2013-09-25T02:20:24Z")
You’ve got the distance, 5 miles is nothing after that. You’ve got the pace down pat. Work on getting enough sleep, keeping your legs loose and fresh, and eating right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694.md?page=4)