Another great post and thanks again for covering the public lands issues yet again. Wes Siler is doing a great job covering Interior, but there are so many other agencies that are being gutted including the Us forest Service which is in the Department of Agriculture. Wes' three point plan is a good one, but as trail runners and users of public lands, especially if you live in a state with Republican Senators or you're in the Republican congressional district, calling your representatives and telling them not to support selling public lands, gutting the Endangered Species Act, gutting NEPA, and RIFing BLM, USFWS and USFS employees.
I am excited for Des switching to ultra full-time, especially after seeing her absolutely send it in the 50km. I will be very interested to see how her transition to trails goes as her and Kara talked at length on their podcast about her recent trail running experience in NZ. She seems to have a grasp of the skills she will need to improve in order to be a success. I for one cannot wait to line up with her!
I had Des on my podcast in 2018 and ultras came up in that conversation, so the intrigue has been there for a while. I think she has both the fitness and mentality to do really well, especially in more runnable races. Back the she told me, "I talk about why I had success in Boston—it’s a 26.2-mile race that this year felt like 30, right? You add in the wind, and the conditions, and it suddenly feels longer, which is part of why I have this advantage in my mind. And so why not test that theory out in the actual distance? I think I can finish a marathon feeling like I can probably go another 10 miles, I just couldn’t go a lick faster, so let’s see how far we can extend that. I think those are all intriguing to me.” https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-40-with-des-linden/
I too am excited to see Des get into ultras (beyond her 50k effort). As she showed at Boston in 2018, she's got the grit to power through a little adversity.
Another great post and thanks again for covering the public lands issues yet again. Wes Siler is doing a great job covering Interior, but there are so many other agencies that are being gutted including the Us forest Service which is in the Department of Agriculture. Wes' three point plan is a good one, but as trail runners and users of public lands, especially if you live in a state with Republican Senators or you're in the Republican congressional district, calling your representatives and telling them not to support selling public lands, gutting the Endangered Species Act, gutting NEPA, and RIFing BLM, USFWS and USFS employees.
I am excited for Des switching to ultra full-time, especially after seeing her absolutely send it in the 50km. I will be very interested to see how her transition to trails goes as her and Kara talked at length on their podcast about her recent trail running experience in NZ. She seems to have a grasp of the skills she will need to improve in order to be a success. I for one cannot wait to line up with her!
Appreciate you consistently putting out updates on the status of public lands💚
I had Des on my podcast in 2018 and ultras came up in that conversation, so the intrigue has been there for a while. I think she has both the fitness and mentality to do really well, especially in more runnable races. Back the she told me, "I talk about why I had success in Boston—it’s a 26.2-mile race that this year felt like 30, right? You add in the wind, and the conditions, and it suddenly feels longer, which is part of why I have this advantage in my mind. And so why not test that theory out in the actual distance? I think I can finish a marathon feeling like I can probably go another 10 miles, I just couldn’t go a lick faster, so let’s see how far we can extend that. I think those are all intriguing to me.” https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-40-with-des-linden/
I too am excited to see Des get into ultras (beyond her 50k effort). As she showed at Boston in 2018, she's got the grit to power through a little adversity.