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Originally Posted By: Ken
I am puzzled by the morphing of the title of this thread relating to ULTRA MARATHONERS to ULTRALIGHT MARATHONERS.


Ken, you are quite right to remind us of some definitions. I think the discussion , though, boils down to location, location, location. The guy I saw might have been fine running the Boston marathon three times in a row with lots of available help if needed, but ankle busting trail at 14,000 ft carries more or at least different risks.

I just took an arch-exploring hike around Alabama Hills today with no water, no compass, no itinerary left behind. All I had was a nearly useless book full of GPS coordinates and I don't use a GPS, "just" a map. I could have slipped while scrambling and gone missing. Was I guilty of being unprepared? It all is a matter of degree.