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11.22.22 – A Hard Look at the Data

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November 22nd, 2022

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7 min read

A Hard Look at the Data UltraSignup

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TOGETHER WITH

Happy Tuesday trail friends. Welcome to the newly minted Trailhead Newsletter, where we meet to adventure through the wide world of trail and ultrarunning stories and news. You might have noticed we’re in expansion mode over here at UltraSignup. In addition to The Trailhead Podcast piloted by Buzz and Corrine, and UltraSignup News, we recently hired our very own data scientist to sift through the ones and zeros and tell us what’s what. This week he dissects the 2022 Javelina Jundred in our featured piece and we crank some lung darts in the DFL.

– Matt Hart

THE WEEKEND COOL DOWN

Amelia Boone and David Laney with the Golden Gate Classic 100k.

Sarah Biehl delivers historic performance JFK 50.

Ian Torrence first ran the JFK 50 Miler in 1994. On Saturday he finished for the 27th time (?: 1). Sarah Biehl delivered a historic performance at America’s oldest ultramarathon with a new course record of 6:05:42 (?: 3). And in the Marin Headlands, Amelia Boone and David Laney took home large checks at the Golden Gate Classic 100k (?: 2).

See Ultrarunning magazine’s full weekend rundown here.

Want more racing? Check out these upcoming events still open for registration.

Woodside Ramble, Dec 17 (CA)
Across the Years, Dec 28 (AZ)
Arches Ultra, Jan 28 (UT)

COMMUNITY

Chart It Out

We recently hired a data scientist away from Amazon to tell us things we couldn’t gleam on our own. With watch data from some key athletes — including race champions Dakota Jones and Devon Yanko — Matt Abbott takes us beyond your typical race report and deep into the story that the numbers tell (like how much time racers spent drinking Fireball).

? More Jundred: Howie Stern shares the “chaos, beauty, grit, and determination” of this “soulful community.”

COOL CHARTS!

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