Comments on: BREAKFAST IN AMERICA http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661 tony mangan - ultrarunner Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: theworldjog http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3657 theworldjog Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:10:08 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3657 Thanks for your support and very interesting questions Jason. I know Argentina very well albeit a long time ago I spent 5 months out of a year cycling/hitching there. It is perhaps my fav country in the world. So after a year in S. America and 10 weeks backpacking in C. America in 2002 I got some decent Spanish and if you know me from the blog I am not shy and dont give a damn about making a fool of myself! Regarding the altitude... Well don't forget I am a Colorado boy as I lived there for 8 years and am going back to dem real mountains in a couple of weeks time :) Right now I am around 1,000 ft and I will be in Fort Morgan, Colo in about 2-3 weeks time. Fort Morgan was the first town i lived in and though it was at 4,200ft it is in the praries, so you see I will be getting a gradual climb. From FM I will be going onto 3 of the other towns I lived in, all just shy of 9,000 ft. When I went running there was usually only one way... And that was up to over 12,000ft. (sorry about the imperial distances as I remember the signages and am too lazy to do the calculcation)There are a lot of challenges I have to overcome and nobody said this challenge would be easy. I am on my own with absolutely no backup help and not even a (shoe sponsor) but I am communicating with many experts and getting some good feedback from people who have traveled in the remote and difficults areas i plan to run in. Re: 1 mt shoulder..After Missouri... Well 1 mt is a football field! I have been having a ' Misery in Missouri ' with the shoulder. Almost none along US 136 and when I got some it is often narrow and with a steep slope with a large drop off.So as trucks speed by spraying me I got to balance very carefully. There are dozens of small streams which have an access (hole) in the middle of the shoulder... So no head down running! By that I mean I do not see hazzards if my head is down eg up a very steep hill as Nirvana blocks my immediate view and it would be too late to avoid a pothole/hole. I always have to have my head up looking far ahead for potential hazzards to have time to react. In addition the ' shoulder ' surface is gravel, grass or mud! I also dont worry or stress about things that may never happen. In Argentina it may be best to start at 10/11 am as I am likely to be there in the southern hemphisphere winter and as I learnt so far it is often wise to let the day warm up before i warm up. I believe that winter running, although more energy consuming is preferable to running in extreme heat. As i have just proved one can dress and conquer the cold but with oppressive heat you can take off all your clothes and still be as hot as Hell :) The ideal situation for me would be to have a support vehicle which I am always open to but dont have the time to source and besides it would not be really a paying job but would be ideal for someone who is say retired and would like to share my experience.I would only be able to pay ' very small ' expenses. Thanks again for your email and like you I am still enjoying my 'honeymoon' as much today as I was on day 1! Tony. Thanks for your support and very interesting questions Jason.
I know Argentina very well albeit a long time ago I spent 5 months out of a year cycling/hitching there. It is perhaps my fav country in the world. So after a year in S. America and 10 weeks backpacking in C. America in 2002 I got some decent Spanish and if you know me from the blog I am not shy and dont give a damn about making a fool of myself!
Regarding the altitude… Well don’t forget I am a Colorado boy as I lived there for 8 years and am going back to dem real mountains in a couple of weeks time :) Right now I am around 1,000 ft and I will be in Fort Morgan, Colo in about 2-3 weeks time. Fort Morgan was the first town i lived in and though it was at 4,200ft it is in the praries, so you see I will be getting a gradual climb. From FM I will be going onto 3 of the other towns I lived in, all just shy of 9,000 ft. When I went running there was usually only one way… And that was up to over 12,000ft. (sorry about the imperial distances as I remember the signages and am too lazy to do the calculcation)There are a lot of challenges I have to overcome and nobody said this challenge would be easy. I am on my own with absolutely no backup help and not even a (shoe sponsor) but I am communicating with many experts and getting some good feedback from people who have traveled in the remote and difficults areas i plan to run in.

Re: 1 mt shoulder..After Missouri… Well 1 mt is a football field!
I have been having a ‘ Misery in Missouri ‘ with the shoulder. Almost none along US 136 and when I got some it is often narrow and with a steep slope with a large drop off.So as trucks speed by spraying me I got to balance very carefully. There are dozens of small streams which have an access (hole) in the middle of the shoulder… So no head down running! By that I mean I do not see hazzards if my head is down eg up a very steep hill as Nirvana blocks my immediate view and it would be too late to avoid a pothole/hole. I always have to have my head up looking far ahead for potential hazzards to have time to react.
In addition the ‘ shoulder ‘ surface is gravel, grass or mud!
I also dont worry or stress about things that may never happen.
In Argentina it may be best to start at 10/11 am as I am likely to be there in the southern hemphisphere winter and as I learnt so far it is often wise to let the day warm up before i warm up.
I believe that winter running, although more energy consuming is preferable to running in extreme heat. As i have just proved one can dress and conquer the cold but with oppressive heat you can take off all your clothes and still be as hot as Hell :)
The ideal situation for me would be to have a support vehicle which I am always open to but dont have the time to source and besides it would not be really a paying job but would be ideal for someone who is say retired and would like to share my experience.I would only be able to pay ‘ very small ‘ expenses.
Thanks again for your email and like you I am still enjoying my ‘honeymoon’ as much today as I was on day 1! Tony.

]]> By: Jason Kehoe http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3615 Jason Kehoe Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:22:54 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3615 Hi Tony, Still tuning in and loving the updates. I was doing some running in Argentina during January while on honeymoon and while it's absolutely beautiful it still had it difficulties. 1 - The heat! Very early morning or late evening is the only way to go. No more 11am starts! ;) 2 - Traffic - I ran along some busy roads and they certainly don't accommodate the running man. Hard shoulders were about 1m wide if you are lucky. Otherwise it was hoping off into long grass and dirt. 3 - Language - I hope you have un poco Spanish!? I found English speakers few and far between in rural areas and knowing some Spanish will certainly make life easier in Central and S. America. If you dont speak Spanish and have time I would highly recommend doing a one or two week crash course and then learn as you go. I think you would enjoy the journey even more being able to communicate what you mean with the locals. 4 - Altitude - prob wont be too bad as you will be slowly doing your elevation, but it knocked me for 6 as an easy 15k run at 2,500m turned into a painful crawl. On the upside you are in for a treat with the Scenery, Food and friendliness of the locals! Everyone we asked for help in Chile and Argentina were brilliant and that was just for pleb tourists like us, never mind someone like you who will stick out as being on an amazing journey. I see your heading through Mendoza which was my favourite place. As you approach there I'll give you my 2cents worth of info. I know its a fair bit away but it would be interesting to hear what your preparations for the difficult climates / environments (water management, equipment etc.) are going to be like in the run up to it (no pun intended). Happy Running! Jason, Dublin. Hi Tony,

Still tuning in and loving the updates. I was doing some running in Argentina during January while on honeymoon and while it’s absolutely beautiful it still had it difficulties.

1 – The heat! Very early morning or late evening is the only way to go. No more 11am starts! ;)

2 – Traffic – I ran along some busy roads and they certainly don’t accommodate the running man. Hard shoulders were about 1m wide if you are lucky. Otherwise it was hoping off into long grass and dirt.

3 – Language – I hope you have un poco Spanish!? I found English speakers few and far between in rural areas and knowing some Spanish will certainly make life easier in Central and S. America. If you dont speak Spanish and have time I would highly recommend doing a one or two week crash course and then learn as you go. I think you would enjoy the journey even more being able to communicate what you mean with the locals.

4 – Altitude – prob wont be too bad as you will be slowly doing your elevation, but it knocked me for 6 as an easy 15k run at 2,500m turned into a painful crawl.

On the upside you are in for a treat with the Scenery, Food and friendliness of the locals! Everyone we asked for help in Chile and Argentina were brilliant and that was just for pleb tourists like us, never mind someone like you who will stick out as being on an amazing journey. I see your heading through Mendoza which was my favourite place. As you approach there I’ll give you my 2cents worth of info.

I know its a fair bit away but it would be interesting to hear what your preparations for the difficult climates / environments (water management, equipment etc.) are going to be like in the run up to it (no pun intended).

Happy Running!

Jason,
Dublin.

]]> By: Phillip Lalime http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3591 Phillip Lalime Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:34:15 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-3591 Tony it must be interesting all the political views you get from everybody, from one side to the other. lol Stay dry Tony.. Tony it must be interesting all the political views you get from everybody, from one side to the other. lol Stay dry Tony..

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