Chinese Ultramarathon leads to MANY deaths

[Moderator1]

This is shocking, sad, I don't know what else. Damnnnnn


21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon

 

[Scout]

This is shocking, sad, I don't know what else. Damnnnnn


21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon

Horrifying.

I cannot even comprehend that night was like for them.

 

[User 149557]

This is the one that might lure Jon Krakauer out of book-writing retirement.

I got the same feeling reading this horrific story as I did reading the recent New Yorker story on the Dyaltlov Pass incident and Krakauer’s Into Thin Air. I’m all for adventure and thrill-seeking, but I don’t mess with arctic temperatures, ice and large amounts of snow.

 

[HanSenSE]

Sounds like from the BBC story the intensity of the storm caught everyone by surprise. Otherwise, why even start?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Sounds like from the BBC story the intensity of the storm caught everyone from surprise. Otherwise, why even start?

As somebody who is ultra-curious, I've been seeing a lot of outrage since the local weather center predicted the storm a few days before the race started.

 

[HanSenSE]

As somebody who is ultra-curious, I've been seeing a lot of outrage since the local weather center predicted the storm a few days before the race started.

Only thing I can think of is it's something out of what-does-not-kill-me-makes-me-stronger school. Mind over matter and yadda yadda yadda.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Here's a decent roundup of what happened.

Assessing The Aftermath Of The Chinese Ultrarunning Tragedy | Trail Runner Magazine