The Strange New World of DIY Sufferfests

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

All over the country people are creating outrageous unofficial athletic contests that are equal parts grueling and just plain silly. What’s going on? When did it become a thing to bike into the mountains, swim across a frigid lake, then complete an alpine climb? To investigate the peculiar rise of this new breed of multisport non-events, which have neither sponsors nor aid stations, we spoke with the folks behind The Picnic, a Jackson Hole, Wyoming invention that has become quite competitive, despite the fact that it was supposed to be all about the fun. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn more about all the benefits of a subscription and subscribe now at outsideonline.com/podplus.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Hydroflask, maker of go-and-eware drinkware and coolers
0:07.6	that are the easiest gifts ever.
0:09.6	Hey, Marin, how's it going?
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0:20.3	It looks like you're wrapping gifts.
0:22.2	Oh, I'm basically done.
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0:25.9	But you do realize that anyone can tell those are Hydroflask bottles, right?
0:30.9	The wrapping paper doesn't really hide anything.
0:32.9	I mean, why hide it?
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0:42.9	Does that mean that a certain colleague of yours might be getting one this year?
0:45.9	No, no, gifts are supposed to be surprises, right?
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1:06.9	From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.
1:17.9	On the way down, I like got full primal.
1:20.9	I just ended up being like, I just couldn't even control what was coming out of my mouth.
1:27.9	And I think it was more just a release of this is painful.
1:31.9	And I am in pain and I'm releasing this noise.
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