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The invention relates to an opaque biaxially oriented film made of at least one layer that contains COC. This layer contains a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in a concentration of 0.5 to 30 wt. % with regard to this layer and contains a polymer made from aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid units.
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The present invention relates to an opaque, biaxially oriented PHC film which includes at least one layer comprising polymers based on hydroxy-carboxylic acids and a cycloolefin copolymer (COC). The invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the PHC film and to the use thereof.
Opaque biaxially oriented films are known in the prior art. These films are distinguished by a glossy, mother-of-pearl-like appearance, which is desired for certain applications. In addition, films of this type have a reduced density, which enables the user to achieve increased yield.
The object of the present invention was to provide environmentally friendly packaging which firstly can be produced from renewable raw materials and secondly can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. In addition, the film should have an opaque appearance and have a density of below 1.25 g/cm3.
The object is achieved by an opaque, biaxially oriented film having at least one layer whose characterizing features consist in that this layer comprises at least one polymer l made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid (PHC) and from 0.5 to 30% by weight, based on the layer, of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) having a glass transition temperature in the range from 70 to 270� C.
For the purposes of the present invention, the term opaque, biaxially oriented PHC film is taken to mean a film which has a whiteness of at least 10%, preferably greater than 20%, and an opacity of greater than 20%, preferably greater than 25%. In general, the light transmission in accordance with ASTM-D 1003-77 of opaque films of this type is less than 95%, preferably less than 75%.
In order to achieve the desired appearance and the reduced density, the proportion of cycloolefin copolymers (COCs) in the base layer must be greater than 0.5% by weight, based on the weight of the base layer. If, on the other hand, the cycloolefin copolymer (COC) content is greater than 30%, the film cannot be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
It is furthermore necessary for the glass transition temperature of the cycloolefin copolymer (COC) employed to be above 70� C. It has been found that the desired effects with respect to the density reduction of the film and with respect to the appearance of the film are not achieved with a COC having a glass transition temperature of below 70� C. On the other hand, if the glass transition temperature is below 70� C., the raw material mixture has poor processing properties (poor extrusion properties), the desired whiteness is no longer achieved, and the re grind employed results in a film which has an increased tendency towards yellowing. If, on the other hand, the glass transition temperature of the cycloolefin copolymer (COC) selected is above 270� C., the raw material mixture can no longer be homogeneously dispersed to an adequate extent in the extruder This results in a film having inhomogeneous properties.
In a preferred embodiment of the film according to the invention, the glass transition temperature of the COCs used is in the range from 90 to 250� C. and in a particularly preferred embodiment in the range from 110 to 220� C.
Surprisingly, it has been found that the addition of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in a PHC polymer matrix allows the production of an opaque, glossy film having reduced density.
The film according to the invention has a single-layer or multilayer structure. Single-layer embodiments are built up like the COC-containing layer described below. Multilayer embodiments have at least two layers and always include the COC-containing layer and at least one further layer, where the COC-containing layer can be the base layer, and, if desired, the interlayer or the top layer of the multilayer film can also be the COC-containing layer. In a preferred embodiment, the COC-containing layer forms the base layer of the film having at least one top layer, preferably having top layers on both sides, it being possible, if desired, for an interlayer(s) to be present on one or both sides.
In a further preferred embodiment, the COC-containing layer forms an interlayer of the multilayer film. Further embodiments with COC-containing interlayers have a five-layer structure and, in addition to an optionally COC-containing base layer, have COC-containing interlayers on both sides. In a further embodiment, the COC-containing layer can form a top layer on the base layer or interlayer. If desired, both top layers can be COC-containing. For the purposes of the present invention, the base layer is the layer which makes up more than from 30% to 100%, preferably from 50 to 90%, of the total film thickness and has the greatest layer thickness. The top layers are the layers which form the outer layers of the film. Interlayers are of course provided between the base layer and the top layers.
The COC-containing layer, which is, if desired, the single layer of the film according to the invention, comprises a polymer I made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid, at least one COC and optionally, further additives in effective amounts in each case. In general, this layer comprises at least from 50 to 99.5% by weight, preferably from 60 to 98% by weight, in particular from 70 to 98% by weight, of a polymer I made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid, based on the weight of the layer.
The base layer of the film comprises at least one polymer I made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid, referred to as PHC (polyhydroxycarboxylic acids) below, in general in an amount of from 50 to 99.5% by weight, preferably from 70 to 95% by weight. These are taken to mean homopolymers or copolymers built up from polymerized units of preferably aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acids. Of the PHCs which are suitable for the present invention, polylactic acids are particularly suitable. These are referred to as PLA (polylactide acid) below Here too, the term is taken to mean both homopolymers built up only from lactic acid units and copolymers comprising predominantly lactic acid units (>50%) in combination with other aliphatic hydroxylactic acid units.
Suitable monomers of aliphatic polyhydroxycarboxylic acid (PHC) are, in particular, aliphatic mono-, di- or trihydroxycarboxylic acids and dimeric 35 cyclic esters thereof, of which lactic acid in its D or L form is preferred. A suitable PLA is, for example, polylactic acid from Cargill Dow (Nature-Works�). The preparation of polylactic acid is known from the prior art and is carried out via catalytic ring-opening polymerization of lactide (1,4-dioxane-3,6-dimethyl-2,5-dione), the dimeric cyclic ester of lactic acid, for which reason PLA is also frequently known as polylactide. The preparation of PLA has been described in the following publications: U.S. Pat. No. 5,208,297, U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,058 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,357,035.
Preference is given to polylactic acids built up exclusively from lactic acid units. Of these, particular preference is given to PLA homopolymers comprising 80-100% by weight of L-lactic acid units, corresponding to from 0 to 20% by weight of D-lactic acid units. In order to reduce the crystallinity, even higher concentrations of D-lactic acid units may also be present as comonomer. If desired, the polylactic acid may additionally comprise aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid units other than lactic acid as comonomer, for example glycolic acid units, 3-hydroxypropanoic acid units, 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropanoic acid units or higher homologues of the hydroxycarboxylic acids having up to 5 carbon atoms.
Preference is given to lactic acid polymers (PLAs) having a melting point of from 110 to 170� C., preferably from 125 to 165� C., and a melt flow index (measurement DIN 53 735 at a load of 2.16 N and 190� C.) of from 1 to 50 g/10 min, preferably from 1 to 30 g/10 min. The molecular weight of the PLA is in the range of from at least 10,000 to 500,000 (number average), preferably from 50,000 to 300,000 (number average). The glass transition temperature Tg is in the range from 40 to 100� C., preferably from 40 to 80� C.
In accordance with the invention, the COC-containing layer or the film in the case of single-layer embodiments comprises a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight, preferably from 1 to 30% by weight and particularly preferably from 2 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the layer or based on the weight of the film in the case of single-layer embodiments.
Cycloolefin polymers are homopolymers or copolymers built up from polymerized cycloolefin units and, if desired, acyclic olefins as comonomer. For the present invention, suitable cycloolefin polymers are those which comprise from 0.1 to 100% by weight, preferably from 10 to 99% by weight, particularly preferably 50-95% by weight, in each case based on the total weight of the cycloolefin polymer, of polymerized cycloolefin units. Particularly suitable cycloolefin polymers are described in detail in EP 1 068 949, which is expressly incorporated herein by way of reference.
Of the cycloolefin copolymers described above and described in EP 1 068 949, particular preference is given to those which comprise polymerized units of polycyclic olefins having a norbornene basic structure, particularly preferably norbornene or tetracyclododecene. Particular preference is also given to cycloolefin copolymers (COCs) which comprise polymerized units of acyclic olefins, in particular ethylene. Particular preference is in turn given to norbornene/ethylene and tetracyclododecene/ethylene copolymers which comprise from 5 to 80% by weight, preferably from 10 to 60% by weight, of ethylene (based on the weight of the copolymer).
The cycloolefin polymers described generically above and in EP 1 068 949 generally have glass transition temperatures of between 100� C. and 400� C. For the invention, use can be made of cycloolefin copolymers (COCs) which have a glass transition temperature of above 70� C., preferably above 90� C. and in particular above 110� C. The viscosity number (decalin, 135 DEG C., DIN 53 728) is advantageously between 0.1 and 200 ml/g, preferably between 50 and 150 ml/g.
The preparation of the cycloolefin copolymers (COCs) is carried out by heterogeneous or homogeneous catalysis using organometallic compounds and is described in a multiplicity of documents. Suitable catalyst systems based on mixed catalysts comprising titanium or vanadium compounds in combination with organoaluminium compounds are described in DD 109 224, DD 237 070 and EP-A-0 156 464. EP-A-0 283 164, EP-A-0 407 870, EP-A-0 485 893 and EP-A-0 503 422 describe the preparation of cycloolefin copolymers (COCs) using catalysts based on soluble metallocene complexes. The cycloolefin polymer preparation processes described in the above-mentioned documents are expressly incorporated herein by way of reference.
The cycloolefin copolymers are incorporated into the film either in the form of pure granules or as granulated concentrate (masterbatch) by premixing the granules of PHC, preferably PLA, with the cycloolefin copolymer (COC) or the cycloolefin copolymer (COC) masterbatch and subsequently feeding the mixture to the extruder In the extruder, the components are mixed further and warmed to the processing temperature. It is advantageous for the process according to the invention for the extrusion temperature to be above the glass transition temperature Tg of the cycloolefin copolymer (COC), in general at least 10 � C., preferably from 15 to 100� C., in particular from 20 to 150� C., above the glass transition temperature of the cycloolefin copolymer (COC).
Besides the COC-containing layer, the film preferably additionally has further layers, which can form the base layer, an interlayer or a top layer. These further layers are built up from the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid (PHC) described above for the COC-containing layer. For these further layers, PLAs are preferred in the same way.
The COC-containing layer and the other layers may additionally comprise conventional additives, such as neutralizers, stabilizers, antiblocking agents, lubricants and other fillers. They are advantageously added to the polymer or the polymer mixture even before melting. As stabilizers, use is made, for example, of phosphorus compounds, such as phosphoric acid or phosphoric acid esters.
Typical antiblocking agents are inorganic and/or organic particles, for example calcium carbonate, amorphous silicic acid, talc, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, calcium sulphate, barium sulphate, lithium phosphate, calcium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, aluminium oxide, carbon black, titanium dioxide, kaolin or crosslinked polymer particles, for example polystyrene or acrylate particles.
As additives, it is also possible to select mixtures of two or more different antiblocking agents or mixtures of antiblocking agents of the same composition, but different particle size. The particles can be added to the polymers of the individual layers of the film in the advantageous concentrations in each case, directly or via masterbatches during extrusion. Antiblocking agent concentrations of from 0 to 10% by weight (based on the weight of the respective layer) have proven particularly suitable. A detailed description of the antiblocking agents is given, for example, in EP-A-0 602 964.
In order to improve the whiteness of the film, the COC-containing layer or at least one of the further layers may comprise a pigment. It has proven particularly favourable here to select barium sulphate in a mean particle size of 0.3-0.8 μm, preferably 0.4-4.7 μm, or titanium dioxide having a mean particle size of 0.05-1 μm, as additional additives. The film is thereby given a bright, white appearance. In general, the COC-containing layer and or a further layer in these embodiments comprises from 1 to 25% by weight, preferably from greater than 1 to 20% by weight and in particular from 1 to 15% by weight of pigments, in each case based on the weight of the layer.
The total thickness of the film can vary within broad limits and depends on the intended application. The preferred embodiments of the film according to the invention have total thicknesses of from 4 to 200 μm, preferably from 8 to 150 μm, particularly preferably from 10 to 100 μm. The thickness of any interlayer(s) present is generally in each case, independently of one another, from 0.5 to 15 μm, where interlayer thicknesses of from 1 to 10 μm, in particular from 1 to 8 μm, are preferred. The stated values are in each case based on one interlayer. The thickness of the top layer(s) is selected independently of the other layers and is preferably in the range from 0.1 to 5 μm, in particular from 0.2 to 3 μm, where top layers applied to both sides may be identical or different with respect to thickness and composition. The thickness of the base layer arises correspondingly from the difference between the total thickness of the film and the thickness of the top layer(s) and interlayer(s) applied and can therefore vary within broad limits analogously to the total thickness.
The various embodiments of the film according to the invention described above can be used as substrate for subsequent metallation. In this case, embodiments, in particular, which are metallized on the surface of a COC-containing layer, i.e. single-layer embodiments and those having a corresponding COC-containing layer as top layer, have proven particularly advantageous. It has been found that layers of COC and polymer made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid have particularly good metal adhesion.
Furthermore, the opaque film described can be employed as label film and as packaging film for the packaging of foods and articles of use. Owing to advantageous twist-wrap properties, which are known per se of PLA film and are not impaired by the addition of the vacuole-forming COC, the film is also very highly suitable for twist-wrap packaging for sweets, tampons and the like.
The invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the film according to the invention by the extrusion or coextrusion process, which is known per se. In this process, the melt(s) corresponding to the single-layer film or the layers of the film is (are) extruded/coextruded through a flat-film die, the resultant film is taken off over one or more roll(s) for solidification, the film is subsequently biaxially stretched (oriented), and the biaxially stretched film is heat-set and, if desired, corona- or flame-treated on the surface layer intended for the treatment.
The biaxial stretching is generally carried out sequentially. This stretching is preferably carried out firstly in the longitudinal direction (i.e. in the machine direction, =MD direction) and subsequently in the transverse direction (i.e. perpendicular to the machine direction, =TD direction). This results in orientation of the molecule chains. The stretching in the longitudinal direction is preferably carried out with the aid of two rolls running at different speeds corresponding to the target stretching ratio. The transverse stretching is generally carried out using a corresponding tenter frame. The further description of the film production uses the example of flat-film extrusion with subsequent sequential stretching.
The melt(s) are forced through a flat-film die (slot die), and the extruded film is taken off over one or more take-off rolls at a temperature of from 10 to 100� C., preferably from 30 to 80� C., during which it cools and solidifies.
The resultant film is then stretched longitudinally and transversely to the extrusion direction. The longitudinal stretching is preferably carried out at a temperature of from 40 to 120� C., preferably from 50 to 80� C., advantageously with the aid of two rolls running at different speeds corresponding to the target stretching ratio, and the transverse stretching is preferably carried out at a temperature of from 50 to 150� C., preferably from 70 to 100� C., with the aid of a corresponding tenter frame. The longitudinal stretching ratios are in the range from 1.5 to 8, preferably from 2 to 5.5. The transverse stretching ratios are in the range from 3 to 10, preferably from 4 to 7.
The stretching of the film is followed by heat-setting (heat treatment) thereof, during which the film is held at a temperature of from 60 to 150� C. for from about 0.1 to 10 seconds. The film is subsequently wound up in a conventional manner using a wind-up device.
If desired, the film can be coated in order to adjust further properties. Typical coatings are adhesion-promoting, antistatic, slip-improving or dehesive coatings. These additional layers can, if desired, be applied by in-line coating by means of aqueous dispersions before the transverse stretching or off-line.
The film according to the invention is distinguished by good whiteness and by good opacity. It is highly suitable for the packaging of light- and/or air-sensitive foods and semi-luxury products. In addition, it is also suitable for use in the industrial sector, for example in the production of embossing films or as label film. It has been found that the addition of COC produces vacuole-like cavities in the film, which reduce the density of the film compared with the corresponding density of the raw materials. In accordance with the invention, the density is in the range from 0.6 to 1 g/cm3.
It has additionally been found that the addition of COC improves the stretchability of the film. Compared with pure PLA films containing no further additives, it has been possible considerably to increase the longitudinal and transverse stretching factors.
The following measurement values were used to characterize the raw materials and films:
Whiteness and Opacity
The whiteness and opacity are determined with the aid of the �ELREPHO� electric remission photometer from Zeiss, Oberkochem (DE), standard illuminant C, 2 DEG standard observer. The opacity is determined in accordance with DIN 53 146. The whiteness is defined as WG=RY+3RZ−3RX. WG=whiteness, Rx, Ry, Rz=corresponding reflection factors on use of the Y, Z and X colour measurement filter. The white standard used is a pressed disc of barium sulphate (DIN 5033, Part 9). A detailed description is described, for example, in Hansl Loos �Farbmessung� [Colour Measurement], Verlag Beruf und Schule, Itzehoe (1989).
Light Transmission
The light transmission is measured in accordance with ASTM-D 1033-77.
Glass Transition Temperature
The glass transition temperature Tg was determined with reference to film samples with the aid of DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) (DIN 73 765). A DSC 1090 from DuPont was used. The heating rate was 20 K/min, and the sample weight was about 12 mg. In the first heating operation, the glass transition Tg was determined. The samples frequently exhibited enthalpy relaxation (a peak) at the beginning of the step-shaped glass transition. The Tg was taken to be the temperature at which the step-shaped change in the heat capacity�independently of the peak-shaped enthalpy relaxation�reached half its height in the first heating operation. In all cases, only a single glass transition step was observed in the thermo-gram during the first heating.
The invention is explained below with reference to working examples.
An opaque single-layer PLA film having a thickness of 30 μm was produced by extrusion and subsequent stepwise orientation in the longitudinal and transverse directions. This layer was built up from about 95% by weight of a polylactic acid having a melting point of 135� C. and a melt flow index of about 3 g/10min and a glass transition temperature of 60� C. and about 5% by weight of COC (Ticona Topas 6013) having a Tg of 140� C. The layer additionally comprised stabilizers and neutralizers in conventional amounts. The production conditions in the individual process steps were as follows:
Extrusion: Temperatures 170-200� C.
Temperature of the take-off roll: 60� C.
Longitudinal stretching: Temperature: 68� C.
Longitudinal stretching ratio: 4.0
Transverse stretching: Temperature: 88� C.
Transverse stretching ratio (effective): 5.5
Setting: Temperature: 75� C.
Convergence: 5%
In this way, an opaque film having characteristic mother-of-pearl-like gloss and a reduced density of about 0.75 g/cm3 was obtained.
A single-layer film was produced as described in Example 1. The COC content here was reduced to about 3% by weight and the PLA content was increased correspondingly. Under the process conditions, the longitudinal stretching factor was reduced to 3.5. In this way, an opaque film having characteristic mother-of-pearl-like gloss and a reduced density of about 0.8 g/cm3 was likewise obtained.
A film was produced as described in Example 1. In contrast to Example 1, top layers of PLA were applied to both sides of the COC-containing layer. The top layers were built up from a polylactic acid having a melt flow index of about 2.6 g/10 min. The process conditions from Example 1 were not changed. In this way, a symmetrical three-layer opaque PLA film was obtained, the density of this film was 0.77 g/cm3.
A film was produced as described in Example 1. In contrast to Example 1, the film comprised no COC and consisted of about 100% by weight of PLA. The process conditions had to be changed. The longitudinal stretching could only be carried out at a longitudinal stretching factor of 2.5. Higher longitudinal stretching factors resulted in tears.
A film was produced as described in Example 1. In contrast to Example 1, 5% by weight of a CaCO3 having a mean particle size of 3 μm was employed instead of the COC. It was only possible to stretch this composition in the longitudinal direction by a maximum factor of 2.5. Here too, tears occurred at higher longitudinal stretching factors. This film did not exhibit an opaque appearance. Only a certain milky haze was achieved. The density of the film was 1.25 g/cm3 and was thus not reduced.
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Review: HP ElitePad 900 is all business
HP's smartly designed, solidly built, Atom-based Windows 8 tablet makes a solid case for mobile fleets
With the ElitePad 900, HP is making a better case than I expected for the business-grade, Atom-powered Windows 8 tablet. Using roughly the same form factor as the HP Envy X2 (sans the keyboard dock), the ElitePad has been designed from the inside out to be a business-fleet tool. Some of the design choices HP made to accomplish this are obvious. Others you'll only encounter if you're an IT manager, but these are even more striking.
First, the skinny on the tablet itself: The 10.1-inch, 1,200-by-800 display sports a 16:10 aspect ratio, which puts it close to the dimensions of a printed page. Business-class users will appreciate this for the sake of representing legal-sized documents accurately when the screen is in portrait mode. The low-wattage Atom processor means long battery life, for which HP claims 10 hours. I got seven and a half hours in my Netflix rundown test.
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The accessories are where the ElitePad gets most interesting. No two businesses work alike, so HP came up with the concept of a series of interchangeable outer shells for the ElitePad, each designed for a different use case. Called Smart Jackets, the shells are designed to add everything from peripherals to system protection to extra battery life. I was able to look at prototypes of two of these add-ons. One was a $79 expansion jacket that adds a second battery ($99), and the other a productivity jacket (price TBD) that adds a keyboard and a slew of ports.
The ElitePad snaps into one of the jackets in much the same way you'd install a phone into an OtterBox, and the jacket appends only a marginal amount of weight to the already light, 1.38-pound unit. The productivity jacket is the closest thing available right now to turn the ElitePad into a full-blown notebook. Typing on the productivity jacket's keyboard is a little rubbery, but acceptable for short stretches. HP ought to offer a jacket akin to the keyboard dock for the Envy X2.
For those who would consider using the ElitePad as a desktop substitute, a desktop dock ($119) adds four USB ports, plus audio, full-sized HDMI and VGA, and Ethernet connectors. An included dongle adds USB connectivity directly, and an optional dongle brings HDMI and VGA connections. Mobile broadband options are also available. In fact, the SIM card slot is user-accessible, so you can even bring your own broadband if you have it. That said, HP has a number of broadband sales packages, among them two years of free 4G mobile broadband courtesy of T-Mobile.
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On the run in Death Valley
If you think running 26 miles in next month's London marathon sounds tough, how about 135 miles? Through Death Valley. In summer. Mark MacKenzie meets a man who always takes the long way home
Sunday 26 March 2006
Despite being one of the world's leading distance runners, Dean Karna-zes has never rubbed shoulders with the likes of Paula Radcliffe. And when the world's élite athletes float round the Cutty Sark in next month's London Marathon, the 42-year-old Californian will not be among them.
The reason is simple and, quite possibly, all the more impressive for it; for Dean Karnazes, the conventional marathon distance of 26 miles and 385 yards is, quite frankly, a warm-up.
Karnazes first ran the distance made famous by Phidippides when he was just 14, whereupon he promptly gave up distance running altogether. But then, on the evening of his 30th birthday, suddenly struck by intimations of his own athletic mortality, he laced a pair of running shoes and in what he describes as "an utterly compulsive mom-ent", headed into the night.
On the wide tar roads on the fringes of San Francisco, and with absolutely no preparation, he ran 30 miles, one for each of his advancing years. Not that he had exactly idled away his youth. A high school surfing champion, he had spent weekends rock climbing and mountain biking, even finding the time to represent the US as an international windsurfer. That birthday burn, however, not only changed Karnazes's life but would eventually play a part in redefining the levels of endurance of which the human athlete is capable.
Today, Karnazes is one of the world's leading exponents of the little-known sport of ultra-marathon running. Unlike the numerous 26-mile city marathons that take place around the world, "ultras" are distinguished by both their unusual terrain, typically deserts and mountains, and quite monumental mileage; anything between 50 and 150 miles.
"A broad definition of an ultra-marathon," explains Karnazes, "is anything over the standard 26 miles, 385 yards. Thereafter, comparing like for like is pretty pointless: in some races you have to climb 10,000ft in altitude, in others 30,000ft; some have day stages, others are non-stop."
Karnazes's birthday run led to his entry into the 1994 Western States Endurance Run (WSER), the renowned long-distance trail race that takes place between California's Squaw Valley and Auburn every June. Merely to qualify, competitors must be able to cover 50 miles in nine hours. And so, when around 350 athletes hit the mountain paths on race day, it might seem a trifle generous to extend the cut-off point by a further hour. Until you realise the race distance is double that of qualifying - 100 miles.
"The spirit of ultra races means that victory is defined simply as finishing," explains Karnazes. Those hardy souls that do complete the WSER within the 10 hours are awarded the prestigious Silver Buckle. Karnazes has 10, one for every year he has entered.
In the US, it is estimated that around 15,000 recreational athletes regularly take part in ultra-marathons, and worldwide, Karnazes puts the figure at 100,000 and rising rapidly. Among the better-known events is the Comrades in South Africa. The 56-mile race takes place between Durban and Pietermaritzburg every June, and such is the desire to complete the course within the allotted 12 hours that scenes at the finish are often desperate. And next month sees the 21st Marathon des Sables,a seven-day stage race across 150 sun-baked miles of the Moroccan Sahara.
The best ultra-distance athletes, explains Karnazes, are blessed with certain physiological advantages: "I'm pretty slow but my biomechanics are good." He is referring to his perfectly neutral "foot strike", a natural running style that means no undue strain is placed on his joints. As a result, Karnazes has experienced none of the various repetitive-strain injuries that can afflict runners covering a fraction of his distances. That he came to the sport relatively advanced in years is also a feature common among competitors. Age wearies not the ultra runner, as the ability to cope with discomfort and, as the miles add up, increasing pain requires what is perhaps best described as a pragmatic maturity.
"Between 26 and 100 miles you begin to experience both physical and psychological breakdown, and you manage it the best you can," says Karnazes. "A human being isn't capable of running 100 miles without some damage.
"The physical breakdown manifests itself as fatigue; every part of your body hurts. Your feet blister, particularly if it's hot. There are certain things you can do, such as using anti-friction wax inside your socks, but once the skin bubbles up you have to lance it and wind duct tape around the wound. Then it's a question of pain management." Another key factor in minimising the effects of long-term fatigue, says Karnazes, is continually replenishing the body's fluid levels to maintain salts and electrolytes.
In a standard marathon, the debilitating fatigue known as "the wall" (essen-tially when the body is running low on glycogen) hits most non-élite competitors around the 20-mile mark. Thankfully, it occurs just the once, and can be "broken through". In ultra-distance running the same applies, up to point; the wall can be broken, but has a nasty habit of rebuilding itself.
"I usually hit the first wall at about mile 50," says Karnazes, "and then another between miles 90 and 100. It happens about every 40 to 50 miles thereafter, and each time with increasing intensity."
Karnazes's day job is as the president of an organic health food company, and training must be fitted in around work. "Ramping up for an event, I get up at 4am four mornings a week and run for a few hours and then try and get in an hour in the evening." His success is beginning to reap commercial benefits, including various endorsements, and Karnazes hopes these will soon allow him to pursue his ultra-distance ambitions full time. One deal involves testing running shoes for a well-known adventure clothing company: he is the public face, or rather the well-muscled legs, of The North Face.
Karnazes is currently on tour promoting Ultra-Marathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, his first book. While it is fair to say that distance running has been served by more illustrious scribes - from Homer to Alan Sillitoe - the potentially mind-altering effects of miles on the road have long appealed to writers and artists. In the later stages of ultra-marathons runners often talk about a zen-like calm descending.
"On the Western States run," explains Karnazes, "you run the first 50 miles with your legs and the next 50 with your mind. I've fallen asleep on a number of occas-ions. Once, I woke up running down the middle of the road; the movement becomes automatic, you just switch to autopilot."
Perhaps the most disconcerting side-effect to befall ultra-distance athletes is the one experienced by Karnazes two years ago, during the race universally acknowledged as the toughest of them all. The Badwater Ultramarathon is a single-stage race of 135 miles run across California's Death Valley in July - the height of summer. Daytime temperatures regularly push 130C and, according to Karnazes, "hallucinations are all part of the experience.
"-During the 2004 race, I saw a 49er, an old miner, crossing the road with a gold pan in his hand. He was mumbling, 'Water, water'. I emptied my bottle into his gold pan and heard the water sizzle on the asphalt. There was no one there.
"The heat is other-worldly. You have to run on the white lines because the asphalt is too hot and the sun is so intense I wear a UV-proof suit. I've known it be 104C at 2am." In the 2004 race Karnazes consumed nine gallons of liquid and 30,000 calories of food. Despite a herculean appetite, his body-weight dropped by five pounds before he passed the post in first place in 27hr 22min. Rather than claiming victory, he says he merely "survived the fastest". To manage the mental pressure, Karnazes uses a technique he calls "babysteps": "get to the next telegraph pole, the next bend in the road."
For those serious about making the step up from a conventional to an ultra marathon, Karnazes has this advice: "Start with a 50km race and see how you feel. Everyone will have different strengths and weaknesses, but everybody needs to try to run for up to seven hours to test their endurance, so don't worry about your speed. If you're stepping up to a 100-miler, you need to do at least one all-night run; it's a different league again."
Later this year Karnazes will make a return to the traditional marathon distance but, as ever, he will be taking the long view, running 50 consecutive marathons in 50 US states over 50 consecutive days. "There's a running challenge, for sure," he says, "but the main problem will be the logistics."
For all his competitive success, it is outside the crucible of competition that Karnazes is redefining the limits of physical endurance, even by his own superhuman standards. In 1995, he ran non-stop from California's Napa Valley to Santa Cruz. There was, for the record, a race taking place, a 12-person team event known simply as "the relay". Karnazes ran the 200-mile race distance solo.
In 2003, he covered 226 miles, again in northern California, again non-stop. A year later, he increased that to 262 miles, or 10 consecutive marathons. And then, last year, the big one, a 350-mile, non-stop loop of San Francisco's Bay area, a feat which took an incredible 80 hours and 44 minutes. "You only stop to change your shoes but otherwise I pee, drink and eat while I run," says Karnazes. "If you're running for three days straight you can't just eat energy snacks, so I eat pizza. I carry a phone and a credit card. I tell the deliv-ery guy where I'm going to be in 20 minutes and he meets me on the corner."
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Sep 10, 2012The world adored the xx's Mercury Prize-winning debut album xx. Coexist is, if anything, an even finer piece of work.
Sep 17, 2012The end result is a quieted, more suppressed record that steps delicately from one note to the next and shines even more of a spotlight on the twin vocal sentiments of longing and crumbled romance.
Sep 5, 2012With a signature sound established at the first time of asking, The xx's challenge was to both expand their palette and satisfy the demands of a huge audience. And through refinement rather than reinvention, they've succeeded in singular style.
Sep 5, 2012At a certain point, the xx need to turn off that reverb pedal and learn to sing above a whisper - but I'll be damned if they haven't worked their magic again.
Sep 10, 2012This album certainly sounds more produced, but the band's investment in studio time mostly means sighing washes of prismatic reverb rather than a new architecture of synths and drums. Still, many of the album's best moments are its most... well, not beat-driven, but beat-bedazzled.
Sep 12, 2012Where xx was an album that got its hooks in you, Coexist becomes a somnolent atmosphere-in-itself, in which hooks are conspicuous by their absence. It all works best when the tempo rises (relatively speaking), as on "Tides" and "Swept Away;" still, the pulse races placidly.
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Sep 11, 2012It isn't as strong as xx, but that album was exquisite and fresh. Coexist's merits are that it pushes the boundaries minimalism while incorporating subtle house beats and deconstructed guitar riffs. Those hoping for The xx to move in a new direction will be disappointed, but those hoping for them to refine their sound will be delighted. Their next album will have to offer something bolder, however because this album has pretty much used up everything that composes the coolness of their sound.… Expand
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has always vehemently denied bringing cheap foreign labour into Canada. Employers had to pay foreign temporary workers "the prevailing wage," he pointed out.
That indeed is what the rules said – until Wednesday, when Human Resources Minister Diane Finley quietly changed them. Employers will now be allowed to pay foreign temp workers 15 per cent less than the average wage.
"We are taking action to ensure that the temporary foreign worker program support our economic recovery and effectively responds to local labour market demands," she said at a manufacturing plant in Nisku, Alta.
Kenney chimed in from Ottawa. "Going forward our government will consider additional measures to strengthen and improve the program," he promised.
Business leaders, eager to recruit low-cost workers abroad, were delighted. Immigrant support groups, already fighting to protect temporary foreign workers from exploitation, were heartsick. And labour leaders warned that the wage cut would bring down the pay scale for all workers and make it harder for Canadians to compete for jobs in their own country.
Under the new rules, foreign temporary workers will still covered by provincial employment standards, meaning they must be paid the minimum wage. But in booming Alberta, the minimum wage ($9.40) is a far cry from the average wage ($26.03).
Despite her 15-per-cent wage cut, Finley expects the influx of foreign temporary to swell. She's undoubtedly right. Employers will always be ready to find workers overseas who are eager to come to Canada and willing to work long hours for low pay. And under the Conservatives, boosting economic growth will always eclipse protecting workers' rights.
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I am somewhat surprised by the tenor of the article about the purchase of land by Phillips Brooks School and the reaction of those interviewed. Phillips Brooks has been educating children since 1978 and from all accounts is doing an admirable job of it.
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MONTREAL (June 23, 2011) – Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier announced tonight the signing of defenseman Andrei Markov to a three-year contract (2011-12 to 2013-14). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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