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The week in ultramarathon and trail results, compiled by Justin Mock at iRunFar. Special attention to Sophia Laukli for that performance at Sierra Zinal. Wow! I watched her kill it at Broken Arrow last year and see that she’s on the list for the Mammoth Trail Fest next month. Ooooooh, …
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Important read: How to handle increased foot traffic in high-demand areas…in this case, Washington’s Cascade Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The author gave a light jab at some trail runners’ unpreparedness but overall it’s a good and necessary discussion to have. Another good post from Matt Walsh about the MUT media landscape. …
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For the first time in over a dozen years, I wasn’t up in Tahoe or Foresthill or Auburn for the Western States Endurance Run. I suppose it was a combination of my waning personal interest in the hundred mile distance combined with me having spent the previous three day weekend …
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Wanna run Elkhorn 100 this year? Good news…it’s free! There’ll be no course marking and the aid stations will be manned by your crew, but everything else still applies. Sounds like a great opportunity to see some killer trails in Wyoming. More info right this way. Not to be confused …
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From Old Dominion to a race across Connecticut, Justin has all the results from trail and ultramarathon races from the past seven days. Did Camille really win a marathon by 50 minutes? (Results page seems to be buggy and won’t open.) Geez. Help! I’m looking for a few volunteers to …
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All the results from the trail and ultramarathon world from this past weekend. Sarah Biehl smashes Ellie Greenwood’s JFK record?!? Whoa! And here’s Justin Mock’s (iRunFar) rundown from the weekend. What happens if two teams tie in a XC race? This should be the method in which it’s resolved. Track …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Nov 21 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Here we go again: How fu&king hard is it to measure a track accurately?!? Camille Herron’s 100 mile record from February is wiped from the books as the track certification is deemed invalid. Either the RD or the folks at USATF need to catch hell for this. It’s totally unacceptable …
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Ultramarathon and Trail running weekend recap from Jeff Stern at Ultrarunning Magazine and from Justin Mock at iRunFar. Sounds like all the action was at Tunnel Hill! In one of the most ridiculous Covid restrictions to date, Hong Kong is still trying to figure out how to regulate f’ing banana …
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What’s going on in the ultramarathon world this weekend? Start your Little Friday off with some rad footage from the PATH Project’s run into the Grand Canyon. I’ve still never been to the big hole! The MUT scene is made up of all sorts of people and this joker is …
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Ultramarathon Weekend Recap: All the trail and ultramarathon results from this weekend, courtesy of Jeff Stern at Ultraunning Magazine. Garmin analyzed the data of SOS calls on their In-Reach devices and the “who and why” breakdown is pretty interesting. Allie Mac leads Team USA to Gold at the World Mountain …
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iRunFar: Ian Torrence writes about the importance of endurance-based workouts for ultramarathon training. Davy takes us on a wild journey into the life of Richard Lacouse, a “scoundrel” ultrarunner from the late 19th century who led a wild life and set some pretty crazy records. Dark running humor from Mark …
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Ultrarunning Magazine lays out all the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail running results right here. From Javelina to Chicago Lakefront to the East Coast, there was plenty of action on the trails! Top female at the Marine Corps Marathon wins by five minutes. Whoa! Anyone know what happened? …
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Sorry about no news yesterday. I got caught up in the chaos of the Darrell Brooks trial and couldn’t stop watching. I made up for it with an extra-long Daily News today. Outside: Watch your FKTs. Former hockey player and Navy SEAL Jack Kuenzle may eschew organized races but he’s …
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Trail runner missing for more than two weeks in SW Colorado. Spread the word. I don’t know what distance these Europeans are running but damn, that’s a fast start! Meanwhile, in a world of FKTs, this runner prefers the pace of a snail. Ultrasignup Blog: Hey ladies, the First Known …
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Ultrarunning Magazine: What’s on the ultramarathon calendar for this weekend? Am I reading this right? No races in California? Can we retroactively award John Colter the UROY for 1808? Excellent film by Aravaipa Running about Eric Senseman’s run at the Cocodona 250 miler. World Snooker Champ Ronnie O’Sullivan hits the …
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iRunFar: This week in trail and ultramarathon events. And here’s Jeffrey Stern’s (from Ultrarunning Magazine) recap from all the action. More on CJ Albertson’s new 50k World Record. Still soft. And more on the event (Ruth Anderson Ultra) from Jean Pommier right here. Good piece on the history of the …
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What’s on the ultramarathon calendar this weekend? CJ Albertson is looking to re-claim his 50k WR time in California, Heartland in Kansas, Moab kicks off in the SW, and more. So if Albertson wants to set the new WR, he’ll have to run 5:09 pace. Now consider that Kipchoge’s latest …
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Eric here. The following is an essay written by my dad Frank Schranz. As you’ll read below, my dad’s been running for 30+ years and has been fortunate to have run all over the world with my mom Kelley–many of those trips with a shared goal of visiting local breweries. The …
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All the trail and ultramarathon results from around the world, courtesy of Justin Mock at iRunFar. Lots of Euro races and a good spattering of classic domestic events. Highlight for me? Dude taking a wrong turn at the Spartathlon, running an extra 7k, and still winning with the 3rd fastest …
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Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s on the ultramarathon calendar for this weekend? Travel along with Billy Yang as he shows the ins and outs of UTMB week and the OCC 55k. This opinion piece in iRunFar looks at datasets to conclude that extending cutoff times would make for a better and more diverse …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Fri, Sep 30 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Ultramarathon Weekend Recap: Jeff Stern from Ultrarunning Magazine launches a weekend recap column that highlights all the trail and ultramarathon results from the past weekend. Curious to see how it compares/differs from iRunFar’s TWIR by Justin Mock. (One point to Stern for publishing before TWIR is posted.) Meanwhile, here’s a …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Sep 26 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
What’s up in the trail and ultramarathon world this weekend? Damn, the Bear has some legends on the start line! David Epstein discusses how running affects men and women differently and also touches on the inaccurate of clickbait science articles. I realize Allie Ostrander is not an MD, but her …
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Last year, Sania Sorokin broke Yiannis Kouros’ unbreakable 24 hour record. This past weekend, he blew away that record by adding another six miles to the World Record. Yep, 198.5 miles (that’s 7:15 pace!) in 24 hours. I know it’s legit but still find it difficult to believe or comprehend. …
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What’s on the ultramarathon and trail racing calendar for this weekend? While trail running in central France, these two women had a lot of company. Baaaaaaaaaaa. iRunFar: Zach Miller attempts to explain the myriad ways of gaining entry to UTMB. Yikes. Florida HS XC runner has a heart attack after …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Fri, Sep 16 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Kilian lays out his training plan for 2022/23 while trying to balance home life. David Roche offers his analysis of it right here. Reddit: A data analyst uses the Bayesian-hierarchical model (sure, I know what that is!) to predict which ultramarathon runners are most likely to finish–or more precisely, least …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed Sept 14 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Courtney’s notes from her recent Collegiate Loop FKT. IRF/Mock: Justin dissects the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail races. Catching up with Frank Shorter, fifty years after starting the modern day “running boom.” Snapchat is all set to release augmented reality running glasses that’ll show pace, distance, etc and …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Sep 12 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
The Mosquito Fire has burned part of the Western States course in the Michigan Bluff/Foresthill area. (That’s approx mile 55-62ish on the course.) It’s already burned 13,000 acres and is currently 0% contained. Map below shows the WSER course in purple. (Taken from the WS Twitter feed.) ultrarunning/Stern: What’s up …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Fri, Sep 9 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
iRunFar/Mock: This past week of ultramarathon and trail running results. Whew, David Sinclair taking wins at BASR, Speedgoat, and The Rut. That’s a hell of a record! Trailrunner/Metzler: Kilian Jornet is the GOAT, but not just because he wins big races. Good analysis of what makes him so….damn….great. Also, I’m …
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iRunFar showcases the life of Billy Yang. Super great guy who’s putting out excellent content. Looking to run naked? Here’s a list of clothing optional races around the country. Flap, flap, flippity flap. Trailrunner Mag: What you need to know about gravel running shoes. Whew, Dean-O is doing everything he …
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iRunFar/Mock: This week in ultrarunnning. All the results from trail and ultramarathon races around the world. Watch this: Jim Walmsley suffering thru some tough Kms at UTMB. Big respect for Jim for laying it all on the line. And here’s another shot from Biel’s twitter feed shot before reached the …
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BBC: How in the world have I never heard this story?!? Banned by British athletic officials in the 50s because he earned a couple of bucks as an amateur boxer, John “The Ghost Runner” Tarrant, made a habit of running races as a bandit and set plenty of ultramarathon records along …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Fri, Aug 26 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s going on in ultramarathon and trail racing this weekend? I’ve heard about some race in the Alps? UTMB will be a stacked field again this year. Here are iRunFar’s Men’s and Women’s previews. Speaking of UTMB, how cool would it be to find a bag of jewels in …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed, Aug 24 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
IRF/Mock: Justin Mock lays out all the results from the past weeks’ ultramarathon and trail running races. Leadville, Matterhorn, Squamish, and Twisted Branch 100k in New York. Geez, from looking at the splits from that last race, winner Justin Scheid had a 5 minute lead at the 6 mile mark …
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Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s up in ultramarathon racing this weekend? I didn’t realize Headlands had a 150 mile option now; Bigfoot 200 kicks off in the PNW; Beast of Burden in NY is the insanely technical trail, right? AJW: Gunhild Swanson’s 2015 Western States finish was one of the most electrifying finishes …
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Trailrunner/Rom: The joys of small local ultramarathons and trail races. Couldn’t agree more! Sure, the big races have their flash and excitement, but the intimacy of smaller races is really what makes me love this sport, perhaps because those are the races I started with 15 years ago. I’d be …
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iRunFar’s Week in Running: Justin lays down all the ultramarathon and trail racing events from this past weekend. You’ll want to check out Biel Rafol’s great footage of Gabirela Lasalle cruising up and over the terrain in beautiful Andorra. I’ve run those trails and let me tell ya, Andorra is …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Aug 1 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s up in the ultramarathon and trail racing scene this weekend? Cascade Crest, Speedgoat….anything else happening on the East Coast? Follow along as Jared Beasley (guest/author for the Al Howie episode) trains for his first Backyard Ultra. Great essay by Sarah about how efficiently and thoroughly an aid station …
The post Ultramarathon and Trail Running Daily News | Thurs, July 21 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Can we just be done with calling Hardrock a “run” and not a “race” already? ‘Cuz if you’re just running it, records don’t matter, and that was an awesome race! My only other comment on HR, oh man I wish Sabrina and Jim had run! Peter Lawson was the DFL finisher …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, July 18 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Good morning! Let’s start the day off with some homemade cinnamon rolls made by Courtney Daulwalter. iRunFar: Joe Uhan looks at blisters, cramping and nausea from a fundamental knowledge perspective (First Principles Approach), but with a medical background. I’m sure that each of us have dealt with at least one of …
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iRunFar/Mock: Justin runs down all the results from the trail running and ultramarathon races from this past weekend. Hardrock Update: Sabrina Stanley will not be running Hardrock this year. She’s one of my favorite athletes so naturally I’m bummed she’s taken a DNS, but hey, she’s standing up for what …
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Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s up in trail and ultramarathon racing this weekend? Badwater starts on Monday with Liza Howard, Harvey Lewis, Michael McKnight, Sally McRae, Pam Smith and others all toeing the line. SCMP: Salomon moves past HOKA as the most popular shoe brand for trail runners. More data in the link. …
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Hardrock preview, courtesy of iRunFar. Such an incredible field! Francois! Kilian! Sabrina! Courtney! Dakota! Bronco Billy! Darcy! Let’s hope everyone makes it to the startline. Regardless of what’s going on up front, I know one person I’ll be cheering for. My favorite races of the year took place on Monday …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed, July 6 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
iRunFar: The Week in Running. All the trail and ultramarathon results from around the world, compiled by Justin Mock. Western States, T&F Outdoor Champs in Eugene, and Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK all in one weekend?!? Ack! I can’t handle it! So in the last few weeks, I’ve seen …
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Western States time predictions based on historical data, courtesy of David Roche. Did you get your picks into FreeTrail Fantasy yet? (I’ve re-added Ailsa MacDonald to my podium.) Geez, I wear a fanny pack to school and the students make fun of me for a week. I can’t imagine what …
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Sorry about not posting yesterday. Still recovering from an awesome weekend in Tahoe at Broken Arrow Skyrace. Here’s Justin’s breakdown of all the ultramarathon and trail results from the weekend. More of my thoughts on BASR below. Here’s iRunFar’s Western States preview for the women’s division. And here’s the preview …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Tue, June 21 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Looking for a job in the MUT field? Finn over at Run Singletrack has put together a job board with a few dozen current listings. Trailrunner Mag: Your watch doesn’t know how much recovery you need. There’s a similar algorithm that trips my Garmin and tells me I need to …
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Strava launches some new offering and options for trail runners. I’ll have to dig into these new features, but they look pretty cool. CTS: How to prevent Taper Tantrums. Ryan and Ryno circumnavigate the South African Kingdom of Lesotho. (I’d always pronounced it “Le-SO-tho” until I met some South Africans …
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iRunFar: Justin Mock runs down all this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail running results from around the world. Highlight for me was Ruperto Romero–58 years old!–winning San Diego 100. Here’s our interview with this incredible man from a few years ago. Watch Emelie Forsberg crush a VK at Zegama right here. …
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Run Spirited: Henry Howard sits down with AJW to make some predictions about what else? Western States. What do you think? Mountain Outpost News is back! Interview about climbing, death, fatherhood, and relationships with the incredible Alex Honnold. That first picture of his hands is crazy. But peer reviewed studies …
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The blisters she formed during Rock the Ridge 50 miler in New York were nothing compared to the four bears she encountered along the way…yep, including a mama with cubs. iRunFar: How to navigate extreme weather and terrain. Best to know how to handle it before it’s presented to you …
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Ultrarunning Mag/Stern: What’s going on in the ultramarathon world this weekend? Looks like a pretty healthy mix of new and old races spread across the country. Jason Green and the rise of the Yetis. Head on over to Freetrail to pick your Fantasy UTMB lineup. From The Queen’s lips: It’s …
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This Week in Running: Justin Mock from iRunFar takes us on a tour of all the ultramarathon and trail running results from around the world. My hot takes: Ragna Debats gets airlifted out of a trail race in Spain. Hops she’s OK. Twenty six stitches is a lot! Sanya Sorokin …
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I’m back! After an unfortunate few days of computer issues (old MBP took a dump then my GoDaddy account expired, d’oh!) I’m happy to be back. Thanks for the patience and the kind notes. iRunFar: Race cancellations and the new permanent reality. I had Cocodona 250 winner Annie Hughes on …
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The Week in Running, courtesy of Justin at iRunFar. Includes results from trail and ultramarathon races across the globe, including a win by Max King in New York, a couple of ultra guys running a road marathon, and UROC happened with little fanfare. Sorry about the lack of newsletters last …
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iRunFar’s The Week in Running: All the trail and ultramarathon results one can handle. More notes on Canyons in a sec, but hey, what a week for global events! The LetsRun MENSA Team weighs in on Canyons and specifically Sage’s performance. RunSpirited: Henry highlights Jacky Hunt-Broersma’s quest for the ultimate …
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Treeline Journal: Chase runs down the deep, deep, oh so deep entrants list to Canyons 100k. And iRunFar publishes their predictions for men and women. But hey, don’t just focus on the 100k. The 50k will see Hayden Hawks, Mario Mendoza, Dakota Jones, Keely Henninger, Ashely Brasovan and more all …
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Ultrarunning Mag: What’s going on in the ultramarathon world this weekend? iRunFar: Salomon takes a cue from HOKA and goes full cush. Sarah’s tips for visiting the San Juans, even if you’re not running Hardrock. And what to do when developers want to build on open space. And on the …
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TWIR: All the trail and ultramarathon results from this past week compiled by Justin Mock at iRunFar. Some international races, some mountain events, and results from Lake Sonoma 50. The post mentions that LS50 was one of the premiere 50 milers in the country–as of just three years ago–and that …
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How Utah became fertile ground for elite runners. SLC has some sweet trails, then add in Moab, Bryce, Zion, etc and some policies beneficial to pros and it’s a playground for running folks. And consider Ghelfi’s tweet from yesterday: Prediction: Missoula MT and SLC UT will be battling it out …
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NY Times: How and why ultramarathon records are being shattered, with a particular emphasis on Sanya Sorokin’s latest 100mile WR. In Monday’s Daily News, reader Brad Bishop pointed out the method in which the Cowboy 200 race directors will award prize money. According to the site, “1st place male and …
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This Week in Running: All the results from trail and ultramarathon events over the weekend, courtesy of Justin Mock at iRunFar. What caught my eye: Ash takes the podium at GDR! (By the way, is Sean Blanton still the RD? Couldn’t find anything online.); The women’s race at Crown King …
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A new 200 miler is coming to Nebraska! It’ll run over 200+ railway bridges and cost significantly less than some of the other big races. Cool! Love was in the air at the finish line of Chuckanut over the weekend. Everything you wanted to know about when and where you …
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iRunFar: Another excellent essay by Sabrina Little, this about the the freedoms, “free of’s” and “free froms” when we race. I understand why Buzz and Peter did it, but I can’t see how anyone would see the sale of fastestknowntime to Outside as a good thing. If you think there’ll …
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Ultrarunning Mag: What’s up in ultramarathon and trail racing this weekend? MUC in Marin, Antelope Canyon in AZ…what’s going on in your neck of the woods? Take two minutes and watch Sara Alonso (ESP) descend a wet and rocky trail at Transgrancanaria. That’s the type of terrain that’s unrunnable for …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Thursday March 9 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
iRunFar: Stephen Mokoka (SRA) runs his debut 50k and sets a new World Record, peeling off nearly two minutes from the previous best. …and more results from the trail and ultramarathon world right here, courtesy of Justin Mock’s excellent TWIR column. Buzzfeed: Beer drinkers and non-drinkers rank and review non-alcoholic …
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What’s up in trail running and ultramarathon races this weekend? iRunFar: UTMB, ITRA, and others ban Russian and Belarussian athletes from competing due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I understand and fully support banning state sponsored federations, but individual athletes, many of whom speak out against the Russian belligerence? Doesn’t …
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TWIR: All the results from trail and ultramarathon events over the weekend. Amelia Boone joins Matt B Davis on Obstacle Racing Media to talk about athlete contracts in both OCR and MUT racing. The IOC urges sporting federations to boycott any events in Russia or Belarus. (Unless, what, those countries …
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Camille Herron absolutely crushed it at Jackpot over the weekend, winning the USATF 100 Mile Championship outright in a new WR time of 12:41 and setting numerous other records along the way. Phenomenal performance. iRunFar: Basic backcountry skills for new trail runners. Good stuff to know and to review from …
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Ultrarunning: What’s up in trail running and ultramarathons this weekend? Jackpot Ultra (USATF 100M Road Championships) will be aired here live today. Don’t worry, it’s not a USATF stream, it’s Jamil’s Steep Life Media so you know it’ll be good! Next level Strava art from San Francisco. Sarah Lavender Smith: …
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Getting ready for your first trail race, or maybe it’s been awhile? Here’s everything you need to know. Tuesday Funny: Trail running physician advises terminally ill patient to just “rub some dirt on it.” Science: Will cushy shoes wreck your form? Compared to males, females also show greater proportional area …
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What’s going on in the ultramarathon scene this weekend…besides the six Golden Tickets being offered at Black Canyon? Jeffrey Stern from UltraRunning Magazine has the schedule right here. How to use “backyard” ultras and timed events to fix failure points for your other races. I’ve been saying this for years! …
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iRunFar: All of the ultramarathon and trail running results from this past weekend. Things are starting to look like normal again, aren’t they? Jean Pommier continues his tradition of writing a race report after Jed Smith 50. And…I broke my tradition of attending the race in person. (Forgot it was …
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Ultrarunning Mag: What’s up in ultramarathon racing this weekend? More on Jacky Hunt-Broesrma, who’s on day 19 of her marathon-a-day challenge. She’ll be using this to train for Moab. Go Jacky! iRunFar/Liza: Fun interview with a 73 year old ultramarathon runner. So you want to start trail running with your …
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Start your week off with a fartlek run in Iten, Kenya. Holy hell look at that pace! IRF/TWIR: All the results from the trail and ultramarathon events from this past weekend, some cancellations, and a little bit of a look ahead. I love everything about this video. Great Aussie storyteller …
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Ultrarunning Mag: What’s up in ultramarathons this weekend? There’s one race that starts really, really high, one race that’s frighteningly cold, and a whole lot more. iRunFar: This women’s race at UTMB is gonna be a burner! So many top names on the list so far…now let’s hope everyone makes …
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IRF/TWIR: Justin Mock runs down all the ultramarathon and trail running results from this past weekend. I didn’t realized David Riddle’s streak was still going! And Justin’s blurb mentions that Gus Gibbs took a wrong turn and finished second…was he close enough to have won it if he’d stayed on …
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iRunFar: All the results of ultramarathon and trail running results from this weekend. Top stories don’t include one race on mainland US. A three day weekend and there weren’t any big events? Weird. Trailrunner/Roche: Alcohol and Athletic Performance. Huge day for American women distance runners! Keira D’Amato sets new AR …
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UROY Countdown: Adam Peterman and Katie Asmuth named #8 UROY for 2021. And your top ten FKTOYs of 2021. Ranked order being releaed in podcast form over the next week. SCMP: More on Sania Sorokin’s new 100 mile world record. He talks about training in Kenya, losing his job as …
The post Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Jan 13 appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
iRunFar: Justin recaps all the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail running events. We’ve got a few new Golden Ticket winners, the Montane Spine Race (going on now), Jade Belzberg takes a win at Catalina, and Ruperto Romero gets beat. (Here’s our interview with Rupert from a few years …
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Sarah writes an article for Telluride Magazine about staying fit in the snow and why you need to beware of the “umbles.” Ironman champ Dave Scott lists off his top ten fruits and vegetables. Adventure Journal: If it’s not enorphins, then what exactly is a “runner’s high?” A neuroscientist looks …
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Welcome back! I don’t know about you, but that was a sorely needed break! Our family went to Park City for a week, got stuck in an insane traffic/storm in Tahoe, painted a room, went iceskating (and didn’t get hurt!) built a ton of LEGO, went on fun runs (with …
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ultrarunning/Salsbury: Fifteen year old ultra/trail runner Sebastian Salsbury makes the case for more youth inclusion and focus on kids at MUT events. As we spoke about in our interview with him last year (at 14!), if we want to ensure that this MUT bubble becomes a sustained umbrella, we need to …
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IRF/Mock: All the results from ultramarathon and trail races this past weekend. I think I legitimately watched eight hours of Desert Solstice, with a full four hour block in the final hours Sunday morning. I was there a few years ago in person and really need to go back…definitely a …
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Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s up in ultramarathons and trail running this weekend? Super stoked to see Sabrina Little and Pam Smith running at Desert Solstice! Sarah Lavender Smith offers her thoughts on the Hardrock lottery and possible alternatives to the storied race. Registration is OPEN for Broken Arrow Skyrace 2022. You’ve heard …
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Prominent names drawn in the Hardrock and Western States lotteries. HR100 is stacked! All eyes on Silverton next summer. Nice to see Jean Pommier running and writing again! Here’s his report from Quad Dipsea. Anxious to watch this tonight: Dylan Bowman’s adventure from Grand Raid this past summer. Early reviews …
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ultrarunning Mag/Stern: What’s up in ultramarathons this weekend? Races, lotteries, and more! (I’ll be out at the 22 mile mark of CIM cheering everyone on. From the elites to one of my 5th grade students, this should be a great day with perfect weather.) More on the xTerra Trail Running …
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CTS: Optimizing ultramarathon training through the holidays. How female ultrarunners are setting the pace in India. Ultrarunning Mag releases a gear guide for new ultramarathon runners that’s not written by a sponsored athlete and does not include any affiliate links. Nice! Kilian Jornet announced yesterday that he’s leaving Salomon to …
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IRF/Mock: All the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail races. Courtney and Jim take Ultra Trail Cape Town, results from Quad Dipsea, and more. World Athletics announces their male and female finalists for Athlete of the Year. No, no ultra representation. SCMP: Visually impaired runner and her guide make …
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Gotta find the time to watch this! Courtney Dauwalter and Francois D’Haene discuss beer, wine, and training for the Hardrock/UTMB double. (New 50 min film from Salomon.) Sarah ran the inaugural Kessel Ultra in Colorado, hit her goal, then volunteered at the finish line. Sounds like a neat race and …
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IRF/Justin breaks down all the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail races. All eyes were on Tunnel Hill 100, and the action didn’t disappoint! Ultra historian Steeltown Paul pointed out that this was the first time in 45(!) years that three runners have run sub 13 in the same …
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IRF/Mock: All the results from this past weekend’s ultramarathon and trail races including Dipsea results (more on that later), the Lithia Loop Marathon in Bend (great race), Allie Mac wins another trail race, and my buddy Reid takes the win at Rio Del Lago 100 miler. Kaci ran RDL as …
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Haven’t dug into this yet, but this morning UTMB announced a “World Series Majors” of ultramarathon and trail running. More here. Qualifiers, points, fees, travel, blah blah blah. Sarah Lavender Smith sits down for seven questions with the incredible Maggie Guterl. And here’s our interview with Maggie from five years …
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iRunFar/Mock: All the trail and ultramarathon results from this weekend including Camille’s big win at Javelina, Pam and Ian taking wins in Oregon, some overseas championship events, and the unique format that is the Last Sasquatch Standing. The flat and warm beaches of southern California or the challenging and thin-aired …
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Ultrarunning/Stern: What’s going on in the ultramarathon world this weekend? Javelina, the Last Sasquatch Standing (wait, what?) in New Jersey, the Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK in PA (read this article) and more. Speaking of Javelina, Chase Parnell wrote up an in-depth preview of the participant right here. Fellas include Dave Stevens, Stringbean, …
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Former athletes allege body shaming by Oregon Ducks coaches. From what I’ve been able to tell, there’s a long way between a coach telling a young athlete that she’s “too fat” and a DEXA scan that’s used for clinical readings and diagnoses. I could be completely wrong…please let me know …
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Ultrarunning Mag/Stern: What’s up in ultramarathon racing this weekend? SCMP: Hong Kong native William Hayward was planning on running Big’s last weekend (he finished 2nd in 2019) until he realized there’d be a 21 day quarantine upon return. Instead, he ran four trails in HK for nearly 300k because he …
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iRunFar/Mock: All the results from this past weekend including: Jade Belzberg’s overall win on on the West Coast and Mike Thewes’ overall win on the East Coast. Schlarb takes a win in New Mexico, and Ashley Paulson takes an overall win in Utah. Dang, what a weekend for the ladies! …
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Four minutes of Kilian Jornet running down some rocky singletrack at last weeks Ultra Pirineu in Spain. No music, no over-production, just footsteps. iRunFar: What really happened at the DC Peaks 50 last weekend when 90 ultramarathon runners had to be rescued off the mountain? RW: How did the “celebrity” …
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Massive kudos to the RD and SAR teams who helped avoid a disastrous situation in the mountains of Utah. Inn-to-inn hiking (and running and biking!) is wildly popular in Europe and is just starting to gain popularity in the US. Here are a few places you can try it out. …
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ultrarunning/Rusiecki: Managing the stress of race directing. RDs are special people…remember to thank them for all their hard work. Watch this: Highly artistic–but raw–footage from the mile 65 aid station at the No Business 100 miler last weekend. I just subscribed to this guy’s channel and am really looking forward …
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iRunFar/Mock: Lots and lots and lots of ultramarathon and trail running events from this past weekend, from Broken Arrow Skyrace to Tiger Claw to Ultra Pirineu in Spain. Quick takes from Broken Arrow this weekend. (I spent three nights volunteering and announcing the race while my kids ran and played.) …
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Billy Yang was on hand to film Des Linden’s 50k world record earlier this year. After a long wait, here’s the video. These custom Salomons are rad looking. They go on sale Friday morning right here. True: LetsRun puts out some solid content and is a clearinghouse for a lot …
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TrailRunningMagUK: Hideo Takano gets bit by a snake 2k from the Tor des Geants finish line and figures he may as well run to the doctor rather than have medics come to him. Tongue swells up, lips swell up, blacks out a few times, but yeah, he finished the race. …
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Trailrunner/Roche: Five point training checklist for almost any ultramarathon. Good list. Only thing I’d add is more mental/emotional training in there for when your body is fit but your mind wants to quit. …speaking of the mental game of patience, Errol “Rocket” Jones writes about how to conquer it in …
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iRunFar/Mock: Justin runs down all the results from ultramarathon and trail races from the past week. Lots of European races, big money at Run Rabbit Run, Barkley-lite in Tennessee, and a female takes an overall win at Plain 100. Follow along here: The lead singer from Chumbawumba wrote a book …
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Jim Sweeney runs primary on the technical trails around upstate New York and New England, still loves a good old road marathon, and even ran the fastest hundred miler (13:09) in 2018. He’s also the Lead Brewer at a brewery you’ve heard me talk a lot about…Athletic Brewing in Connecticut. …
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Trailrunner: From the well, duh file: Science says hill repeats will make you a better runner. Thirty eight year old full time school teacher finishes 28th at Olympics and is sobbing with gratitude and joy. Dutch translation worked for the first half of the video…any help with the second half? I’m …
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Run Spirited: Last year, Michele Magagna was out on a run when she was attacked by a man with a knife, barely escaping a sexual assault. This year, she finished 11th at Western States and she just won the Marquette Trail 50 miler. What an incredible story of resilience and …
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No, your eyes did not deceive you. There’s a guy in a Pokemon-inspired bear costume running/walking from Los Angeles to Times Square. He’s currently in the southwest and I think he’d like some edibles. Remember earlier this year when Nike/BTC athlete Shelby Houlihan got busted for doping and she blamed …
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Treeline Journal: Chase previews the mens and womens fields for this weekend’s Lake Sonoma 50. If that women’s field comes together, it’ll be a scorcher! To note, Lake Sonoma is no longer a Golden Ticket race for Western States. Unfortunately this’ll be the first year I’ve missed the race. Sunny …
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Justin at iRunFar covers all the results from this weekend’s races right here. And lots of thanks to iRunFar and Treeline Journal for their excellent coverage of UTMB and Oregon Cascades 100. While most of the MUT media was understandably focused on the fireworks in Chamonix, Aleksandr (aka Sania) Sorokin …
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So how about Leadville?!? Not sure if the folks newer to the sport were as excited as I was, but holy cow, watching Anton, Ian, and Flaherty (not to mention Nick Clark pacing eventual winner Adrian Macdonald!) all duking it out brought me back to a decade ago and made …
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Trailrunner/Metzler: Five things to know about this weekend’s Leadville 100. Oh, live tracking, don’t fail us! iRunFar/Miller: I love this post. Zach Miller is one of the most competitive and fun MUT runners to watch (this was only five years ago?!? Whaaa?), but last weekend he took 12th place at …
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iRunFar: UTMB men’s preview. D’haene, Thevenard, Tollefson, Walmsley…yikes! No course markings, no fee, no medal, no aid stations…it’s a choose-your-route adventure in Utah Colorado! At the High Five 100, runners traverse 100ish miles with over 40k’ of vert in some of the most beautiful and unforgiving mountains in the lower …
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iRunFar/TWIR: US Mountain Running Champs, Bigfoot 200, a bunch of international races and more. My takes: Not a huge surprise that Grayson Murphy and Joe Gray won…they’re both phenomenal sub-ultra mountain runners. Big congrats. Also from that race…Tyler McCandless finished 10th. Dude’s got a 2:13 marathon, intense job as a …
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Treeline Journal: Chase analyses Anton Krupicka’s build up for Leadville. (Yes, Anton is running Leadville 100 in ten days. Get the hell ready.) Gladwell: As autonomous vehicles rise in popularity, road runners and cyclists will be at risk. I’d expect more of them to turn to the trails. What do …
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iRunFar: Excellent article about Gene Bruckert, 86 years old and living his best retired life. I recorded a new episode yesterday that followed an entirely new format. Test yourself with our ultra trivia and see if you can beat Lydia’s and my terrible scores. Let me know what you think. …
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Trivia with Lydia Episode Notes: Intro/outro music used with permission from David Rosales. Here’s more on The Tunnel race. More on Yiannis Kouros’ incredible feats on Davy Crockett’s Ultrarunning History Podcast. More on The Spine Race in the UK. And more on The Dipsea Race in Northern California. Here’s the …
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iRunFar: Bryon reviews some of the top trail shoes hitting the market this year. What happens when a couple of elite marathoners takes off on the 485 mile Colorado Trail? Here’s a fun story. Whatever path these people take to the top of the athletic world, it’s vital to realize …
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IRF/TWIR: Justin runs down some of the ultramarathon results from around the world. High Lonesome got a lot of attention on social media for being a beautiful and well-run event. Sounds like an awesome finish for F2 as Kaci Lickteig and Silke Koester battled until the end. Make sure you …
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Newsweek: Sad update on famed ultramarathon runner and adventurer Fred Zalokar. Runner’s World: Comparing elites to amateurs and men and women on Strava. iRunFar: Timothy Olson sets a new supported FKT on the 2600 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Here are his final few days on the FKT Boards. And in …
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I was DFL at #hr100 Not the result I was hoping for, but I think I learned even more this way. Been trying to get here for about 10 years. pic.twitter.com/DFWkR6zhdk — Terry Miller (@Terrysrunning) July 19, 2021 Intro/Outro music used with permission from David Rosales.
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Run Spirited: Six questions after Hardrock. Treeline Journal: Chase previews this weekend’s Speedgoat 50k. Lots of great talent up front and I’m very anxious to see who comes out on top. I’ll be keeping a close on Mike Sunseri (past winner and Broken Arrow stud), Outdoorable Annie Hughes, and because …
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Well, Hardrock was pretty awesome, wasn’t it? The weather was dramatic, iRunFar’s coverage was on point, the field was stacked, and for once, I called the winners correctly! Francois made it almost boring while DBo’s push kept the men’s race exciting. Meanwhile Courtney’s stomach issues caused a DNF and Sabrina’s close …
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Alek Simpson has narcolepsy and cataplexy, two disorders that wouldn't seem to help his ultramarathon running. Hear him talk about the symptoms, the treatments, and how he's managing to make it all work. Also, stick around for some NATHAN and HOKA gear talk with Ben Zuehlsdorf.
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The mens and women’s Mt Marathon was race awesome, but check out the juniors race right here. These kids are beasts! And for a different type of race, Jonathan Gunderson, Suzi Swinehard, Harvey Lewis, Oswaldo Lopez, and more will be lining up for Badwater 135 next week. The weather is …
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Canadian Running: Does running ultramarathon races make you smarter? Adventure Journal: A guide to find used gear shops around the country. More more more! iRunFar: Bob Becker is planning to become the oldest finisher of the Badwater 135 at seventy six years old. Vol State is going on right now. …
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Run Spirited: From grief and obesity to a 200 mile win. BBC: She set out on a 630 mile trek around England but made it three miles until she had to be rescued. These stories are becoming more and more common. Next to the steeple, I consider the 400m hurdles …
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Treeline Journal: Chase encapsulates everything that’s good about spectating at the Western States Endurance Run. As Thornley said at the Friday runners meeting, if everyone in the world could experience the WS finish line just once, the world would be a better place. Men’s Journal: Fifteen of the best running …
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Run Spirited: Five things we learned at Western States Endurance Run. (In terms of predictions, Henry did a great job it. I’m notoriously awful at predicting winners at WS but did manage to get Beth’s spot right!) Runner’s World: Mary Cain forms women’s running team with the athletes as employees. …
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Is it really Western States weekend already? Here’s the “groupthink” predictions from iRunFar readers. And here’s Brian Metzler’s take on what may go down. Meanwhile, Lavaredo Trail Ultramarathon is going on overseas this weekend. Here is Ian Corless’ preview. Anchorage Daily News: Another race in Alaska, and another bear on …
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Torsten Heycke is an endurance athlete who’s participated and competed in a panoply of outdoor sports. From ultramarathons like UTMB-CCC and Western States to field hockey, surfing, MTB racing, tennis, XC ski racing and triathlon, today, Torsten and I drill down and discuss our joined passion for paddle sports. He …
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iRunFar/TWIR: Results from Ultramaraton and trail races around the world. Joe Gray takes another win at Mt Washington, Taggart pulls the plug on his 10:59:59 attempt, and Brittany Charboneau takes a win at the Leadville Trail Marathon. Trailrunner/Metzler: So what’s with these new $375 trail shoes? They actually look pretty …
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Guardian UK: Why ultramarathon events are soaring in popularity. iRunFar: Western States Endurance Run Women’s Field Preview. I’ve got Pascall for the win. You? Mid-distance record holder and Olympian Shelby Houlihan busted for doping. She blames a tainted burrito and an f’ed up doping system, so who knows. What I …
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Treeline Journal: Storylines to follow at Western States this year. Jim v Tim? Brittany v Clare? Foreign women? Dark horses? Who’ll be there spectating besides Chase and I? iRunFar: AJW takes his first DNF after 185 successful finishes. Wasn’t for lack of grit or effort though. Smart decision. Update: One …
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Ultrarunning Magazine: A hundred miler on a 2.7 mile flat loop in Idaho sounds like a nice mix of fixed time and trail ultramarathon. Runner’s World: The UK’s Martin Richards talks about how he started running ultramarathons three years ago but has already set an FKT on the Thames Path. …
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