UltraRunning May/June 2020
- Hydrogels: Hype or Hydration?
- Laura Chancellor’s 100-Mile Journey
- Pioneer Spirit 50
- So Much More Than Racing
- Hydration Packs for Every Body
- The Birth of the JFK 50
- A Single-Track Gem: The Ruby Crest Trail
Due to COVID-19, there are a number of ultra events that are being canceled. We are updating this spreadsheet as we hear about cancellations or postponements.
I got a new 100K buckle to wear around town and had a warm Jeep to crawl into after a satisfying finish. This is why I ran around a traffic cone for as long as I could in a 24-hour race.
The independence and freedom that running had given me since seventh grade was stripped away. I knew that getting back on my feet and leaning into running—rather than away from it—was a step forward in my recovery.
Twenty minutes before the race orientation meeting was to begin, a message was received from the state capital in Tallahassee that every special event being held in Florida State Parks was to be shut down and canceled, effective immediately.
In these crazy times it’s important to just do you—whether that’s running 5ks on the roads or 50-milers in the mountains. I’m a long way away from being in ultramarathon endurance shape. But that’s okay because I’m enjoying what I’m doing, and you should be too.
If you’ve never thanked the race director of an event that touched you as a runner, send them a note, because right now we could really use your patience and support.
Melissa takes a look at 3 relatively new headlamps. The Silva Trail Speed 4XT, Knog Bilby, and BioLite 200
Like several runners in the trail running community, I decided that this was the perfect time to go after an FKT. I settled on the Shawnee State Forest Backpack Loop, a 38-mile trail loop in southern Ohio that has over 8,000 ft of vert – enough elevation that Shawnee State Forest is known as Ohio’s “Little Smokies.”