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A new course record at a Western States Golden Ticket race in Arizona, a World Record-breaking backyard ultra in Tennessee, a 50k in Georgia and more highlight our Ultra Weekend Recap for our final weekend of racing in October.
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We finally made it to the last Western States Golden Ticket race in North America for 2023 at the Javelina Jundred on Saturday, October 28, at McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Arizona. The 100-mile race has nearly 850 entrants in total, making it one of the largest ultras on the continent, and we spent the last week collecting comments from a handful of key contenders for the four automatic entries into the 2024 Western States. We also asked if they were willing to divulge their costumes.
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Margot Fleming’s father, Thomas J. Fleming, won the New York Marathon in 1973 and 1975, and was runner-up in the Boston Marathon in 1973 and 1974. Margot runs longer distances, like her mother, and has numerous 100-mile finishes under her belt. We sat down with her to find out more about her family’s history with running and her love of the sport.
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Staring down the start line of your first 100-mile race is daunting for anyone. In my final preparation for the Javelina Jundred this coming weekend, I asked veterans of the sport about one piece of advice they wished they’d had before their first 100-miler. What follows is a collection of wisdom nuggets you can apply to your first 100-mile journey.
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Leading our Ultra Weekend Recap for October 21-22 we have Lake Sonoma 55/100k in California, Mines of Spain 100 in Iowa, Tussey Mountainback 50/50 in Pennsylvania and a handful of other races.
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Speedland’s fourth model, the GS:PGH, is inspired by Speedland athlete Cameron Hanes. As with the GS:TAM, the GS:PGH is a maximally cushioned trail shoe built for comfort and durability over ultra-distance training days and races.