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We recently conducted a survey aimed to collect data from numerous professional runners from around the globe. This anonymous survey was filled out by nearly 200 athletes and was designed to gain insight into some key issues regarding professional athletic careers and elite competition as the sport of trail and ultrarunning continues to grow.
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How do you prepare for races that have 10k of climbing/descent when access to hilly terrain is limited? First, proper preparation, according to sound exercise physiology principles, helps ensure that our bodies don’t break down, and we get the maximum training benefits. I’ve broken this answer into two parts: training for ascending and training for long descents.
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With just days before her first Western States 100, Michigan’s Rebecca Joyner joins the UR Podcast to share her training journey, preparation for race day and working with a running coach.
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Born in the mountains, Arc’teryx has been on a journey to solve real problems for mountain athletes. With the core belief that there’s always a better way, the company continues to grow as a brand, supporting mountain athletes in both climbing and snow sports, and going further into mountain running.
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The Ultra Weekend Recap for our last official weekend of spring brings us results from California’s Broken Arrow Skyrace, Utah’s Logan Peak Trail Run, Ontario’s Niagara Ultra, records at Six Days in the Dome in Wisconsin and a whole lot more.
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We’re only a week away from the world’s oldest one-hundred miler, but that doesn’t mean that our North American UltraRunning Calendar lets up one bit. Check out the Broken Arrow Skyrace 46k in Lake Tahoe, the Bighorn 100-miler in Wyoming, Six Days in the Dome in Wisconsin, an in-depth look at our very own Headlands 50k and a ton more.