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After more than a decade of racing, I finally finished my first ultramarathon in the suburbs of my hometown of St. Louis. It’s true that you have to go away to come back, and perhaps you can’t fully appreciate the beauty of a place until you do.
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This weekend, the final Golden Tickets to Western States were awarded in Auburn, California, there was a backyard race in Wisconsin and a 50k in Colorado Springs, which led the charge for our Ultra Weekend Recap.
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In this episode, we are thrilled to bring you the incredible journey of a married couple, Krista and Guy Alderdice, who recently competed in the Wild Horse 200 that started on April 5 in South Wales, Great Britain.
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This weekend’s UltraRunning Calendar queues up our final Golden Ticket race for 2023. Top runners at the Canyons Endurance Runs 100k will receive entry to Western States in June, and we were able to connect with a handful of athletes who are expected to compete for those coveted four spots.
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In 1998, Guy Palmer, Greg Naaco, Peter Frank, Tom Lyons and other Tamalpa Runners designed the Tamalpa Headlands 50k that originally started in Rodeo Beach, CA. Under the stewardship of former race directors, Diana and Tim Fitzpatrick, the race’s start and finish were then moved north to Santos Meadow in Muir Woods, and played hosted the 2013, 2015 and 2016 USATF 50k National Championships, which catapulted the legendary course onto the national stage. This year, the race will return for its 21st edition.
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Salomon’s spring 2023 trail run collection features a couple of high-cushioned models built with long days and high mileage in mind. While they are still quite capable of handling high-performance demands, they seem ideally suited for mid to back-of-the-pack runners to use during big training blocks of steady mileage or cruising through ultramarathons.