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‘Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry… while hopefully not completely abandoning ultra training. Here are our favorites for food, hydration, gear and apparel to stuff an ultrarunner’s stocking while supporting their (or your) efforts at getting out the door during the winter months and a little cozy recovery in between.
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Newer ultrarunners might not know of Olga King, but if you were to go back 20 years, she was a mainstay of the North American ultra scene. In a sport that seems to transition from one generation to the next, this is a striking partnership across generations.
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Ultrarunners, crews, volunteers and spectators all “got their kicks on Route 66” at the second annual Route 66 UltraRun in Arizona. Solo runners and relay teams took on 140 miles of a beautiful desert race course along historic Route 66.
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We have some lightning-fast results from the 40th Quad Dipsea in California, a 50k in North Carolina and a 50k in Seattle to cover in our Ultra Weekend Recap coming on the heels of Thanksgiving.
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As expected, the weekend after Thanksgiving is slim on our UltraRunning Calendar—there’s only a baker’s dozen or so of races to choose from. The highlight, as it’s been for four decades, is the 40th Quad Dipsea in Mill Valley, CA, followed by the Derby 50k in North Carolina entering its third decade, as well a small handful of other races.
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Late October meant dark skies at the start of the 24th Tussey Mountainback 50-miler in central Pennsylvania’s Rothrock State Forest. The event’s 50k option was introduced last year, which incorporates a rocky stretch into an otherwise unpaved but non-technical single loop on fire roads, with bursts of fall colors covering the wonderland terrain.