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With just a handful of key ultras left in 2022—Tunnel Hill 50/100m, the 60th Annual JFK 50, the 39th Annual Quad Dipsea and Desert Solstice 24-Hour and 100-Mile Track Invitational, to name a few—we wanted to check in with both the women’s and men’s top 10 from last year. Let’s start off with the women.

With less than two months remaining on our 2022 UltraRunning Calendar, we want to know where you’re closing out your year. There are still tons of places to get out and find your finish line across the nation if you’re in need of some last-minute inspiration. This week in our What’s Up in Ultra column, we’re highlighting a fast and furious 50m/100m race in Illinois, a classic 50k/50m close to UltraRunning headquarters in Central Oregon, a 50k on Mt. Tamalpais in the San Francisco Bay Area and more.

UltraRunning editor Amy Clark drops in to give us the inside scoop on the November issue. The issue features ultrarunning history, headlamp reviews, race reports on the Waldo 100K, Angeles Crest 100 and so much more.

I’m finally standing at the top of Robinson Flat—an aid station around mile 30 of the Western States 100—after flying down dirt roads, hopping a shuttle, hoisting coolers over my shoulders and trudging up a short hill. Now, it’s time to wait for my Golden Ticket-winning runner to show up and spring into action as fast as humanly possible.

HOKA’s Mafate Speed 4 made its debut this fall, representing a convergence of the previous Mafate Speed and EVO Mafate. The Mafate Speed 4 incorporates elements of both those product lines, while maintaining the same last and midsole geometry as the previous Mafate Speed shoe.

November’s inaugural Ultra Weekend Recap saw a new course record at Rio Del Lago, a throwdown in the final miles at the Austin Rattler and more from our Wednesday’s What’s Up In Ultra. Please add links and updates below with race results we may have missed.