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The goal of this column is to identify the hazards you’re likely to face on the trails so you can best manage the risk, mitigate consequences and make good decisions about the places you want to run and race. Taking on this responsibility yourself will help you avoid uncomfortable, distressing and sometimes very dangerous situations.
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Our first full weekend of spring has landed, and from coast to coast, the UltraRunning Calendar has something for everyone no matter where you reside. Boasting three dozen races, this may be one of the biggest weekends of the year to celebrate the changing of the seasons in the northern hemisphere. Below are some of our highlights for this week’s What’s Up in Ultra.
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In 2019, wind and rain pelted Lisa Irving’s body as she battled through the Canadian Death Race—a 125k foot race across the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. “If a puddle wasn’t big enough to swallow me whole, I went straight through it.” Lisa’s mental toughness is a constant force, whether she’s at work as an air traffic controller, volunteering with search and rescue, or crushing miles in the mountains.
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Ellie Pell joins the URM podcast to share her thoughts on scoring a Golden Ticket at the Bandera 100k, mental performance coaching (a service she offers at no cost), racing Western States, how she caught the running bug, the East Coast running scene and so much more.
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Nearly 10 years ago, Chaz Sheya was out running on the Western States Trail with his Sacramento and Auburn friends preparing for his July 100-miler, the Tahoe Rim Trail, when a light bulb went off in his head. He recalls thinking, ‘Man, this place is really freaking cool,’ and then turned to ask one of his buddies, ‘Why are there no other races out here?’
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We’ve just about made it to the first official day of spring: Sunday, March 20 at 11:33 a.m. EDT for us Northern Hemisphere ultrarunning folk. What better way to celebrate than with a collection of historic races in different places on our UltraRunning Calendar this weekend?