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In 2015, I had just read “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall, where I learned that people run 100 miles at a time. While eating pizza and calling each other names? Professional runners. Not everyday parents that have ordinary office jobs. I put the book away, but the thought lingered. I could never run 100 miles, obviously. Or could I?
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Abby Hall Abby Hall is ranked ninth in the 2021 UltraRunner of the Year voting. The highlight of her year was a breakthrough second place at the highly competitive Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix …
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Jeff Browning Jeff Browning is the tenth ranked ultrarunner for 2021. Browning, a running coach and graphic designer, won three 100-milers during the year and finished fifth at Hardrock. “Bronco …
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The New Year arrives in a big way on our UltraRunning Calendar with the first of three 2022 Western States Golden Ticket races. The Tejas Trails Bandera 100k is on Saturday, January 8, as well as an accompanying 50k on Sunday. Unsurprisingly, the fields are loaded to the gills and the four automatic entries into June’s Western States Endurance Run should be hotly contested.
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It was 2018, and Kevin Mathewson was in the zone. He was fresh off a personal best at the Bear Chase 50K in Morrison, CO, and had recently crossed the finish line of his first 100-mile race at Tunnel Hill, in Vienna, IL. A few months later, he found himself sitting in a doctor’s office, mind racing, awaiting the results from a biopsy. The news was not good. “I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.”
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With a wise approach to layering, it’s possible to stay warm and dry and avoid concern for hypothermia or frostbite. Empower yourself to be confident, comfortable and safe in a wide range of weather conditions. Fine-tune your system using these basic suggestions as a starting point and test your layering tactics against whatever the elements deliver and enjoy what winter running has to offer.