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While running the 40-mile Telluride Mountain Run in late August—an extremely tough high-altitude ultra that circumnavigates the town and crosses four mountain passes—I felt a bit glum that I didn’t recognize any of the fresh-faced runners sharing the trail. Imagine my delight, therefore, when I spotted a blonde woman with legendary status as she approached me on a switchback above tree line.
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The highlight of the upcoming weekend has to be the notoriously swift Tunnel Hill 100 in Vienna, Illinois, on Saturday. The flat and fast course saw rising star Taggart VanEtten set the second-fastest time last year, just over 10 minutes behind Zach Bitter’s 2018 100-mile trail world record in 12:08:36. The two will face off head-to-head on Saturday in what is likely to be a quest not only for the win, but a new course record, potential world record and the first sub-12 hour 100-mile finish the course has seen.
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In the GPS watch category, COROS has established itself as a brand actively pushing the limits of feature sets. This is apparent in the new Vertix 2, which adds a large number of feature upgrades from the original model – including updated satellite capabilities, a larger display face, new sport modes, navigation maps, onboard music functionality, faster overall processing and a massive increase in battery life.
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After years of notable ultrarunning performances, Boulder, Colorado’s Dave Mackey became an official legend of the sport with his recognition as 2011 UltraRunner of the Year. Dave’s latest accomplishment as a 51-year-old physician assistant raising two middle schoolers alongside his wife, Ellen: a 23:23:46 finish at Leadville. Prosthetic or not, that’s an incredible time. Here’s what Dave had to say.
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Despite being the weekend after Halloween, there’s clearly never a dead weekend in ultrarunning. Even without a huge event taking place to kick off the month of November, nearly every corner of the country has something going on.
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Now 71, and with his stifled bar business trying to rebound from COVID, a hamstring injury and the effects of age on his speed and endurance, Tom McGrath’s plan is ambitious. From November 4–7, he will run three marathons in three days and on the fourth day, do the NYC Marathon. Tom’s running roots are firmly grounded in ultras – the concrete kind.