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Training for and running ultramarathons taught me that I had the ability to achieve things I once thought were impossible. They taught me to pace myself, adjust my expectations and problem-solve on the fly. They taught me that pain is tough, but I am tougher, and being alone in the forest taught me where I feel most at peace.
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A six-time Badwater 135 finisher who has set the age-group course record four times, Pamela Chapman Markle has returned again and again to the Keys 100.
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This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Stumptown Trail Runs, the Sugar Badger 50/50, Capital Backyard Ultra, Trail Festival at Pineland Palms, and Sulphur Springs Trail Race.
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This weekend’s ultramarathon race results include the Cruel Jewel 100, Keys Ultras, Ram Party, and Born to Run Ultras.
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Who can say they were able to spend 14 hours with their mom while participating in a sport that they love? That’s just what I did during Blackbeard’s Revenge 100-miler.
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I wasn’t supposed to run again. Not really. I had a stent in my aorta—a rare thing for an active woman in her 30s. The doctors never sent me to cardiac rehab, so I had to figure it out myself. I started with walking. Then walking became jogging. Then, slowly, running.