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Ben Dhiman checks in at #9 for the men in the 2024 UROY voting. Dhiman won the Madeira Island Ultra Trail 125k in Portugal, placed second at the Trail Andorra 100k and third at the famed Diagonale des Fous 176k on Réunion Island. Originally from Ohio, he currently lives in Soues in the French Pyrenees with his family.
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Marianne Hogan is the 10th ranked woman in the UROY voting for 2024. After an injury plagued her in 2023, Hogan returned to racing with a 6th-place showing at the Transvulcania 125k in the Canary Islands and then won the Swiss Canyon Trail 111k. She finished a strong third at UTMB to wrap her competitive season. A former triathlete, Hogan was born, raised and still lives in Montréal, Québec.
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Ihor Verys checks in at 10th in the men’s UROY voting. He ran his first ultra in 2021 yet won the Barkley Marathons less than three years later—on his first attempt. He also won the HURT 100 in Hawaii at the beginning of 2024. Born and raised in Chornomorsk, Ukraine, Verys moved to Canada at 21 to attend graduate school. He currently lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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This weekend’s ultramarathon race results include the San Tan Scramble, Frozen Sasquatch, Mid-Maryland Trail Event, and Del Dios Trail Race.
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This year, we’ll be interviewing women who inspire us on the trail. These women display passion and perseverance, mentor others in the ultrarunning community and remind us to keep running, even when it’s hard. Below is our interview with an ultrarunner from Colorado who loves the challenge of high mountain races, Sheri Atkinson.
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By mile 43, I no longer believed I could keep running at a steady pace as extreme fatigue and stomach distress had conspired against me. It was during one of my walking breaks that I heard it, the angelic voice of a fellow runner cheering and imploring me not to quit as she passed.