Jeffrey Stern

Labor Day weekend signifies the proverbial end of summer, but that doesn’t mean the number of races on our North American UltraRunning Calendar is diminishing. We have an exciting mountain …

This week we’re in Chamonix, France, at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc trail running festival, more affectionately known as UTMB. Still, there’s tons of North American races worth noting …

We’re closing in on the official end of summer on our UltraRunning Calendar but still have some heavy hitters to wet your ultrarunning appetite. Whether you prefer a high-altitude 100-miler …

This week our UltraRunning Calendar features a nice mix of races from the East Coast to the West Coast, up to Canada and even, Alaska. 

It seems like summer just started, but now kids are already gearing up to head back to school. Time sure does fly, especially when your UltraRunning Calendar is as loaded …

This past June, the top two women and men at the sixth annual Broken Arrow Skyrace 52k in Olympic Valley, California, qualified for the 80k US Trail team competing at …

Climbing up Little Cottonwood Canyon Road out of Cottonwood Heights via Salt Lake City to Snowbird Resort, the Wasatch Mountains dominate the skyline. If you’ve spent any time exploring them …

For the last weekend of July on our UltraRunning Calendar we’ve got a true classic 50-miler in the Pacific Northwest, a beast of a course in Canada, a 100k in …

If you thought you could take a breather after last week’s excitement across the country on the UltraRunning Calendar, think again. This week we have a few epic hundreds, some …

It’s a big week for notoriously challenging and historic 100-milers on our UltraRunning Calendar, from California to Vermont and a big loop in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. 

Summer hits its stride on our UltraRunning Calendar this week, with three-dozen races to choose from, coast to coast. 

As we come down off the high of last weekend’s Western States Endurance Run, our  UltraRunning Calendar takes a bit of a breather with a rather tame dozen and half …

Deep in the heart of Mount Edziza Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada, it’s easy to feel lost, but perhaps just as simple to find oneself. At over 500,000 acres, …

Summer is finally here and so is arguably the most anticipated ultramarathon in North America, the 49th Western States Endurance Run. As with all the Golden Ticket races on the …

If you thought last week’s UltraRunning Calendar was deep, wait until you see the 55 races on tap this weekend before the official kick off of summer.

In 1905, 16 years prior to the first Comrades Marathon, the world’s oldest organized ultramarathon, the Dipsea Race, officially began. While there are a number of prestigious road races with …

We’re just under two weeks away from the official start of summer, but many schools are already on summer break and vacation vibes are spreading across the country. On our …

The first weekend of June really starts to heat up on our UltraRunning Calendar, especially on the East Coast, with some of the longest running ultra classics. Our true summer …

Memorial Day arrives on our UltraRunning Calendar as the unofficial first weekend of summer, even though the big kick-off is still three weeks away. Whether you’re celebrating your kids’ break …

With so many races on our UltraRunning Calendar this weekend, it was hard to choose just a dozen to highlight, however, the first event was an easy pick to kick …

As summer inches closer, our UltraRunning Calendar continues to go deeper than ever before. We have 49 different races to choose from this coming weekend, May 14-15, scattered across the …

We’ve hit a bit of a mini-milestone this first week of May with the 30th consecutive “What’s Up in Ultra.” It coincides nicely with our UltraRunning Calendar which includes 42 …

In just her fifth ultramarathon to date, Jazmine Lowther of Nelson, British Columbia, delivered a surprising wire-to-wire win at the recent Canyons 100k. Not surprisingly, just five weeks earlier, she ran …

Just when you expected a lull in the UltraRunning Calendar after a drama-filled weekend, the ultra race lineup continues to deliver from coast to coast. Although not officially beginning until …

With the Western States Endurance Run just over eight weeks out, we have our final Golden Ticket race and six spots on the line at the 2022 Canyons Endurance Runs …

When it comes to performance, ultrarunners depend on reliable running shoes that can sustain hundreds of miles while providing a comfortable ride. But where post-race recovery is concerned, or that …

Despite last week’s warmer temperatures around the country, a bit of Old Man Winter was reported at a handful of races on UltraRunning Calendar over the weekend. It’s hard to …

As we move into full-fledged spring conditions, the eastern half of the North American racing scene is coming in hot on our UltraRunning Calendar. It’s really special to see so …

Highlights of this week’s UltraRunning Calendar feature early spring classics on both coasts, the revival of a PNW favorite and a smattering of races with various distance options all over …

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 …