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Jodi Weiss

Jodi Weiss

Jodi Weiss has been running ultras for the last decade, and to date has completed 35 races of 100 miles or more, and dozens of 50Ks, 50 milers, 100Ks and 24-hour races. She loves hot-weather races, making Badwater 135, Javelina Jundred, and Keys 100 her favorite races, with multiple finishes at each. When she’s not running races, she loves to write about races and interview her running superheroes. In her professional life, she leads the Nonprofit and Higher Education Practice at Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm, and is a professor of literature and writing at various colleges and universities. She’s currently working on her second novel, Exit 11N.

  • 6633 Arctic Ultra – Classic Edition 2023

    Jodi Weiss 03/22/2023
    Jodi Weiss 03/22/2023

    Avalanches, white-out weather conditions and blocked roads were all par for the course at this year’s 6633 Artic Ultra Classic. The race is a self-sufficient, non-stop 380-mile foot race that race traverses the Yukon via Dempster Highway and Ice Road, finishing at the banks of the Arctic Ocean.

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  • Becoming in India: Yoga, Life and Running

    Jodi Weiss 01/31/2023
    Jodi Weiss 01/31/2023

    By my last day in India, I remembered the wonder of pursuing new paths, interruptions as a given versus an obstacle, and that when you make space and room in your life, possibilities abound. Taking in the thrashing waves of the Arabian Sea as the high tide returned each dawn, I remembered that the comings and goings are all part of the journey, and perhaps the key is to flow and enjoy the current.

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  • Route 66 Ultrarun: Great Open Spaces

    Jodi Weiss 11/29/2022
    Jodi Weiss 11/29/2022

    Ultras remind me that the world is such a big and welcoming place, which was the case for Marshall and Heather Ulrich’s inaugural Route 66 Ultrarun. The race consisted of 140 miles across the longest remaining unbroken stretch of Route 66, from Seligman, AZ, to Topock, AZ, finishing at Topock66 on the Colorado River.

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  • Badwater 135: The Will to Keep Going

    Jodi Weiss 08/17/2022
    Jodi Weiss 08/17/2022

    Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, sits at 280 feet below sea level. Each year in July, endurance athletes from all over the world converge to run 135 miles from the start at Badwater to the finish line at the portal of Mt. Whitney (elevation 8,360 feet). Runners traverse three mountain ranges and face numerous other challenges, like scorching desert heat and sleep deprivation, over the course of two nights.

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  • Miami 50/50: Finding My Way

    Jodi Weiss 07/14/2021
    Jodi Weiss 07/14/2021

    The Miami 50/50 is an urban adventure race that requires runners to team up with a partner and tackle 50 miles together from start to finish, totally self-supported. To add to the challenge, the course map is unknown prior to race morning. Runners receive course directions every ten or so miles along the way, at designated checkpoints.

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  • Death Valley 30/30 – Marshall Ulrich’s Next Big Adventure

    Jodi Weiss 08/25/2020
    Jodi Weiss 08/25/2020

    Thirty years ago, at age 39, endurance athlete Marshall Ulrich completed his first 146-mile crossing from Badwater Basin (282 feet below sea level) to the summit of Mount Whitney (14,505 feet). At 6 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 69-year-old Marshall Ulrich began his journey across the desert to climb the highest mountain in the contiguous United States for his 30th crossing of Death Valley and his 27th summit of Mount Whitney.

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  • Ultrarunner on the Rise: Lisa DeVona

    Jodi Weiss 02/26/2020
    Jodi Weiss 02/26/2020

    The first thing you might spot when you see Lisa DeVona, is her purple ponytail. It may lead you to believe that she has superpowers, and considering how she has climbed the ultrarunning ranks over the last few years, she just might.

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  • Doing Hard Things – Daytona 100

    Jodi Weiss 02/10/2020
    Jodi Weiss 02/10/2020

    In a world of conveniences, why take on hard challenges? Perhaps because in the pain, misery and torture that we face in these abbreviated and self-imposed adventures, we grow empathetic and remember that we are all in it together, from the first person to the last person crossing the finish line.

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  • Kimble Attempts TRT Supported FKT

    Jodi Weiss 10/11/2019
    Jodi Weiss 10/11/2019

    Kimble’s goal is to come in any time under 38 hours and 32 minutes to break the record, but his “A” goal, if all goes according to plan, is to come in closer to 36.5 hours.

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  • Pamela Chapman Markle: Stronger and Faster

    Jodi Weiss 05/21/2019
    Jodi Weiss 05/21/2019

    Pam Chapman Markle entered the world of ultramarathoning in 2011 at age 55. As a certified registered nurse anesthetist for over 35 years, she had been working with a physician who encouraged her to sign up for an ultra.

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  • Badwater Cape Fear: Community Building

    Jodi Weiss 04/28/2019
    Jodi Weiss 04/28/2019

    I believe the Badwater experience is about being together in settings that involve intense running experiences, and then having the time and space to recover, relax, and rejoice together.

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  • Pete Kostelnick’s 5,300-Mile Ke2Key

    Jodi Weiss 02/01/2019
    Jodi Weiss 02/01/2019

    Kostelnick became the first person to complete a self-supported run, without relying on an accompanying support vehicle, from Alaska to Florida.

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