Clare Gallagher and Brian Rusiecki have won the UltraRunning Race Series Overall Ranking for the 2016-2017. The Series applied a formula to score every ultra finisher at every ultra race …
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This past weekend marked the final week of racing for the 2016-2017 UltraRunning Race Series. So far this season, results for over 1,300 North American ultras have been posted and …
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Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: May/June 2017 Print+Digital May/June 2017 (Digital Only) Features A Handy Guide to Blowing Up in Epic Fashion by Jill Puleo Maintaining the Spark …
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Ultimate Direction, the leading brand in hydration and wearable gear innovations, today announces its 2017 grant program to aspiring athletes who are planning a Fastest Known Time attempt in 2017. …
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Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: April 2017 Print+Digital April 2017 (Digital Only) Features Hydration Belt Review by Donald Buraglio Arrowhead 135 by Lisa Paulos Ordnance 100K & Fort …
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How many times have you gone out for a long run, only to come back sore or injured for no obvious reason? You haven’t pulled a muscle or twisted an …
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Pete Kostelnick dodging obstacles in New York City as he raced the final few miles of his FKT across the US. He averaged over 72 miles per day for just …
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“Anish” now holds the Overall Self-Supported (backpacker) records for the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the AZT. She stands alone (and ahead of all men too) in her specialty, …
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The best ultrarunner in the US knocked this one out of the park and was recognized for it. Records have been kept on this uber-route for decades, recently including Anton …
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The Sawatch Range in Colorado has 14 summits over 14,000’ high – somewhat lined up in a row, with few trails, continuous rough terrain, navigation challenges, and of course, serious …
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The man who knows the Sierra’s better than anyone now has the FKT on both the John Muir Trail and the much harder and higher SHR, which roughly parallels it. …
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Joelle Vaught is a Boise, ID ultrarunner who has a special fondness for running trails with her dogs. The 42-year old Vaught has an extraordinary ultrarunning resume, with 63 ultras …
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Jim Walmsley Jim Walmsley, of Flagstaff, Arizona, ran eight ultras during the year, winning seven of them. His only non-win was at Western States, where he missed a turn at …
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We have listed the top graded performances for each commonly run ultra distance. These rankings are determined by using the Comparative Difficulty Ratios developed by Gary Wang at RealEndurance.com.
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Each year a few races attract a large number of elite runners. In this analysis, we have examined the races in which those who received votes for Runner of the …
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Jim Walmslsey and Kaci Lickteig are the Ultra Runners of the Year for 2016. Both were nearly unanimous choices, with Licketig garnering 38 first-place votes and Walmsley 37 from the …
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The ever-floating Jim Walmsley takes a moment to smile as he approaches the tape at the JFK 50-miler on November 19. Walmsley broke Max King’s course record by 13 minutes …
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Magdalena Boulet Magdalena Boulet of Oakland, California, last year’s ultra runner of the year, placed second in the 2016 voting. Boulet, who is the Vice President of Innovation and Product …
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Zach Miller Zach Miller of Manitou Springs, Colorado is the third ranked ultra runner for 2016. Miller won the Madera Island 115km race in the spring and then led UTMB, …
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Caroline Boller Caroline Boller is ranked number four among the women for 2016. Boller finished the year with a bang, placing second at the JKF50 and then running the fastest …
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Zach Bitter Zach Bitter is the fifth ranked runner of the year for 2016. He set an American Record for 100 miles at the end of 2015 (included in the …
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Amy Sproston Amy Sproston placed sixth among the women for 2016. A win at the Black Canyon 100K and a second place finish at Western States highlighted her year. Sproston, …
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Tim Tollefson Tim Tollefson is the seventh place male in the voting for runner of the year. Tollefson had a breakout run at UTMB, covering the 105-mile route through the …
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Pam Smith is the number eight-ranked female for 2016. Smith, a pathologist and mother of two from Salem, Oregon, was the top U.S. finisher in the IAU World 100K Championships …
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Pete Kostelnick checks in as the number 9 runner of the year. Kostelnick, a financial analyst from Lincoln, Nebraska, won the Badwater 135 Mile in July after a sub-20 hour …
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Gina Slaby is the tenth ranked female in our annual Ultra Runner of the Year balloting. The 35-year-old Navy lieutenant set a stunning world record at the Desert Solstice Invitational …
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In 1980, at the age of 32, Roy Pirrung was 60 pounds overweight, smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day, and was a self-described binge drinker. He decided to take …
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Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: December 2016 Print+Digital December 2016 (Digital Only) features The Definitive Primer on Fastest Known Times by Buzz Burrell Our Favorite Things by Donald …