UltraRunning Magazine

Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: September 2017 Print+Digital September 2017 (Digital Only) Features What’s Next? by Krissy Moehl Pointers for Pacers by Eric Senseman Happy Trails by Elke …

Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: August 2017 Print+Digital August 2017 (Digital Only) Features Trekking Pole Review by Donald Buraglio Running Far, Living Out Youth by Jarod Contreras Western …

Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: July 2017 Print+Digital July 2017 (Digital Only) Features From Desperation to Salvation by Robert Plagmann Celebrate the Accomplishment by Krissy Moehl Shaking It …

Ultrarunner Caroline Boller and her husband, Robert, released the Robie Point® Pinot today to celebrate the 2017 Western States® 100 Endurance Run. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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, …