VJ’s ACE is a studded trail shoe designed specifically for winter running. The snow and thick ice which recently blanketed the Pacific Northwest were just right for our team of …
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Passion gives us purpose. It gives us a reason to do the things we do, and that includes running. But what happens when passion starts to fade? You’re not alone.
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While some parts of the country are still under a layer of ice and snow, we have some blazing-fast times in our Ultra Weekend Recap. We saw familiar names on …
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Courtney Dauwalter Courtney Dauwalter is UltraRunning Magazine’s Worldwide UltraRunner of the Year. Dauwalter smashed the course record at Western States in June, broke her own course record set last year …
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Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz is the men’s second-ranked Worldwide UROY. Dunand-Pallaz executed a win at his first attempt at the Hardrock 100 in July and won the La Diagonale Des …
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Winter temperatures are keeping many indoors right now, but our UltraRunning Calendar includes a races that’ll bring runners back to the start line.
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Katharina Hartmuth Katharina Hartmuth is ranked third female in the 2023 Worldwide UROY voting. Hartmuth finished second at both UTMB and the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Austria. …
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Even the grippiest outsoles on the market can be defeated when winter hits hard. The NANOspikes model is designed for pavement, which made them perfect for running out the door.
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Jim Walmsley Jim Walmsley is the Ultra Runner of the Year for 2023. Walmsley, who has won UROY six of the past seven years, was dominant throughout the year. He …
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Katie Schide Katie Schide is runner-up in the women’s balloting for 2023. Her stellar year included placing second at Western States, where she finished ahead of Ellie Greenwood’s course record, …
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Tyler Green Tyler Green comes in third in the 2023 UROY voting. Green’s stellar year included a second-place finish at Western States and seventh at UTMB. He was also third …
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The trend of fast times in 2024 continues in our Ultra Weekend Recap where we saw course records fall at the Bandera races in Texas. Two Canadians from Chilliwack dominated …
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Heather Jackson Heather Jackson, a professional triathlete turned ultrarunner, is ranked fourth amongst the women in 2023. Jackson won the Javelina Jundred and The Canyons by UTMB 50k during the …
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Mathieu Blanchard Mathieu Blanchard comes in at number five for the men. Blanchard also executed a strong Western States/UTMB double, finishing in seventh place at Western States and fourth at …
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Annie Hughes Annie Hughes is our sixth-ranked woman for 2023. She had a typically busy year, racing distances from 50 miles to 226 miles, and winning two races outright. Originally …
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Harvey Lewis III Harvey Lewis III checks in at number seven in the 2023 UROY voting. He had a typically busy year, running nine ultras. He saved his best performance …
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Headlining What’s Up in Ultra on our UltraRunning Calendar this weekend is the fabled HURT 100 in Hawaii, a much faster 100-miler in Florida and a long-standing 50k in the …
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Katie Asmuth Katie Asmuth missed the second half of 2022 after surgery to repair a broken navicular bone in her foot. She didn’t start running again until January 2023, but …
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Arlen Glick Arlen Glick is ninth in the 2023 UROY voting. Glick set a course record at the Umstead 100, and ran three other competitive 100-milers during the year. A …
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Jennifer Lichter Jennifer Lichter and Sarah Ostazewski tied for 10th place among the women for 2023. Lichter won The Rut 50K, a technical mountain race in Montana, for the third …
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Ryan Montgomery Ryan Montgomery is the 10th ranked North American ultrarunner for 2023. Montgomery ran four highly competitive races and placed well in all of them, topped by a win …
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The first weekend of racing in 2024 delivered a slew of fast times and course records in 50k events across the country. Headlining our Ultra Weekend Recap are results from …
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We’ve made it to the new year in our What’s Up in Ultra column with more races from our North American UltraRunning Calendar. This weekend we have big events in …
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There are a lot of things to do in life. Mark Macy and his son Travis seem to have done them all—Leadville, Badwater 135, Eco-Challenge, Marathon des Sables and HURT …
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I’ve noticed most runners identify as either a road or trail runner with their event choices falling into one of these two categories. Throughout your career, you’re likely to have …
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It’s the last day of the year and we have some results from around North America for our Ultra Weekend Recap. Leading the way is the Tuscobia Winter Ultra 160-miler …
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UltraRunning Magazine is proud to announce the launch of our 2024 Old School Ultras calendar. These events are a collection of legendary races that have stood the test of time …
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After a pause for the holiday weekend on our UltraRunning Calendar, we’re back to close out 2023 with a bang. Our database boasts nearly two dozen events crisscrossing the country, …
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The Run Rabbit Run 100 has established itself as one of the premier ultra events in the world. Runners from 46 states and 11 countries competed this year, with Hares …
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Up until this point, my travel to India had been centered around yoga. I had never traveled east for an ultrarunning event and was intrigued at the possibility of seeing …