First Time Ultra Runners

March 28-29, 2026 ultramarathon race results include Crown King Scramble, Umstead 100, Behind the Rocks, and The Georgia Death Race.

After a 13-year hiatus, Coyote Two Moon — once described as “festive, wacky and a bit unhinged” — has returned to the Topatopa Mountains.

This weekend’s ultramarathon race results include Chuckanut 50K, HAT 50K, Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker, and The Big Alta.

I decided to run a few new races for the joy of ultrarunning including the Space Pirate100-miler, a point-to-point course in Florida that runs from Space Coast (Cape Canaveral) to …

Training zones are a tool. Like any tool, they’re only useful if you understand what they’re built on. When you understand the physiology underneath, a lot of the zone arguments …

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Marin Ultra Challenge, Pistol Ultra, Land Between the Lakes, and Mesquite Canyon.

Organized by Jon Bullock and Lee Robinson, the event features several fixed-time and distance categories over a weekend of running, and the USATF 100-Mile Championship has served as the marquee …

I showed up at the Jackpot Ultra in Henderson, Nevada, feeling hopeful. I used to run 100 miles in 24 hours routinely. But I haven’t run that distance in 10 …

Sometimes running isn’t the answer. Sometimes running isn’t enough. Sometimes, running is even the problem. But I don’t know how to function any other way.

Like many in our community, I spent much of January running in circles. Also, like many in our community, I spent much of February turning the dial way back down, …

If you knew me years ago, you might have described me as someone built for endurance. I tended to lean into activities that took time and effort: graduate studies, yoga …

Before I dig deeper into my Black Canyon Ultras weekend, I’ll say this: being an ultra trail runner doesn’t have to mean living out of a van or leaning into …

When Molly Seidel stepped onto the starting line at Black Canyon, many assumed her preparation required wholesale reinvention: more vertical gain, more mileage, more long trail days – more everything.

My eyes teared up as I crossed the start line of Florida’s Long Haul 100. I was unexpectedly emotional after years of wanting to attempt the distance but having been …

The 4 Fore 30 Backyard Ultra in Missouri has changed a lot over the last few years. In 2023, the event was held on a golf course, in 2024 it …

Overgrowth in the desert is not like overgrowth where I grew up on the East Coast, where you can just swing through it and maybe feel the sweat of the …

The Montebello Country Store sits unassumingly on a country road high atop the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nelson County, Virginia. Life is noticeably slower here, with no cell service to …

After giving a talk to a group of school kids and describing the sport of ultrarunning, they gave me mixed looks of confusion, awe and concern for my sanity.

The Tussey Mountainback may best be known for its iconic, single-loop 50-mile course on mostly unpaved forest roads. The Mountainback’s 50-mile race has seen 26 incarnations since its inception in …

The inspiration for this event and founder of the Snowdrop Foundation was Chelsey Campbell who, in 2006 at age 15, underwent a record-breaking 27-hour surgery for a rare cancer.

There’s something special about Guthrie, Oklahoma, on race morning. Maybe it’s the crisp air rolling off Lake Liberty, the quiet hum of runners warming up or the feeling that you’re …

A DIY training camp is not about doing more work for the sake of doing more work, and it should be used sparingly and with intention. It is a deliberate …

The Sanders Saunter Charity Trail Race is a sneaky, challenging event, run on the Clinton Lake North Shore Trail System in northeast Kansas. This state park is the anchor for …

The Saturday before Thanksgiving, over 1,000 runners lined up in Boonsboro, Maryland, for the 63rd JFK 50 Mile. Originally a presidential military fitness challenge, JFK is now the most competitive …

The Fat Pursuit is well known in the fat biking community, but it has only been open to skiers and runners for the past four years.

The race was started in 2022 in memory of its namesake, Oliver Ortiz. Ollie’s Ultra went from 22 runners to 59 in three years’ time.

Ultrarunners love to dream big. We picture breakthrough performances, bucket-list races and long, flowing miles on challenging trails. But when the season actually begins, many athletes drift from race to …

The Daytona 100 is run along the ocean, on road SR A1A, point-to-point for 100 miles, from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to the historic lighthouse at Ponce Inlet, Florida.

The Gila 100 is one of the only 100-mile trail races in New Mexico. It’s an old-school style race put on by two Silver City locals, and their goal is …

The Run Rabbit Run 100 and 50 drew runners from 49 states and 11 foreign countries from around the globe, each seeking challenge, beauty and community in the mountains of …