Reviewed by Laura Clark “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a …
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No! Well, maybe. Well, sometimes. This has to be one of the more confusing and ongoing issues for all endurance athletes, ultrarunners in particular. We are bombarded daily with advertisements, …
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By Sunny Blende, M.S., Sports Nutritionist Bonking, hitting-the-wall, crash and burn, total muscle fatigue, whatever the name – as an ultrarunner, this is your worst nightmare. When you are beginning …
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by Gary Towle, M.D. DVT (deep vein thrombosis) is a common but serious medical condition that affects approximately two million Americans each year. DVT occurs when a blood clot forms …
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by Roy Stevenson, MS, Exercise Physiologist Muscle soreness and inflammation are some of the biggest nuisances for distance runners and unfortunately, many of the dubious treatments of these symptoms are …
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by Sunny Blende, MS, Sports Nutritionist As ultrarunners we usually are meticulous, even obsessive, about our training regimes; logging in every workout and having a plan for fueling during our …
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by Shawn McDonald Based on reader feedback, there seems to be substantial interest in how to mix walking into training and racing, as well as how to become a more …
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January is always a good time to figure out your running goals for the coming year. One thing to think about while you’re fiddling with your New Year’s resolutions and …
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By Lisa S. Bliss, MD Maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance during the Western States Run seems to come naturally to many runners. They just eat and drink and run and …
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By Kevin Setnes It is generally assumed that most ultrarunners have some kind of pre-determined strategy when they run an ultra. The strategy can be as simple as going out …
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Newcomers to our sport often find that their enthusiasm for ultrarunning knows no bounds. They happily contemplate years of nothing but running. They’re spinning in a positive feedback loop like …
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One of the great joys of ultrarunning is arriving at a long-anticipated aid station. It can be salvation, pure and simple. Friendly voices and helping hands reach out to you. …
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We’ve received much positive feedback for Gary Dudney’s “Beginner’s Corner” series over the past few months. Several new runners have asked for an even more basic introduction, some seemingly overwhelmed …
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Ultrarunners are an idiosyncratic bunch. They practice the sport in a thousand peculiar and individual ways. But on any given weekend, a high percentage of them will all be doing …
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Below we publish a list of the all-time best modern-day North American performers for various standard ultra distances. In a few cases the runners concerned are citizens of countries other …
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A first-person account of Jim King’s course record run (before they changed the course) in the Western States in 1984.
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UltraRunning Interview: 2013 Western States Champion Pam Smith Western States Champion Pam Smith had a race for the ages on one of the hottest and most challenging days in the …
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by Andy Milroy North America has a long, rich history in ultrarunning, one that stretches back thousands of years. For much of that time, walking and running were the only …
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by Paul Norberg If there were a trail runner’s heaven, at least some of it would be in Patagonia. It is a place of tortuous trails threading thick forested …
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UltraRunning Interview: Comrades and World Champion Bruce Fordyce At the 2005 Comrades Marathon 89 Km, the world’s biggest and most famous ultramarathon, Mark Bloomfield had the opportunity to talk with …
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by P.J. Salmonsen Hawaii’s ultra history dates back to about the early 1970s. Some of the key figures in those early days included Bill Carrol, one of the founders of …
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by Luis James Escobar A short drive away from the friendly shops, warm hotels and outdoor restaurants of Waikiki Beach lies the Division of Forestry’s Nature Center, high in the …
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Ho`i a Na Pali ao Kalalau by akabill “Brutally beautiful”, “devilishly (spectacularly) difficult” is the trail from He`e Beach to the waterfall at Kalalau Valley on the island of Kauai …
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by John Medinger The Grand Canyon is almost perfectly set up for ultra runners. The classic rim-to-rim-to-rim double crossing is between 41 and 48 miles long, depending on the route. …
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by John Medinger Planning your own double crossing of the Grand Canyon? The logistics are relatively simple. Leaving from the south rim there are two basic routes: the South Kaibab …
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by Mary Gorski From start to finish the run is magical. My trip to the starting line of the 85th Comrades started the week of the 84th running. My boss …
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We had arrived a week early to sleep and get our bearings. As the days fell away, the 2,300 other runners, their families, and crews flooded into the town. The …
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