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Auburn, California, April 4. Max King and Kami Semick, both from the ultra hot-spot of Bend, Oregon, were winners at the 30th annual American River 50, which finished here today. …

Cool, California, March 14. Leor Pantilat of San Carlos, California and Caitlin Smith of Oakland were the winners at the 20th annual Way Too Cool 50K held here today. Smith, …

Caumsett, New York, March 1. (from Mike Polansky) Michael Wardian of Arlington, Virginia, who set a race record in winning the 2008 edition of the Caumsett State Park 50 Kilometer …

Sacramento, California, February 9. Todd Braje of McKinleyville, California ran the fastest 50 mile in the U.S. in more than four years while winning the 31st Annual Jed Smith Ultra …

Huntsville, Texas, February 8. Andy Jones-Wilkins and Jamie Donaldson were the winners of the Rocky Raccoon 100-Mile Endurance Run, which finished here today. Jones-Wilkins held off Scott Jaime to win …

By Dan Cruz Competitor Group Phoenix, AZ – January 18, 2009 – Over eight years after setting a marathon PR 2:13:55 in Chicago, U.S. marathoner Josh Cox set a new …

Honolulu, January 18. Two runners from northern climes won the 9th annual HURT 100 Mile Endurance Run, which finished here today. Geoff Roes from Douglas, Alaska and Tracy Garneau of …

Jorge Pacheco of Los Angeles and Kami Semick of Bend, Oregon have been voted the 2008 UltraRunning Magazine North American ultra marathoners of the year. Pacheco edged Kyle Skaggs of Glenwood, New …

From BBC News, January 9. Three Canadian men have claimed a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole. Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber said …

rom American Ultrarunning Association Morristown, NJ, December 21, 2008. In 1980, barely a year after he began running ultramarathons, Stu Mittleman won the New York Road Runners Club’s annual 100 …

Mill Valley, California, November 29. Erik Skaggs of Ashland, Oregon set a new course record in winning the 26th annual Quad Dipsea race, which finished here today. Skaggs’ time of …

Boonesboro, Maryland, November 22. Mark Lundblad of Swananoa, North Carolina and Connie Gardner of Medina, Ohio were the winners of the 46th annual JFK 50 held here today. Lundblad held …

Fort Reno, Oklahoma, November 9. Tim Neckar and Kathy Youngren both posted come-from-behind victories at the 2nd Mother Road 100 Mile Endurance Run, which finished here today. The run, along …

Tuscania, Italy, November 8. Kami Semick of Bend, Oregon took second place honors at the IAU World 100km Championships held here today. The race was won by Tatyana Zhirkova of …

Sacramento, California, November 1. Todd Braje of McKinleyville, California won the Helen Klein 50 in a swift 5:49:34 despite a steady, drenching rain throughout the race. Carol Rewick of Vacaville, …

San Francisco, CA, October 26. Shan Riggs of San Francisco won his hometown’s 24-hour race at the SF One Day. Riggs posted 130.2 miles in garnering the victory. Ultra veteran …

Seoul, Korea, October 19. Ryoichi Sekiya of Japan posted a stellar 169.28 miles in winning the IAU World Challenge 24-hour race held here on October 18 and 19. Sekiya led …

Six runners completed the 2008 Grand Slam of Ultra Running, which this year was altered by the cancellation of Western States. The Arkansas Traveller was added in its place. Twenty-seven …

Pasadena, California, September 14. Hal Koerner of Ashland, Oregon won the 21st annual Angeles Crest 100-Mile Endurance Run, which finished here today. Koerner, who also won here in 2006, ran …

Midway, Utah, September 7. Geoff Roes of Douglas, Alaska won the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run, which finished here today. Roes ran with recent Vermont 100 champ Andy Jones-Wilkins …

J.M. “Red” Spicer, long-time race director of the Palo Duro 50, died on August 22 in Amarillo, Texas. He was 76. Spicer was born June 1, 1932, in Wilkes County, …

Easton, Washington, August 24. Tom Ederer of Seattle and Suzanna Bon of Sonoma, California were the winners at the Cascade Crest Classic 100-mile endurance run, which finished here today. Ederer, …

Leadville, Colorado, August 17. Duncan Callahan of Gunnison, Colorado won the 26th annual Leadville Trail 100, which concluded here today. Callahan held off a late charge by Andrew Skurka of …

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, August 3. Tim Clement of Solon, Ohio won the 2nd annual Burning River 100 Mile Run that finished here today. Connie Gardner of Medina, Ohio set a …

Randolph, Vermont, July 29. Jim Hutchinson, who for the last eight years was Race Director of the Vermont 100-Mile Endurance Run, died yesterday of an apparent heart attack. He was …

Crystal Mountain, Washington, July 26. Michael Wardian of Arlington, Virginia won the 15th annual White River 50, besting Adam Lint of Indiana, Pennsylvania by seven minutes. Jasper Halekas of Oakland …

South Woodstock, Vermont, July 20. Andy Jones-Wilkins of Ketchum, Idaho successfully defended his title at the 2008 Vermont 100 Mile Endurance run, which finished here today. Jones-Wilkins edged Kevin Sullivan …

Lone Pine, CA, July 15. Jorge Pacheco of Los Angeles held off Akos Konya of Oceanside, California to win the 2008 Badwater Ultra. Pacheco’s time of 23:20:16 was the second …

Silverton, CO, July 12. Kyle Skaggs of Glenwood, New Mexico destroyed the both the field and the course record, winning the 2008 Hardrock 100 by more than 6 hours in …

The 2008 Western States 100, scheduled for June 28, has been canceled by organizers due to fires on the course and hazardous air quality. It is the first time in …