Huntsville, Texas, February 5. Ian Sharman, a British subject living in California, posted a dazzling 12:44:35 course record at the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Run. Sharman beat a deep and …
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Geoff Roes of Nederland, Colorado and Tracy Garneau of Vernon, British Columbia have been voted the 2010 UltraRunning Magazine North American ultramarathoners of the year. Roes won the prestigious Western States 100 …
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Bandera, Texas, January 9. Dave Mackey and Liza Howard were winners at the first significant 2011 ultra, the Bandera 100K held in the Texas Hill Country near Austin. Mackey pulled …
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Honolulu, HI, January 16. Jason Loutitt from Vancouver, British Columbia won the 11th annual HURT (Hawaiian Ultra Running Team) 100-Mile Endurance Run. Loutitt finished comfortably ahead of Paul Hopwood. Hannah …
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Phoenix, AZ, January 16. Josh Cox broke his own American record for 50 kilometers, clocking a 2:43:45 finish at an event organized by the Phoenix Marathon. Cox finished the marathon …
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Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, December 12. Jeremy Ramsey and Helen Lavin were winners of the Hellgate 100K. The rugged race, which starts at midnight, had 109 finishers within the 18-hour …
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Sausalito, California, December 4. Miguel Heras from Spain overtook Geoff Roes in the last five miles to win The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Run in the Marin Headlands. …
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Mill Valley, California, November 27. Caren Spore of Davis, California broke the women’s course record in winning the 28th annual Quad Dipsea race. Leor Pantilat of San Carlos, California threatened …
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Hagerstown, Maryland, November 20. Brian Dumm, a former Air Force Academy distance standout, won the JFK 50 in his first ultramarathon. Dumm outpaced David Riddle of Cincinnati by one minute …
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Lynchburg, Virginia. Scott Jaime of Highlands Park, Colorado and Alison Bryant of Elkin, North Carolina were winners at the 28th annual Mountain Masochist 50. Jaime took the lead after the …
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Sylacauga, Alabama, November 7. John Dove and Sarah Woerner were winners of the third annual Pinhoti 100. Dove, who was second last year, ran 30 minutes faster this time around. …
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Gibraltar, November 17. Ellie Greenwood, a native of Scotland living in Banff, Alberta, won the 24th World 100km Championship, edging Monica Carlin of Italy. Greenwood’s time was 7:29:05. Britain’s LIzzy …
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St. Joseph, Missouri, October 25. Karl Meltzer of Sandy, Utah finished his run from Sacramento, California to St. Joseph, Missouri, retracing the route that was used by the Pony Express. …
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Fountain Hills, Arizona, October 24. Guillermo Medina and Jamie Donaldson were winners at the 8th annual Javelina Jundred 100-Mile Endurance Run. Donaldson beat all the other women by more than …
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Boalsburg, PA, October 16. Todd Braje and Devon Crosby-Helms, a pair of northern Californians, were winners of the Tussey MOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile, which served as the USATF National Championship. Racing …
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San Leandro, California, October 10. Dave Mackey broke Carl Andersen’s 16-year-old course record at the 28th annual Dick Collins Firetrails 50. Chikara Omine pushed Mackey much of the way, and …
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Moshi, Tanzania, October 1. Spanish ultra runner Kilian Jornet, 22, set a new speed record at Mount Kilimanjaro, running from base camp to Uhuru Peak and back in 7 hours, …
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Sparta, Greece. Ivan Cudin of Italy won the annual Spartathlon race. The route re-traces that run by the legendary Pheidippides, who ran the 245km from Athens to Sparta to request …
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Bear Lake, Idaho, September 25. Mike Foote of Missoula, Montana pulled away from Evan Honeyfield after Cowley Canyon at mile 30 and won the 11th annual Bear 100 Mile Run. …
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Black Rock City, Nevada, September 1. The first Burning Man Ultramarathon was run at the annual arts, music and counterculture festival, which is held annually on a dry lake bed …
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Midway, Utah, September 11. Nick Clark, a 36-year old native of Britain now living in Fort Collins, Colorado, was the first to finish at the 31st annual Wasatch Front 100. …
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Easton, Washington, August 29. Jeff Browning of Bend, Oregon took advantage of cool racing conditions to break the course record at the 12th annual Cascade Crest Classic held in the …
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Pasadena, California, August 29. Jorge Pacheco won the 23rd annual Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run, finishing two hours ahead of Brian Polley, who edged Roperto Romero for second by …
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Chamonix, France, August 28. News just in from the race organizers: The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc has been canceled 31 miles in due to severe weather. High altitude weather …
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Willamette Pass, Oregon, August 22. Tim Olson and Meghan Arbogast were winners at the Where’s Waldo 100K yesterday. The race, held in the Cascade Mountains east of Eugene, Oregon, is …
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Leadville, Colorado, August 22. Duncan Callahan of Gunnison, Colorado won the 28th annual Leadville Trail 100 in a time of 17:43:24. Anton Krupicka of Boulder, Colorado led the race from …
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Leadville, Colorado, August 5. The Leadville Trail 100, one of the country’s premier ultra marathons, has been sold to Life Time Fitness of Minnesota. The 2010 race, which will be …
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Crystal Mountain, Washington, July 31. Anton Krupicka broke his own course record at the White River 50, destroying a stellar field in the process. Dakota Jones was a distant second, …
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Willoughby Heights, Ohio, July 31. Todd Braje and Annette Bednosky were the winners at the 4th annual Burning River 100 held in the parklands near Cleveland. Both led the race …
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Swan Lake, Montana, July 31. Dan Barger and Eva Pastalkova were the winners in the inaugural running of the Swan Crest 100-Mile Endurance Run, a point-to-point race along Montana’s Alpine …