May 2006
FEATURES
25 Years of Ultrarunning – 1981 – 2006
4 Twenty-Five Years Of Evolving Sports Nutrition by Sunny Blende, M.S
6 Why Northern California is the Sport’s Mecca by Carol Terracina Hartman
8 On the Go: Twenty Five Years of Gear by Ed Tyanich
9 On Broadway: Ultrarunning in Metropolitan New York, Early 80s Style by Rich Innamorato
14 1981 to 2006: A Look Inside the Numbers by Ted Massa
16 June 6, 1981: Oh, What A Night! by Mark Dorion
16 A Young Runner’s View by Garett Graubins
17 How Well do You Know Your History? A 25-Year Ultra Quiz by Mark Dorion
18 A Conversation With Ann Trason
19 From the Archives: September 16, 1989: Ann Trason Wins the Overall U.S. 24-Hour Championship by Malika Henry
21 From the Archives: Women Who Win by Nathan Whiting
22 Runners of the Quarter Century: Yiannis Kouros
24 Cover Subjects and UR Profiles
28 Opinion: The State of the Sport by Dan Brannen
71 Then and Nowby John Medinger
72 View From The Open Road: A Twenty-Five-Year Journey With UltraRunning Magazineby Gary Cantrell
AT THE RACES
34 Way Too Cool 50 Km
37 Camusett 50 Km
40 World 24 Hour Challenge
41 Land Between the Lakes 60 Km
42 Lake Hodges 50 Km
43 Crown King 50 Km
46 Old Pueblo 50 Mile
49 Hagg Lake 50 Km
50 Grasslands 50 Mile
51 Waco 5-0 50 Km
51 Iron Horse 100 Km and 50 Km
52 Black Warrior 50 Km
52 Las Trampas 50 Km
53 Louisville Lovin’ the Hills 50 Km
54 Kentucky Ultra Trail Sojourn 50 Mile and 50 Km
54 Sylamore 50 Km
56 Jed Smith 50 Km and 50 Mile
DEPARTMENTS
2 Chatter
58 UR Letters and Briefs
60 UR Calendar
Cover Photo: Thomas Okazaki at the Grasslands 50 Mile in Texas. Photo by Lynn Ballard