September 2016

ON THE COVER: Simon Mtuy summiting Squaw Peak via the “Stairway to Heaven” during the Broken Arrow Skyrace. Mtuy is not only an accomplished ultrarunner with 10 Western States silver buckles, the Tanzanian is also the founder of Summit Expeditions and Nomadic Experience where he and his team have been leading clients on adventures up Kilimanjaro, in the Serengeti and on Zanzibar since 1998. Photo: Myke Hermsmeyer

features

• 2016 Fall Shoe Review by Brett Rivers and Stephen Wassather
• Comfort Shoe Review by Donald Buraglio
• Welcome to New York by Matt Flaherty
• Ultra Hokies by Jack Baronner
• The Grassroots of Asheville by Matt Flaherty
• Hardrock 100 by Nico Barraza
• Broken Arrow Skyrace by Ethan Veneklasen

 ultracoach

• ASK ANN Vermont Memories by Ann Trason
• FROM THE COACH Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Ian Sharman
• ULTRA-LIFE BALANCE Prioritizing Those Miles by Ellie Greenwood
• NUTRITION Optimal Foods for Repair and Recovery by Sarah Koszyk
• ULTRA FORM & EFFICIENCY Fake It ’Til You Make It by Joe Uhan

 ultrageek

• VIEW FROM THE OPEN ROAD The High Dive by Gary Cantrell
• RUNNING WISE Damn the Torpedoes by Gary Dudney
• ULTRARUNNING SCIENCE Cramping Your Style by Matt Laye
• THE ULTRA MINDSET The 4:30 a.m. Rule by Travis Macy

 ultraraces

• Night Hawk 50k
• Mohican
• Bighorn
• Hell Hath No Hurry
• Kettle Moraine
• Manitou’s Revenge
• Lavaredo Ultra Trail

 ultralife

• REESE’S PIECES Suffering to Become Stronger by Cory Reese
• ONE STEP BEYOND Footscape by Dean Karnazes
• ROCKET RANTS When It’s Not Your Day by Errol “Rocket” Jones