At 8 a.m. on April 18, 2026, 125 runners gathered in the shadow of the Sunsphere for the inaugural World’s Fair Ultras. The 1982 World’s Fair is long past, but the energy on that morning felt brand new.
Heat acclimation prepares your physiology for heat stress. Cooling strategies manage it in real time. Both matter of these matter, and they’re not interchangeable. This piece is about the third part of that equation.
This weekend’s ultramarathon race results include Scout Mountain Ultras, Old Dominion, Dam Yeti, and Trail La Clinique Du Coureur.
Twisted Fork is a community event, highlighted by two factors: the top-end talent that lives in the Wasatch and the strong contingent of everyday runners that are the lifeblood of ultrarunning. Each provides a vital part of what makes the scene in northern Utah so special.
This week’s ultramarathon race results include Mohican Trail 100, Worlds End Ultramarathon, North Fork 50, and Smith Rock Classic.
I had arrived at 5:15 that morning with a plan I’d reasoned my way into over several weeks. The John Wayne Grit Series 50k had 5,000 feet of elevation gain, on trails I’d been running monthly. I had run marathons before and 4 more miles seemed survivable. But more than the distance, I needed to be here.