The race was started in 2022 in memory of its namesake, Oliver Ortiz. Ollie’s Ultra went from 22 runners to 59 in three years’ time.
Ultrarunners love to dream big. We picture breakthrough performances, bucket-list races and long, flowing miles on challenging trails. But when the season actually begins, many athletes drift from race to race without a clear sense of purpose.
The Daytona 100 is run along the ocean, on road SR A1A, point-to-point for 100 miles, from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to the historic lighthouse at Ponce Inlet, Florida.
The Gila 100 is one of the only 100-mile trail races in New Mexico. It’s an old-school style race put on by two Silver City locals, and their goal is to bring ultrarunning to their community.
The Run Rabbit Run 100 and 50 drew runners from 49 states and 11 foreign countries from around the globe, each seeking challenge, beauty and community in the mountains of Steamboat Springs.
The Ute 100 was founded in 2018. This dramatic course is set in the La Sal mountains outside of Moab, Utah. It starts in the red rock desert – what you might traditionally picture when you think of Moab – but, at mile 15, the course climbs above a treeline into high alpine territory.