Candice Burt’s Unsupported Tahoe Rim Trail FKT
Originally Candice Burt had planned to spend the week before her next race, the Badwater 135, adapting to the heat in the Badwater Basin,...
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Running for Those Who Can’t: Verna Volker
During the long summer days, the sun rises before 5 a.m. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home to the hardworking mother of four, founder of...
Behind the Lens: Kevin Youngblood
I caught up with Kevin Youngblood last week in the midst of what he considers to be the most pivotal moment of his life—a unique...
Racing in the Coronavirus Era: California's First Ultra Back
Mt. Shasta Trail Runs to Move Forward on June 20th.
Diamond in the Rough: Leah Yingling
Dressed in school uniforms, the Yingling sisters raced home from the bus stop every day to their childhood home in Johnstown,...
Behind the Lens: Nick Presniakov
It’s not often that you find a dehydrated and perhaps, still hallucinating ultrarunner who just spent a full day running 100 miles...
Santa Barbara Vertical (and Virtual) Kilometer Interview
La Cumbre Peak rises over 1,000 meters from Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. It is rare for a mountain this high to be so close to...
Diamond in the Rough: Wes Judd
Many ultrarunners are familiar with the three types of fun that exist when it comes to the suffering experienced in ultramarathons: Type...
Olivia Amber: From the East Coast Ski Slopes to the Mt. Tam Trails
Near the Bay Area’s majestic Mt. Tamalpais exists an ultrarunner’s perfect training ground. With hundreds of miles of trails and ideal...
A February Challenge at FOURmidable 50K
This was the eighth year of the FOURmidable 50K, put on by SingleTrack Running, who uses their mapping sorcery to concoct a 50k that’s...
The Rise of Ultrarunning
Upon looking at both the oldest and youngest finishers, the story is the same: participation levels in ultrarunning continue to trend...
Lee Berube Races Against Himself
The Escarpment Trail 'Run' course record holder and two-time champion Lee Berube is looking to achieve greatness in 2020. The record he's...
A Decade Done
Just getting back into that social media thing after a week completely off followed by a week of limited use and I've got to say friends,...
Ultrarunning Magazine's December 2019 Diamond in the Rough: Kate Olson
Paramount to any race day achievements for Kate is to keep her running lighthearted and adventurous. “There are a lot of longer trails I...
the morning shakeout podcast AMA #2
Back by popular demand: Ask Mario Anything, featuring yours truly turning the tables and asking the host listener submitted questions. In...
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