Articles by Andrew Miller

Scotty Mills: Legendary Ultrarunner & Volunteer

Race director and legendary ultrarunner Scott “Scotty” Mills got into running and volunteering years ago with the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club. The club was primarily ultrarunners and had a big membership, with an...

Years of Trail Work

Twenty years ago, in the mountains outside of San Diego, local race directors painted course markings on rocks along a race course. This didn’t fly with the Forest Service, and the race directors were reprimanded. Eventu...

A Traveling Volunteer

Over five years ago, Lauren Ludwig of Portland, Oregon, began volunteering at trail races throughout the Pacific Northwest and has also left the state a few times to help with other events. Originally from New Hampshire,...

From Starbucks to Aid Station Captain

JB Woods started running 30 years ago when a guy he met at a Starbucks convinced him to run the LA Marathon. A few months later, he finished the marathon and 15 years after the LA Marathon, he volunteered at a race fo...

Tuesday Trail Work

Heavy April rains bring muddy May trails. Shortly after the 2022 McDonald Forest 50K, Oregon State University Research Forests (OSURF), owners of the land where the race course is located, asked the race d...

Making a Difference

After running her first 5k and feeling confident that a marathon would be doable, it’s no surprise that Laurie Westenberg ended up becoming an ultrarunner. She started running in her 30s as a way to get back into shap...

Much More Than Elite

Most people know Meghan Canfield as an outstanding runner. She has 10 top-10 finishes at Western States, is a nine-time member of the USA 100k team, holds two World Records and eight American age group rec...

50 Years in Ultrarunning

“I’ve worked 36 hours in a row before, but that was because we were short on volunteers,” said Linda Van Tilborg. Linda started running in 1971 and was part of the ultrarunning community in Phoenix,...