Articles by Drew Dinan

Drew Dinan traded the tropics of the Florida Keys for the trails of Bend, OR. Once living the Jimmy Buffett lifestyle, working on fishing boats and owning only a single pair of flip flops, he now has way too many running shoes in his closet and never hears the end of it from his loving wife. He is on a constant quest to find the best happy hours, likes to complain when it’s cold outside, and one day hopes to travel the country writing reviews on chicken wings.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — June 6, 2026

The June 6, 2026 ultramarathon race calendar includes Scout Mountain Ultras, Eagle Up Ultra, Old Dominion, Connecticut Ultra Traverse #CUT112, and Trail La Clinique Du Coureur.

Ultra Weekend Recap — May 31, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Mohican Trail 100, Worlds End Ultramarathon, North Fork 50, and Smith Rock Classic.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 30, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Smith Rock Classic, Mohican Trail Run, Lake to Ocean 100K, Worlds End, and Blackfoot Ultra.

Ultra Weekend Recap — May 24, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Sulphur Springs Trail Race, Stumptown Trail Runs, Adrenaline Trail Runs, and Sugar Badger Trail Races.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 23, 2026

The May 23, 2026 ultramarathon race calendar includes Stumptown Trail Runs, Sugar Badger 50/50, West Virginia Trail Fest, Trail Festival at Pineland Palms, and Sulphur Springs Trail Race.

Ultra Weekend Recap — May 17, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Cruel Jewel, Tillamook Burn, Massanutten, and Superior Spring Trail Race.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 16, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Born to Run Ultramarathons, Superior Spring Trail Race, Cruel Jewel, South Mountain Reservation Mayapple Trail Runs, and Reesor 50.

Ultra Weekend Recap — May 10, 2026

Cocodona 250 race results plus Ice Age Trail 50, Quad Rock 50, and Quicksilver ultramarathon results.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 9, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Quicksilver, Ice Age Trail, Hell Bender 100, Dirty German Trail Fest, and Conquer the Canuck.

Ultra Weekend Recap — May 3, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Strolling Jim, Miwok 100K, San Diego 100, and McDonald Forest 50K.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 2, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Miwok 100K, Outrun 24, Cocodona 250, Rock the Ridge, and Wild Horse Traverse.

Ultra Weekend Recap — April 26, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include The Canyons Endurance Runs™ by UTMB®, C&O Canal 100, Thumb Coast Ultra & Relay, and Promise Land 50K++.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — April 25, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Canyons Endurance Runs, Chippewa 50K, Promise Land, Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug Ultra Races and The Last One Won.

Ultra Weekend Recap — April 19, 2026

This year’s ultramarathon race results include Hyner Trail Challenge, Puerto Vallarta by UTMB, Quachita Trail, and Whiskey Basin Trail Runs.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — April 18, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Leona Divide, Loud Thunder 50, Capitan Mountain 34 Hour, Sri Chinmoy Ten-, Six-, and Three-Day Races, and Puerto Vallarta by UTMB.

Ultra Weekend Recap — April 12, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Mad City Ultras, Gorge Waterfalls, Zumbro Endurance Run, and Lake Sonoma.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — April 11, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Gorge Waterfalls, Forget the PR Mohican 50K, Brazos Bend 50, Runamuck 50K, and Diez Vista.

Ultra Weekend Recap — April 5, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Bull Run Run 50, American River 50, Diablo Trails Challenge, and Weymouth Woods 50K.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — April 4, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features American River 50, Rockin’ K, The Country Mile, Run Across CT 123, and Hill of a Race.

Ultra Weekend Recap — March 29, 2026

March 28-29, 2026 ultramarathon race results include Crown King Scramble, Umstead 100, Behind the Rocks, and The Georgia Death Race.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 28, 2026

This weekend’s ultramarathon race calendar features Behind the Rocks Ultra, Prairie Spirit Trail, Umstead, and Sleeping Giant Trail Runs.

Ultra Weekend Recap — March 22, 2026

This weekend’s ultramarathon race results include Chuckanut 50K, HAT 50K, Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker, and The Big Alta.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 21, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Chuckanut 50K, Ohio’s Backyard Ultra, 3 Days of Syllamo, and HAT Trail Run.

Ultra Weekend Recap — March 15, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Marin Ultra Challenge, Pistol Ultra, Land Between the Lakes, and Mesquite Canyon.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 14, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Marin Ultra Challenge, Howard Aslinger 12/24-Hour Endurance Run, The Pistol Ultra, Blazing Saddles and Fat Dog Backyard Ultra.

The Artist, Runner & Adventurer

My friend is a runner and adventurer. She loves spending time outdoors and running in the mountains with friends. She’s even won some big trail races like the Waldo 100k, McKenzie River 50k and Bend Trail Series.

Ultra Weekend Recap — March 8, 2026

The first full weekend in March saw 57 races on UltraRunning Magazine’s North American race calendar. In this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap, we highlight race results from Arizona, California, Tennessee and Maryland.…

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 7, 2026

This weekend’s ultramarathon race calendar features Way Too Cool, Queeny Backyard Ultra, StumpJump 50K, and Seneca Greenway 50K.

Ultra Weekend Recap — March 1, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Moab’s Red Hot Ultra, Copper Corridor, Hashawha Hills 50K, and Orcas Island 100.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — February 28, 2026

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Moab’s Red Hot Ultra, ARKTOS, Cowtown Ultra, Hashawa Hills, and Ultra Marathon Caballo Blanco.

Swiss Alps 100

Author Drew Dinan runs near the Aletsch Glacier. Sportograf The climb up Breithorn seemed like it would never end. I tried hard to stick with the two runners in front of me, not because I was racing them...

Go Big’s or Go Home - Interview with Harvey Lewis

Congratulations on your win at Big’s and for setting the Backyard record running an incredible 354 miles in 85 hours. We know this has been a dream of yours. First off, how is your recovery going? Right now, it's ki...

Creating Routes on Your Watch

There is a sense of freedom in going for a run and just letting your legs take you wherever they wish to go. Unfortunately, my legs love to get me lost. After one particularly harrowing experience when I was lost on a ma...

CBD: What Every Ultrarunner Needs to Know

The first time I heard about CBD (cannabidiol) was on the 2013 CNN special, WEED. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on a young girl named Charlotte Figi who was stricken with a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. Charl...

Pinhoti: Thanks, Mom!

My mom wasn’t my top choice to crew for me at Pinhoti, my first 100-miler. Okay, I’ll be honest; she was my very last resort. It’s not that I didn’t want her as part of the team; it’s just that the closest she had ever b...