Race directing isn’t rocket science. It’s mostly grunt work and taking care of a lot of picky details. It’s not easy to write about race directing in a general sense, since there is so much variability in ultras. Some ar...
Articles by John Medinger
Tonia Smith’s surgeon came into her room with a grim look on his face. “I have some difficult news to tell you. You have pancreatic cancer.” He continued, “We had every pathologist in the department look at your slide...
Just when you think no one could possibly run faster, someone does. For the eighth consecutive year, both the men and women’s course records were broken, as Alex Varner and Stephanie Howe raised the bar a little higher....
In a year filled with amazing performances, Rob Krar and Ellie Greenwood were voted 2014 Ultra Runners of the Year. It was the second award for Krar, who successfully defended his 2013 crown. Greenwood, whose 2013 was in...