Twisted Fork is a community event, highlighted by two factors: the top-end talent that lives in the Wasatch and the strong contingent of everyday runners that are the lifeblood of ultrarunning. Each provides a vital part of what makes the scene in northern Utah so special.
Articles by Tyler Marshall
David “Sam” “Sam’s-a-Ham” Samuelson was probably somewhere around mile 70 of the Western States 100. The year was 1985, and the last aid station offered nothing but a dirty table, with a five-gallon jug of warm water on...
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.
Christian Allen’s mullet precedes him—his foray into the professional running scene seems, like his elite hair and mustache combo, shocking. However, for those that know him, his rise has been anything but.
After the passage of time, my mind and body have recovered from the difficulties caused by the race. However, the memories of the generosity of Hannah and Mark are still fresh.
The idea for the Rocky Mountain Slam (RMS) was conceived by Phil Lowry, Leland Barker, Roch Horton, Hans-Deiter Weisshaar and others back in the early 2000s. Their goal was to put together a race series promoting the running scene in the Mountain West region of the United States.
BoR is a nonprofit organization that was designed to support military veterans by introducing them to the sport of trail running, and, by extension, to ultrarunning.