Articles by UltraRunning Magazine

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Golden Tickets at Javelina Securing a lead early in the race, Ohio’s Arlen Glick finished first overall in 13:14:51, closing in on Patrick Reagan’s course record of 13:01:14. Glick’s is the third-fastest time  on the...

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New 24-Hour Record Lithuanian Aleksandr Sorokin ran 192 miles at Poland’s UltraPark Weekend 24 Hour race on August 28-29. Sorokin beat Yiannis Kouros’s long-standing 24-hour record of 188 miles set in 1997. Weather Pr...

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Vol State Champs Bob Hearn finished the Last Annual Vol State 500K in 3:04:09:10, securing both the men’s crewed and “screwed” (no crew) records – previously 3:07:09:49 (crewed) and 3:14:11:31 (screwed) – as Hearn ran t...

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Tragedy in China Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the 21 ultrarunners who died during the Yellow River Stone Forest Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon 100k in the Gansu Province in China on May 22. A...

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Western States Lottery Change Western States Endurance Run recently implemented the following changes to their annual lottery: •   Runners will no longer need to have consecutive qualifiers to keep their tic...

Advertising: Blast From The Past

Before the invention of trail shoes, handheld bottles and energy gels, ultrarunning gear used to be pretty simple. However, as all ultrarunners know, the sport is centered around problem-solving. Advertising in the early...

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USA Takes Top Spots at Golden Trail Championship Jim Walmsley and Rachel Drake both finished second overall in the Golden Trail Series Championship 4-day stage race. The race included an international...

The History of Backyard Ultras

On October 15, 2011, 32 runners assembled in my yard in Short Creek, Tennessee. Little did anyone suspect that they had showed up for the first running of a race that was about to go viral. It was our second year out on...

Courtney Dauwalter

Courtney Dauwalter continues to embrace her journey in the sport of ultrarunning in her usual, humble nature. When we caught up with her, she expressed gratitude for being able to do what she does, and to those who suppo...