Tag: Adventure Running

An Acquired Taste

Adventure. Isn’t that what drives us to do these crazy things called ultras? What is an adventure anyway? Some like to say that it is not an adventure if you know how it will turn out. And that is true. But maybe ther...

Adventure Terminology

Everything in life is an adventure. Or at least, it should be. But there are differences – while road sub-ultrarunners never leave home without first starting their sport watch, trail runners almost always bring a cam...

Canyons and Wonderlands

Adventure runs are the heart of my running. Sure, I love being competitive, training hard and lining up for races. What I get most excited about, though, is playing outside in the mountains or desert with my wife and dog...

Find an Epic Adventure

Dear Ann,I love everything about ultras – the races, volunteers and crews. But when reading about epic runs and FKTs, I’m intrigued by the idea of trying an adventure somewhere other than a race. What are your thoughts o...

Adventure Runs

Dear Ann, We all know you had extraordinary success at racing ultras, and so many of your records still stand after many years. But I wanted to ask you about non-race ultras. I’ve heard that you used to do some epic t...