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Saturday marks seven weeks to go until the Bel Monte Endurance Races in the Skylark Mountains of Virginia. There are three events for runners to choose from — a 50-miler, 50K and a 25K.

I will be doing the 50K on March 14, hoping to improve my time from three years ago...

They say necessity is the mother of invention. For John Ellis, needless chafing was the mother of invention.

During the 298-kilometer Hong Kong 4 Trails race, Ellis experienced chafing so severe he ran the last mountain (Lantau Peak) without undies.

“Any decent ultra tra...

At age 7, Liz Zaragoza Guerrini finished dead last in a race at her dad’s company picnic in San Francisco, where she was born and raised.

It would not be the last time she rebounded. Nor would it be the last time she saw finishing last as a negative thing. For her, it w...

In November, I was fortunate enough to win a brand new Coros Apex 46mm in an online contest (thanks @Runspirited and @Coros)! I was thrilled with the opportunity to try this new watch. As an avid ultra runner, I’ve heard a bit about the brand, but mostly about the batt...

In high school, Martin Hernandez had no intention of running unless a soccer ball was involved. His mom, however, had different plans.

“My mom signed me up for cross country,” Hernandez recalls. “The coach called me and I had no idea I was signed up. Once I went out the...

To say that my running rebounded in 2019 from the previous year is an understatement. It was a year of achieving firsts, overcoming challenges and growing as a runner, thanks to a new coach.

I started 2019 with a mix of uncertainty and excitement. Would I rebound from...

Growing up in Flagstaff, Ariz., Austin Horn was familiar with the running scene. He recalls knowing that people there enjoyed the sport “for some reason.” Horn, however, fell in love with soccer and played from age 4 through eighth grade, dreaming of playing for a prof...

Next time you are out on a trail run, imagine navigating an unfamiliar section by looking through a paper-towel roll without the ability to differentiate between roots, rocks and dirt.

That’s what ultra runner Kyle Robidoux faces each and every step. Robidoux was diagno...

Dave Shanahan wants to make one thing clear: He doesn’t want to do ultra marathons.

“I need to do ultras, they’ve just become a part of who I am,” says Shanahan, who in 2019 ran three 100-mile races, including one on a treadmill. 

“My ‘why’ is to maintain a sense of self...

In putting together this second annual Top 20 Most Inspirational Ultra Runners of the Year list, one thing really stood out.

This was way harder than last year for the first edition of the inspirational ultra runners.

Perhaps more ultra runners had inspiring performances...