RUNSPIRITED

The ultra world has seen its share of successful skiers-turned-runners. Courtney Dauwalter. Stephanie Howe Violett. Corrine Malcolm. Just...

Jenny Maier restarted running on a “whim” years after an ACL injury halted her high school running career. A half marathon, followed by a...

To paraphrase a famous quote, it takes a village to get an ultra runner to the finish line. In preparation for my first 100-mile race,...

The training miles are done. The preparations are pretty much set. The start — and finish line — to this weekend’s race awaits. But it’s...

Sebastian Salsbury is quick to point out that young people hiking or running long distances is nothing new. He’s correct, of course, even...

In March, I am returning to the Bel Monte Endurance Races 50K, held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. It will be my...

(Sarah Lavender Smith running the first stage of the 2019 Grand to Grand Ultra with the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in the...

I will be giving away a Coros Apex watch as part of a contest with my Second Annual Top 20 Inspirational Ultra Runners of the Year post....

Editor's note: This summer I wrote about Jason Atnip and his quest to run his first 100-miler. Earlier this week, he finished 78 miles...

Dave Mackey considers himself lucky. It was nearly four and a half years ago when he was on top of the world, on a normal training run in...