RUNSPIRITED

Meet Vikena Yutz, race director of Project 42 Running, which puts on a half-dozen events ranging from a 5K to a 277.2-mile race across Georgia. She talks ultra running, Georgia trail races and the FSR 100.

Saskatchewan farmer Stuart Chutter talks soil health, sustainability and finishing Western States 100 as The Active Joe's 2026 selected runner.

David Faught learned he was moving off the wait list to the Western States start line a day before the gun. Inside his 24-hour finish — and the 20-year journey that got him there.

The 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race, held each July at Butler University in Indianapolis, was a good lesson in timed distance events. Here are five takeaways.

Shalini Bhajjan stumbled into race directing, made every wrong turn, and built 12 trail ultras in St. Louis. Her best advice? "Don't replicate someone else's blueprint. Be the person who brings the weird, the wonderful, and the unexpected."

Expert analyst Andy Jones-Wilkins gives his 2026 Western States preview, breaking down the men's and women's fields, course conditions, poles, and course record chances.

Here are 10 reasons why ultra runners need speed work, even if you’re not chasing fast. Among them: speed work powers your VO2max, builds mental toughness, helps masters runners thrive and more.

Runners experience community, challenge and adventure thanks to race director David Compton and his team who deliver East Coast trail and ultra running events.

From the Hennepin Hundred to Rio del Lago — ultra runner and running coach Henry Howard picks the 12 best beginner-friendly 100-mile races in the U.S, with dates, course types, and firsthand race experience.

Meet Angie Lake, co-RD of Wild Woman Trail Runs — the team behind America's first all-women's trail marathon. She's building bold, inclusive spaces and popularizing trail running for women.