AdventureCORPS®, the organization behind the legendary Badwater® brand and world-wide series of Badwater races, is pleased to announce Joe Nimble® as the Official Shoe of Badwater® for 2021. Joe Nimble® is the German shoe pioneer that has been championing the cause of toefreedom® since 1982 and has a long history with Badwater and ultramarathon events.
Read MoreLeading New Zealand trail runner Ruth Croft is turning her attention to the other side of the ditch as she prepares for this month’s Ultra-Trail Australia. Croft will be taking on Australia’s top trail runners in the 50km UTA50 in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 15 May after making history in February when she won New Zealand’s Tarawera Ultramarathon 102km race outright and she’s now looking forward to the challenge of Australia’s largest trail running event. “I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve never been able to make it work…
Read MoreSYDNEY RUNNER JONO O’LOUGHLIN READY TO TAKE THE FINAL STEP AT ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA For Sydney-based trail runner Jono O’Loughlin every May for the past 13 years has followed a familiar pattern, heading to the Blue Mountains to tackle the country’s largest trail running event, Ultra-Trail Australia. O’Loughlin is just one of four runners who have finished every UTA100 since the event began back in 2008, and following a best finish of second in 2019, he’s looking forward to hitting the start line in Katoomba on Saturday 15 May. “Part of…
Read MoreThe 2021 Ultra-Trail®World Tour Circuit brings together 28 races organized in 6 continents and in 22 different countries with iconic events such as the Western State® 100-Mile Endurance Run, Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® and the UTMB® Mont-Blanc (UTMB®, TDS® and CCC®) will once again be on the 2021 Ultra-Trail® World Tour calendar. UTWT announced that 4 new events are be joining the UTWT this year, the Ultra-Trail® Snowdonia (UK), 11 September 2021, Kullamannen (SE), Thailand by UTMB® (TH) and Panda Trail by UTMB® (CN). This is the current list of Ultra-Trail…
Read MoreUltrarunning World magazine moves from strength to strength in its latest free offering, issue 25. Featuring News, Recent Races, articles and Race Reports including Effective Training Methods for Ultrarunners by Joe Wenman, a short essay on herd-think, Conformity by Andy Howett, Lakeland Trails Ultra by triathlete Lorna Cullen. A couple of reports from Wales with the Blade Runner 50k by Jason Dickson and the Brecon to Cardiff Ultra by Adam Rykala. Further east there is the Cotswold Way Century by Robert Bramall and down in Somerset, the Ham & Lyme…
Read MoreUltrarunning World Magazine Issue 22 has been out a few weeks now but still, it’s one of the few publications dedicated to ultrarunning. The latest edition features race reports from some fascinating events and an article from Mick Farrar on how we perceive PB’s and the factors involved that create them. Ultrarunning World is a free online magazine. Subscribing just requires your email and your name and you get a link to the latest issue in your inbox. Agnieszka Pamula Ultra Camino (ESP) Daniel Jones The Plague (ENG) Heather Strowd…
Read MorePerhaps the most elusive, elite multiday race in the world, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, takes place in Queens, New York City each summer. This race, (first held in 1996 as the 2700 mile race and became the 3100 in 1997), is held around one square sidewalk block (0.56 miles) and requires a minimum of 59 miles a day for 52 days to complete the event. The Race promises personal expansion and, indeed, participants come from around the world to shatter their limitations and discover a deeper sense of self.…
Read MoreThe latest issue of Ultrarunning World magazine (UWM) is an interesting mix of articles by ultrarunners from the UK and the USA and from France Mireille Cormier writes about her 6 day race in Wychwood, South Africa. There’s an article by Kathy Vaughan who with her husband Ras Vaughan run UltraPedestrian.com and share their adventures hiking along the Grand Enchantment Trail, which runs 770 miles between Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Read MoreUSATF’s Mountain Ultra Trail Council (MUT) 2018 Ultrarunners of the Year have recently been announced. Camille Herron won the Female Road Ultrarunner of the year award before setting a new World record at Desert Solstice with 162.9 miles in 24 hours. Herron also set a new women’s 100 mile track World record in 13:25. (Photo by Howie Stern) Ultra Trail Runners of the Year: Women’s Open: Courtney Dauwalter, 33, Golden, CO (1st place Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, 1st place Tahoe 200 Mile and 1st place Sean O’Brien 50…
Read MoreThe Kilimanjaro Stage Run (KSR) is a multiday 260 kilometer adventure run, not a race, around the highest mountain in Africa. The run circumnavigates Mount Kilimanjaro on dirt trails and footpaths between 1400m and 2200m elevation that have been used by locals for hundreds of years while remaining far off the tourist beaten path. Run and walk together in small groups through lush rainforests, across rivers, past villages, and on the open plains, all while experiencing breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro at every turn. Immerse yourself in the culture of…
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