UltraRunning Magazine editor Amy Clark joins the show to breakdown the March issue and recap her trip to the Barkley Marathons. The post Ultra Shorts: What’s the Issue w/ Editor Amy Clark (March 2023) appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

We warmly welcome Spring onto our UltraRunning Calendar with a smattering of races from a mostly singletrack 50k in Maryland, to a rails-to-trails four distance ultra in Kansas, a nearly straight uphill 50k in Arizona and a whole lot more for our March 25 What’s up in Ultra. The post What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 25 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

The latest Speedland shoe was created in partnership with elite ultrarunner Dylan Bowman and is named after Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, CA, where Bowman first rose to fame and built the foundation of his professional career. We tested the GS:TAM trail shoe through miles of steep, sloppy running, including a few 20-mile outings, and will almost certainly employ the shoes in 100k and 100-mile events later in the year. The post Review: Speedland GS:TAM Trail Shoe appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

Avalanches, white-out weather conditions and blocked roads were all par for the course at this year’s 6633 Artic Ultra Classic. The race is a self-sufficient, non-stop 380-mile foot race that race traverses the Yukon via Dempster Highway and Ice Road, finishing at the banks of the Arctic Ocean. The post 6633 Arctic Ultra – Classic Edition 2023 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

UltraRunning Magazine, the “Voice of the Sport” for over 40 years, is proud to announce our first foray into race production and management with the historic Tamalpa Headlands 50k on Saturday, August 19, 2023 in the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais State Park, just a stone’s throw across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The post Tamalpa Headlands 50k presented by UltraRunning Magazine appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

The summer of 1990 played quite a big role in my personal development as a runner. It was then that I realized my body could handle running longer distances consistently, which I’m not sure it could have handled earlier, as the gradual base-building over the previous few years helped set me up for success. The post Slow and Steady Wins the Training Game appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

Leading the way in our Ultra Weekend Recap this final weekend of winter is a Pacific Northwest 50k favorite in Bellingham, a notoriously challenging orienteering style race in Tennessee, a 50k in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California and a whole lot more. The post Ultra Weekend Recap — March 19 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

A Long Way from Nowhere is a new film featuring runners taking part in the 150-mile Desert RATS stage race. The course traverses the Kokopelli Trail, which stretches from Fruita, CO, to Moab, UT, during one of the hottest months of the year. The post A Long Way from Nowhere appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

Training independently—doing things your way, free of charge—is appealing. You can train more intuitively, like Courtney Dauwalter (who isn’t coached), less beholden to a coach’s workouts that might not fit with your life and all of its stressors. If you decide to coach yourself, here are some suggestions to help you make the most of your training. The post Keys to Successful DIY Coaching appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more

Even with storms continuing to hammer the West Coast this week, we’ve nearly made it to the first day of spring. This weekend includes the last official races of winter and what better way to celebrate than with a collection of historic events in various locations on our UltraRunning Calendar? From the Pacific Northwest to Texas, Arkansas, and beyond, we’ve got you covered in What’s up in Ultra. The post What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — March 18 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine ..read more