Johnny talks about his first hand experience at Forget the PR 50K over the weekend. We discuss the Hyner 50K which is a classic in PA. Costume Chick and AF Marathoner are at it again at a Yeti race in New Mexico. We talk about a crazy story from a long time ago at Marathon Des Sables. We go over the Triple Crown of Thru Hiking FKT. Where is Laz? Not much updating going on. Finish the show talking about another bloke running across Africa and a dude that drank a glass of wine at every mile of the London Marathon. Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ultrarunning_news_network/ Facebook ..read more

Today we go over race results from last weekend and do a little hype for our favorite ultra Forget the PR 50K which is this weekend. We also provide as good of LazCon update as possible, not much new info out there. In addition, we discuss some new running films that have recently come out. We cover an Ian Torrence article about troubleshooting problems on the run during an ultra. Finally we go over a cringe moment and also a fun record from the Boston Marathon. Article on 26.2 to life film: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/09/1000-mile-club-san-quentin  Fastest fruit art ..read more

We do a deep dive into the Hardest Geezer's run from the southern most point of Africa to the Northern most point of Africa. The challenges he faced were insane! Also, we go over race results including Tara Dower's outright win at Umstead 100. In addition, we talk about the second Lazcon, Western States new anti-doping policy, and John Kelly's thoughts on why 5 people finished Barkley this year. Hardest Geezer's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardestgeezer/ Twitter feed for LazCon: https://twitter.com/hashtag/lazcon?src=hashtag_click Ultrarunning News Network Socials Instagram: https://w ..read more

Episode discussions include: Recap of the epic year at Barkley Marathons. AJW under the radar races article about Zane Grey. Skunk Ape races in FL. Running in Crocs? Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ultrarunning_news_network/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555338668719   X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ultrarunnews  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ultrarunning_news_network  Email: ultrarunning.news.network@gmail.com  ..read more

This episode starts off with a bang for two reasons. First we go over Johnny's tornado scare and also because Barkley is under way and this year is looking really promising so far. We go over race results and a cool new FKT. We go back to talking more about Barkley because Karel Sabbe's new documentary was released last week. In addition, we discuss one of AJW's "under the radar races" articles from a new series that he is writing on. We close out the show talking about the science which suggests that ice baths may not be good for recovery. #17 - To finish the Barkley Marathons: https://www.yo ..read more

Ashely Paulson racks up another win! In addition, we discuss the rebranding of Lake Sonoma 100K. AJW change his mind a little bit on spending time at aid stations based on feedback from other runners. Jim Walmsley moved back to AZ and appears to be looking at a Western States / UTMB double. UTMB 100 miler entrants lists were released for the men and women, there is no shortage of elite runners toeing the line so the boycott didn't gain much traction. We talk about a 100 year old runner who is still kicking butt. Finally we talk about a guy who set the U.S. non shuttle everesting record on a st ..read more

In this episode we go over race results from the last two weekends and this includes some big races and a big win at Transgrancanaria by the G.O.A.T. Courtney. We go over John Kelly's article on what he knows about how to get into the Barkley Marathons and we get pumped up about the Barkley race in the process. We also go over a X (twitter) post by AJW about the new generation spending to much time in aid stations. In addition, we discuss an article from UR Magazine written by Chris Weller on the 6 lessons from a first-time ultramarathoner. John Kelly's article about how to get into Barkley: h ..read more

Fun episode this week, we rehash all the excitement from the stacked field at Black Canyon 100K on Saturday. In some sad news, the marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash. In some better news, Laz got inducted into the ultrarunning hall of fame! We also go over UltraRunning Magazine's top 5 performances of 2023 along with the top 5 age group performances of 2023. Video from Black Canyon Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQwflCmbAs 7:32:33 see the river crossing where at the far end 1st place Rachel Drake just takes off while second place Becca W ..read more

This week we go over race results from last weekend and a few of them were very sloppy conditions. We preview and make our predictions for Black Canyon 100K this weekend. There is a crazy amount of elite ultrarunners of all experience levels running this year. The course might be crazy too with some snow in the town where the race starts and super high rivers to cross. We discuss this new runner tracking system that will be the wave of the future. Finally we give kudos to Will Sprouse, one of the most unique ultrarunners out there who has interesting fueling methods and just achieved something ..read more

This week we go over race results from Bandera (forgot a few in the last episode), Winter Spine, Hong Kong 100K, Coldwater Rumble, Lake of the Woods, and Crystal Springs. We also cover URs 2023 top 3 ultrarunners of the world, ultrasignup's 2023 data awards, and top 5 FKTs of 2023. We go over the current drama and breaking news about some elite ultrarunners making their concerns know about the UTMB / Ironman organization. The show is closed out with an impressive feat in China, a chain smoking 50 year old laid down a 3.5 hour marathon while chain smoking the entire race! Socials Instagram: htt ..read more