In June of 2014, trail runner Sally McRae set out to run the Western States 100 ultramarathon for the first time. As a Nike-sponsored athlete, she already had a number of accolades under her belt, but this was the first time she was taking on the iconic [...]
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Video: Western Time - Running the Western States 100 with Sally McRae
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, January 8, 2015
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Nat Geo Covers Nolan's 14 – One of the Toughest Endurance Challenges in the World
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We've covered the Nolan's 14 ultra-run on a couple of occasions in the past, thanks in no small part to our friend Ben Clark's attempts to complete the run on a couple of occasions. For those who don't recall, Nolan's 14 [...]
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Video: ASICS "Outrun the Sun" Trail Running Challenge
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Last summer, ASICS hosted an incredible tail running event that challenged two teams of endurance athletes to "outrun the sun" around Mont Blanc in Europe. The relay race started and ended in Chamonix, France but crossed through Italy and Switzerland [...]
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Sign-Up for the Inaugural TransArabia Ultramarathon, Get a Discounted Entry into the TransPyrenea 895 Too!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Ultrarunners who had been hoping to take part in the 2015 TransPyrenea 895 race, but found themselves missing the cutoff for registration may just have a second chance to get in on the adventure. The race reached [...]
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Video: Teaser Trailer for Nolan's 14
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 24, 2014
There is a little known challenge in the ultrarunning world known as Nolan's 14. That challenge involves running a 100 mile (160 km) route through the mountains of Colorado, while bagging all 14 individual 14,000 ft (4267 meter) peaks that make [...]
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Ultra-running Team Sets New Mark on New Zealand's Great Walks
Posted by Unknown on Friday, November 21, 2014
A few weeks back I posted about the New Zealand 9 expedition, an attempt by a trio of ultrarunners/adventurers to set a new speed record for completing all nine of New Zealand's Great Walks in just nine days. While [...]
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Badwater Ultramarathon Returning to Death Valley
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, November 19, 2014
One of the big stories from the ultrarunning world earlier this year was the news that the Badwater Ultramarathon had been barred from taking place in its traditional environment – Death Valley National Park. In an [...]
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Video: Mountain Running with Anton Krupicka
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Anton Krupicka is an endurance athlete that is amongst the best ultrarunners in the world. He loves to run on long mountain trails that allow him to connect with nature. The video below gives us an introduction to Anton, and offers some insights as to [...]
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Introducing the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa Trail Run
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Late last week, the National Geographic Adventure blog shared the details on a new ultra-marathon event that will launch next year called the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa. The trail run, which is the brainchild of ultrarunning [...]
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Video: Running the UTMB with Anton Krupicka
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 16, 2014
A few weeks back, hundreds of runners lined up to take on the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, a grueling run around Mont Blanc that crosses through France, Italy, and Switzerland. It is widely considered to be amongst the toughest foot races in the world, [...]
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Badwater Ultramarathon Banned From Death Valley
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 8, 2014
Update: It has been pointed out to me that this ban is leveled at events that take place in Death Valley during July, and isn't for every event that takes place in the park. The text below has been updated to reflect this.The [...]
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The North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc Sees Repeat Winners
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 3, 2014
This past weekend, one of the toughest and most demanding foot races in the world took place around Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in Western Europe. That's where the 2014 North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc was [...]
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