by ultrarunner on February 27, 2010
“Choose a lifestyle of adventure throughout the year with the Rock/Creek Trail Series. Discover new trails and open roads, with all the promise they hold. Find yourself, get lost in a great experience, and find yourself all over again. We invite you to remember the world outside. Every day you do, you’ll fell wide awake, truly alive, and glad to be so.”
That’s the opening paragraph to Rock/Creek’s full page ad in the Race Issue 2010 TrailRunner Magazine advertising its 2010 eight race trail series. Although not all of the eight races are ultras, there are two 50k’s, a 100k, a marathon and a 3-day 60-mile stage race. Rock/Creek has designed a great trail series that builds throughout the year, culminating in December’s Lookout Mountain 100k. So even those former runners who haven’t laced them up in a while can, with proper, consistent training and some good luck in the health/injury department, can run these races. And for the more hardcore ultrarunners out there, the ultras are challenging. All of the races in the series take place in and around Chattanooga, TN. If you live in the SE Tennessee, NW Georgia or North Alabama area, you live too close to come up with a reasonable excuse to miss this series. If you live elsewhere in the U.S., come discover why Chattanooga was named one of the Ten Best Towns in 2008 by Outside Magazine.
by ultrarunner on February 27, 2010
Follow ultrarunners Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely as they trek 650km across Lake Baikal in Russia. The trek is totally unsupported so they will be pulling their gear with sleds. The exhibition is part of Ray’s Impossible2Possible twenty10 H2O initiative to fund well projects in Africa. The trek starts Monday.
by ultrarunner on January 22, 2010
It was a busy weekend across the country as at least 9 ultras took place Saturday or Sunday. Headlining the weekend was the H.U.R.T. Trail 100 in Honolulu, HI. Taking the top three podium spots for the men were Gary Robbins, North Vancouver, CAN (20:12), Nathan Yanko, San Francisco, CA (22:30), and Brett Rivers, San Francisco (24:40). If you check out the results, take note, that is Running the Sahara’s Charlie Engle in 8th place. On the women’s side, Tracy Garneau, Vernon, BC, was the first female to cross the line and 3rd overall in a time of 24:06. Monica Scholz, Jerseyville, ONT was second followed by Charlotte Vasarhelyi, Breslau, CAN in third.
In addition to the H.U.R.T. 100, the following races also took place. Check out their race websites to see the results from each.
Weymouth Woods 100k, Southern Pines, NC
Avalon Benefit Run 50m, Avalon, CA
Ghost Town 38.5 mile, Hillsboro, NM
Jetty-2-Jetty 35 miler, Jacksonville, FL
Capitol Peak Mega Fat-Ass 50k, Olympia, WA
Calico Trail 50k, Barstow, CA
Swamp Stomper 50k, Memphis, TN
Swinging Bridge 50k, Cumberland, VA
Ultrarunningnews.com would like to congratulate all of the finishers of each of these races. Be proud of your accomplishment.
by ultraman on January 11, 2010
As planned in 2010, we will be enhancing the content of this site dramatically. Our plan is to provide regular articles on multiple aspects of ultrarunning, including:
- Specific ultramarathons and race reports
- Inspirational stories from the ultrarunning community
- Sports nutrition for ultrarunners
- Sports drinks and food supplements
- Ultramarathon training tips
- Medical articles related to issues that ultrarunners face
- Important resources and reviews
- Lifestyle stories about balancing life and ultrarunning
- Much more…
So how can you help?
We need more writers! Specifically we want writers who are active ultrarunners and ultramarathoners with an interest in providing honest and useful information to our community. If you know of anyone who would be a great addition to our writing staff, please send them our way (or if you are that person, then please contact us).
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
by ultraman on November 6, 2009
Don’t forget to check out our sister site, Ultramarathon Calendar, for a complete list of this weekend’s races and all upcoming races so that you can plan your training accordingly.
Also, please help us keep our calendar up-to-date by submitting any new races we may have overlooked. Our goal is to maintain the best and most comprehensive ultrarunning calendar on the web.
