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Trail race lotteries are growing more competitive by the year. Here’s how to deal with not getting into your dream race. Again.

Colorado Silver Star, a family-run metalsmith in Denver, Colorado, has been handcrafting each and every buckle awarded toLeadville 100 finishers for nearly 40 years

How Diana Fitzpatrick, president of the Western States Endurance Run Board, guides the oldest 100-mile ultra

If he can complete the 100-mile race from Olympic Valley to Auburn, California, he'll be the oldest finisher in the race's history

The global race organization is strengthening its commitment to clean trail running with a sizable investment this year for in-competition testing, illuminating both the progress toward clean sport—and the structural issues that remain

There are three uber-competitive races, a new 18K race, a bevy of top-tier athletes, and nearly 3,000 total entrants at this action-packed weekend

Brody Chisholm and his family have thru-hiked more than 8,000 miles together. Their latest challenge? The 250-mile trail running race from Black Canyon City to Flagstaff, Arizona.

The legendary mountain runner riffs on his shapeshifting career as an endurance athlete, the state of the sport, bikepacking, and a post-punk album he can’t stop talking about

America’s hard-bitten wildland firefighters are switching gears in the off-season to run ultra distances

Sebastian Salsbury has been running ultramarathons since he was nine years old. Now, this California teen wants to compete professionally—and win.

Ultrarunner Yassine Diboun found his own unique way to help those in recovery move through darkness together. It’s working. 

After 60 years, the JFK 50 Mile Race is sticking to its community-centered approach, and people keep showing up

Inside the spectacle of ultrarunning’s most festive top-tier 100-mile race

Kristian Morgan set a new southbound FKT on the Appalachian Trail, but he’s not done yet

The Catalan mountain runner found a new challenge by returning to the rugged terrain near his childhood home

The singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie applies the same approach to ultramarathons that he does to touring: just keep moving.

Schide proves she can compete with the world’s best over every ultra distance. New mother Rachel Drake takes sixth, showing she’s back on the world stage.

The four-time winner of the world’s biggest ultramarathon cited being unable to run due to a sacrum injury

Erin Ton dashed to the summit of 57 of the Colorado’s 14,000 peaks in a little more than two weeks, but skipping Culebra Peak has caused a firestorm of backlash

From silver mining to live-streaming, this legendary “wild and tough” ultramarathon in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains has a storied past. What will it mean for Hardrock to embrace trail running’s future?

Kelsey Hogan sets new 100-mile course record, while Americans podium at the Golden Trail Series 25K

The 11th annual Quebec Mega Trail offers a full weekend of trail heaven, from 100 miles to several sub-ultra races. Here’s what you need to know about this destination race worth considering. 

Tom Evans wins the overall title in a historic day of running

Real-time video coverage of ultrarunning events is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Is that a good thing? 

April Fool's post: 400-mile races are the new 200-milers, and if you’re not running 400 miles at a time, you’re not really a runner.

We’re asking thirty-one elite runners and visionaries thirty-one rapid fire questions. What makes them tick? What are their habits, their routines, their preferences? This new online column takes you there.

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You plan every element of your pre- and mid-race fueling meticulously. But what about how to eat after you've crossed the finish line?

Ultrarunner and author Mirna Valerio recalls patterns of overstriving in her young self that she still carries today.

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Trail running helped put Leadville back on the map and on the verge of revitalization.

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Lake Tahoe is a destination for athletes of all kinds. And the all-season hotspot has no shortage of trail races for runners to enjoy.

When Marshall Ulrich needed to build strength, he took an unconventional approach — he started pulling to a discarded car tire.