Ultra

INTO THE HEART OF THE HIMALAYA After three gruelling stages through remote…Read more

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Dead Horse Ultra, Looking Glass 100K, Seven Trails Endurance Run, and Wild Florida Trail Run. The post Ultra Weekend Recap — November 16, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

A BRUTAL TEST OF LUNGS, LEGS, AND GRIT Stage 3 of the Everest Trail…Read more

Brutal and Beautiful: Stage 1 of the 2025 Everest Trail Race Sets the…Read more

Scotty Sandow sits down with URM editor in chief Amy Clark to get a sneak peek of the Dec 2025/January 2026 issue. No major spoilers because the issue just went to print. The post What’s the Issue with Amy Clark appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine….Read more

We recently spoke with Brooke Welton, a 20-year-old nursing student at the University of Utah, who just completed the Kodiak 100k under the tutelage of her mentor, Heather Jackson. The post Brooke Welton: Finding a Mentor appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

Earlier this month, TEDx Vero Beach brought together 12 visionary speakers under the theme Breaking Barriers: Systems That Challenge the Status Quo. These trailblazers shared ideas that challenge conventional thinking and inspire innovation. The post Breaking Barriers: Systems That Challenge the Status Quo appeared first onRead more

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Dead Horse Ultra, 4 Fore 30 Infinity Backyard Ultra, Seven Trails Ultra Festival, NYC Trail Mix, and Joy Run. The post What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — November 15, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

The second weekend of November featured 65 ultramarathons across North America. In this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap, we highlight results from Illinois, Colorado, Texas and Oregon. Congratulations to everyone who… The post Ultra Weekend Recap — November 9, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

Stage 3 of MDS 120 Jordan, 26 unforgiving kilometres, darkness and the glow…Read more

On the final weekend of September, with the aspens exploding in peak color, nearly 700 runners gathered in Colorado’s Arkansas Valley to take on two days of high-altitude trail races: the West Line Winder 30k & 50k on Saturday in Buena Vista, and the Sawatch Ascent 50k, on…Read more

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Run the Rock, Tunnel Hill 100, Stone Mill 50, Veterans Trail Festival, and CSB Backyard Ultra. The post What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — November 8, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

As the race director, I’m totally biased, but I truly believe we have something unique and special. And by “we” I mean the volunteers, the runners and the community that make up the Devil on the Divide family. The post Devil on the Divide: It’s the People…Read more

Backyards are now in over 80 countries around the globe, with team championships, golden tickets and at-large lists all leading to a biannual showdown in Bell Buckle, Tennessee: last runner standing. The post Big’s 2025: “You Should Sleep in the Briars” appeared first on Ultra Running…Read more

INTO THE FIRE OF WADI RUM Wadi Rum, a land that looks like…Read more

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Rio Del Lago, Pinhoti 100, Conquer the Castle, and Silver Falls 50k. The post Ultra Weekend Recap — November 3, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

We began our grassroots campaign in late 2020, and the Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra was born. The name is a nod to those who go beyond the limits of what others—or even, themselves—may think is possible. The post BROKEN ANVIL BACKYARD: Ultra Winning (and Ultra Losing) appeared…Read more

Historically, the Barkley Fall Classic has had a 50k finisher rate around 25–33%, but this year the figure was just under 5%. Imagine that – the BFC is harder than the actual Barkley Marathons. The post Barkley Fall Classic: DNF is Spelled More Than One Way appeared…Read more

This week’s ultramarathon race calendar features Rio Del Lago, Chicago Lakefront: Fall Version, Pinhoti, TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival, and The Dark: 24 Hours Underground. The post What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — November 1, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

As doctors and scientists, we aim to distinguish between science and pseudoscience, and we hope to persuade you to reject wellness spas and clinics offering IV therapies and adopt a safer, more effective “food first” approach. The post IV Hydration: Science or Pseudoscience? appeared first onRead more

The fourth and final stage of MDS Trek Morocco is complete. What began as a journey into the vast, unforgiving desert has ended in a loop of triumph, every…Read more

This week’s ultramarathon race results include Big’s Backyard Ultra, Javelina Jundred, No Business 100, and Door County Fall 50. The post Ultra Weekend Recap — October 26, 2025 appeared first on Ultra Running Magazine.Read more

There are stages that challenge you, stages that move you, and then there are stages like Stage 3 of MDS TREK Morocco, the kind that embeds itself deep in…Read more

Muscular endurance, what many in the endurance community now more accurately refer to as durability, is a cornerstone of ultrarunning performance. It reflects the ability to sustain movement, resist breakdown and continue producing force over long hours and rugged terrain. The post Muscular Endurance Revisited: What Actually…Read more