English ultra-distance runner Lizzy Hawker has enjoyed phenomenal success — she’s the world record holder for the most distance run in 24 hours; she won the 2006 100-kilometer world championships; she holds the record running…
On Monday, Aug. 26, at the ridiculous starting time of 10 p.m., I’m going to line up with eighty other teams on the dark streets of downtown Chamonix, France, to start this monster of a…
The Leadville 100, an iconic trail ultramarathon that has been held each year since 1983, took place this past weekend in Leadville, Colorado. Along with speedy sponsored runners such as Ian Sharman, Nick Clark, and…
In early 2010, Gary Robbins of Vancouver, British Columbia, was an up-and-coming force in North American ultrarunning, surprising many by coming out of seemingly nowhere to break a stout course record at the HURT 100,…