UltraRunning Magazine

2020 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

2020. I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT NONE OF US HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED A YEAR QUITE LIKE THIS ONE. I think it’s also safe to say that all of us hope that we never will have to experience another year like it again.

Like pretty much everything in this COVID-filled year, the ultramarathon race circuit was essentially shut down in early March. Although many of you reading this might disagree, it turns out that running through the woods in your underwear is not widely considered to be an essential activity. There was not a single ultramarathon race conducted during the entire month of April in all of North America. (By way of comparison, there were 249

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