UltraRunning Magazine

UltraRunning was originally created for ultrarunners, by ultrarunners. Over 40 years later, it remains exactly that – inspired by you, our readers. The survey we conducted in September included over 1,000 subscribers and gave us a glimpse of just who

SUBSCRIPTIONS Laura Kantor help@ultrarunning.com ADVERTISING SALES Heather Pola heatherp@ultrarunning.com PUBLISHER Karl Hoagland karlh@ultrarunning.com EDITOR Amy Clark amyc@ultrarunning.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Donald Buraglio DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL CO

As a coach, I’ve found three words that provide a useful, practical mantra for distance running: patience, discipline and confidence. Ultra success involves putting in the work day-by-day for a payoff that could be months or years away, with the pati

Before diving head-first into the wonderful world of ultrarunning, I was seriously involved in winter multi-sport racing in the small mountain communities of Moran/Jackson, WY, and Steamboat Springs, CO. In the summer, endurance athletes played in th

When I was asked to start writing this column in 2015, I had just started as an assistant professor at The College of Idaho after moving from the Bay Area. I had just injured myself and was struggling to regain the peak running form I achieved a few

In any given year, it is estimated that approximately 1 out of every 4 active ultramarathon runners will suffer from knee pain or a knee-related injury (Hoffman, 2104). What most people don’t know is that running, more often and in further distances,

1. If your knee hurts when you are doing a particular activity, stop doing that activity but stay active in other ways that are not painful with a plan to gradually resume the painful activity later. 2. See someone you trust for a diagnosis if the pa

“Why is it that everything you enjoy doing seems to involve an extended period of misery?” At first, the question really made no sense. What misery? Sure, it was about 110-degree heat index and we hadn’t slept in 36 hours. I couldn’t remember for sur

4,4 So, what does that little symbol mean? The first number is the elevation profile, the second is the quality of the surface. Both are on a 1 – 5 scale, with 5 being the most difficult. 1 Flat or nearly flat2 Rolling; total climb up to 50' per mile

Congratulations on your win at Big’s and for setting the Backyard record running an incredible 354 miles in 85 hours. We know this has been a dream of yours. First off, how is your recovery going? Right now, it's kind of interesting. I broke the four

Before talking about winter, I want to mention that I am an Australian who has lived her life avoiding the cold by continent-hopping, chasing dry, warm and sunny trails where I can roam around rocking a sports bra, sunscreen, sunnies and seeking shad