France’s Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz set a new men’s supported FKT on Corsica’s GR20 trail.
Have you ever felt a preview for the competitive entrants in a trail race or ultramarathon overlooked top contenders? Have you wondered why one athlete gets noticed by sponsors and another doesn’t? Of ...
The Golden Trail World Series and the Skyrunner World Series had races in China and Spain, and in the U.S., there was the Mammoth Trailfest. Catch up on all of the racing from the last weekend of ...
Defending champion Abby Hall arrives at the 2026 Western States 100 with the confidence of someone who knows what she can do on the historic course. In the following interview, Abby talks about what ...
Skeletal muscle breakdown is expected following an ultramarathon, and very rarely leads to clinically significant exertional rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis can cause kidney failure or heart stop in ...
After getting sick just before last year’s race, Tara Dower arrives at the 2026 Western States 100 taking all the precautions to stay healthy. In the following interview, Tara talks about returning to ...
Completing just one of these events would be enough for most athletes, but Jackson is trying to fit all of them into one season. Why these races? Between Cocodona 250 Mile, Unbound XL, Tour Divide, ...
VJ is a brand known for its aggressive and bold shoes, and the VJ MAXx 2 ($180) is a great entry point into the brand’s stable of offerings. My experience with VJ trail running shoes over the last ...
Hartmuth won the women’s race in 67:10:09, beating her own previous course record from 2024 by almost exactly 12 hours. Zhao won the men’s race in 65:55:22, beating the previous course record, set by ...
Australian Lucy Bartholomew finished second at the 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon in her first time at the race. In the following interview, Lucy talks about chasing winner Blandine L’Hirondel for ...
This evening one of my coaching clients sent me an email that made me laugh. It made me laugh not only because it was funny, but also because it reminded me of the wonderful attitude so many runners ...
Another June has arrived and, as AJW would say, “It’s racing season!” For most runners focusing on early summer 100-milers, the training “hay is in the barn:” miles have been run, vertical logged, ...