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An irreverent compendium of must-know info of all things related to ultras and other gobbledygook of interest.

Daily News, Mon Mar 25

Very interesting take on the future of ultrarunning. Now there’s doping in amateur cycling. I’m telling ya, it’s not about the money. People will do crazy stuff for some free swag and a little fame. Update on the Vibram class action lawsuit. The events in the HURT Trail Series in …

Daily News Fri, Mar 22

Interesting: New research on older runners. I hope this movie (about the Taiwanese ultra-gal who had her leg removed because of an …

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Daily News Thurs, Mar 21

Is post-race depression just a triathlete thing? Aside from DNFing, I’ve never heard of a runner going through this. Anyone else? Video: …

Pic by Joe Grant

Daily News Wed, Mar 20

Amazing: Joe Grant’s Iditarod Trail Invitational, part two. He avoids moose, sleeps in random cabins, and has ugly, ugly feet. An elite …

Daily News, Tues, Mar 19

Good stuff:The rise of the footwear-sponsored ultra teams. A quick interview with Max “Woodpecker” Ferguson. It’s been quite a year so far …

Daily News Mon, Mar 18

Sage Canaday and Timmy Olsen go one, two at Tarawera with Ruby Muir taking it for the gals. Here’s a great recap …

Daily News, Fri, Mar 15

The ISF is attempting to establish an algorithm that’ll tell us who the actual elite runners are in the world, based on …

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Daily News Thurs, Mar 14

This new Kilian video is just plain nuts. Ready to hit the Wonderland Trail (and Kyle Skaggs’ or Candace Burt’s FKTs?)  Here’s …

Daily News, Wed, Mar 13

More of that incredible cheetah footage. I can watch this for hours. Good read: Why getting injured is a frame of mind. …

Daily News, Tue, Mar 12

List of the five best running trails in the US. Nothing in California? Really? Want to geek out on split times from Way …