Ultramarathon Daily for Friday June 9
Wanna run Elkhorn 100 this year? Good news…it’s free! There’ll be no course marking and the aid stations will be manned by your crew, but everything else still applies. Sounds like a great opportunity to see some killer trails in Wyoming. More info right this way.
Not to be confused with Bighorn 100...Here’s a great video make by Morgan Schick about his run last year. If you’re running it this year, watch this video.
“If Caster came to Comrades, we would all welcome her and I would be fascinated to see her run. But her build doesn’t look like an ultra-runner and at her best, she is a 800m and 1500m runner,” says Fordyce
—Why Caster Semenya wouldn’t cut it at Comrades according to Bruce Fordyce.
How fast could you and 99 of your friends run a 100 mile (one mile each) relay? A bunch of women from San Francisco just obliterated the record.
iRunFar’s coverage of the World Trail Running Championships. And more from Freetrail right this way.
More fun news snippets from Semi-Rad.
Broken Arrow runners! The field is looking nuts and the course is going to be incredible this year! Please check your email and respond to the Athlete Questionnaire so your friendly and frantic Race Announcer can share something about you as your cross the finish line and ring das bell. Danke schön.
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And hey, if you’re headed to Palisades Tahoe to watch the race, maybe consider helping out in the media/announcing booth. I need a couple of volunteers to help out Fri, Sat, and Sunday. Message me or Brendan if you’ve got time. Thank You!
AJW previews the Western States Endurance Run 2023.
Track News: Sifan Hassan and Eilish McColgan will go head to head in the 5000 in London in July. That will be a race.
What’s on the ultramarathon and trail running calendar this weekend?
Short news day. Have a great weekend everyone.