Ultramarathon Daily News | Mon, Nov 29

IRF/Mock: All the results from this weekend’s ultramarathon and trail races. Courtney and Jim take Ultra Trail Cape Town, results from Quad Dipsea, and more.

World Athletics announces their male and female finalists for Athlete of the Year. No, no ultra representation.

SCMP: Visually impaired runner and her guide make a connection and get married.

Shelby Houlihan launches a GoFundMe to help with her legal bills and future appeals. I’ll pass.

Speaking of Houlihan, in this recent post, Kevin Beck takes some well-deserved swipes at Houlihan, BTC and Nike, but also makes a pretty compelling case on how we can fund and pay our favorite athletes. Good read.

Only in Canada: A beaver built a damn and flooded part of the course of the….wait for it…Beav 50k. Cool video Morgan!

Eric Clifton inducted into the Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. Well deserved.

The funkiest event in the Olympics (but the only event that had athletes compete in xc running) just got a bit less funky: Horseback riding was removed from the Modern Pentathlon. Don’t fret, they’ll still compete in fencing, freestyle swimming, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and xc running, but the article leaves the door open for the inclusion of a replacement event….any ideas?

Trailrunner Mag: The fine art of balancing training and parenting.

Short news day. What did I miss?