multidays.com

Stuart Barrington has written a lengthy and informative race report of the the Twin Peaks 50 mile race in California. Checkout his blog Quadrathon .

Also here is a link to the race directors report on Portland Trail Runner

Takes place in Tarquinia, Italy on November 8th.

Download race info pdf.

US 100 km Team website

Results are available for the Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest Supermarathon that took place over the weekend. There are individual and team results posted. Jaroslaw Janicki won in 6:04:59 and first woman was Maria Bak in 7:08:59.

Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest Supermarathon 2008 Results

Have you ever heard about ‘Ultrabalaton’, the main ultra running event in Hungary? It’s one of the most beautiful races in Europe. The distance covers 212 km which can be done both individually or in relay.
Last two years all participants enjoyed the race and professonal runners was satisfied. (more…)

Runs for 2009

1.        Escape to Victory  17th May 2009
Ultra South
Main Event Start 8am
Venue: The Downs, river valleys and coast around Brighton.
Profile: virtually traffic free loop, rural, hilly.
Venue facilities: changing, toilets, parking, bag storage.
Entry: via website www.extremerunning.org - £40.00 for single entry or
£27.00 if one of a team of 2. £2.00 reduction if UKA affiliated.
Email: info@extremerunning.org
Distance: 45 miles or as a relay in teams of 2 of 22 ½ miles each.
Description: Wonderfully varied ultra-run across the South Downs and
across the South Coast with beautiful views. Opportunity for support from
friends and family in easy to access but charming settings. (more…)

“Trail running in general-and ultra running in particular-provides an opportunity for me to tap into a seemingly more pure, stripped down, primal existence as a human being that is largely unavailable in the banality of my daily engagements as a usual member of modern society. When I am out running on the trails I am transformed from cosmopolitan city-dweller to Neolithic hunter-gatherer. This unfettered state of being seems to only truly come into existence after several hours out on the mountain trails where my being is flayed and refined to a point where nothing else remains but those elements of my constitution that are signifiers of an authentic existence.” (more…)

Dear UltraRunner

Thanks to roving photographer Paul (Alan Funt) Seltzer, we have posted 100 photos from the Caumsett 50k held on March 2, 2008
http://www.newyorkultrarunning.org/caumsett_state_park_50k2008.htm

good running and healthy miles
Larry

Garden City of Cactus (it really is– lush cactus all over)
Trail Run/ Sun. Mar. 9, 8:00 a.m. start
Vado, NM (just north of El Paso, TX)

8 Hour/ 50Km event (if interested, we will send you details on how the run works)

Runnable trails over rolling hills and through scenic canyons.

No entry fee, donations welcome, color maps and many drinks for all runners, water jugs on loops, other surprises.

Just past 4 p.m. any and all runners are invited to a late lunch with RD (his treat) at famous Mexican restaurant close to start/ finish.

Happy March and Happy Trails to all,

Dear UltraRunner,

Let John Pati know if you are interested in next weekends Fat Ass 50k in Forest Park.

Race applications:
Caumsett 50K March 2nd >>> http://www.newyorkultrarunning.org/caumsett_state_park_50k2008.htm
Sybil Ludington 50K April 26 >>> http://www.newyorkultrarunning.org/sybilhomepage2008.htm
Long Island Greenbelt Trail 50K and25K May 10 >>> http://www.newyorkultrarunning.org/greenbelt_trail_50k_2007.htm

Good running and healthy miles
Larry

Recent discussion on the ultralist and other places has talked about the relative difficulty of some of the most popular Ultramarathons in the US.

Larry Mangum has posted an interesting piece on his blog including a list of races. Here are the top 10.

135m 157% 133 BadWater Ultra Marathon
100m 155% 904 Hard Rock 100 Mile
100m 131% 58 HURT Trail 100 Mile
100m 117% 3279 Wasatch Front 100 Mile
100m 113% 45 Mount Rushmore Trail 100 Mile
100m 113% 115 Bear 100 Mile
100m 112% 90 Bighorn Mountain Trail Run
100m 111% 396 Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile
100m 108% 14 Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miles
100m 108% 2156 Angeles Crest 100 Mile

Checkout Larry’s blog, Lewis Peak Journal