Discussions on past, present, and future happenings throughout the world of trail and ultrarunning.
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Podcast about the history of ultrarunning. An ultramarathon is a running race of 50K (31 miles) or more, up to 3,100 miles. This extreme running sport came into existence during the late 1800s.
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Episode 022: Kilian Jornet Crushes Zegama Again. Spring Energy FAIL!!
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We start off with an update on the podcast download competition. California has taken the lead! Can they hold on with 2 days left in the month? Kilian Jornet has won the Zegama trail marathon for the 11th time. We go over results from Stumptown 50K, Capital Backyard Ultra, Nanny Goat, Sugar Badger 50/50, and Fools 50K. LazCon gets new life! Spring …
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158: Ted Corbitt – The Father of American Ultrarunning – Part One
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By Davy CrockettTed Corbitt, from New York City, has been called “The Father of American Ultrarunning.” Today, most ultrarunners have not even heard his name and do not understand what he did for the sport that we enjoy today. Ultrarunning has existed for more the 200 years, but with the Great Depression and World War II, it went on a long hiatus i…
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Episode 021: Rancid Goat Runs ESS Cbus, Cocodona 250 Sold Out, and Costume Mania!
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We start off today's episode pretty strong by bragging about Ohio's own Doug Owsley a.k.a. Ran Cidgoat a.k.a. Rancid Goat a.k.a. The Goat, who completed every single street for Columbus, Ohio. We go over race results from several races last weekend including Massanutten, Crewel Jewel, Bryce Canyon, Silver State, Yamacraw, and the Keys Ultras. We ha…
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Episode 020: More to the Cocodona Story, Hellbender Rising, and Trans Continentals
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This week we talk about the craziness that ensued at Cocodona 250 after our last episode. We talk about Tillamook Burn Trail Run and the power couple who won the 50 miler there. We dive into Hellbender 100 and talk about how it is well on it's way to becoming a premier 100 miler. There was a great pic of the aurora borealis at a race in Wales. We d…
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Episode 019: A Cocodona 250 Legend is Born! Hardrock Switches up a Few Qualifiers
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Today's show focuses mostly on what's unfolded at Cocodona 250 over the last few days. Including the exciting finish in the men's race which was not long before we recorded. First place woman should be finishing later tonight. It's truly been a fun race to follow and the livestream action has been great. We go over some race results from UR Mags Ol…
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157: The Fourth Astley Belt Six-Day Race – 1879
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By Davy CrockettThe Astley Belt was the most sought-after trophy in ultrarunning or pedestrianism. This race series was recognized as the undisputed international six-day championship of the world. The international six-day race series was established in 1878 by Sir John Astley, a wealthy sportsman and member of the British parliament. Daniel O’Lea…
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Episode 018: Courtney Dauwalter Queen of Ultras and Canyons Golden Tickets
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Jam packed episode. We present a friendly little challenge to our listeners on podcast platforms. Courtney Dauwalter continues to add to her dynasty with a win at Mt. Fuji 100 over the weekend. Canyons 100K was the last Western States Golden Ticket race and the competition was strong. Also, a guy named Canyon won Canyons 100 miler. Zane Grey 50 and…
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Episode 017: FPR 50K, Hyner, Cap Mtn, and a Wine Marathoner
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Johnny talks about his first hand experience at Forget the PR 50K over the weekend. We discuss the Hyner 50K which is a classic in PA. Costume Chick and AF Marathoner are at it again at a Yeti race in New Mexico. We talk about a crazy story from a long time ago at Marathon Des Sables. We go over the Triple Crown of Thru Hiking FKT. Where is Laz? No…
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Episode 016: Boston Marathon Fast Banana and Some New Running Films
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Today we go over race results from last weekend and do a little hype for our favorite ultra Forget the PR 50K which is this weekend. We also provide as good of LazCon update as possible, not much new info out there. In addition, we discuss some new running films that have recently come out. We cover an Ian Torrence article about troubleshooting pro…
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156: The Second English Astley Belt Race – 1879
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By Davy CrockettDuring April 1879, the same month that the new American Championship Belt race was held in New York City, the second English Astley Belt race, for the “Championship of England,” was put on April 21-26, 1879, at the Agricultural Hall in Islington, London, England. While the Americans were putting up mediocre times and distances, stil…
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Episode 015: Hardest Geezer Finishes Africa Run! Tara Dower Wins Umstead Outright!
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We do a deep dive into the Hardest Geezer's run from the southern most point of Africa to the Northern most point of Africa. The challenges he faced were insane! Also, we go over race results including Tara Dower's outright win at Umstead 100. In addition, we talk about the second Lazcon, Western States new anti-doping policy, and John Kelly's thou…
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Episode 014: Jasmin Paris Proves Laz Wrong! Barkley Didn't Disappoint
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Episode discussions include: Recap of the epic year at Barkley Marathons. AJW under the radar races article about Zane Grey. Skunk Ape races in FL. Running in Crocs? Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ultrarunning_news_network/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555338668719 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ultrarunnews …
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By Davy CrockettNew book on Barkley historyThe Barkley Marathons course (thought to be roughly 130 miles and about 63,000 feet of elevation gain) at Frozen Head State Park was the brain child of Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) and Karl Henn (Rawdawg). The idea for the race was inspired upon hearing about the 1977 escape of James Earl Ray, the assassin…
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Episode 013: March Madness (Barkley), Low Key Races, and No Ice Baths
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This episode starts off with a bang for two reasons. First we go over Johnny's tornado scare and also because Barkley is under way and this year is looking really promising so far. We go over race results and a cool new FKT. We go back to talking more about Barkley because Karel Sabbe's new documentary was released last week. In addition, we discus…
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154: The American Championship Belt – 1879
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By Davy CrockettFrom 1875 to 1879, at least 130 six-day races were held, mostly in America and Great Britain. In 1879, the foot races became the #1 spectator sport in America. During that single year, at least 88 six-day races were held worldwide, with about 900 starters and witnessed by nearly one million spectators. Women played a significant rol…
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Episode 012: Camille Herron Records Galore! A.P. Racks Up Another W!
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Unfortunately Johnny couldn't be with us tonight as he had to take shelter from tornados and crazy hail storms rolling through central Ohio. I go over Camille's epic 6 days at the Lululemon event in La Quinta, CA where she broke a bunch of world records including the 6 day record. Ashley Paulson's magical year keeps rolling as she gets another 100 …
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Episode 011: Way to Uncool, UTMB Boycott-Not, and a U.S. Everesting Record
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Ashely Paulson racks up another win! In addition, we discuss the rebranding of Lake Sonoma 100K. AJW change his mind a little bit on spending time at aid stations based on feedback from other runners. Jim Walmsley moved back to AZ and appears to be looking at a Western States / UTMB double. UTMB 100 miler entrants lists were released for the men an…
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153: The 3rd Astley Belt Six-Day Race (1879)
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By Davy CrockettThis is the story of the ultramarathon that was the most impactful of all races in the history of the sport. This race was witnessed by tens of thousands of people in Madison Square Garden and followed by millions in long daily newspaper story updates. It received so much attention that it sparked an ultrarunning frenzy on multiple …
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Episode 010: Jackpot! Another G.O.A.T Win, Early Barkley Hype, and Newbie Lessons
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In this episode we go over race results from the last two weekends and this includes some big races and a big win at Transgrancanaria by the G.O.A.T. Courtney. We go over John Kelly's article on what he knows about how to get into the Barkley Marathons and we get pumped up about the Barkley race in the process. We also go over a X (twitter) post by…
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152: Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings
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Listen to the audio version. I included my interview on the very good Trail Runner Nation podcast. I recently went on it to talk to the guys about my new book, Classic Ultramarathon Beginnings. We discussed several of the very early ultras in our history.Classic ultramarathons (races longer than 26.2 miles) include the oldest races, the most presti…
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Episode 009: Black Canyon Exceeded the Hype, UR Performances of the Year, & Laz in UR Hall of Fame!
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Fun episode this week, we rehash all the excitement from the stacked field at Black Canyon 100K on Saturday. In some sad news, the marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash. In some better news, Laz got inducted into the ultrarunning hall of fame! We also go over UltraRunning Magazine's top 5 performances of 2023 …
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Episode 008: Muddy Raccoons BC Preview and Predictions and 100 100s
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This week we go over race results from last weekend and a few of them were very sloppy conditions. We preview and make our predictions for Black Canyon 100K this weekend. There is a crazy amount of elite ultrarunners of all experience levels running this year. The course might be crazy too with some snow in the town where the race starts and super …
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151: Around the World on Foot: Three Stories
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By Davy CrockettThe “around the world on foot” craze of the 1890s was first dominated by Americans, but eventually spread to Europeans. Some very interesting individuals, mostly from Germany and France, appeared in New York City claiming to be making a global journey on foot. Most were usually highly educated and impressive. Why would someone leave…
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Episode 007: URM's Old School Ultras, Multi-Media Happenings, and a Pineapple Marathoner
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In today's episode we go over race results from last weekend and a new ski vert record. We also take a look at UltraRunning Magazine's Old School Ultras for 2024, ATRAs article on Luis Escobar, two new ultrarunning films recently released on YouTube, a free webinar series for race directors, and a Pineapple marathoner. UltraRunning Magazine's Race …
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Episode 006: Awards Season Continues and more UTMB Drama
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This week we go over race results from Bandera (forgot a few in the last episode), Winter Spine, Hong Kong 100K, Coldwater Rumble, Lake of the Woods, and Crystal Springs. We also cover URs 2023 top 3 ultrarunners of the world, ultrasignup's 2023 data awards, and top 5 FKTs of 2023. We go over the current drama and breaking news about some elite ult…
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150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits
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By Davy CrockettMy new book, Around the World on Foot: The Early Globetrotters is available on Amazon. After an introduction to help you understand what in the world was going on, I will share a chapter about the strange tradition of starting in a paper suit.I am pretty proud of this book. I wanted to share some details about what my research found…
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Episode 005: URs of the Year, Weird Awards, and RUFA
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Discussions this week include race results from H.U.R.T 100 and Bandera 100K. We go over UR Magazine's North American ultrarunners of the year #7 - #1. Ultrasignup's keeping trail running weird award winners were annouced so we cover that as well. Finally we talk about the trail running series called Running Up For Air (RUFA) which is a cool concep…
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Episode 004: Countdowns Careers and Lead Balloons
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In this episode we go over race results from last weekend, discuss some of UltraRunning Magazine's top 10 ultrarunners of the year from 2023, talk about AJWs article announcing his career change, and do our film review of the La Sportiva sponsored / Billy Yang directed new short film called "Like a Lead Balloon: 30 Hours at the Leadville 100."…
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Episode 003: Trail Running Weirdos
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In this episode we go over race results from last weekend and discuss the nominees for Ultrasignup's Keeping Trail Running Weird awards in 2023.Av Ultrarunning News Network
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Episode 002: Records and FKTs of 2023
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This episode's discussion focuses on some of the incredible world records, course records, and fastest known times that ultrarunners set in 2023.Av Ultrarunning News Network
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By Davy CrockettThis is an encore episode with additions in the article.The Across the Years race, established in 1983, is one of the oldest fixed-time races in the world that is still held annually. The race is always held at the end of the year, crossing over to the new year with a grand celebration. Through the years, it has attracted many of th…
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Episode 001: Intro + Origin Stories
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In this first episode we discuss why we are starting this channel and also what to expect. We also introduce ourselves and tell our origin stories about what brought us to the world of trail and ultrarunning. Watch the video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/b_NZsP1N-hIAv UltraRunning News Network
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148: Ultramarathons on Christmas Day 1879
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By Davy CrockettNew Book, containing the early history of The Barkley MarathonsWatching sports on Christmas Day is enjoyed by millions of sporting fans. But it also is probably despised by even more of those sporting fans’ families who have other priorities on that special day. While today the events watched are primarily basketball and football, b…
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147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley
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By Davy CrockettNew Book, containing the early history of The Barkley. Get it in your country's Amazon siteGary Cantrell (a.k.a. Lazarus Lake), of Tennessee, was recently inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. Most people recognize him for creating the legendary Barkley Marathons, arguably the toughest trail race in the world. But fe…
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146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)
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By Davy CrockettGet this history in my new bookTrail 100-milers started to be held in Great Britain in 1973, four years before the Western States 100 was established in America. This piece of ultrarunning history is largely unknown to Americans who have been told for decades that trail 100-milers began first in the U.S. In reality, trail 100s were …
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By Davy CrockettGet this history in my new bookThe first certified 100 km race in America was held at Lake Waramaug, Connecticut, in 1974. Today it remains as the oldest 100 km race in the country and the second oldest American ultra still held. For many years in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, it was the unofficial national championship f…
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