Shoe choice is perhaps one of the most discussed topics at any ultramarathon, especially one like the Western States 100, a race with unique characteristics that make it different from nearly any ...

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year in U.S. ultrarunning! On June 28-29, about 370 of the world’s top and luckiest ultrarunners will embark on the historic 100-mile quest from Olympic ...

Kilian Jornet placed third at Western States 100 on Saturday evening. The 37-year-old, universally recognized as the greatest trail ultrarunner of all-time, was making a dramatic return to Western ...

Elite mountaineer and champion ultrarunner, Kilian Jornet, returned to the extreme Western States 100 this year for the first time since 2011, when he won the race with a time of 15:34:24. The race, ...

Olson, a 29-year-old runner from Draper, Utah, ran away from a strong field of runners to win the historic 100.2-mile race from Olympic Valley, California to Auburn. Despite 95-degree heat most of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) — Three Chicago area endurance ...

For some people, a 5k is enough. So is a half marathon, and for most, a regular marathon. However, for 74 year old Michael Koppy, the 26.2 miles wasn’t close to enough. Hermantown’s Michael Koppy ...

When Tim Gorichanaz ran his first 5K in 2010, no one in his family did any sports. But he was enchanted from the start. His mom signed the whole family up for a fun run, not knowing what she was ...

With every 100-mile course crushed, the ultrarunning world becomes better acquainted with Rob Krar and his beard. Krar, a 38-year-old, long-bearded Canadian native from Flagstaff, Ariz., defended his ...

The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, a historic event that took place this past Saturday, is the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race. The Western states started in 1974, and Saturday’s run was ...