Ultramarathons and Trail Running

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (640+ words) In the midst of a successful journalism career, Gwendolyn Bounds also tackled high-intensity obstacle course racing. In the three decades since graduating from Carolina, Gwendolyn Bounds ’93 built an impressive career: reporting for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing the content strategy…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (798+ words) For most people, running at least a mile is something that might happen occasionally. For Jessica King, it has become something that happens every single day. What started in 2024 as a group challenge organized by local runner Nick Morgan was…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (143+ words) If you ever wanted to know what it's like to combine Taco Bell with an ultramarathon, you're in luck. One athlete, Kate, documented her journey in last Saturday's Taco Bell 50k in Denver Runners were tasked with not just completing the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (713+ words) Sam Bach, the Marion County Cross Country coach, posed with Alexa Burton who was one of the participants running last Thursday. Though, Burton battles the challenge daily of Spina bifida, she ended up walking four and a half miles in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (678+ words) An event which aims to encourage more people from ethnically diverse backgrounds into trail running is set to take place. Black to the Trails will take over Blaise Castle Estate in Bristol for its first south-west event, with 1km, 5km and 10km races,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (509+ words) Abeeeer told her 530,000 followers she had run a personal best at the Berlin Marathon. The Chinese fitness influencer has now admitted breaking race rules and hiding the ride from her audience. Her sponsor has already walked. The fastest 5km of her…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (381+ words) To understand why you undertake something as complex and demanding as writing a book, you need to start at the beginning. I started running in the fall of seventh grade as a pimpeled, slightly-overweight, late-blooming pre-teen. Middle school wasn’t a…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (401+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Nearly 1,200 runners from 43 states, plus Mexico, Canada and the Netherlands, started at Crazy Horse Memorial on Sunday morning and finished in downtown Hill City for the 16th annual Run Crazy Horse. The event featured a marathon (26.2 miles), a…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (46+ words) ABC23 ABC News’ Danny New talks to the co-founder of the International Taco Bell 50K, an annual event where people run 31 miles while stopping to eat at 11 Taco Bell restaurants along the way.Read More...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1523+ words) I've never really understood people who actually enjoy running. I'm a fairly sporty guy. I love being outside, I'm happy walking up mountains for hours and I've spent half my life chasing balls around football pitches and tennis courts. But…...