On his “States of Elevation” project, Kilian Jornet intends to summit the 60-plus so-called 14ers in the contiguous United States, connecting each by bike or foot.
Category: Ultramarathon Running
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The Kind of Pain I Wanted
To get out of my head and be more in the moment, I turned to bondage.
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Runner With Long Covid Creates Flagstaff’s Dream Run Camp
With long Covid ending his own days as an endurance athlete, Matt Fitzgerald opened the doors of his home, creating a fantasy camp for runners with a dream.
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Isabella de la Houssaye, Athlete Who Endured Against the Odds, Dies at 59
After being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she continued to go on extreme adventures with her children, including an ascent of the tallest mountain in the Americas.
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What Courtney Dauwalter Learned in the Pain Cave
The agony of running ultramarathons is bearable, she discovered — even instructive, if you think about it the right way. And she learned how to win as few have ever won before.
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‘The Mountain Will Make Cowards Out of All of Us’
Two former pro football players entered the Leadville Trail 100-mile race, a grueling slog over Colorado peaks. They were used to challenges, but this was a new kind of pain.
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An Ultramarathoner’s Struggle Against Borderline Personality Disorder
Nickademus de la Rosa, an ultrarunning prodigy who has run across Death Valley and the Alps, is taking a pause from the sport as he copes with borderline personality disorder.
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A 50-Mile Race, a Quick Car Ride and a Scandal at the Finish Line
An ultramarathoner was disqualified after covering part of a course in a friend’s car. She said it was a “miscommunication.” A rival had a different word: cheating.
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Life Isn’t Fair. He Didn’t Want This Race to Be, Either.
The New York Times – Sports:Gary Cantrell, the mastermind behind the Barkley Marathons, is in a race of his own: against time.
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For Oz Pearlman, It’s Mind Over Muscle, and Mind Over Other Minds
The New York Times – Sports:As an ultrarunner, Oz Pearlman took on a challenge he had contemplated for 12 years: running from Montauk to Manhattan. As a mentalist, he took on N.F.L. locker rooms.
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For Ukrainian Runners, a Brutal Race Made Sense When Little Else Did
The New York Times – Sports:Backyard ultramarathons are grueling, hourslong races. The international team competition, held on Oct. 15, included runners from dozens of nations racing on their home turf, including Ukraine.