Ultramarathon Running

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.

By Scott Cacciola

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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.

By Richard Sandomir

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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.

By Rebecca Byerly

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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.

By Anna Katherine Clemmons

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