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 A Snail's Pace

| View this email online. TOGETHER WITH    Good morning trail friends. This week our featured piece looks at a growing movement of women who FKT. In the Weekend Cooldown, Outside magazine writer Leath Tonino considers slowing down... a lot. And in the DFL, Eliud envisions himself running ultras. - Matt Hart THE WEEKEND COOL DOWN A Snail's Pace Andrew Drummond's team at Run the Whites hosted their fourth annual Bubba's Backyard Ultra (📸: 1). And for the fourth time the same man was the last one standing: 57-year-old Ed Clifford. In Virginia, the Yeti Runners remind us, "There is no finish like the one you questioned." (📸: 2) In FKT News: What might be gleamed if you were to try for a Slowest Known Time (📸: 3)? At Trail Runner, Zoë Rom looks at the evolution of Nolan's 14 and the couple that has loved the route, and each other, through taking on this immense challenge. Want more racing? Check out these upcoming events still open for registration. Blue Ridge Ultra, Oct 8 (GA) Western Maryland Rail Trail, Oct 16 (MD) Wild Duluth Races, Oct 22 (MN) Caspers Trail Races, Oct 29 (CA) Lehigh Gap Nature Center 10K, Nov 5 (PA) A New Podcast Welcome to The Trailhead, a new UltraSignup podcast featuring Corrine Malcolm and Buzz Burrell — presented by Ultimate Direction and with support this week from Tailwind. This week Corrine and Buzz discuss Kilian's training and whether it's definitive proof he is from another planet or not. Writer Jared Beasley joins the pod to break down the appeal of the last-person-standing backyard ultra phenomenon. And our caller question is all about shin splints. Have a question about trail or distance running? Send it to news@ultrasignup.com for a chance to chat with Buzz on an upcoming episode. MEET US AT THE TRAILHEAD COMMUNITY WOMEN WHO FKT Marta Fisher finished the 2019 Hardrock 100 proud of her accomplishment but also curious why women were so underrepresented at the event. When she later scoured the FastestKnownTimes.com website for interesting challenges, she found the same phenomenon. Droves of FKTs had no women's finish time. Eager to mentor others in the sport she loves, Marta started a movement called Women Who FKT. The goals were threefold: 1) Flip the stats of male to female FKTs in Oregon and Washington. 2) Have 50 women set their first FKT. 3) Have 20 FKTs set by women from underrepresented groups. More importantly the project wanted to build a community of women working toward a similar goal without worrying about speed. SEE HOW IT'S GOING TOGETHER WITH ULTIMATE DIRECTION John Kelly's Journey at Hardrock 2022 Temperatures are dropping, and the summer is fading. What better way to look back on an incredible season than watching John Kelly's comeback performance at the 2022 Hardrock 100. With one of the most anticipated starts in the ultra-running season, John Kelly of "Barkley Finisher" fame toes the line in the beautiful San Juan mountains. Ultimate Direction was given unfettered access before the race and follows along with his incredible journey at one of the toughest races in ultrarunning. WATCH NOW THE DROP BAG ⌚ Unpaused: Kamm Prongay interviews champion ultrarunners Meghan Canfield and Pam Smith about aging, menopause, and the frustrations of a slowing pace. 🎥 Video of the Week: Ever wonder how to pack for a 240-mile race? Native Women Running and Callie Vinson show you how it's done. ❤️ Is Your Aorta Too Stiff?: Does running help keep women young, while aging men? Author David Epstein and sports-science journalist Alex Hutchinson discuss the research. DFL (DEAD FREAKIN' LAST) 🐦 Tweet of the Week: World-record holders unite in this tweet by @USAultrarunning. 💈 On Our Twitter Poll We Ask: Which would you rather be able to do, run a 2:01 marathon or be able to crank out more than seven of them in a 24hr period? Go Vote! 😱 Keeping Kilian Awake at Night?: In this interview from August, 2021, Eliud said he'll run ultras. “After leaving the marathon, I want to run the ultramarathons, just to feel how it is. Running for more than 4 or 5 days. Or even run at once for 70 kilometers. I really want to feel the pain of running for a long time.” ~ Eliud Kipchoge 📖 Long Read: We were all shocked and saddened by adventure athlete Hilaree Nelson's tragic passing. The best piece we've seen on the couple, is right here.     PO Box 158374 Nashville, TN 37215 EMAIL PREFERENCES  \|  UNSUBSCRIBE You received this email because you are subscribed to UltraSignup News - Weekly News from UltraSignup. |
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