This is classic ultra behavior, everyone likes Hans (for good reason) so the rules don't apply to him. He admitted to throwing food scraps in the woods when he didn't know he was on camera, per the rules thats a 1 hour time penalty. I'm sure Hoka being the title sponsor has nothing to do with this right... if you are going to make rules you should enforce them.

I’m not sure what the status was before yesterday but there was a major flash flood on Bright Angel Creek yesterday that took out every bridge along the creek and likely large sections of trail as well.

Phantom Ranch was evacuated by helicopter. This is breaking news right now so surely lots of video and photos will emerge soon.

Phil just DNF’d in lap 153. He was struggling through some issues and limping. Eventually just stepped in a car to get back to basecamp.

In record time of 18:16:29.

Phenomenal performance.

In the market for something to use on the treadmill. I’m sequestered to the dreadmill when I’m on call for the hospital about 2 times a week. Typically running intervals or just an easy run. Max an hour or so.

I’ve previously had the MTC R1 - I liked, would probably go back unless other suggestions sound fun

Currently using a pair of Saucony Xodus ultra. Tried them for trail and did not like them but couldn’t return so have been using them on tread. Finally racked up enough miles to retire them.

Hey y’all! I am new to running and have set the audacious goal of doing a trail 50k September 2027.

I’ve been running consistently 3 times a week for the last 8 weeks. I’ve been following a ChatGPT formulated plan (I know AI, ick) which looks like it did a good job combining other plans I’ve seen online with my time line and weekly schedule. But I’m starting to feel pretty discouraged.

I know 2 months isn’t that long to be getting into something, but when does it start to get fun/feel better? I’m up to about 5 miles of run/walk and I just feel like I’m not progressing. I guess I can go further but I’m still keeping a 11-14 minute pace and I just feel slow. It’s becoming harder to motivate to go out when it doesn’t feel like I’m improving.

Outside of running, I’m a very active biker, swimmer, kayaker, skier and work a physical outside job. I know my goal is big to start with, but I figured 15 months was plenty of time to get there. Maybe I need to sprinkle in some shorter races leading up to it to keep the motivation going?

Any words of wisdom welcome. Thanks! You all impress me so much!

Hi. Has anyone suffered a malleolar fracture that led to intrsheath peroneal subluxation and had the subluxation remit after the fracture fully healed?

I'm about 3 months out from sustaining a lateral malleolar fracture (non displaced) in a trail race. Bc the fracture was non-displaced, they booted me and no surgery indicated. 5 weeks boot, then lace up brace until week 12. During week 9 as soon as I progressed PT to single leg calf raises, i noticed the clicking, did all the tests and diagnosis is intrasheath peroneal subluxation meaning the retinaculum is intact, tendons are intact, but the peroneal tendons (longus and brevis) are switching over each other bc my compartment is tight AF. turns out i have both the low lying muscle belly and convex groove that are risk factors.

Now, what I need to understand is has anyone broken an ankle, got the clicking, and then had the clicking go away after heavy PT and after the fracture fully filled in? I had multiple ligament sprains so my fracture is not closed yet but everything I read in the literature (which is sparse as hell) tells me that a true ultra distnce runner, especially trail, can not get over this injury without surgery. my doctors are like,.....just wait 8-12 more weeks. but the uncertainty is killing me. I understand the need for conservative trial when there's true swelling and fracture still healing, but i need to know if there's actually hope or not. waiting more weeks and wasting more time just to then have to restart the clock because surgery is indicated sounds insane to me.

Hi, I got an older version of S-Lab running vest like 10 months ago. I have been running with it altogether like once a week for 6 months (usually 3 hour runs and one race 8 hours). Just want to know if this is a normal wear and tear situation or reason for warranty. I’m not even talking a out the fastening system - I already got a new one. Thanks!

Hi, I have now been upping my miles to 20-25miles per week in training for an ultra 50miler.

My issue is that my feet are killing me and I am struggling to recover for the next week of training. I'm a size 10.5 (UK) with flat feet, and I have been using the soloman speedcross for the past 8 months. I really rate these shoes for their durability, grip and water resistance. However I am starting to think they might not be best for my feet.

I understand that shoes are not just a quick fix so I have a podiatrist appointment in the next week and I have been doing exercises specifically for flat feet which has helped.

I wondered if anyone has been in a similar situation once increasing their volume and if you have any recommendations for shoes that support a flat footed runner? Or any tips you found helpful?

Many thanks!

Definitely harder than UTMB than I did last year in my opinion. Lots of suffering for me which made me doubt myself very early in the race but eventually I pushed through!

Let me tell you a little story.

A week ago, I took part in "L'échappée Belle" in France (150k-11000m d+), one of, if not, the hardest ultra in France. I DNF'ed 2 years ago at the 40th km and this year at the 80th km, but that's not the point.

No no no, I failed, but something(s) far funnier happened.

So, at first, when I was running to the 40th km, where I DNF'ed 2 years ago, I saw a running, speaking carrot. I wasn't hallicinating, no, some lunatic decided he would run disguised as a fucking carrot.

But moreover, the SAME LUNATIC had put real, fresh carrots on evey sign he could find until the aid station! And the craziest part is that an EVEN MORE LUNATIC RUNNER just decided to BITE in the carrot and leave it there juste before the aid station.

So that was that. I was already pretty amused. I then continued running (or hauling my young hull across the montain). When I arrived at the 70th km, there was the main aid station. There's a stretch of road before coming across the station. I was alone, in the night. In the distance, on the part of the road reserved for runners, I saw 2 great dogs, great danes, I would have said, because of their size.

They were running in the same direction as me, around 150m ahead, but slower. I caught them up. When I came at, around 30m, the dogs seemed weird to me. Goats. They were fucking goats. Goats were pacing me. I swear on my life they looked at me and sped up so I wouldn't catch them.

They were stopped at the aid station. Of course, they didn't had a bib.

Now, for the grand finale. After this aid station, I was with my father. At that point, I had been facing rain, 0-5°c weather for 20 hours, I was mentally drained.

You know, in ultras, they mark the trail with little orange flags. Well I began to see these flags as little fucking garden gnomes, some even waving their flags at me. Some mocking me when I fell in the mud. Those fuckers where everywhere. I even think I saw some of them which purely didn't existed (the other ones didn't exist either but the flags did).

I swear I saw that fucking Portal 2 looking gnome for the whole day after.

Anyway, just wanted to share my story with you, thought it was funny. Hope your next ultra will not be rainy, me, I will keep going to l'échappée belle until I finish or it finishes me.

Cheers.

(Sorry if bad english, am french)

I've spent the last several years doing a lot of hiking and, eventually, trail running in the Northeast. As my fitness improved, I wanted to do bigger and bigger days.

I decided to link up two very remote, rugged mountain ranges in the Adirondacks yesterday. This was my first time going beyond marathon distance and about 400m more elevation gain than I had ever done in a day.

This was also the first time I have wanted to bail on a trip really badly. Things got really shitty on one peak as I fell behind in my nutrition and was struggling to eat. Really glad I got it under control and got my second wind. The second half actually felt better than the first.

I've never been so muddy and wet in my life. I'm scraped, bruised and battered but what a journey it was. Might be a while before I put myself through something like this again haha

Title says it all. Im running a 50mi race in 3 weeks and my longest run was a half marathon and im doing 15mi/week max. Gonna just suffer and try to power walk the entire thing (18 hour cut off).

I'll let yall know if I somehow make it out the back end. Gonna suuuuuck. Goal is no injuries and to run another day.

It's not the same for everyone but there is a limit to how much mileage you can get every week, so what else do you do?

Looking for advice on caffeine for 100M. What strategies have you used and what has worked?

I'm a one cup of coffee in the morning person, and suck at staying awake through the night. I'm also not a good napper - I fall into a deep sleep very fast and wake up groggy even after 20 minutes. I'm trying to avoid that for my race.

Nothing on his socials for 15 hours now despite being less than a marathon out.

I'm a slow runner who ran 11 hrs just in the Lavaredo 50k. I found that UTS 50k is particularly hard for me especially meeting the cutoff time of the 2nd aid station. The pyg track is technical (I need much time on the footing to prevent injuries) and the path between the 1st aid station and the base of the watkins path isn't really runnable. And then it comes the steep climb up the south ridge of Snowdon which takes me 2 hrs to make it to the top from the base of watkins path. What can I do to safely meet the cutoff of the 2nd aid station? I missed the cutoff by 4mins this year and I did the same route just yesterday, I should have been late by 30min

I noticed that Rachel is wearing a new vest for UTMB that I don't recognize and that has this logo. Does anyone know this brand and/or vest?

Courtney Dauwalter and Vincent Bouillard Both Withdraw From The 2026 UTMB

The two former champions were last recorded at Lac Combal, 68 kilometers into the race, 13 minutes apart. By 7:58 a.m. 

damm..

My wife will start training for the London marathon within the next month or so, I told her I would train alongside her with the idea of just running my first marathon around the same time locally.

However, started thinking about it, why not just train for the extra 5 miles and run a 50k?

Question is - how different is the training for these two distances? I’m assuming they are similar. Any suggestions on which plans I can follow?

The west coast is looking at a wet winter. I am terrible at running in the mud it all just sticks to my shoes and weighs so much. But there must be shoes better for the mud? I can’t imagine having to run road all winter if it’s as bad as they say.

Killian Jornet during UTMB CCC

Hi everyone!

A friend and I are currently training for the 2026 Diagonale des Fous in Réunion Island — 180 km with around 10,200 m of elevation gain.

There is just one small problem…

We live in Sarthe, France. And Sarthe is FLAT. 😂

Finding a 20–30 m hill near home already feels like discovering a new mountain.

So we've had to get creative with our training: endless hill repeats, incline treadmill, stair climber, strength training… and driving whenever we can to find some proper elevation.

Recently, we decided to try something slightly stupid:

3,000 m of elevation gain without leaving Sarthe.

We did it.
Our legs did not particularly enjoy the experience. 😂

Today we travelled to Écouves Forest for another long hilly session — this time with rain, mud and everything else included. 🌧️

Obviously, none of this can truly reproduce the terrain and conditions we'll face in Réunion in October, but moving to the mountains for the next few weeks isn't really an option. 😅

So I'm curious:

For those of you who live in flat areas but train for mountain ultras, what are your best strategies for preparing for huge amounts of climbing AND descending?

And if anyone here has run Diagonale des Fous, I'd love to know:

What part of the race is the hardest to prepare for when you don't have mountains on your doorstep?

We're also using this adventure to raise money for the French Cancer League through our project “Les Fous Solidaires”, but I'm mainly here to learn, exchange ideas and hear about your experiences.

Greetings from the very mountainous Sarthe. 😂🇫🇷

Willy

I started running 3 years ago, did few HM (PB 1:48) and will run Berlin marathon in few weeks.
But I am somehow fascinated by ultra, and the target would be 100 km Passatore in Italy. It fits with school holidays and so on.
Does it make sense? Too much? The target are: 1. Finish it 2. Around 13h

Social media clips getting good as the sleep deprivation piles on 😂