Come on, admit it. You find the notion of ultra running almost too tempting to resist.
Those 5Ks and 10Ks are becoming a little ho-hum, and those marathons are just one heartbreaking soap opera after another.

Slow down, speed up or step up to a 50K, 50-miler, 100K or 100-miler.
You’re like that little kid crawling around on […]

Colorado Springs, CO —— The renowned ski resort of Steamboat Springs, CO will host the fourth USA 10km Trail Championships on Saturday, June 30, taking the honor away from another ski destination in Colorado – Vail – which hosted the championships for the past three years. Steamboat, referred to as “Ski Town USA” for its […]

BRECKENRIDGE — The easy ones, if you can call any trail running race around here easy, are over.
After a gnarly opener on the Flumes reminded everyone that early June is often just as brutal and frigid as January, the Nike Summit Trail Running Series visited its other (relatively) tame venue Wednesday night, Baker’s Tank.

The weather […]

Some people set goals to lose 10 pounds, get a promotion at work, or spend more time with family and friends.
Not Jerry Vondruska.
Instead, the 38-year-old teacher from Bloomingdale seems to have loftier - some might say crazy - ambitions.
He’s planning to run a two-day, 135-mile, nonstop foot race from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, Calif.
The […]

Her advantage is a shotgun. Her edge the shard of a beer bottle.
Before ever stepping to the starting line, a history of despair and adversity is already helping her pull away. A history her competitors rarely outrun.
How can depression turn into leverage? Suffering into superior endurance? Experience. You had to be there.
Blisters that scream with […]

On June 16th, more than 150 adventure racers battled through the challenging San Juan Mountains in the 7th Annual Durango Adventure Xstream Adventure Race. Checkpoint Zero has an event roundup:
Competitors at the Adventure Xstream Adventure Race competed in a 60-mile or 100-mile course testing their skills in trail running, mountain biking and kayaking across challenging […]