The results are in. At least from a few revealing events that have transpired over the last couple of weeks. Let’s start with what our burrowing Euro Bureau correspondent has to report. The Skyrunner Series is officially finito. The European Skyrunning Championships took place in Alicante, Spain on Saturday, November 5th with the Vertical Kilometer® …
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USATF MUT Nominations (the-not-so soft pour)
Thursday, we at Inside Trail tossed up one of those big neon softballs in the form of "Here's the USATF MUT nominations. What do you think about it?" It was an intentional trial attempt at not laying out thick commentary of our observations in the hopes of drawing comments and thoughts from readers. Regurgitating existing …
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Weekend Wrap at Inside Trail (Sept 23-25)
Though Inside Trail's passion lies with off-road competition and adventure, we cannot overlook outstanding performances in our cousin sport, road racing. First, congratulations to Lizzy Hawker in her jaw-dropping run at the 2011 Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Championships 24 hour race in Llandudno (North Wales). Just four weeks after winning the grueling UTMB, Lizzy …

Links and Thoughts on UTMB
As race reports and articles come across the wires, a clearer picture is coming into view; but that doesn't mean that additional questions aren't raised. The difficulty of the scheduling changes, the course reroutes, the way in which organizers communicate to participants can cause frustration at varying levels. Some handled it well (exceptionally well), like …
2011 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc Aftermath
Tim: First, believe it or not, there were other events taking place this weekend, besides UTMB. I have to mention Cascade Crest 100, where Rod Bien broke the course record set last year by fellow Oregonian, Jeff Browning. Rod finished in 18:27. Top woman finisher was Shawna Thompkins in 21:15. Big props to those solid …
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