The New York Times – Sports:
Gary Cantrell, the mastermind behind the Barkley Marathons, is in a race of his own: against time.
Category: Ultramarathon Running
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For Oz Pearlman, It’s Mind Over Muscle, and Mind Over Other Minds
The New York Times – Sports:
As an ultrarunner, Oz Pearlman took on a challenge he had contemplated for 12 years: running from Montauk to Manhattan. As a mentalist, he took on N.F.L. locker rooms.
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For Ukrainian Runners, a Brutal Race Made Sense When Little Else Did
The New York Times – Sports:
Backyard ultramarathons are grueling, hourslong races. The international team competition, held on Oct. 15, included runners from dozens of nations racing on their home turf, including Ukraine.
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Their Sport is on the Verge of Extinction. These Runners Wont Give it Up.
The New York Times – Sports:
Last year, the ultramarathon governing body dumped many multiday races from their catalog. So a group of fringe runners created their own championship, and just kept running.
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‘We Are Here Because of Him’: The Runner Who Defied Apartheid
The New York Times – Sports:
In the dying days of South Africa’s apartheid regime, pioneering Black runners helped transform the Comrades Marathon into the race it is today, one that reflects the country around it.
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Running 200 Miles With Some Very Close Friends
The New York Times – Sports:
Long-distance relay races bring together an eclectic group of runners in road racing’s equivalent of Van Life.
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‘They’re Waiting for Me to Die’: A 72-Year-Old Runner Will Not Let This Race Go
The New York Times – Sports:
Marge Hickman is the most prolific female runner in the Leadville Trail 100-mile race. She hasn’t finished in more than a decade, but she’s lining up again.
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Central Park Has a New “Fastest Known Time”
The New York Times – Sports:
Oz Pearlman, better known as Oz the Mentalist, ran 19 loops of Central Park — 116 miles — in a single day.
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How Ultrarunner Camille Herron Set Another World Record
The New York Times – Sports:
Camille Herron, 40, Has Set Another World Record.