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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes, 2006-03-02
Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon by Neal Jamison, 2003-04-01
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes, 2005-03-17
Ultramarathon by James E. Shapiro, 1980-09
Ultramarathons: The World's Most Punishing Races (Sports Talk) by Nathan Aaseng, 1987-12
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes, 2005-03-17
Ultramarathon Man Confessions of an All-Night Runner - 2006 publication. by Dan Karnazs, 2006
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons by Bryon Powell, 2011-04-01
ULTRAMARATHON by TOM THORNTON, 2009-07-18
Ultramarathon Runners: Max Baucus, Haruki Murakami, Rosie Swale-Pope, Jason P. Lester, Lisa Smith-Batchen, Dean Karnazes, Dane Rauschenberg
Langstreckenlauf: Marathonlauf, 10.000-Meter-Lauf, 5000-Meter-Lauf, Halbmarathon, Straßenlauf, Ultramarathon, 3000-Meter-Lauf (German Edition)
Extremsportart: Fallschirmspringen, Expedition, Parkour, Apnoetauchen, Ultramarathon, Bungee-Springen, Base-Jumping, Motocross, Extrembügeln (German Edition)
Laufveranstaltung in Japan: Ome-Marathon, Fukuoka-Marathon, Biwa-See-Marathon, Beppu-Oita-Marathon, Saroma-See-100-km-Ultramarathon (German Edition)
Ultramarathon Man Confessions of an All - Night Runner - 2006 publication by DeanKarnazes, 2006

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Ultramarathon - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance) is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon

Extractions: Jump to: navigation search An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance ) is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers miles , 46,145 yards). There are two general types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time (with the winner covering the most distance in that time). The most common distances are 50 and 100 miles, or 50 and 100 kilometers. Other distances/times include double marathons, 24-hour races , and multiday races of 1000 miles or even longer. The format of these events and the courses covered are quite variable, ranging from single or multiple loops (some as short as a 400 meter track), to point-to-point road or trail races, to cross-country rogaines . Many ultramarathons, especially trail challenges , are characterized by severe course obstacles, such as inclement weather, elevation change, or rugged terrain. Many of these races are run on dirt roads or mountain paths , though some are run on paved roads as well. Usually, there are
Ultramarathon Man: Dean Karnazes | Ultramarathon Man :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Dean Karnazes is the ultramarathon Man. 2008 ultramarathon Man Dean Karnazes Design by Cosmic Planet.
http://www.ultramarathonman.com/
Planet UltraMarathon
Number one resource for ultrarunning and ultrawalking events around the globe. Includes race previews, results stories and photos.
http://www.planetultramarathon.com/
Run100s ("Run Hundreds") - A Not-For-Profit UltraRunning Corporation
The definitive starting place for ultras (ultramarathons), with information and statistics for the top races in the USA.
http://www.run100s.com/
AdventureCORPS Presents The Badwater Ultramarathon Official Website
135mile race from Badwater in Death Valley (elev. 282 feet below sea level) to Whitney Portals on Mt. Whitney (elev. 8360 feet). Includes race and course
http://www.badwater.com/

Extractions: AdventureCORPS, Inc., an event production firm specializing in ultra-endurance and extreme sports events, will host the 31st Anniversary Badwater Ultramarathon on July 14-16, 2008. Recognized globally as "the world's toughest foot race," this legendary event pits up to 90 of the worldâs toughest athletesârunners, triathletes, adventure racers, and mountaineersâagainst one another and the elements. Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA in temperatures up to 130F (55c), it is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. The start line is at Badwater, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280â (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Mt. Whitney Portal at 8360' (2533m). The Badwater course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 13,000â (3962m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 4,700â (1433m) of cumulative descent. Whitney Portal is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Competitors travel through places and landmarks including Mushroom Rock, Furnace Creek, Salt Creek, Devilâs Cornfield, Devilâs Golf Course, Stovepipe Wells, Keeler and Lone Pine. A true "challenge of the champions," the 2008 Badwater Ultramarathon features 46 Badwater veterans and 44 rookies: die hard âultra-runnersâ of every speed and ability, and athletes who have the necessary running credentials, but are primarily known for their exploits as adventure racers, mountaineers, triathletes, or in other extreme pursuits. They represent twelve countriesâAustralia (3), Brazil (2), Canada (3), France (6), Germany (7), Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Italy (1), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), UK (3), and US (61)âand nineteen America states. There are twenty-three women and sixty-seven men. The youngest runner is 27 while the oldest is 66, with an average age of 47.
What's An Ultramarathon?
An ultramarathon is any organized footrace extending beyond the standard marathon running distance of 42 kilometers, 195 meters (26 miles, 385 yards).
http://www.ultrunr.com/what_is.html

Extractions: Home By: David Blaikie An ultramarathon is any organized footrace extending beyond the standard marathon running distance of 42 kilometers, 195 meters (26 miles, 385 yards). Ultra races typically begin at 50 kilometers and can extend to enormous distances. There is no limit. The longest certified ultramarathon in the world is The Ultimate Ultra, the annual Sri Chinmoy 1300-Miler (2092 kilometers) which is held each fall in New York. There is also the annual Trans America Footrace, which is run in 64 consecutive daily stages from Los Angeles to New York. Runners cover almost 3,000 miles (more than 4800 kilometers) at a rate of about 45 miles (72 kilometers) a day. Ultramarathons are run on roads, trails and tracks. They can be point-to-point, like the Comrades Marathon in South Africa; out and back, like the Niagara 100K in Canada; or held on loop courses, like the famous one-mile loop that Sri Chinmoy runners circle 1300 times in New York. Rules allow runners to "go as you please." This means they may take walking breaks, pause to drink or eat and even sleep if the events are especially long, such as multi-day races. No penalty results from any such interruption, except for the time or distance a runner loses from his or her performance. Men and women compete in ultramarathons at all levels. They always have. In modern times, they usually compete together in the same race. One hundred years ago, when the sport flourished as "pedestrianism," men and women competed in separate events.
Hal Higdon: On The Run - Ultramarathon Training
While focusing on the Comrades Marathon, author Higdon provides a training plan useful for a wide range of ultras.
http://www.halhigdon.com/ultramarathon/ultramarathon2000.htm

Extractions: Hal Higdon: On The Run Ultramarathon Training 24 Weeks to a 54-Mile Race The Comrades Marathon is 54 miles between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. With 14,000 competitors, it not only is the African continent's largest marathon, but it is the worlds most prestigious ultramarathon. The distance seems daunting, but most marathoners can train for and finish the Comrades Marathon. Or you can use the following schedules to train for other ultramarathons of similar distances, specifically 50-miler or 100-K races. The secret in running ultramarathons is to restructure your training, not merely add more miles. The following schedule peaks at 75 miles a week. The longest runs are four to five hours in length. Bill Fitzgerald, co-leader of the training class for The LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon, ran and finished Comrades in 1996 with somewhat less mileage. He considers Comrades (and other ultramarathons) "doable" by most experienced marathoners. How talented do you need to be? The qualifying standard to enter the Comrades Marathon usually is 4:30 for a standard marathon. Although the Comrades organizers do not seem to enforce that standard as strictly as does the Boston Athletic Association for its race, they feel that you need the ability to run that fast to have a chance to better 11:00 in their race (the cutoff time for earning a bronze medal).
Ultramarathon
This is a partial listing of ultramarathon resources. Please contact us to provide information on links that you feel may be missing from this list or if
http://www.performancemultisports.com/Ultramar.htm

Extractions: "Perhaps the genius of ultra running is its supreme lack of utility It makes no sense in a world of space ships and supercomputers to run vast distances on foot. There is no money in it and no fame, frequently not even the approval of peers. But as poets, apostles and philosophers have insisted from the dawn of time, there is more to life than logic and common sense. The ultra runners know this instinctively. And they know something else that is lost on the sedentary. They understand, perhaps better than anyone, that the doors to the spirit will swing open with physical effort. In running such long and taxing distances they answer a call from the deepest realms of their being a call that asks who they are." David Blaikie, Ultramarathon Canada This is a partial listing of Ultramarathon resources. Please contact us to provide information on links that you feel may be missing from this list or if you would like to have your organization's site listed here. For events coming up in the North Florida area, check out our Events Calendar This listing is provided as a service to our Website's visitors, however accuracy of the listing is dependent upon information from some third parties and cannot be guaranteed. Please contact the organizers of events to confirm the dates, times, and locations.
Index Page « Planet Ultramarathon
Buster Martin 101 year old Marathon runner « Planet ultramarathon . Planet ultramarathon Forum page - Got a question about Ultrarunning , or any other
http://planetultramarathon.wordpress.com/

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Arrowhead Winter Ultramarathon
Bike, run or ski 135 miles in extreme winter from Frostbite Falls on the Canadian border across the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, USA.
http://www.arrowheadultra.com/

Extractions: Once again the weather forecast was over-optimistic and for the fourth year in a row, the 2008 event took place in under -20 degrees F. On the second night the actual temps sunk to -22 degrees F in Int'l Falls, so probably 5 degrees less in remote low spots on the trail. However, during the first day of the course the temps had hit a balmy +35 degrees F and it was funny to hear racers complain it was too warm, sweating, and struggling to slog through the mushy snow. Wet shoes eventually solidified into ice boots when temps dropped at night. The second half of the course became faster and easier to navigate as the sub-zero temps hardened the trail surface. Contrary to previous years, there was no moon. So dark, the clear skies revealed what seemed to be many more large bright stars than usual. A few people heard wolves howling in the distance and noticed paw prints on the trail.
Mt Hood Pacific Crest Trail Ultramarathon
This run is part of the Oregon Trail ultramarathon Race Series. The PCT 50 mile run is the second longest event in the trail series and as such,
http://www.pctultra.com/
Where's Waldo 100K Ultramarathon Home
100K looptype course starting at 70 miles east of Eugene at elevation of 5120 feet and climbing up several mountains. Includes race specifics, course and
http://www.wpsp.org/ww100k/

Extractions: The Where's Waldo 100K Ultramarathon is a challenging 100K loop-type course starting at Willamette Pass Ski Area (70 miles east of Eugene, Oregon) at elevation 5120', climbing up several mountains including Fuji, The Twins, and Maiden Peak before returning to the ski area. The route is 97% single-track trails with some fairly remote sections and has many incredible views of pristine Waldo Lake It is not a beginner-level ultra and participation in the race should not be taken lightly. Race proceeds benefit the Willamette Pass Ski Patrol
Ultramarathon Running Freshman Seminar
ultramarathon World. Principal news source for the sport. Under World News, Jan 1997, it highlights our course, and especially Stephanie Nelson s paper,
http://www.lehigh.edu/~dmd1/ultrasem.html

Extractions: This seminar was offered at Lehigh University during fall semester 1996. The syllabus Aug 27: Organizational. Selection of books. Aug 29: Discussion of my running history, first half. Aug 31: trip to Brooklyn race (2 students) Sep 3: Using listserve and WWW. Discussion of Brooklyn race. Sep 5: Guest speaker, Mike Strzelecki Sep 10: My running history, second half. Issues surrounding kidney failure. Sep 12: Book report: Vulture Eats You. Sep 17: Book report: Corbitt. Sep 19: Guest speaker, Neil Weygandt Sep 22: trip to 1000 mile race in NYC. We were interviewed for NYU radio. 10 students went. Discussions with Ted Corbitt and Antana Locs. Sep 24: discussion of Sri Chinmoy race. Sep 26: Book reports: Beyond the Marathon, and Trans Am Footrace Oct 1: Guest speaker, Bart Yasso. Slide show on ultra adventure running Oct 3: discussion of topics for research reports Oct 8: Guest speaker, Barry Lewis Oct 10: discussion of topics for research reports Oct 17: Discussion of Ultrarunning magazines Oct 20: trip to Westchester County 40 mile race. 5 students went and worked at aid station.
The New York Times Books On The Run With Dean Karnazes A
To promote the book ultramarathon Man, the author offered to run with any The gimmick of the promotional tour for ultramarathon Man, which is Mr.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/books/16runn.html

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Lean Horse Hundred And Half Hundred And 50K Ultramarathon - Black Hills - Mickel
The Lean Horse Hundred Half Hundred UltraMarathon in Deadwood, South Dakota. 100 Mile Race in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
http://www.leanhorse.com/

Extractions: August 23/24, 2008 2007 Lean Horse Ultra Photos 2008 Registration Lean Horse Ultra Hall of Fame The 2008 Lean Horse Ultra starts and finishes in Hot Springs, just outside event headquarters at the Mueller Center instead of at the Minnekahta Trailhead. Descriptions of the course can be found on the COURSE INFO page The finish line is at a location accessible to support crews, volunteers and shelter. Crew and pacers will have more opportunities to connect with their runners in the last 16 miles. And the 16 miles from the Mueller center out TO the Mickelson Trail, and back FROM the Trail are a much more interesting run than the first 16 miles of the old course from 2005 and 2006. Race Features : Great aid stations, generous cut-off times, enthusiastic, helpful volunteers, awesome belt buckles, delicious post race Awards brunch, and much more... All the good things about our event just got better! SEE YOU IN 2008!
Ultra Marathon Paddling
Subscribe to Ultra Marathon Paddling by Email Subscribe in a reader Heather and Brandon Nelson are wayof-life ultra-marathon distance kayak racers
http://ultramarathonpaddling.blogspot.com/
Home Page
A runner who ran in the 24hour event for charity. Contains pledge details, race description, contact information, and FAQs.
http://home.comcast.net/~ddj44/

Extractions: This worthy group (the Family Advocate Network System) has an annual fund-raiser; a run around a local lake. To learn more about where the money raised goes, click on the right hand thumbnail image below. Most races are run for a set distance: say, 5K or a marathon (26 miles 385 yards). F.A.N.S. is run for a set time: 24 hours. Well see how much distance we can travel from 8:00 A.M. Saturday, June 7, until 8:00 A.M. Sunday the 8 th around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Click the left hand picture below.) F.A.N.S. is an ultra-marathon, which is any run longer than a marathon. That lower right thumbnail image is the Holy Grail of F.A.N.S. runners. Most races give a T-shirt to each entrant. F.A.N.S. does too. But runners covering over 100 miles in 24 hours get a sweatshirt emblazoned with that image (which was copied from my 1992 sweatshirt). Im looking for help getting through this year. Check out the "Frequently Asked Questions" by clicking FAQ above to learn more. If anybody really does submit a question, Ill try to respond. Click the PLEDGE/CONTACT button above to write me a note (and make a pledge a few pennies per mile!). Please, click the FORWARD button and consider letting others know what Im going to be doing by sending them here to read this. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!
Ultramarathon Walks 50K Or More
Most ultramarathons don t expect quite as much speed. The Tahsis Great Walk held in June yearly on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada challenges
http://walking.about.com/cs/longdistance/a/longultras.htm

Extractions: zOBT=" Ads" zGCID=" test1" zGCID+=" test5" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') z160=zpreC(160,600);z336=zpreC(336,280);z728=zpreC(728,90);z133=zpreC(336,133);zItw=160 if(thin)gEI('abw').className='thin'; Search over 1.4 million articles by over 600 experts Search var h2=document.getElementsByTagName("h2")[0];if(h2.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.length>29)h2.className="long"; Home Health Walking h1 = document.getElementById("title").getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];h1.innerHTML = widont(h1.innerHTML); By Wendy Bumgardner , About.com About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board As walking marathons become more popular, those seeking more are turning to even longer distances - ultramarathons. The standard Olympic racewalk long distance is 50K, which equals 31 miles and takes the top walkers 3:40. Imagine walking at a speed of 7-minute miles for that distance. Most ultramarathons don't expect quite as much speed. The Tahsis Great Walk held in June yearly on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada challenges walkers to maintain a 14-minute mile for 63.5 miles over logging roads crossing the island. Over 600 walkers attempt to complete the "burning boot" route in 16 hours or less. John Zuiker, age 73 was the oldest male finisher in 1999, with a time of 9:55.
NPR : Braving The Badwater Ultramarathon
Many elite runners compete in socalled ultra-marathons, covering 50 or even 100 miles. But some consider the Badwater ultra-marathon the true test of the
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/july/ultramarathon/index.html
WaterTribe :: Ultra Marathon Overview
The next Ultra Marathon is March 12, 2008. There is an equipment inspection Friday, February 29, 2008. Cost is $95 for a solo entry and $190 for a double.
http://www.watertribe.com/UltraMarathon/UltraMarathonOverview.aspx

Extractions: for Overview The next Ultra Marathon is March 1-2, 2008. There is an equipment inspection Friday, February 29, 2008. Cost is $95 for a solo entry and $190 for a double. All WaterTribe events are dangerous events as defined by Florida law and common sense. You are responsible for your own safety. You must read and understand the warning before you register for this event. The Ultra Marathon is an unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. The distance is roughly 68 statute miles depending on your course selection. There is a time limit of less than 2 days (see schedule). Your safety and well being are completely up to you. Unsupported means that there are no safety boats or support crews to help you during the race. You are not allowed to have a support crew follow you or meet you during the race. See the official WaterTribe rules for more details. Expedition style means that you must carry the same type of equipment and supplies that you would carry on a major expedition lasting 4 weeks or more. However, paddlers in the marathon can carry a much lighter load than paddlers in the full 8-day challenge. See the official required and suggested equipment list for some suggestions.

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