Winter Olympics (And The Beauty Of Head-To-Head Competition)
[Editor’s Note: It’s an honor to introduce iRunFar’s newest columnist, perhaps the only person who needs no introduction at all. Enjoy the ruminations of John Medinger, the former publisher of...
View ArticleRules
Of the many problems that can keep a race director awake at night, dealing with rules infractions might be the thorniest. As an independent thinking, live-and-let-live kind of guy, I don’t like a lot...
View ArticleWestern States Memorial Weekend Training Runs
The Western States Memorial Weekend Training Runs were organized sometime in the mid 1980s–I have talked to several veterans and no one seems to recall the exact details. (Perhaps someone with specific...
View ArticleGoldilocks
I recently had the good fortune–ultra junkie that I am–to attend the Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and Tahoe Rim Trail 100 in the space of four weeks. There were far more similarities than...
View ArticleDemystifying The Ultrarunner Of The Year Selection Process
[Editor’s Note: On January 1, Ellie Greenwood and Rob Krar were named 2014 Ultrarunners of the Year by UltraRunning magazine. The full story on the men’s and women’s top-10 UROY is available at...
View ArticleBreaking Down The 2015 Ultrarunner Of The Year Voting
[Editor’s Note: On January 1, Magda Boulet and David Laney were named 2015 Ultrarunners of the Year by UltraRunning magazine. The full story on the men’s and women’s top-10 UROY is available at...
View ArticleDeconstructing The 2016 Ultrarunner Of The Year Voting
[Editor’s Note: On January 1, Kaci Lickteig and Jim Walmsley were named 2016 Ultrarunners of the Year by UltraRunning magazine. The full story on the men’s and women’s top-10 UROY is available at...
View ArticleA Personal Reflection On The 2017 Western States 100
The Western States 100 is my favorite weekend of the year. It’s homecoming, it’s wildly exciting and emotionally draining. It goes on for a long, long time, yet is over in a flash. As titular head of...
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