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 Lizzy Hawker, Darcy Africa, Mike Foote, and Nick Pedatella.  Some, like Scott Jaime, ... Read More

Kilian Jornet proves his dominance and talent at UTMB, running in the front all night and day to win in 20:36. Salomon teammate, Iker Karrera, cruises in shortly afterward for 2nd. The North Face’s Sebastien Chaigneau sweeps in for 3rd.  Did you follow it?  What are your thoughts?

Follow all the action in one place. Watch the comments here on this post as well and please add your thoughts. We’re excited about this and are settling in for the duration! UTMB 2011 at Inside Trail

After the race briefing held in the old gymnasium in downtown Leadville, I was able to talk with some of the top contenders.  Here are some of the photos and words of note from those chats:        

Here at Inside Trail we’re getting excited for the upcoming weekend of racing.  We’ve been learning more about South African Ryan Sandes and like what we’re seeing.  He’s been getting in high altitude training, beginning with his pacing duties for Julien Chorier at the Hardrock 100 and continuing with a month of training in and around Leadville, CO in preparation for this Saturday’s Leadville 100, his first attempt ... Read More