The 2025 running of the Javelina Jundred birthed course records and carnage. On paper a five lap loop with ~1,200' of gain per lap feels easy when placed up against the other Golden Ticket races.
What does it really mean to be “elite”? Sponsorship? Travel? Followers? Maybe not. Maybe it’s the quiet precision of people like Clint, those training with professional discipline while holding down real lives.
If you want to be moved, if you feel like something is being lost in the professionalization of ultrarunning, if you want to feel every single mile with an athlete, go watch a 24 Hour World Championships.
David Hedges earned the Nolan's 14 FKT. Francois D'Haene bested him by 3+ hours. David Hedges just took it back and joined Josh and Sam on the Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running Podcast to tell the story.
I tested the new Mount to Coast H1 on the gravel paths of Jardin du Luxembourg next to my apartment in Paris. We moved there about a year ago on something of a whim.
The Zion 100 Miler has capture my imagination like no other race. When I run it, I feel a connection to the great artists and thinkers who have gone to the desert to tear themselves down so they can rebuild.