Ultra Resources
General Information
- What are Ultramarathons, anyway?
Training for Ultra races
Ultra Products We Support
- New Balance MT100 Trail Shoe Review – A top-performing, minimalist trail shoe
- Garmin 405 review – A huge improvement over the Garmin 305 and 205 models
- Ultrarunning Magazine – The standard for ultrarunning publications
- S! Caps – Karl King’s Succeed Products are designed for Ultrarunners
- Moeben Sleeves – Moeben Sleeves arm sleeves for the outdoor enthusiast
Ultramarathon Information Web Sites
- Stan Jensen’s Run100s
- UltRunR
- Real Endurance
run100miles.com Projects
Run 50 Miles | 2007 Run for Project Kids Eat
- Running 50 Miles for Project Kids Eat
- FAQ – Why are you doing this?
- About Mountain Masochist 50-Mile Trail Race
- 17-Week Training Blog for a first 50 miler
- Mountain Masochist videos and other interesting tibits
Across the Years | 72-hour Timed Event
- About Across the Years at Nardini Manor
- Across the Years Race Report – 2008-09 Race report for the 72-hour race
Race Directing
Race Directing Resources
Let it be known, as of this writing, I have never directed a race; however, I would love to do so in the future. Below are some of the research links I have gathered in quest for race directing information:
- Race Directors Guide – Getting started {PDF document}
- Race directors planning sheet -{MS Word document}
- Race director checklist – mostly geared towards road races
- T-shirt templates for Adobe Illustrator – More templates
- RaceDirector.org – Blog and resource for RDs
- Race directors resource page – quality information, waiver samples, guidelines
- Race Director Wiki – Australian focus
Special UltraList Resource
- How to remove your email from the Ultra List – For when you’ve had enough suffering behind the keyboard.
- How to get recruited – Real Deal Recruits makes it easy for college athletic recruiters and coaches to find prospects.
