Latest Ultramarathon Stories
Santa Barbara’s Born To Run Ultramarathon attracts diverse running sponsors including Saquito Mix. (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Rapidly growing Saquito Mix LLC is getting behind the Born to Run (BTR) Ultra Marathon, which will be held in Santa Barbara California on May 18th 2013. With the provision of 400 free Saquito Chia Energy Mix samples, Saquito Mix will expose every participant at the event with a sample of its innovative endurance energy product which has roots in the races'...
Saquito Mix LLC brings another endurance athlete onto their team of diverse athletes. Palm Beach Gardens, FL (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 Saquito Mix LLC has brought ultra runner Will Harlan onto their team of endurance athletes. Harlan a seasoned ultra runner, won the 2009 Caballo Blanco 50 mile ultra marathon in the Copper Canyons Mexico, the race made famous by Christopher McDougall’s best selling Born To Run. Harlan will represent the brand at race events and help build awareness about...
Sunwarrior celebrates as Croix Sather blows away a 13 year-old world record in a demanding race that only 2 others have ever completed. (PRWEB) August 28, 2012 Sunwarrior, a leading health and fitness company making vegan protein powder and supplements, was proud to partner with Croix Sather as he took on Death Valley and Mt. Whitney with a monumental trek from the lowest point in the continental United States to the highest. This “Solo Self-contained Crossing” Ultramarathon took...
Sunwarrior partners with Croix Sather as he takes on a 13 year-old world record in a demanding race that only 2 others have ever completed. (PRWEB) August 23, 2012 Sunwarrior is proud to partner with Croix Sather as he again takes on Death Valley and Mt. Whitney with a monumental trek from the lowest point in the continental United States to the highest just days after gastrointestinal distress sent him back to the start. This “Solo Self-contained Crossing” Ultramarathon will carry...
Glen Avery is known to many as the “marathon man” for his completion of marathons on all seven continents. Avery achieved yet another feat on June 3, 2012: the 56-mile Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa. Houghton, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Glen Avery ’76, technology librarian at Houghton College, is known to many as the “marathon man” for his completion of marathons on all seven continents. Avery achieved yet another feat on June 3, 2012: the 56-mile Comrades Ultramarathon in...
Rebranded from Run7on7, RunWell will raise funds for addiction treatment & recovery. New York, NY (PRWEB) August 19, 2011 Linda Quirk, accomplished ultra marathon runner and philanthropist, today announces the launch of RunWell: The Linda Quirk Foundation, a foundation that will continue to carry out her personal mission to raise funds and awareness for addiction treatment and recovery. Linda's philanthropic efforts over the past several years have been centered around Run7on7....
Thomas Steinbacher, the founder of Stradalli Cycle, has joined Achim Heukemes, the ultramarathon runner, as he rides across America (and then runs back again) to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attack on the world trade center. Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) July 08, 2011 Thomas Steinbacher, the founder of Stradalli Cycle - the high performance carbon bicycle manufacturer, is pleased to announce that he has joined Achim Heukemes, the ultramarathon runner, as he rides across America....
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing up in a small town in the Italian Alps, Alex Bellini developed large dreams and life goals. He is one of 22 competitors in the trans-American ultramarathon running between Los Angeles and New York. Starting in Huntington Beach, CA, on June 19th, the race traverses 70 stages, 15 states, averaging 40-45 miles per day, covering 3220 total miles and ending August 27, 2011 in the Big Apple. In 1928 at age 20, Andy Payne won the...
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children Board Member Mike DeNoma Plans to Run 400km from Kaohsiung to Taipei as a Part of China's Silk Road Run ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To fight the global problem of online child pornography one man is running the entire length of the Taiwan Island in an effort to raise money for the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC). Mike DeNoma is a member of the board of directors of...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 7th Linda Quirk will begin her voyage across Chile's Atacama Desert in an attempt to become the first woman in history to complete the 4 Deserts in under a year. Named TIME magazine's second most arduous event in the world, the 4 Deserts is a series of six-day, 150-mile ultramarathons that sends endurance athletes across the Atacama, Gobi, Sahara, and Antarctica deserts. Linda's mission comes at the heels of her most recent...
