Cover of the #JenniferPharrDavis book. THE PURSUIT OF ENDURANCE, showing a woman hiking up a hillside.

This book was reeeeally good. I just finished it and if you are into #hiking #running #trailrunning #ultrarunning, and GEESH, it was FUN!
#AppalachainTrail #IceAgeTrail #FKT

"Running 10k races is healthy - the stuff I do is more like mental illness with extra sweating" #ultrarunning #whyamilikethis

Training as a Female Mountain Athlete Across Life Stages Female physiology shifts across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and menopause. Understanding those changes helps female mountain athletes train with greater intention and longevit...

❝The goal isn’t to train around being female. The goal is to understand what’s happening physiologically so that intentional adjustments can be made that allow performance and longevity to improve […].
—Chantelle Robitaille
uphillathlete.com/female-athle...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning

Iditarod day 32, injury day 40 The loneliness of the solo walker

❝I think as we are getting older and experiencing more loss and pain and injury we know we have to fucking get after it when and if we can.
—Jill Homer
open.substack.com/pub/jillouts...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Ultra runners question: what's the best post run foot salve/cream to use to keep you feet in good condition? Best pre-run routines to prevent blisters? Best socks? #running #ultrarunning

Turns out she was ever so slightly winding her old dad up! She knows well my aversion to early morning training and race starts, Apparently, the real start time is around 8:30am! I can't tell you how relieved I am. #ultrarunning #running

My daughter has signed me up for my first ultra. She has just casually told me that race start is 4am. I'm struggling with the concept, to be honest. 7am Ironman starts are pretty uncivilised, but 4am! 😝 #ultrarunning #running

Chianti Post-Mortem Who took this? It’s AMAZING. This past Saturday, I ran the Chianti Castles 120k by UTMB. To say that it was a wild ride would be an understatement, BUT seeing as during my research of the course I …

2/2 ❝and somewhere along the way you realize you’re not just out there with them… you’re racing them.
—Rachel Entrekin
blondeidiotrunning.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/c...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Nostalgic for Scarcity Tap water, CD collections + Veruca Salt

❝Because when I cut out doing “the hard thing” I also rewire my brain to find everything harder. I create pathways of entitlement. And everything I have and get becomes tap water.
—Kimberly Brown
open.substack.com/pub/kimberly...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

The Extreme Endurance Boom: What Drives Ultra Runners to Breaking Point Tim Kacprzak and Merlin Gammon are the last two standing in an ultra-running challenge that reveals growing demand for extreme fitness tests.

The Extreme Endurance Boom: What Drives Ultra Runners to Breaking Point

#UltraRunning #Endurance #AustralianSport #FitnessChallenge #AusNews

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-20-the-e...

#runsky #ultrarunning

I don’t run for medals.
I run to find out what’s left when everything else is gone.

No gels. No shortcuts. Just miles, pain, and discipline.

This isn’t motivation…
This is who I am.
If you’re about that life — follow the journey.

#ultrarunning #endurance #marathontraining #ultramarathon

I love videos like this one because they make phony influencer content look even phonier.

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

A Week Of Training: Winter summits + snow + school dropoffs + shuffling

❝But I love to run on trails and am grateful that I get to do it most weeks, and I thought I’d attempt to share what that feels like.
— @semi-rad.com
open.substack.com/pub/semirad/...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

What Pride Forgets Sabrina Little examines the pitfalls of pride in running and in life.

Thoughtful and thought-provoking as always.

❝There is a lot of learning and unlearning that occurs over the course of a long running life.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/what-pride-f...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

25 lbs for 80 miles?! Leave it to ultrarunners to make an already difficult thing barely survivable.

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

2,820 Minutes at the 2026 Conquer the Wall 47-Hour Rucksack Race. Screenshot I spent this past weekend rucking and running in the Conquer the Wall Endurance Challenge in Williamson, West Virginia. I raced in 47 Hour Individual Ruck Division from 7PM Friday to 7PM…

❝I know this may sound strange, it’s an ultramarathon, you’re supposed to run…but this was 80 miles into a race carrying more than 25lbs on my back the entire time.
—Tim Hardy
oneaveragerunner.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/2...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Paul Booth - Fuel like a UTMB champ #201

Ultra-runners; very interesting podcast about fuelling with Paul Booth of Salomon;

1. Start slow with carbs in long races
2. Gut issues often linked to dehydration
3. More carbs not always better (risks upsetting gut)

#trailrunning #runsky #ultrarunning

open.spotify.com/episode/2PK9...

Ourea Events Ceased Trading — Ourea Events It is with deep regret that I must announce that Ourea Events has ceased trading and is currently in discussions with professional advisors.

This is terrible news for anyone who entered the Northern Traverse, Dragon's Back or Cape Wrath ultra this year. #ultrarunning
www.oureaevents.com/news/2026/ce...

Runners' dismay as UK ultra marathon group stops trading Ourea Events stops operations with runners out of pocket weeks before the axed Northern Traverse.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not good news for any #Runner who has signed up for their future events.

#Running #Runsky #RunningSky
#UltraRunning #UltraMarathon

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Marcel König wollte die 2h57 und ist leider eingebrochen. Sein Lauf auf Strava. strava.app.link/iF6aYUTMw1b #ultrarunning

Ergebnisliste der 50 km Meisterschaft. Marcel Bräutigam gewinnt in 2h52 vor Marcel König in 3h01

Einsames Meisterschaftsrennen für Marcel Bräutigam zum DM-Titel 50 km Straßenlauf. #laufticker #ultrarunning

5 Things Aging Runners Need To Do In Your 50s, 60s, and Beyond - CTS As a 50+ athlete who coaches many aging runners, CTS Coach Andy Jones-Wilkins says there are 5 things that will keep runners strong and happy after 50.

❝[E]ither live in the moment and be content with the [older] runner you are now, or flip that comparison on its head and be proud of your experience and all the things you know now that you didn’t know then.
—Andy Jones-Wilkins
trainright.com/tips-for-agi...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning

Very sad news that Ourea Events - organisers of the Dragon's Back Race among others - have ceased trading. The Northern Traverse was due in only two weeks time. #ultrarunning

Vitamin D in athletes Vitamin D remains a recurring topic in sport because low vitamin D status is common in athletic populations, particularly during winter at higher latitudes, and because vitamin D has well-established ...

❝This is not a claim that vitamin D alone prevents bone injury; it is the narrower and more defensible claim that deficiency should be avoided in athletes whose skeleton is repeatedly stressed.
—Graeme Close
www.mysportscience.com/post/vitamin...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Two loaves of home baked white bread on a wooden chopping board. The front loaf is sliced, the other is whole.

Long run fuel fresh out of the oven. Homemade white bread, baked with rock salt & bakers honey. Frozen & thawed before eating & served with homemade jam 🤤

Delivers maximum energy with minimum digestive cost & is palatable enough to eat when your body wants to shut down.

#NoNastyGels #ultrarunning

#ultrarunner #ultrarunning

Image shows the book 'Ultra Women' by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson.

No music this evening.
Just finished 'Ultra Women' – this excellent book by
@lilycanter.bsky.social
and @emmajourno.bsky.social
I can't recommend this book enough to anyone who is into ultra running/endurance or sports in general.
An important, eye-opening and inspiring book.

#UltraRunning

Round and Around and Around We Go Lessons from the Will Rogers 12 hr loop experiment

Part of why I love this sport so much: SO MANY LEVERS that can be pulled.

❝So, if my pace and competitive edge are fading, but I still want to perform well, what other levers can I pull?
—John Maynard
open.substack.com/pub/runandge...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Treecreeper site

2/2 - As hoped, I heard a couple of Marsh Tits along the way and a Treecreeper. Both new for the year. Plenty of Buzzards, bird song and Primroses.

All good distractions as the kms passed. Always #birding.

#Running #UltraRunning #Devon