The Ultra Minute: August 17, 2026
Aimee Warnke and Aaron Kubala win Bigfoot, three runners reach 76 yards at Last Soul, records fall at Olympic Mountains, Jigger Johnson, Squamish, and more
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The Ultra Minute: August 14, 2026
Last Soul draws thousands of viewers, Bigfoot kicks off, Harry Subertas breaks The Divide 200 course record, Leadville reroutes around Willow Fire impacts, and more
The Ultra Minute: August 11, 2026
John Kelly takes another shot at the AT, Courtney Dauwalter returns to UTMB, Kaylee Frederick wins Eastern States outright, and more from the last few days in trail & ultra
The Ultra Minute: August 7, 2026
Caroline Himbert’s JMT FKT, a full Sierre-Zinal preview stack, a Long Trail out-and-back attempt, more wildfire-canceled races, and more from this week in trail and ultra
The Ultra Minute: August 3, 2026
Sophie Grant’s 28-day Via Alpina, Pitz and Beast podiums, reported FKTs on Mt. Whitney and the Millwood 100, two wildfire-disrupted races, and more from trail and ultra
The Ultra Minute: July 31, 2026
Fat Dog’s wildfire cancellation, the Skyrunner World Series back in the U.S., Benjamen Dullum’s Oregon PCT effort, and more from the last two days in trail and ultra
The Ultra Minute: July 29, 2026
Badwater's double record, the next layer of trail running's clean-sport debate, the performances that stayed with Kilian Jornet, and more from trail and ultra
The Ultra Minute: July 27, 2026
Late lead changes at Speedgoat, two Never Summer records, Kilian Korth on doping, a northern PCT closure, and more from this weekend in trail & ultra
The Ultra Minute: July 24, 2026
A new PCT record, wildfire cancels Oregon Cascades, Sally McRae returns to Badwater, and more from the last two days in trail and ultra
The Ultra Minute: July 22, 2026
A course record falls by 27 seconds, Sanchez closes in on the PCT record, BPC-157 sparks another anti-doping debate, and more from the last few days in trail and ultra