Galen Reynolds will try anything once to find nutritional gains – but usually ends up fueling with the stuff his kids leave ...

When race day arrived, the nervous energy at Jeadquarters was palpable and the temperature was already rising: it was forecasted to be the hottest race on record, with estimated highs of 98 degrees.

Ultrarunning is booming. Twenty-one percent of respondents to a 2024 Runner’s World survey have run an ultramarathon, with 55 percent having run their first ultra in the past five years.