Run to Save Takayna Ultra
Takayna Trail is a celebration of trail and ultra running with a purpose. An epic way to explore and save the beauty of Takayna!The Takayna...
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Iditarod Trail Invitational - Pete Ripmaster
Feb 25, 2018
Anchorage, Alaska
Mar 24, 2018
Nome, Alaska
Pete wanted to be a sled dog musher and moved to Alaska in the early 2000s to run dogs. But he found managing the dogs too overwhelming and in 2006 he and his wife moved to Asheville where he worked as a teacher and ran the Black Mountain Running Co. shop for several years. “I’ve battled depression and voices throughout my life, turning to running to help inspire a personal change. I ran my first marathon in 2008, and continue to push the boundaries of my physical and mental capabilities.” “I decided I wanted to run a marathon one day...
Run Across America - Dean Karnazes
Feb 25, 2011
Anaheim
May 10, 2011
New York
5 years after his successful Endurance 50 Dean Karnazes initiated a new challenge to get America up and running. On February 3 2011, the popular morning talk show “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” announced the ambitious undertaking of “Regis & Kelly’s Run Across America with Dean Karnazes,” a coast-to-coast challenge of the ultramarathon runner, author and motivator to inspire Americans to get up, get active and get healthy. When Dean gave a motivational talk at a school in 2007, he was surprised to see a bucket full of used needles in the restroom. “So I asked the teacher, and she...
