Trail Fit

The hardest of hard-core athletes took off on Friday on a gruelling race up and around Mont Blanc in the North Face Ultra-Trail championship. The fifth edition of the race will wind around 163 kilometers of Alpine trail in three countries, with nearly 9,000 meters of altitude change. More than…

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Three people are determined to participate in the ‘ultra challenge’ event that will take place in Alaska and they are doing it regardless of their physical limitations.

Dave Malkoff reports for CBS in the following video report:

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Sixth time’s a charm. For Hal Koerner, a sixth attempt at the Western States Endurance Run brought a long sought after victory. A five-year streak without title ended for Koerner Saturday night as he crossed…

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Nikki Kimball, first place women’s finisher in the 2004 and 2006 Western States Endurance Run, approached the start of this year’s 100-miler with hopes of a third title. Despite her previous successes in…

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Congratulations to Hal Koerner and Nikki Kimball on winning one of the world’s most grueling, athletic events: the 100 mile Western States Endurance Run.

Koerner was able to top…

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It starts today: the 2007 Western States Endurance Run!  Regarded as one of the most arduous endurance events in the world, the WS100 really seperates the men/women from the boys/girls. 

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Ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes tried to break the world record for the most miles run on a treadmill in 24 hours. He made his attempt high above Times Square in New York City.

Check out the following video from the Associated Press in NYC:

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An Edmonton woman named Sandy McCallum has run her way into the record books after finishing a sixth desert ultramarathon in one year.

For details, watch the following video report from CBC and then visit trainharder.com:

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