Category: From the RD

Cutoffs are the topic of much conversation around the trail and ultra world, never more so than on race day when you’re running up against them. So let’s talk about them; why we have them, how they’re configured, and the...

Over the last month or so there have been a lot of announcements regarding technological advancements that could ultimately have a profoundly positive impact on trail and ultramarathon running’s future. We wanted to highlight these announcements so that runners and...

One thing that we’ve noticed in 2024 is that there appears to be a massive influx of new trail and ultra marathon runners, most of whom have come over from road racing and/or triathlons. The number of new runners is...

“Ethical fading is a form of self-deception. It occurs when we subconsciously avoid or disguise the moral implications of a decision. It allows us to behave in immoral ways while maintaining the conviction that we are good and moral people.”...

By HPRS RD John Lacroix PREFACE When I started HPRS in 2014, I created a spreadsheet (like most ultrarunners do) of every trail race in Colorado of a half-marathon in distance or longer. I then recorded how many finishers each...