Races

A short, brutal 5 km up and down 3,022 ft Mount Marathon, run every July 4 in Seward, Alaska since 1915.

A 100-mile loop through the San Juan Mountains with 33,441 ft of climbing and an average elevation of 11,186 ft.

A three-day trail running festival in Ashland, Oregon, with a 100K, 50 mile, 50K, 15K and 8K plus the new Brink 100M, July 9 to 11, 2027.

Washington Cascades 100-miler with over 23,000 ft of climbing, 32 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and the 2.3-mile Snoqualmie Tunnel.

A 100-mile loop through the rolling farmland and forest of Windsor County, run on dirt roads and trails around North Pomfret, Vermont.

The 135-mile summer road ultra from Death Valley to Whitney Portal, with about 14,600 ft of gain and a 45 hour limit.

Snowbird's steep Wasatch weekend with a 50K billed as the toughest in the USA, plus 30K, 10K and The Summit.

A fast, gentle 100 mile out-and-back on the crushed limestone Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills, from Custer, South Dakota, with about 5,900 ft of gain.

A high-altitude mountain race from Eagle Point Resort at 10,500 ft in Utah's Tushar Mountains, with 100K, 70K, marathon and half distances and a Delano Peak summit.

A 100-mile point-to-point across the San Gabriel Mountains from Wrightwood to Altadena, with about 20,000 ft of climbing and big heat exposure.

White Mountains ultras at Waterville Valley with a 108-mile 100, a 58-mile 50 and a 20 miler, with up to 29,000 ft of gain.

The Race Across the Sky: a high-altitude 100-mile out-and-back from Leadville, Colorado, never dropping below 9,200 ft.