Month: January 2018

OCR Champion Amelia Boone Joins Ultimate Direction

| | Athletes

Did you see the January/February 2018 cover of Outside magazine? If so, you'll recognize our newest ambassador; it's Spartan Race World Champion and World’s Toughest Mudder winner Amelia Boone! Amelia is known for a commanding string of wins and podium…

Did you see the January/February 2018 cover of Outside magazine? If so,…

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Watch: Fastest Known Time of the Year Q&A

| | Trip Reports

Buzz Burrell and Peter Bakwin sit down to discuss some key themes that emerged in the 2017 Fastest Known Time voting process. Learn about some issues that affected voters' decision-making along with some personal anecdotes from these two FKT legends. Click over to Buzz's FKT of the Year Announcement to see which man and woman came away with the title. 1. What is the FKT of…

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Fastest Known Time of the Year Awards!

| | Trip Reports

What were the most inspiring, difficult, fast, or just plain 'out-there' FKT’s last year?  A panel of 27 runners reviewed the 22 Nominees (selected from the hundreds of FKT's reported last year), voted for their top 5, and the Results are below.  A hot discussion this year was the widening gap between Unsupported and Supported efforts - some people did their whole route solo, while…

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