Ann trason born august 30, 1960 is an american ultramarathon runner from auburn. Mar 02, 2006 ultramarathon man details deans foray into ultra running and four ultra races. He talks about the magic in misery and why he has stopped stoking up on pizza skip to main content. Arguably the greatest american ultrarunner of all time, ann trason won an unprecedented 14 times at the western states 100 mile endurance run while winning and setting course records at many other. Having largely disappeared from the ultra scene for the past decade, ann is slowly reemerging and boy, does she have some great surprises up her running sleeve. Sometimes, a runner may be too tired to talk or even be too tired to listen. Jul 14, 2014 run free the true story of caballo blanco is a movie about micah true caballo blanco, or the white horse, an american ultra runner who helped the tarahumara indians of northern mexico. In 1985, when trason raced her first ultramarathon, 5,800 runners completed an ultra distance event, according to numbers compiled by ultrarunning magazine. He finished in daylight, for crying out loud no one has ever done that before. Ann trason is the most successful female ultrarunner of all time. In 1985, at age 24, the nowlegendary ann trason winged it at her first 50mile race.
Trason was a top runner in high school, but a knee injury kept her from competing in college. She has broken twenty world records during her career. July 19, 2016 ann has dominated longdistance running for nearly two decades. See more ideas about ultra runner, running, ultra running. Second as me, he went a way from marathon runner to an ultra trail runner and now i respect him not also as a good writer but also as a good ultra runner. Ultrarunner shrugs off injury, wins 100miler sfgate. Hosts chuck nice and gary oreilly explore ultra running and ultramarathons with runner ann trason and shawn bearden, a. Ann trason ran her first ultramarathon in 1985, the american river 50 mile. April 2018 april 2018 ultrarunning magazine including. She has set over twenty world records and her 1994 finish at the leadville trail 100, which covers staggeringly high terrain between 9,000 and 12,600 feet, still. Omahas kaci lickteig takes midseason lead in trophy series this years trail runner trophy series is more than halfway done with 81 races down so far of 6 total. Jun 06, 20 in awe of ann trason june 6, 20 of its own post. A stepbystep guide to trail running and racing, from 5ks to ultras, by trail runner contributing editor sarah lavender smith. An alternative argument about the now52yearold is impossible.
The poster child in my mind of unfair treatment in the book for me was ann trason. Dear ann, i tend to feel the worst while running through the night during a 100mile race, and then bounce back when the sun comes up. Craig is a seasoned ultra runner, with more than a dozen 100 milers under his belt and countless ultra distance adventure runs. Key lessons on ultrarunning from ann trason bald runner. You have to read born to run to understand the full context of what i am talking about. In his latest book, the ultramarathoner takes on the ancient greek 153mile spartathlon. Born to run by christopher mcdougall december 3, 2009 society of mexican indians, and current top trail ultra running athletes and personalities ann trason, scott jurek, jenn shelton, and barefoot ted are all weaved within an exploratory adventure. Ultra magazine is the uks first printed magazine centred on ultra longdistance running.
Beverley andersonabbs bev has been on urp before, and her husband alan appeared after his epic vol state finish. Dec 17, 2015 ann trason ann was co director of the firetrails 50 in northern california for 10 years, and has taught science at the college level. Ann trason won the western states endurance run womens race 14 times. They call her the goat greatest ultra runner of all time. I love kicking up dust along a coastal trail on a sunny day with the ocean sparkling in the distance, or stepping out of. Trason s ultra career began when she entered the 1985 american river 50 miler at age 24 and both won. Apr 5, 20 ann trason the greatest female ultra distance runner. Congratulations on accruing one of the best tools an ultra runner can have. She entered the american river 50 mile endurance run with so little planning and knowledge that she didnt carry a water bottle in the tripledigit heat. Wikipedia says, she has broken twenty world records during her career, fourteen time western states endurance run winner and former female course record holder. She has broken twenty world records during her career life. Ann trason won the western states endurance run womens race 14 times, twice beating all of the men but one. During her career which spanned over 20 years, shes broken 20 world records. Oct 05, 2017 craig is ceo and coowner of trail and ultra running.
Chat, tell stories, tell jokes, tell about a book or tv show, or be quiet. It was everything i didnt know i needed to know about ultra running, why we run, and the legends in the sport. Recently i was at leadville and the runner i was planning to help for the last 38 miles, dropped before i could run with him. An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.
We are joined by ultrarunning legend, ann trason, to talk about the history and changes to our sport. Abraham lincoln could beat all the other boys in a. Rae clark becomes the first ultra hall of fame inductee whose ultra career included a significant amount of what is today the signature element of american ultrarunning. Read through the thread and i dont get the harsh responses to the comment that ann is bitter. Iron will at the laurel highlands ultra 70 mile trail race russell gill running with mom at the wasatch front 100 catra corbett satisfied with second place, for now clark t. Arguably the greatest american ultrarunner of all time, ann trason won an unprecedented 14 times at the western states 100 mile endurance run while winning and setting course records at many other ultra races. What it takes to be an ultrarunner trail runner magazine. Following a youth sports regimen of gymnastics and cycling, clarks running career began in his mid20s, when he got caught up in the running boom of the mid.
Ann trason the greatest female ultra distance runner. A disappointing date with scott jurek the runner s trip. A history of multi day racing in the 1980s by malcolm. Ann trason born august 30, 1960 is an american ultramarathon runner from kensing. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I am surprised to find that people felt that her character was negatively portrayed. Ultra, as we pull back the curtain on endurance racing we define ultrarunning and explore how the. Ultrarunner za journey from rookie to ultrarunning and all. May 16, 2019 the book becomes, in essence, a number of extended race reports by finn of his own experiences entering the world of ultra runningwhich is fine. However, the book s full titlethe rise of the ultra runners. She returned 8 years later and dropped her time by an hour to establish the 6. May 11, 2009 one of my favorite parst of the book was the writers recounting of the 1992 through 1994 tarahumara runs at the leadville 100. Jan 10, 2009 reading born to run right now, great book. Jul 25, 2003 westate04c2c29jun02splh ann trason, 41 years old, from kensington is the most accomplished ultrarunner.
During her career, which spanned from the late 1980s through 2004, she set world. I love running with and crewing friends during difficult races or pacing a complete stranger through the cold night of their first hundredmile ultra marathon. Ann trason, age 34, came into the 1995 race as the most accomplished female western states runner of all time. However, the books full titlethe rise of the ultra runners. A journey to the edge of human enduranceis misleading. I think he has just raised the bar of ultra racing to a whole new level. The first woman to take it up to the boys over the ultra distance.
The 2000 vermont 100 100 miles had 156 total finishers. But instead of embracing her incredible feats, particularly in the 8090s, a naturally introverted and modest ann prefers to discuss the. His telling of the tarahumaras running duel with ann trason was riveting, and fantastic. The hidden tribe, the ultra runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen by christopher mcdougall, ea. A hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen. Sunsweet growers, sporthill, gu energy labs favorite brewery. I enjoyed reading ultramarathon man in two long reading periods. I love running with my dog, zooey, and, before she passed over the rainbow bridge, wasatch, the sweet abandoned puppy whom i first met in the mountains of utah. Trason har bland annat vunnit langloppen leadville trail 100 och western states endurance race 14 ganger. She still bristles that the author never contacted her.
Youll find out what its like for the stars, like ann trason and tim. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Ann trason born august 30, 1960 is an american ultramarathon runner from auburn, california. Ann has dominated longdistance running for nearly two decades. This writing is excerpted from the trail runner s companion. Ultra running books and magazines ultramarathon running. In 1991 ann trason broke the womens world best for 100 miles in hours 47 minutes in our 100 mile road race. And then one day in she picked up a magazine and saw something on trail running, but didnt know anything about it. She is about 60 miles into the race near foresthill.
Catching up with ultra legend ann trason the runners. Trason won western states 14 times 19891998 and 20002003, comrades twice 1996 and 97. Camille also won at tarawera and was the first american to win at comrades since ann trason in 1997, camille also set a world record at the tunnel 100 mile race and set a world 12 hour record at desert solstice as well as two us national records. Ann trason, anna frost, anton krupicka, best ultra running website, bruno brunod, bryon powell, dean karnazas, emelie forsberg, gordi ainsleigh, kilian jornet, marino giacometti, most influential people in ultra running, rob krar, tim olson, top 25 most influential ultra running, ultra running. Arguably the greatest american ultrarunner of all time, ann trason won. The western states endurance run, the badwater ultra in death valley, the 200 mile relay in california, and the first sanctioned marathon ever run in antarctica. A disappointing date with scott jurek the runners trip. Because of the depiction of ann trason, i decided to try to find more about her, which is what lead me to this blog. Ann trason middle it is our extreme delight to present an interview with the indomitable ann trason. The pioneer returns meghan hicks on february 5, 2014 45 comments authors note.
May 11, 2018 ann trason, age 34, came into the 1995 race as the most accomplished female western states runner of all time. Ann trason american ultra runner who has broken 20 world. Im always interested in reading about personal ultra experiences. Ann trason has 78 results in the ultrarunning magazine calendar database. Ann currently coaches middle school cross country and supports others ultrarunning achievements by volunteering, pacing and crewing at ultramarathon races throughout the western us.
One of my favorite parst of the book was the writers recounting of the 1992 through 1994 tarahumara runs at the leadville 100. This week, ann trason introduced the overlook endurance runs, 100k, 50mile, and 50k races on and very close to the revered western states trail. Ann was co director of the firetrails 50 in northern california for 10 years, and has taught science at the. Its fiction, trason says bluntly of mcdougalls account of that race. The book becomes, in essence, a number of extended race reports by finn of his own experiences entering the world of ultra running which is fine.
The book becomes, in essence, a number of extended race reports by finn of his own experiences entering the world of ultra runningwhich is fine. Dec 03, 2015 arguably the greatest american ultrarunner of all time, ann trason won an unprecedented 14 times at the western states 100 mile endurance run while winning and setting course records at many other. Ann trason project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Zealand miles of mentoring at massanutten bethany hunter growing up at western states ann trason fire, ice, and competition at the 1995 western states 100 tim twietmeyer. She won, though she tells me during our midjanuary interview that this was despite the fact she didnt know enough about running this sort of distance to even carry a water bottle. She has won the prestigious 100mile western states endurance run a mindboggling 14 times. Jill homer with borrowed microspikes a lightweight, smaller version of crampons that runners often use for winter traction an ice ax, a down parka and. In case you missed this episode on the playing with science channel do you have what it takes to run 50,100, or 200 miles. Ann trason is a 14time womens champion at the western states 100, and set world records at the 50mile 5. It celebrates the ultra community runners, friends, families, volunteers and race organisers giving space for people to share their adventures with others, their successes and failures, their stories and exploits, their words and pictures, via a. This is why i thought id be good at multiday runs, so i signed up for a 48hour rac. Trason s ultra career began when she entered the 1985 american river 50 miler at age 24 and both won and set a course record. If theres one thing you can say about me, its that i love running. She writes, apparently someone once asked ann trasonif, at the end, she ran.
Caballo blanco, scott jurek, ann trason, the leadville trail race, running barefoot, persistence hunting, even the author christopher mcdougall. After american camille herron won the worlds largest and oldest ultra, comrades, this year, i learned that you were the last american to win there with no less than backtoback wins in 1996 and 1997. Catching up with ultra legend ann trason the runners trip. On this episode of playing with science, hosts gary oreilly and chuck nice catch up with ultramarathon runner and world record breaker ann trason and shawn bearden, a. I receive many books each month that have to do with some aspect of running. If you dont know ann trason, then you are not an ultrarunner. Nearly winning western states outright on a couple of occasions and a winning streak likely to never be beaten with 14 wins and her course record stood for over 18 years. She can be a great ultramarathoner and still be bitter.
The top 25 most influential in ultra running ultra168. In that magazine was a picture of ann trason running western states and she knew thats what she wanted to do. First of all because this time he dig much deeper than in two his previous books. The book has many perhaps trivial, but to me, interesting facts such as. Sounds like shes quietly finding her way back to ultra running after a long hiatus. May 25, 2015 ann trason won the western states endurance run womens race 14 times, twice beating all of the men but one. If you hang around ultrarunners for any period of time, you will quickly learn that we love our debates. Well, this book in my point of view is definitely the best one from all 3 books finn wrote.
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