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3 weeks ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
[Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on our sister site, ExplorersWeb.]Last week, after two prior attempts to set a fastest known time (FKT) on Mount Everest, runner and mountaineer Tyler Andrews launched a last-ditch attempt to achieve the fastest-ever no-oxygen ascent of the highest peak in the world, elevation 8,848 meters (29,032 feet). This third attempt was just three days after a previous one, and with the mountain about to close for the climbing season.
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
If you look around the start line of nearly any ultramarathon, especially those with a significant required gear list, you’re probably going to see a lot of people wearing the Salomon Adv Skin 12 ($165), and for good reason. You’ll also find iRunFar’s Editor-in-Chief, Meghan Hicks, fitting everything she needs into a previous version of this vest for a three-day fastpack through the Italian Alps that involved stays at refugios each night.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Eszter Horanyi
One Week On Trail: Expectations vs. RealityOn Thursday, May 1st, I stood at the Southern Terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail with a bag full of gear and a head full of plans, hopes, and …
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
The memes poking fun at runners asking friends and family to crew for them for ultramarathons are endless. While someone giving up a weekend to crew a runner is one thing, giving up weeks, or even months, to crew for a long-trail supported fastest known time (FKT) attempt is a whole different beast.
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
The film “No Turning Back” starts off with a voice asking, “Why do you think she does this?” A man driving a truck replies, “I’ve got a couple of theories on it. The honest answer? She’s crazy. Crazy in a good way.”The man is Lionel Hunt, and he’s talking about his sister, amputee-runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma. Hunt is in the midst of crewing her during the The Speed Project, an unsanctioned 300-ish mile race from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
While several different styles of headphones excel in multiple situations, the Shokz OpenFit Air ($120) trade everyday versatility for being ideal for runners — or mountain bikers, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts — wanting to listen to audio while still being situationally aware of their surroundings. The open-ear style of these headphones means that they don’t provide any sort of ambient noise canceling, and they keep your outer ear open so that you can hear what’s going on around you.
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
When, earlier this year, I somewhat accidentally found myself signed up for the Revenant, New Zealand’s version of the Barkley Marathons, I opted to wear the CamelBak Ultra Belt 17oz ($60) for extra storage capacity in addition to a running vest so that I could carry 17 hours of food, some water, plus an extensive mandatory gear list. I pondered other belts, but ultimately, this was the one that had all the features and storage that I wanted.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Eszter Horanyi
3 hours agoThe TV presenter reflects on her epic completion of a 78-mile ultramarathon in Namibia – and explains why anyone can be a runner if they want to be TV presenter Helen Skelton, who completed her fourth London Marathon in April 2025, is no stranger to extreme challenges. Among other adventures, she …
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
When American Megan Eckert set a new women’s six-day world record at the Six Days of France on May 4, 2025, she didn’t just eek out a few more miles than previous record holder Camille Herron, she ran more than 40 miles farther than any woman before, setting a new standard of 603.155 miles (970.685 kilometers). This is Eckert’s second world record after she set a new women’s backyard ultra record at the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra with a distance of 362 miles, or 87 yards (laps) in 2024.
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1 month ago | 
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
In nearly all racing formats, records come down to the smallest margins, and when Ivan Zaborsky of Russia set a new men’s six-day world record, it was by a distance that could have been erased by a single push of a snooze button on an alarm clock. After 144 hours of racing at the Six Days of France in Vallon Pont d’Arc, he stopped at noon on May 4, having completed 650.919 miles (1,047.554 kilometers).
