Sarah Brady

2 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Sarah Brady

On the morning of Monday, April 21, 2025, as some 30,000 runners were lacing up to run the 2025 Boston Marathon, news broke from former champion and current women’s 50-kilometer world record holder, Des Linden, that it would be her last competitive road marathon. As part of that announcement, she indicated that she plans to pursue a career in trail running and ultrarunning.

4 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Sarah Brady

Riley Brady has been steadily climbing up the ranks of ultrarunning since placing second in their first 50k back in 2014, but in the space of six months, the now-29-year-old has taken a massive leap forward onto the top tier — winning the Javelina 100 Mile in the fall of 2024, before setting a course record at the ever-competitive Black Canyon 100k in spring of 2025.

1 month ago | gearjunkie.com | Sarah Brady

Facing a new course, not a single athlete was able to complete the notoriously difficult Barkley Marathons in this week's event. Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn MoreOne of running’s toughest events just ended — without anyone earning the right to stand on a podium. The 2025 Barkley Marathons concluded this week with no finishers of its 100+ mile course. There was just one completion of the Fun Run by U.S. athlete John Kelly.

1 month ago | irunfar.com | Sarah Brady

The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over, with no finishers and just one Fun Run completion by the U.S.’s John Kelly. Going back a year, the 2024 Barkley Marathons saw a record number of finishers — five in total, including Jasmin Paris (U.K.), the event’s first-ever female finisher. This unprecedented result left many speculating that the 2025 Barkley Marathons course would be the hardest yet — and that expectation appears to have been met.

2 months ago | irunfar.com | Sarah Brady

“Homegrown,” a film by The North Face and Sports Shoes, introduces U.K. rising star Josh Wade and follows his preparation for the 2024 UTMB. Wade has recently made headlines internationally by placing third in the 2025 Transgrancanaria, having held second position for much of the race, but he has been making waves closer to home for a few years now. In 2023, he won the arduous Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 100 Mile by close to 90 minutes, setting a new course record.