Ultra Uncovered

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 11, we sit down with two-time defending Hardrock champion and course record holder Ludovic Pommeret as he prepares to return wearing bib number...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 10, we sit down with Meghan Slavin as she prepares for her long-awaited Hardrock debut. Meghan traces her Hardrock journey back to 2017, when s...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 8, we catch up with Tara Dower just days after an impressive sixth-place finish at the 2026 Western States Endurance Run as she prepares for th...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 9, we sit down with Arlen Glick as he prepares for his second Hardrock and the opportunity to become a True Hardrocker by completing the course...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 7, we sit down with Jimmy Elam as he prepares for his long-awaited Hardrock debut after nearly a decade of patiently waiting for his opportunit...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 6, we sit down with Dylan Bowman as he prepares to return to Hardrock for the third time and complete the clockwise direction, earning "Tr...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 5, we sit down with Careth Arnold, whose journey to Hardrock has been built on more than training miles. After volunteering, sweeping the cours...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 4, we catch up with Hardrock veteran Nick Coury as he prepares for another journey through the San Juan Mountains, this time with a completely...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 3, we sit down with ultrarunning veteran Kaci Lickteig as she prepares for her long-awaited Hardrock debut after spending ten years in the lott...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 2, we sit down with returning fourth-place finisher David Ayala. A mathematics professor at Montana State University whose thoughtful approach...

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes who will take on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races. In Episode 1, we sit down with two-time Hardrock champion and one of the most decorated ultra running athletes of all time, Courtney Dauwalter. Courtney re...

In this annual Western States preview episode, Corinne Shalvoy, Graham Shalvoy, and Russell Ditsworth shine a spotlight on the runners who earned their place in the 2026 Western States Endurance Run outside of the Golden Ticket Series and returning Top 10 finishers. The trio dives into the staggering numbers behind the Western States lottery, including over 11,000 entrants and nearly 100,000 lotte...

What does it actually take behind the scenes to crew a Cocodona 250 course record performance? In this Fire Road episode of Ultra Uncovered, we sit down with Jake Vale, longtime best friend and crew chief for Rachel Entrekin, to hear the story behind one of the most impressive performances in ultrarunning this year. From how they first met after BOTH DNF’ing the same 100 miler, to the years of adv...

What a day!! 3 women under the previous course record A new men's CR 42k peak viewers!

Day 2 brought major movement, with both leaderboards still wide open. On the men’s side , Jeff Garmire made a huge climb into contention, while attrition hit key names like Adam Kimball. Joe McConaughey’s bold sleep strategy is starting to pay off, and Zach Hauer continues to look steady and strong. On the women’s side , Rachel Entrekin leads by over 10 miles after a blistering first 100 miles, bu...

Snakes, new names, unreal paces, and falls; many many fall

Dona' Daily  is here! Your hosts of Ultra Uncovered, Corinne Shalvoy and Russell Ditsworth are joined by Graham Shalvoy to bring you day Zero of our Cocodona 250 recap and insights.  On the eve of this 2026 edition of the famous race from Phoenix to Flagstaff, we bring you updates from the ground where Corinne co-hosted the official Mountain Outpost preview show at Deep Canyon Ranch. "Gra...

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In this episode of Ultra Uncovered, Corinne Shalvoy and Russell Ditsworth sit down with Zach Hauer, co-founder of Open Fuel North America, to uncover the origin story, philosophy, and future of one of trail running’s most intriguing emerging nutrition brands. Zach shares how a chance discovery at a bakery in Cape Town during a trip for Ultra Trail Cape Town sparked his connection to Open Fuel. Wha...

In this Fire Road episode of Ultra Uncovered , Corinne Shalvoy breaks down her gritty third place finish at the Desert Rats 100K. Coming off a DNF at Black Canyon and battling illness race week, she lined up in Fruita with one goal: secure a top three finish and a UTMB Finals qualification opportunity. The day delivered everything. A chaotic, technical start in the dark, mid race storms with hail...

In this episode of Ultra Uncovered , Corinne and Russell sit down with two of the founders of Death March Running Company, Taylor Horowitz and Kody Riley, to unpack the story behind one of trail running’s most creative and fast-rising brands. Born out of shared suffering deep into ultra races, Death March started as a long-running idea between friends and came to life mid-race at High Lonesome. Wh...

In this episode of Ultra Uncovered, hosts Corinne Shalvoy and Russell Ditsworth talk with Ashley Mateo, Editor-in-Chief of Runher Magazine , to explore the origin, mission, and impact of one of the newest and most compelling voices in running media. Ashley shares her unconventional journey into the sport, from a lifelong gymnast to a dedicated marathoner, and how her career in traditional media ul...

Our mini series on trailblazing brands continues. In this insightful interview, Alex King, founder of Terignota, shares his journey of creating accessible, high-performance trail running apparel, his views on the sport's commercialization, and his philosophy of adding value to the community. Discover his sourcing strategies, product design insights, and vision for the future of trail running gear....

Continuing our mini series on some of the coolest up and coming brands in the sport of running, Corinne talks with Kate Arsenault, founder of RNNR. Kate shares her entrepreneurial journey, the brand's focus on fun and community in running, and insights into product development, marketing, and the evolving trail and road running scenes. We touch on the following and much more! Brand ethos and f...

Discover the inspiring story behind Hyperlyte Liquid Performance, a brand revolutionizing trail and ultra running in the performance nutrition space. From innovative product formulations to community-driven marketing, learn how entrepreneurs Emory Atterberry and Jeremy Bohnett  are shaping the future of the sport. Main Topics: The evolution and current state of trail and ultra running The unique f...