What's The Run Down?

In late 2006, The Run Down was launched to illustrate the fun, social and humorous side of trail running, ultra-marathon training and racing. Our goal is to promote ultra events, the podium elite, middle & back-of-the-pack participants, race directors and event volunteers. Our re-caps are written to entertain but they also provide excellent detail to assist entrants in evaluating potential events. We diligently document the human side and social nature of these endurance events to expose the real story.

The Run Down is unique in that our writers are also serious ultra competitors and while we don't finish in the top 3, we're normally somewhere in the top 15. Our crafty journalists race in 90% of the events we editorially cover.

The Run Down will be adding more content very soon in the form of Elite Runner profiles (what makes them tick) and other trail/ultra topics. Email us at therundown@cox.net if you feel there is an event, person or topic we should definitely look into. If we're at your next endurance event, introduce yourself!

Charlie Nickell (Chaz) on the left. Greg Hardesty on the right.

The Run Down