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Ultra

October 2026

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September 2026

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Ultra

Tamás Bódis runs 19:40:51 from Athens to Sparta, a Spartathlon course record

The Hungarian beat four-time winner Fotis Zisimopoulos, whose 19:55 mark he broke, by 52 minutes; Despoina Simantrakou was first woman in 24:45:43.

September 27, 2026
Ultra

Charlie Lawrence and Courtney Olsen win the 100 km world titles for a US sweep in Spain

Lawrence held off world record holder Aleksandr Sorokin in 6:09:25; Olsen ran down Miho Nakata in the 17th of 20 laps to win in 7:10:31.

September 20, 2026
Ultra

Sullivan and Allgood break both Run Rabbit Run records in a night of rain at Steamboat

Ryan Sullivan ran 17:03:38 and Hannah Allgood 19:01:59 over 101.5 miles and 20,391 feet of climbing; each took 20,000 dollars, with 100,000 promised for 2027.

September 19, 2026
Ultra

Jiaju Zhao sets a Tor des Géants record of 65:55:22; Katharina Hartmuth is third overall

Over 330 km and 24,000 m of climbing around the Aosta Valley, Hartmuth cut 12 hours from her own women's record and finished 75 minutes behind the winner.

September 16, 2026
Ultra

Stewart and Ostaszewski win the Wasatch Front 100 as 236 of 396 starters finish

Kevin Stewart ran 20:41:09 to beat two-time winner Jose Cruz by 33 minutes; Sarah Ostaszewski's 25:18:50 put her hours clear of the women's field.

September 12, 2026
Ultra

Megan Eckert runs 636.482 miles in six days, a world record and the American record

On an 898 m loop at Balatonfüred, Hungary, the Santa Fe teacher beat her own 2025 mark by 33 miles and became the first woman past 1,000 km in six days.

September 9, 2026

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