06-05-2025
Powered by potatoes: Endurance athletes are chasing speed with spuds
Professional ultramarathoner Tara Dower lived out of her Ford Transit van while training for last year's Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. The ultramarathon includes 33,197 feet of elevation gain, reaching a high point of 14,048 feet at Handies Peak, outside Silverton, Colorado. It takes the average participant just over 39 hours to complete — a day and a half of running, climbing and trying to stuff one's body with enough food to make it possible.
