Most of our 2018 trail ultra races are 2019 UTMB qualifiers! This is the third year in a row we’ve paid for the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) to evaluate our courses so we could submit them to UTMB as a qualifier for all of their races. Those trails in Europe are pretty amazing and […]
We are thrilled to share that we are adding a new race to the 2017 calendar. The Bend Trail Series is modeled after our very popular Portland Trail Series, and will take place this summer on the trails around Bend, Oregon! The Bend Trail Series is a set of four short trail races on Thursday […]
We started the Northwest Mountain Trail Series in 2013, the same year that Go Beyond Racing was born. The idea behind the Series was to encourage people to try some new races and run in places they’d never visited before. We feel that the Series has done this, so we are retiring the Series. The […]
The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® (UTMB) has become a big goal race, and a destination race, for many. To enter, runners must earn points at official qualifier races. We are thrilled to share that, again, many of our 2017 ultra races are qualifiers for 2018 UTMB events. Here are the points for our 2017 races: Smith […]
Go Beyond Racing is going cupless! We’ll start this year at our Volcanic 50 race. We had held off on making this move as we have been purchasing and using compostable cups, plates, bowls, and utensils at our races for a couple years now – even buying carbon offsets on the shipping of those materials. […]
Many races over 50K in distance offer drop bags. Drop bags allow racers who do not have a crew supporting them along the course to stash supplies they may need later in the race. Drop bags are generally dropped off at the race start and the race organizers transport them to the designated aid stations. […]
The Pick Your Poison Relay is unique when it comes to relays because you aren’t traveling around in a van, trying to chase or get ahead of your runner. Instead, your whole team gets to literally camp in one spot for the entire race. Runners take turns running around the lake, either on the trail […]
Update 2/9/16: The NUT 50K is now a qualifier. Some consider the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® (UTMB) to be the crown jewel in ultra running. This race, which starts and finishes in Chamonix France, and circumnavigates Mount Blanc, is difficult to say the least. It is also difficult to get into and runners must qualify by […]