2016 Zolkan 4 Days -©K.Kortebein-2751
The runners and organization ate breakfast, lunch and dinner together each day of the race, which gave everyone a chance to unwind and recover before the subsequent stage. “We wanted to give [the runners] a hard day out, a hard day running,” said race coordinator Matias Bull. “But once they arrived at the finish line, we wanted that they didn’t have to worry about anything–food, massages, taping, nothing. We took care of all of that. They should just focus on recovery, and enjoy spending time together.” Photo: Kirsten Kortebein
Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.
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