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Jimmy Elam

UltrarunnerFilm subject

Jimmy Elam is a mountain ultrarunner with a background in college running at Chico State. In his July 2026 Hardrock interview, he described roughly a decade of racing mountainous ultras, including races in the 100K-to-100-mile range.

Athletic background
Mountain ultrarunningSource

8 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

6 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Jimmy Elam — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 2 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 2 editorial issuesAug 2026: 1 editorial issueSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 2; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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In The Ultra Minute

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Published in TUM

Lytle’s film follows Elam’s first Hardrock

Derrick Lytle’s The Race of My Life follows Jimmy Elam through his first Hardrock. Elam described a month living and training in Silverton and the different experience he wanted from this race.

Published in TUM

Pommeret’s third straight Hardrock win and clockwise record

Second on his Hardrock debut in 23:48:56.

Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: July 13, 2026

Published in TUM

Olson compares three pacing jobs

Caleb Olson compared athlete-reported device data from pacing Mike McMonagle at Scout Mountain, Jimmy Elam at Hardrock and Anthony Costales at Western States. The heart-rate comparison is his account, not a physiological ranking.

Published in TUM

iRunFar previews Hardrock and interviews Arnold, Pommeret and Elam

Pre-Hardrock interview on living and training in Silverton through June.

Published in TUM

Colt’s 2025 High Lonesome record

TUM cited his 2023 High Lonesome course record as the earlier benchmark.

Published in TUM

The 2025 Cascade Crest wins

TUM reported the 2025 Cascade Crest course record of 17:08:55.

Published in TUM

The early 2025 High Lonesome records

TUM cited his 2023 High Lonesome mark as the previous men’s benchmark.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025

Published in TUM

Elam and Butler’s reported Wasatch wins

Reported as a Wasatch 100 winner; this item supplies no category or time.

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

Elam’s Hardrock film, relinked

TUM repeated the prior issue’s Jimmy Elam Hardrock film link. The module establishes the historical film attribution, not a fresh race result.

Connections

Filmmaker of The Race of My Life

Derrick Lytle

Lytle’s film follows Elam’s first Hardrock after a month living and training in Silverton, as described in the August 3 issue.

Source

Second, 23:48:56; Hardrock debut

Hardrock 100

Jimmy Elam — Second, 23:48:56; Hardrock debut. Reported 2026-07-13.

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Pacing: Caleb Olson

Caleb Olson

Caleb Olson — Paced at Hardrock; reported 112 bpm over more than eight hours. Reported 2026-07-13.

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Named athlete in the Hardrock preview

iRunFar

iRunFar previewed Hardrock’s women and men and interviewed Careth Arnold, Ludovic Pommeret and Jimmy Elam. Arnold’s 2025 TDS win is historical; the Hardrock discussions are pre-race coverage.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

  • iRunFar Published July 5, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

    This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

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