North Bend’s races and race director
TUM covered Mt Si VK and North Bend’s elite 30K, Hillary Allen’s earlier VK/ascent results, and Joe McConaughy’s first year directing the festival.
Athlete
A multi-day ultrarunner, endurance coach and backpacking guide, also known as Stringbean. He began coaching in 2017; his trail name dates to a 2014 Pacific Crest Trail effort.
29 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
26 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 3; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 1; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 2; Feb 2025: 2; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 2; May 2025: 2; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 2; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 4; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 3; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.
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TUM covered Mt Si VK and North Bend’s elite 30K, Hillary Allen’s earlier VK/ascent results, and Joe McConaughy’s first year directing the festival.
In the linked conversations, McConaughy explained choosing pacers after the danger and hallucinations of his earlier unsupported attempt.
TUM reported his completed supported northbound JMT effort, separating it from the unsupported southbound efforts of 2022 and 2024.
Event date: September 23, 2026 · TUM publication: September 25, 2026
TUM linked a Tuesday update about 135 miles into McConaughy’s supported JMT attempt. The finish was still ahead.
TUM reported McConaughy’s Olympic Mountains 100K win in 10:24:13 and the attributed improvement on the prior men’s mark.
TUM mentioned McConaughy reaching Cocodona’s halfway point with Korth; this is an in-race observation, not a final position.
TUM named McConaughy in Hauer’s participant account, without adding a new result.
TUM reported Joe McConaughy: fifth overall, 61:35:21 at the 2026 Cocodona 250.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: May 8, 2026
TUM named McConaughy in an account of Fox’s late-race overtakes; the later top-ten report supplies the final placing.
TUM cited McConaughy’s self-supported AT mark as the benchmark for Garmire’s ongoing attempt.
TUM cited his 2017 self-supported AT time of 45d12h15m.
TUM cited his 2017 self-supported AT benchmark.
Linden planned to pace his Foresthill–Rucky Chucky segment in the 2025 race.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 6, 2025
Weighed racing for a top-ten place against going for the win.
Won the 2025 Tillamook Burn 50-mile in 6:56:08, reported as second-fastest on that course at the time.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 23, 2025
Was named as the runner Linden planned to pace at Western States 2025.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 23, 2025
The source recalls McConaughy’s 2022 Cocodona win and separately references Garmire’s prior John Muir Trail record comparison, without dating that JMT transfer.
Linden confirmed registrations for Tunnel Hill and the USATF 50 Mile Champs in November and a plan to pace Joe McConaughy at Western States in June.
Linden was reported planning to crew and pace him at Western States.
TUM relayed McConaughy’s March 2025 Instagram account of an ER visit for chest pain, doctors clearing him for light running and cautious optimism about Western States.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 13, 2025
Named as an athlete subject of The Chase, an upcoming film about the 2024 Cocodona 250 in this February 2025 report.
Finished third in 7:31:37 after moving up from 35th early; TUM called this his eighth Golden Ticket attempt.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 14, 2025
Was named as a subject of The Chase’s 2024 race account.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: February 14, 2025
Joe McConaughy stopped his Across the Years effort after 131 miles in 21 hours, below both theU. S.24-hour-record target and 140-mile team-qualification standard. The earlier approximate 170-mile pace was a projection, not a completed result.
TUM reported Cole Crosby at152.1 miles, above the stated140-mile qualifying standard and leading at the time. Joe McConaughy was due to start another24-hour attempt that day. These were live standings and an ambition, not the final event standings or confirmed U.S.team membership.
His supported 2022 Arizona Trail record and its documentary were the historical comparison; Fowler’s new effort was self-supported.
Event date: 2022 · TUM publication: November 12, 2024
Stringbean shared a post about fueling his John Muir Trail FKT attempt, with TUM’s headline highlighting 20,000 calories.
TUM reported an unsuccessful 2024 John Muir Trail FKT attempt and linked his own account; category and direction were unstated.
Shared a Yosemite High Route guiding trip and teased a separate future Sierras effort; no start, completion or FKT is established for the teaser.
The most-viewed module linked earlier coverage. This is a repeated link, rather than new reporting.
Discussed the completed JMT effort in the linked conversation
In the linked conversations, McConaughy explained choosing pacers after the danger and hallucinations of his earlier unsupported attempt.
SourceDiscussed the completed JMT effort in the linked conversation
In the linked conversations, McConaughy explained choosing pacers after the danger and hallucinations of his earlier unsupported attempt.
SourceHost of the linked Singletrack conversation
In the linked conversations, McConaughy explained choosing pacers after the danger and hallucinations of his earlier unsupported attempt.
SourceCompleted supported northbound effort
TUM reported his completed supported northbound JMT effort, separating it from the unsupported southbound efforts of 2022 and 2024.
SourcePublication dates and event dates are separate.
Reported 2026-05-17
TUM mentioned McConaughy reaching Cocodona’s halfway point with Korth; this is an in-race observation, not a final position.
TUM · May 17, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 16, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
His own race-history page lists the 2025 Across the Years 24-hour attempt as DNF. The January 2 start/record target remains a plan, not a completed record; the biography’s publication date is unknown.
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
2014
His own account traces the Stringbean trail name to his 2014 Pacific Crest Trail effort.
Joe McConaughy Undated athlete biography; historical milestones retained
2017
McConaughy says he started his coaching business in 2017, working with athletes focused on marathons, trail races, ultras and FKTs.
Joe McConaughy Undated athlete biography; historical milestones retained
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 16, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
A runner and race director whose TUM coverage connects mountain racing, John Muir Trail efforts and organizing North Bend Trail Fest.
Joe McConaughy and Julija Šorytė set course records at the Olympic Mountains 100K
John Muir Trail
his first year directing the festival
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