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UTMB’s fastest-ever times
TUM covered Dhiman and L’Hirondel’s wins and the depth of fast times. The issue separately explained the changed route before comparing editions.
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John Sugden
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John Sugden writes Over the Ridgeline, where he analyzes ultrarunning through race data. His July 2026 Badwater post uses checkpoint splits and a combined rally chart to explain how the record races developed.
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- Over the RidgelineSource
11 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
9 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 4Nov 2026
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; 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: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 1; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 2; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 4; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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Pollestad’s move through the field
TUM highlighted Pollestad’s move from 64th at the first timing point to tenth in the checkpoint analysis.
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The race-week weather forecast
TUM linked Sugden’s forecast as a prediction before CCC and UTMB, not an observed final race condition.
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UTMB week begins
TUM reported the MCC results, the race-week schedule, course maps and preview interviews. Later race outcomes are separate.
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Leadville’s alternate course preview
TUM described the fire-related alternate course, Sugden’s analysis and pre-race interviews. A preview does not establish who started or finished.
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Sugden charts how Badwater’s record races developed
John Sugden’s checkpoint rally charts followed Max Jolliffe’s move from eighth to the lead and Carmen Maria Perez’s move from fifth to second overall. Perez’s comparison with Ashley Paulson is to the previous record splits, not a claim that Paulson led this race.
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Ouray cancellation and the dated Hardrock fire watch
Published Hardrock race-week air-quality and weather analysis, linked in the July 6 issue.
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Sugden’s alternative Western States team scoring
John Sugden scored Western States like a cross-country meet. Hoka led his men’s shoe-brand comparison behind Vincent Bouillard and Francesco Puppi; ACG led the women’s grouping, which named Jenn Lichter and Riley Brady. This was author-created scoring, not an official team result or sponsorship roster.
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Sugden’s Western States data recap
Sugden compared weather, checkpoint spreads and historical top-ten performances. Allgood’s tenth-place16:45:56 was faster than Xiang’s2025 runner-up16:47:09; the editions remain distinct.
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Western States race-week coverage
John Sugden: Published race-week weather preview. Dated June 25 reporting; historical context, plans and later outcomes remain distinct.
Earlier coverage (1)
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Sugden’s Javelina charts
TUM linked John Sugden’s loop-by-loop Javelina race charts as a way to follow the field’s changes.
Repeated links & other mentions (3)
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John Sugden maps six UTMB-week races, their course overlap, and weather
The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.
Repeated link
Badwater rally charts — repeated link
The August 3 most-viewed module repeated this earlier link; it is link history, not new reporting. Marked as carryover.
Repeated link
Sugden’s Western States recap — repeated link
The issue repeats Sugden’s data-focused Western States recap in its three-link most-viewed module. This is a recommendation, not new reporting or official team scoring.
Connections
Published checkpoint rally charts
Badwater
The July 31 analysis shows how the two record races developed between checkpoints, alongside the separate official finish results.
SourceRace-week air-quality and weather analysis
Hardrock 100
Ouray 100 canceled its 2026 race because of the Gold Mountain Fire. Hardrock said its course was not then impacted, although smoke canceled a trail-work day. John Sugden published race-week air-quality and weather analysis.
SourceAuthor-created state/country and shoe-brand scoring comparison
Western States 100
John Sugden scored Western States like a cross-country meet. Hoka led his men’s shoe-brand comparison behind Vincent Bouillard and Francesco Puppi; ACG led the women’s grouping, which named Jenn Lichter and Riley Brady. This was author-created scoring, not an official team result or sponsorship roster.
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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
- Over the Ridgeline / John Sugden Published July 31, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
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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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-03
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