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Matt Daniels

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Matt Daniels is a trail ultrarunner with a background in middle-distance running. A 2019 interview traces his progression from a sub-four-minute mile to racing Western States.

12 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

11 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Matt Daniels — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 3 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 1 editorial issueNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 2 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 3 editorial issuesApr 2025: 1 editorial issueMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 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: 1 editorial issueJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 1 editorial issueSep 2026: 1 editorial issueOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 2; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 3; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; 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: 1; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

Published in TUM

Kodiak’s entry preview

TUM named runners on Kodiak’s 50K and 100K lists and linked the planned UTMB Live broadcast. This is a historical start-list preview.

Published in TUM

Mammoth Trail Fest’s weekend results

TUM covered the 50K and 26K, elite para and nonbinary results, and Ares Reading’s first-person reflection through The Trail House.

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Illness before UTMB-week races

TUM attributed the separate start and withdrawal accounts to Daniels, Alexandersson, Albon and Brady.

Published in TUM

Daniels misses the Transvulcania start

Matt Daniels said travel disruption kept him from reaching the Canary Islands for Transvulcania. This is a dated non-start report.

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Daniels on letting go

Matt Daniels shared a personal turning-point essay and another reflective running piece.

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Daniels and Hickory win Behind the Rocks 50K

Won the 50K in a reported course-record 3:29:27.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

Published in TUM

Daniels writes about meaning in running

TUM recommended Matt Daniels’s reflection on running as worship and finding meaning in the breath, wind and quiet of early runs.

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Daniels writes about a shared long run

TUM recommended Matt Daniels’s account of bringing his crew together for a long run and feeling like himself again, identifying him with the Boulder Boys podcast.

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Hyperlyte announces Campbell and its roster

Hyperlyte announced Cole Campbell joining its elite roster, alongside recent additions Matt Daniels, Hans Troyer, Ryan Raff and Abigail West. The source recalled Campbell’s 2024 results without making the January 2025 roster current indefinitely.

Published in TUM

Hyperlyte signs Daniels

Matt Daniels joined Hyperlyte Liquid Performance, whose announced roster also included Hans Troyer, Ryan Raff and Abigail West. TUM linked Daniels’ earlier essay about meaningful sponsorship; its interpretation of the new deal remains editorial.

Earlier coverage (2)
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Boulder Boys’2025 kickoff

Finn Melanson joined Matt Daniels, Seth Ruhling and Adam Merry on the Boulder Boys Show to discuss trail-running storylines and sponsorships. Daniels also discussed his Hyperlyte deal.

Published in TUM

The reported Perpetua Coast 50K performances

TUM reported the Perpetua Coast 50K win and a course record, without a time or exact event date.

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Sponsor mention

TUM’s historical Hyperlyte offer context

The January 10 promotional module described Hyperlyte’s athlete signings and explained how TUM arranged a reader discount.

Connections

2026 26K result

Mammoth Trail Fest

TUM covered the 50K and 26K, elite para and nonbinary results, and Ares Reading’s first-person reflection through The Trail House.

Source

Won men’s 50K · 3:29:27 course record

Behind the Rocks

Matt Daniels won in a reported course-record 3:29:27, ahead of Anthony Costales. The source tentatively reported Bryan Kerl and Adam Merry tied for third. McKendree Hickory led the women ahead of Corinne Shalvoy and Mara Scallon.

Source

Named in January 2025 roster announcement

Hyperlyte

Hyperlyte announced Cole Campbell joining its elite roster, alongside recent additions Matt Daniels, Hans Troyer, Ryan Raff and Abigail West. The source recalled Campbell’s 2024 results without making the January 2025 roster current indefinitely.

Source

January 2025 kickoff discussion

The Boulder Boys Podcast

Finn Melanson joined Matt Daniels, Seth Ruhling and Adam Merry on the Boulder Boys Show to discuss trail-running storylines and sponsorships. Daniels also discussed his Hyperlyte deal.

Source
Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 27, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

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Public background & sources Checked October 27, 2026

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