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Megan Eckert

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Megan Eckert is an ultrarunner and coach whose racing spans mountain ultras, flat looped courses and multiday events. Her professional biography also identifies her as a special-education high-school teacher.

Disciplines
Mountain ultras and multiday/timed racingSource checked October 20, 2026; edition-specific results remain in the dated TUM timeline.Source
Work
Coach and special-education teacherSource checked October 20, 2026; edition-specific results remain in the dated TUM timeline.Source

15 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

15 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Megan Eckert — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 6 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: 1 editorial issueJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 1 editorial issueApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 1 editorial issueJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 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: 3 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 6 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 6Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 1; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; 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: 3; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 6; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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In The Ultra Minute

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Published in TUM

Eckert’s data in a conversation

TUM noted Freetrail’s Rest Day Live discussion of Eckert’s six-day visualizations with Eckert and Rachel Entrekin.

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Entrekin interviews Eckert

TUM previewed Rachel Entrekin’s Rest Day Live interview with Megan Eckert about six-day and multiday racing.

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Eckert’s six-day interactive

TUM invited readers to explore Megan Eckert’s run through its existing six-day interactive and give feedback.

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An interactive follow-up to Eckert’s completed six-day win

The September 10 special revisits Megan Eckert’s completed 636.5-mile EMU Six-Day win and links an interactive explanation of 1,140 full laps. It adds a new explanatory treatment, not another race result or a record-ratification claim.

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Six-day results at EMU

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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EMU on day five

TUM recorded a dated in-race board snapshot, with Holvik leading overall and Eckert leading the women. These positions are not final results.

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Vermont’s two distances and Tahoe’s current-course record

Won the Vermont 100-mile women’s race in 17:19:56.

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A planned Cocodona women’s panel

TUM named Meg Eckert as a planned May 23 Q&A guest; retained public partner evidence links this form to Megan.

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Cocodona’s completed overall top ten

TUM reported Megan Eckert: eighth overall and third woman, 63:09:07 at the 2026 Cocodona 250.

Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: May 8, 2026

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Dauwalter and Eckert complete the women’s podium

TUM reported third woman at Cocodona.

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Earlier coverage (5)
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Badwater’s 2025 women’s podium and double

TUM reported second woman in 26:24:17 at Badwater 2025.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025

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Six-day records in France

Megan Eckert covered 603.155 miles at Six Days of France in 2025, a reported women’s six-day world record nearly 43 miles beyond Camille Herron’s previous mark.

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Eckert wins Sierra Vista overall

Won Sierra Vista Trail Runs 50K overall in 4:35:44 and set the women’s course record.

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Eckert’s women’s podium at Desert Solstice

Megan Eckert covered153.4 miles for third in Desert Solstice’s women’s 24-hour race, according to TUM. The adjacent source context distinguishes this women’s podium from Don Reichelt’s second-overall finish; no third-overall rank is inferred from the caption.

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The Belgian trio’s 110 yards and Eckert’s 87

TUM reported a women’s backyard record of 87 yards, 362.5 miles, in this October 2024 account; later records remain separate.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 29, 2024

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Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

Reminder: Cocodona podium roundtable scheduled May 23

TUM repeated a notice scheduling her as a Cocodona podium roundtable guest in Salida on May 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. MT; attendance was not established.

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Result, explanation and later conversation

These are distinct dated treatments of the same completed performance.

Reported 2026-09-10

Interactive special

TUM revisited the completed race through 1,140 full laps, pace and day/night views. This added an explanatory treatment, not another result.

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TUM · Sep 10, 2026

Reported 2026-09-09

Completed result

The published result was 1,024.319 kilometers, about 636.5 miles, with the women’s world-best claim pending ratification at publication.

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TUM · Sep 9, 2026

Reported 2026-05-15

A planned Cocodona women’s panel

TUM named Meg Eckert as a planned May 23 Q&A guest; retained public partner evidence links this form to Megan.

TUM · May 15, 2026

Connections

Six-day racing discussion in the released episode

Rest Day Live

TUM noted Freetrail’s Rest Day Live discussion of Eckert’s six-day visualizations with Eckert and Rachel Entrekin.

Source

2026 six-day result

EMU 6 Day

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

Source

100-mile women’s winner: 17:19:56

Vermont 100

Megan Eckert — 100-mile women’s winner: 17:19:56 at Vermont 100. Reported 2026-07-22.

Source

Was scheduled as panel guest May 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. MT

Cocodona podium roundtable

Repeating its May 14 notice, TUM listed Rachel Entrekin, Courtney Dauwalter, and Meg Eckert for a Cocodona podium roundtable in Salida, with Mikey Mitchell and Ashley Mateo scheduled to moderate. The livestream was scheduled for May 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. MT; the item does not establish attendance.

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Sources & notes

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

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from two original public sources. 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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    1. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-16

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    2. Public source linked by TUMyoutube.com · linked in 2026-09-16

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    3. Public source linked by TUMeckertsixday2026.theultraminute.com · linked in 2026-09-16

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    4. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-14

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    5. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-11

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    6. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-10

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    7. Public source linked by TUMtor-preview-2026.theultraminute.com · linked in 2026-09-16

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    8. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-09

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    9. Public source linked by TUMkorido.hu · linked in 2026-09-09

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    10. Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2026-09-09

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    13. Public source linked by TUMstatistik.d-u-v.org · linked in 2026-09-09

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    14. Public source linked by TUMplanetultramarathon.wordpress.com · linked in 2026-09-09

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    15. Public source linked by TUMgomu.org · linked in 2026-09-09

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    16. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-07

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    17. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-22

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    25. Public source linked by TUMeckertsixday2026.theultraminute.com · linked in 2026-09-10

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    26. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-23

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    28. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-15

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    30. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-08

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    31. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-07

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    32. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-07-11

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    33. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-05-09

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    34. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-03-05

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    36. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-12-18

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    38. Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-10-29

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