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Midwest Grand Slam of Ultrarunning

The Midwest Grand Slam of Ultrarunning is a regional 100-mile trail series that includes Burning River. Its 2027 guide describes completing four of five listed races in a calendar year, with all five earning “Super Slammers” status.

2 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

2 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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July 29, 2024Published in TUM

Burning River 100M’s 2024 podiums and series place

Burning River 100M was described as its third leg in 2024; no other series legs or athlete series outcomes were stated.

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

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July 22, 2024Published in TUM

Burning River 100M’s announced start and Midwest-series place

The July 2024 preview identified Burning River 100M as the series’ third leg, without naming anyone’s other-leg participation.

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Connections

Named Burning River 100M as third leg

Burning River

Heath Goshorn, Eric Linkemann and Alec Cline led the men’s 2024 Burning River 100M race; Brenda Johnson, Katherine Reigstad and Meg Parke made up the women’s podium. TUM called it the Midwest Grand Slam’s third leg and a Western States qualifier.

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Coverage details

July 2024 series coverage: Burning River described as the third legHistorical series description; current or advertised 2027 rules are not retroactively assigned to 2024.Source

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Public background sources checked October 30, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Midwest Grand Slam of Ultrarunning Undated series guide advertising2027; inspected October30,2026 · Checked Oct 30, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 30, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-07-29
Published article, 2024-07-29T14:07:40.458Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T17:04:58.576Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Public source linked by TUMwesternreserveracing.com · linked in 2024-07-29
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Public source linked by TUMmidwestslam.com · linked in 2024-07-29
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-07-22
Published article, 2024-07-22T15:36:42.172Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T17:04:58.580Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2024-07-22
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