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Badwater’s two records and the final climb
At 8:15 a.m. MDT on July 29, live results showed her at Lone Pine, mile 122, in 34:07 elapsed. This is a checkpoint snapshot, not a final result.
Athlete
Sally McRae
Runner
Sally McRae is an American professional mountain ultrarunner, author, coach and podcast host. Her work includes the book Choose Strong: The Choice That Changes Everything and the Choose Strong podcast.
10 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
9 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 1; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 1; 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: 1; Jul 2026: 3; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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In The Ultra Minute
Newest first
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McRae accepted a late Badwater return
Sally McRae accepted a return to Badwater 135 after Caryn Lubetsky offered crew, hotels and logistics. The July 24 announcement and roster were a planned start; July 29’s in-race checkpoint remains later coverage.
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McRae announces a Badwater withdrawal and TDS target
As of July 15, said she would not start Badwater 135 and was targeting TDS’s August 24 145K. This earlier announcement remains separate from later coverage.
Published in TUM
TrailCon schedule and representation criticism
Sally McRae: Named in June 22–24 schedule; attendance not established.
Published in TUM
McRae’s second Cocodona finish
TUM reported her second Cocodona finish in 2026, separately recalling fourth woman in 2023.
Published in TUM
TrailCon’s Hall of Fame announcement
Named as an awards-show co-host with Dylan Bowman.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 6, 2025
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The announced 2025 Mammoth 200
TUM linked Sally McRae’s route film and Tim Tollefson’s Trail Network discussion of the Mammoth 200 planned forSeptember 2025. Race vision, registration and exploration footage are not proof a later race occurred; the200-mile event is distinct from Mammoth Trail Fest.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: January 2, 2025
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A dated Old Fort fundraiser appearance plan
TUM announced Sally McRae, Anton Krupicka, Hailey Moore and John Kelly for the December 7, 2024 Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival, supporting Hurricane Helene recovery. The announcement also offered a virtual option.
Event date: December 7, 2024 · TUM publication: October 15, 2024
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Singletrack’s business-focused McRae interview
Featured in the career/business interview; the title’s Nike and Western States topics do not establish a new current sponsorship or race entry.
Repeated links & other mentions (2)
Repeated link
McRae’s return to Badwater — repeated link
Repeated link to McRae’s return announcement; later race coverage remains separately dated.
Repeated link
Linked TrailCon panel episode title
The embedded 2024 episode title names Sally McRae in TrailCon’s Brand & Athlete panel.
Dated 2026 plans and race history
An earlier withdrawal announcement is followed by a return plan and then an in-race checkpoint.
Reported 2026-07-29
Badwater checkpoint
The July 29 report placed McRae at Lone Pine in its 8:15 a.m. MDT live-results snapshot. This was an in-race checkpoint, not a final result.
TUM · Jul 29, 2026Reported 2026-07-24
Change of plan
Badwater & Caryn Lubetsky
The later announcement said she would return to Badwater after Caryn Lubetsky offered crew, hotels and logistics.
TUM · Jul 24, 2026Reported 2026-07-15
Earlier withdrawal and TDS target
Badwater & TDS
On July 15, McRae said she would not start Badwater and targeted the August 24 TDS 145K. The later return announcement has its own date.
TUM · Jul 15, 2026Reported 2026-06-01
TrailCon schedule and representation criticism
Sally McRae: Named in June 22–24 schedule; attendance not established.
TUM · Jun 1, 2026Connections
Badwater checkpoint · July 29
Badwater
The July 29 report placed McRae at Lone Pine in its 8:15 a.m. MDT live-results snapshot. This was an in-race checkpoint, not her final result.
SourceLogistics offered for the return
Caryn Lubetsky
The July 24 return announcement credits Lubetsky’s logistics offer. It remains a planned start, separate from the July 29 in-race checkpoint.
SourceTDS target announced July 15
TDS
Sally McRae — Next target: the August 24 145K. Reported 2026-07-15.
SourceNamed in June 22–24 schedule; attendance not established
TrailCon
TrailCon announced June 22–24 programming and named guests, including Entrekin and McRae. Born to Adapt criticized the apparent absence of meaningful para-athlete and disability representation. Scheduled appearances are not confirmed attendance or Olympic recognition.
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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
- Sally McRae Undated; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-09
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-01-02
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