Athlete

Zach Bitter

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An ultramarathon runner and endurance coach who shares training ideas through personalized coaching, training plans and the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. His athletic background includes national titles across 50-mile, 100-kilometer and 100-mile racing.

Discipline: Ultramarathon runningSource
Work: Endurance coachingSource
Podcast: Human Performance OutliersSource

9 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

9 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

October 30, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter and Montgomery’s Desert Solstice plans

TUM linked Bitter’s Trail Mix Running Podcast appearance before his planned December Desert Solstice U.S. 100-mile record attempt. Montgomery’s separate goal was the 24-hour world record; neither planned mark was reported achieved.

Event date: December 2026 · TUM publication: October 30, 2026

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September 29, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter’s December target

TUM reported Zach Bitter’s planned Desert Solstice 100-mile attempt. A target is not a later result or start confirmation.

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August 17, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter’s podcast conversation

TUM linked a discussion of money, media, multi-day running and questions facing the sport.

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July 29, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter and Canaday on anti-doping education and rules

Zach Bitter argued for education about anti-doping complexity; Sage Canaday argued for applying published rules consistently and disclosing biases. These are attributed views, not allegations of a violation.

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July 27, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter’s dated outlook on returning to training

Zach Bitter described his outlook for returning to endurance training and said he was waiting before choosing another event. This preserves the July 27 statement without repeating unnecessary inherited-health or treatment details.

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June 25, 2026Published in TUM

Bitter’s reported reason for his 24-hour DNS

Bitter said he withdrew from a 24-hour attempt and later received a blood-clot diagnosis. This is his dated medical account, not an independent diagnosis or a statement of present health.

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February 14, 2025Published in TUM

Pannu and Jones plan Jackpot record attempts

His 11:19:13 American 100-mile mark was the target in this preview.

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January 31, 2025Published in TUM

Jackpot 100-mile record ambitions and field

Pannu targeted the American 100-mile record at February 14,2025 Jackpot, recalling his 11:58:01 debut a year earlier. Dakota Jones also announced an attempt; Nathan Brown, Devon Yanko and Sierra DeGroff were listed in the field. Bitter’s 11:19:13 and Sorokin’s 10:51:39 were benchmarks, not results from this planned race.

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November 6, 2024Published in TUM

Bitter’s ultra preparation checklist

Bitter discussed an ultra-training and event checklist in the linked Human Performance Outliers episode; this is media advice rather than a race result.

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Repeated links & other mentions (1)

July 31, 2026Repeated link

Anti-doping education — repeated link

The July 31 most-viewed module repeated this earlier link. Carryover is kept separate from new reporting.

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Later target and earlier withdrawal account

Announcements are dated; no completed attempt or present medical status is inferred.

Reported 2026-09-29

December target announced

Planned a 100-mile PR attempt at Desert Solstice on December 19.

TUM · Sep 29, 2026

Reported 2026-06-25

Earlier 24-hour DNS

The June 25 edition attributed the reason and subsequent diagnosis to Bitter’s own account.

TUM · Jun 25, 2026

Connections

Plans U.S. 100-mile record attempt

Desert Solstice

Source

Discussed ultra training and event preparation

Human Performance Outliers Podcast

TUM linked Zach Bitter’s Human Performance Outliers discussion of ultra training and event preparation, including timelines, nutrition, hydration and mental preparation.

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Sources & notes

Coverage details

October 30 record target: Planned U.S. 100-mile attemptDecember Desert Solstice goal, not achieved or ratified; distinct from Montgomery’s 24-hour world-record target.Source
December 19 target: Planned Desert Solstice 100-mile PR attemptAnnounced September 29; a target is neither a completed result nor proof of current health. The June 24-hour DNS is separate.Source

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

Zach Bitter Undated original public page · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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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 · 2026-09-29
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-17
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-31
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-27
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-06-25
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-02-14
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-01-31
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-11-06
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-10-30
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