Amy A Clark

Happy Birthday Merlin!!

The Lilith Fair doc was incredible. As a huge fan of those women, I wish I could have been there. I am now attending concerts with my daughter & feel what are likely similar vibes at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour & Gracie Abrams: love & acceptance. As a mom, it gives me hope for the next generation.

Just watched this last night. I have been to a lot of concerts over my 49 years was a huge fan of all of these women. However, at the end of the doc, I realized that I have been experiencing likely the same vibes at recent shows w/ my daughter incl. Taylor Swift & Gracie Abrams: love & acceptance.❤️

I’m in!

YouTube video by Barack Obama My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.

I talk about this and more on the final episode of WTF with Marc Maron. Watch now:

Happy birthday Lincoln! The 👑 of Sea Pups is turning 8

Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford Just Can’t Quit the White House

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AC100: The Bridge/Eaton Fires & Twice over Baden Powell - Ultra Running Magazine This year’s race was difficult to pull off due to the aftermath of two major fires that affected the race at both the start in Wrightwood (WW) and the finish in Altadena.

Two wildfires, course changes, and a big climb over Baden Powell didn't stop the 2025 Angeles Crest 100 runners. Here’s how the race unfolded for the runners at the AC100.
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SNL Hosts and Guests for October, 2025:
Oct. 4: Bad Bunny, Doja Cat (Season Premiere)
Oct. 11: Amy Poehler, Role Model
Oct. 18: Sabrina Carpenter (host and musical guest)

What's Up in Ultra This Weekend — September 13, 2025 - Ultra Running Magazine This weekend's ultramarathon race calendar features Run Rabbit Run, Rib Mountain Trail Races, Mountaineer Rumble 12 Hour, Boulder Field 100, and the Divide 200.

What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend is a place to find all the UltraRunning races in North America, along with a deeper dive into featured races we cover for each region.
If you're a race director and don't see your race listed, reach out to us!

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More of this.

REVIEW: Garmin Forerunner 970 GPS Watch - Ultra Running Magazine There is something of a demarcation line among endurance athletes when it comes to sports watches. Some like the robust, expedition-style watch that says, “I do epic sh*t.” Others prefer a sleeker, mo...

The improvement of an updated, brighter display might offset the lower battery life, but only you can be the judge of that. Read about all the upgrades to the Garmin Forerunner 970 and let us know if this will be on your wish list.⁠
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Life of a Showgirl 🔐🧡🥵
#TS12

A New York Legend: Manitou’s Revenge - Ultra Running Magazine A graduate level, if not PhD, ultramarathon, the race has drawn its name and inspiration from Native American legends embedded deep within the Catskills. The name originates from the Algonquian langua...

A graduate level, if not PhD, ultramarathon, Manitou’s Revenge has drawn its name and inspiration from Native American legends embedded deep within the Catskills...
Read more about this New York Legend.👇
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Flimmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression' Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

Column | The end of Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ has implications beyond late-night TV Stephen Colbert announced at the Thursday evening taping of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that his show would be canceled at the end of the season.

Column by Lili Loofbourow: The day Stephen Colbert’s show was canceled, the House passed a bill backing Trump’s push to defund NPR and PBS.

CBS knows what all this looks like. They’re trying very hard to address the optics.

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

YouTube video by Troy Freund 2025 Six Days In the Dome: the finish

and the 6-day, 10-day races are DONE (along with the 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h races, too)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlLR... @ultrarunningmag.bsky.social @runnersworld.bsky.social @pedalsandpages.com @amycwrites.bsky.social #running #ultrarunning #SixDaysInTheDome #WestAllis #Milwaukee

New lid, who dis? 🧢 😆
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let's update on some #ultrarunners, about 2 1/2 days into their 10D or 24hr RACE on a 443m track!
bib 138: 24h: 59miles, >12hr
bib 111: 10d: 123miles, >60hr
bib 137: 24h: 66miles, >12hr
bib 107: 10d: 112miles, >59hr
bib 102: 10d: 78miles, >59hr
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I definitely dig the faster tempo of this version! The original version has its own appeal, but this is one fun for sure.

You two are amazing - love it!

After driving through a winter storm, I stopped at a mountain grocery store. Rainn Wilson was there with his wife and directly in front of the bathroom door where I was headed. They kissed, and I had to say, "Excuse me." It didn't hit me, until I sat on the toilet, whose kiss I had just interrupted.

What's Up in Ultra This Weekend — June 14 - Ultra Running Magazine This week's ultramarathon race calendar features River of No Returns, Kettle Moraine, Highlands Sky, Laurel Highlands, and Ultra Trail Gaspesie 100.

In this week’s What’s Up in Ultra, we feature ultramarathons across North America.

🟡 River of No Return Endurance Runs
🟡 Kettle Moraine Endurance Runs
🟡 Highlands Sky
🟡 Laurel Highlands
🟡 Ultra Trail Gaspesie 100

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Ultra Weekend Recap — June 8 - Ultra Running Magazine This week's ultramarathon results include McKenzie River Trail Run, Trail La Clinique Du Coureur, San Diego 100, and Old Dominion.

In this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap, we list results from Oregon, Quebec, California and Virginia.

🔺 McKenzie River Trail Run
🔺 Trail La Clinique Du Coureur
🔺 San Diego 100
🔺 Old Dominion

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Dave Henn taps out runner Liess Makhlouf after loop 1 at the 2025 Barkley Marathons.

👀 Take a peek inside our June/ July 2025 issue:
Dave Henn taps out runner Liess Makhlouf after loop 1 at the 2025 Barkley Marathons.

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Blue Collar Runners: Melanie Arleth - Ultra Running Magazine Melanie Arleth never dreamed she’d be a runner, let alone an ultrarunner. In March of 2018, she felt a shift in her mindset. “I decided to go for it. I had just turned 41 and after putting my family f...

The Yankee Springs Trail Run is coming up this weekend on May 31st. For Melanie Arleth, the 50K was her very first ultra in 2018. Read more about Melanie and how she dove into ultra running at 41 years old.
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Ultra Weekend Recap — May 18 - Ultra Running Magazine This weekend's ultramarathon race results include the Cruel Jewel 100, Keys Ultras, Ram Party, and Born to Run Ultras.

The third weekend in May saw 53 ultramarathons take place across North America, including featured events in Georgia, Florida, Colorado, and Utah. Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend!

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What's Up in Ultra This Weekend — May 17 - Ultra Running Magazine This week's ultramarathon race calendar includes Sun Mountain, Superior Spring Trail Race, Massanutten 100, Infinitus, and Reesor 50.

🌟 This week in What’s Up in Ultra… we’re heading to the trails in Washington, Minnesota, Virginia, Vermont, and even Saskatchewan!

There are 53 ultramarathons happening this weekend ! 📆👟⁠
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