UltraRunning Magazine

Don’t be a WOTTE

They used to call UltraRunning a subculture. But we have grown. As a matter of fact, we have grown so much that now there are subcultures within the subculture. Prominent among these is the aid station subculture. It has been a long time since aid stations consisted of some jugs of water in the bushes or a lonely card table with some cups of Gatorade. Today’s aid station is a full-blown production.

Within these festive oases there are readily identifiable characters. While an established aid station can develop its own personality over the years, the personalities

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