Last updated: 08-Mar-19
There is no doubt that the quality of blogs this year has been outstanding. After much deliberation, and it was a very daunting task, we have chosen the shortlist for the RunUltra Blogger Award for 2016.
A big thank you to everyone who nominated a blogger. We received a total of 108 bloggers nominated from every corner of the globe.
Interestingly we had a 32% female bloggers and 68% male split for nominations (excluding our couples that blog) and 37% female and 63% male in our final shortlist which is shown in alphabetical order below with a link to their website. Many congratulations to all those who made the list.
The quality, dedication and passion for ultra marathons and trail running shines through brightly in much of the writing from the bloggers that you nominated.
We had a strict scoring criteria in place as explained in our recent forum post and the bloggers were scored out of a total score of 60 on the following criteria.
- Consistency
- Quality of Imagery
- Quality of Copy
- Creativity
- Promotion
- Authority
- Usability
- Engagement
- Overall Impression
We’ve included social pages as a form of microblogging. Please note this is a ‘blogger’ award not a ‘blog’ award.
We have a total of 62 names on our shortlist (that’s how difficult it was as we did not want to exclude some great blogs, given the high standard of nominations). Voting is now open until 23.59 on 15th January 2017. The final selection as to who wins the award and fabulous Suunto Spartan Ultra Sports Watch is now in your hands.
We have a special voting logo below to help our shortlisted bloggers with getting their votes.
To download the badge just right click on the image and press “save image as.”
Contact us if you’d like the badge in another format.
We will announce the final winner and our blogger finalists on 19th January 2017.
Next Steps
Please vote now using this voting link. Please note that voting is now finished and our winners are announced here.
| Blogger | Blog |
| Alistair Flowers | Alistair Flowers |
| Andrew Murray | Doc Andrew Murray |
| Audrey McIntosh | Audrey McIntosh |
| Ben Mounsey | Ben Mounsey |
| Charley Radcliffe | Digital Steak |
| Christopher McDougall | Christopher McDougall |
| Dane Raushenberg | See Dane Run |
| Ellie Greenwood | Ellie Greenwood |
| Emilie Fosberg | Emilie Fosberg |
| Emma Timmis | Emma Timmis |
| Eric Schranz | Ultrarunner Podcast |
| Ethan Newberry | Ginger Runner |
| Gavan Hennigan | Gavan Hennigan |
| Giles Thurston | Ultrarun |
| Hollie Woodhouse | The Adventurous Kiwi |
| Ian Corless | Ian Corless |
| Jason Friedman | A Muddy Pair of Heels |
| Jeff Browning | Go Bronco Billy |
| Jeff McCarthy | Run Eat Repeat |
| Jeff Pelletier | Jeff Pelletier |
| Jill Homer | Jill Outside |
| Jo Meek | Jo Meek |
| Joe Grant | Alpine-Works |
| Kate Driskell | Relentless Tenacity |
| Kilian Jornet | Kilian Jornet |
| Lenka Istvanova | Runista |
| Liam Martin | Ginger Running Man |
| Linda Doke | Rockhoppin’ Trail |
| Liza Howard | Liza Howard |
| Lucja Leonard | Running Dutchie |
| Majell Backhausen | Majell Backhausen |
| Marcus Barton | SpeedyLizard Racing |
| Marcus Scotney | Marcus Scotney |
| Mark Rochester & Tim Major | Project Ultra |
| Mary Pearson | A Healthier Moo |
| Matt Frazier & Doug Hay | No Meat Athlete |
| Michele Gonzalez | NY Running Mama |
| Nicole Bunyon | Running Mums Australia |
| Nuno Giao | Off The Beaten Track |
| Randall Wharton | RandRuns |
| Robbie Britton | Train As One |
| Roger Thomasson | I Run Offroad |
| Rory Coleman | Rory Coleman |
| Ryan Sandes | Ryan Sandes |
| Sage Canaday | Sage Canaday |
| Sally McRae | Sally McRae |
| Samantha Gash | |
| Sarah Booker | Dreaming Of Footpaths |
| Sarah Lavender Smith | The Runner’s Trip |
| Scott Dunlap | A Trail Runner’s Blog |
| Scott Jurek | Scott Jurek |
| Sean Conway | Sean Conway |
| Sophie Radcliffe | Challenge Sophie |
| Stephanie Case | Ultra Runner Girl |
| Susie Chan | Susie Chan |
| Tanya Sylvan | All In Stride |
| Timothy Olson | Timothy Olson |
| Tobias Mews | Hard As Trails |
| Tom Goom | Running Physio |
| Will Cooper | Will Run Longer |
| Wouna & Gerry Le Roux | Jog Around The Block |
| Zach Bitter | Zach Bitter |
Please find here a quick guide to our #RunUltraBlogger Award 2017 Contest explaining all our key dates, Terms & Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for finding our winning #RunUltraBlogger.
Follow the hashtag #RunUltraBlogger and our forum thread for updates and runner comments.
