Marshall Ulrich has a vast amount of experience with the media. He is a published author, has experience with radio and television appearances, and his photograph and stories have appeared in numerous books, newspapers, and magazines; and on television, radio programs, and Web sites for more than 20 years.
For information about Marshall as an Author - including magazine articles and book chapters he's written, and current work on his book about Running America, go the Author page. More information, including an electronic press kit will be added [under construction]. For recent media coverage, scroll down.
For more videos about and by Marshall go to the
Marshall Ulrich YouTube Channel.
the "Zen Master" of the Badwater Ultramarathon in the movie The Distance of Truth, and he is featured in the movie Running on the Sun.
Here is some of the recent coverage about Marshall Ulrich.
Marshall was featured in the September 2009 New York Times Well Blog article
"Inspiration for Runners Over 50." The story includes mention of Running America, Marshall's successful 2008 3,063-mile crossing of the country from San Francisco to New York City in 52.5 days— the equivalent of running a combination of two marathons and a 10K each day.
"I just wanted to cross the country…and go through some of the
extraordinary places that exist in the United States."
Check out additional photos of Marshall on the Running Voices slide show, featuring some photos taken around Marshall's beautiful mountain home, including some with 14-year-old dog and still running companion, Spike.
Marshall was quoted in an August 2009 story on CNN.com about Badwater, a race he's completed a record 15 times - and won a record four times - each and every time going 146 miles to the 14,495-foot summit of Mount Whitney.
"To talk about the buckle is to miss the point," said Marshall Ulrich,
a 58-year-old endurance sensei who has done Badwater more than a dozen times
and has summited Everest. Notorious for having his toenails surgically removed
-
toenails fall off anyway when you're an endurance runner --
Marshall is, contrary to what most people assume, not a machine.
He started running when he was 28, after his doctor told him to get off his butt
and lower his blood pressure or expect an early grave.
"You run Badwater because there's something in you that wants to get out there,
in the middle of nowhere, and think about something.
It's a way of freeing yourself, getting back to what I really believe people
are supposed to be doing instead of relying so much on a bunch
of
material crap
that only makes us weaker.
We are built to run, to cover great distance, for survival sake."
This story has been picked up by media outlets across the country, including WIBW.com, a CBS affiliate in Kansas.
Marshall's 2008 crossing of the U.S. on foot as a part of Running America is featured in a story in Marathon & Beyond written by Steve Shepard. This magazine is only available by subscription. If you're interested, go to the Marathon & Beyond Web site.
Named in the top 10 "2004 Outdoor Person of the Year Awards" by Hooked on the Outdoors magazine, February 2005, not only for his athletic accomplishments but for "giving back"
Cover June 2004 Adventure Sports and highlighted an athlete "Over 50 and Kicking Your Butt"
Named "Endurance King" by Outside magazine, December 2001, as part of their "A-Team - the 25 Best" athletes in their fields and other forces of nature
Cover of June/July 2001 Trail Runner magazine and highlighted as one of the "Legends of the Trail - 10 runners with a living legacy"
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