One wall of the clubhouse
The Loop
the one-mile circuit, lap counting and the shape of going around
4 frames · latest frame July 2, 2026
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Going around the other way
The direction change in loop racing: why many fixed-time races reverse the field every few hours, what the turn asks of tired legs, and the small ceremony of switching.
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The small white post
The markers a loop course gives its runners: the distance post, the timing mat, the cone on the lane line, and how a small fixed point becomes the measure of a day.
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Counting laps on the board
How laps get counted in a fixed-time race: the lap board, the timing chip, the volunteer with the clipboard, and what happens when the numbers disagree.
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The one-mile loop and what it asks
Why fixed-time ultramarathons are run on short measured loops, what the loop gives the runner and the record, and what it takes away.
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