When it comes to ultrarunning, Katie Schide can do it all. On August 31, the defending UTMB champion faced many of the world's best short-course ultrarunners at OCC, the UTMB World Series 50K. The 31-year-old American who has lived in France for several years, beat all but one: Toni McCann of South Africa.
Last week Allie McLaughlin jumped off a cliff in Switzerland. "I thought doing my first BASE jump would hype me up for OCC," McLaughlin says. Last year McLaughlin took the race out hot, leading until the final legs before a self-proclaimed "blow up" to finish sixth.
Montego Bay, famous for shopping and entertainment, has a deep history dating back to Jamaica's earliest people, the Taino, and the shows of wealth and power by colonial rulers.
The Commonwealth Ports Authority recently engaged in productive discussions with key officials from the U.S. Department of Defense to advocate for the economic growth and development of the ports on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.