How Arkansas Ultra Running Aid Stations Became the Heart of the Race She smells the food before she sees the table. Somewhere through the trees ahead, the sound of music and voices drifts up the trail to meet her. Her legs have been arguing with her for the last six miles, but her feet pick up the pace anyway. She is running toward the party, and the party is right here, in the afternoon light of the Ouachita Mountains, somewhere around mile 38. This is what separates Arkansas ultra running from almost everything else on the endurance racing calendar. The