Eli Burakian

Eli Burakian is a UESCA certified Ultrarunning Coach, and has completed dozens of ultramarathons and fifteen 100-milers including the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning in 2024. He is passionate about FKTs (Fastest Known Times) and has a number to his name including an unsupported traverse of Iceland. Eli loves running and hiking in the northeast and is a guidebook author for Falcon Guides with titles such as Climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4000 Footers, Hiking the Waterfalls of New England and the forthcoming 101 Classic Hikes of the Northeast.

Eli is a professional photographer and spent eleven years as the Dartmouth College Photographer from 2011-2022. He also managed the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge for three years. As a busy father of two children, Eli is excited to share his belief that with consistent work and focused training anybody can achieve personal success as a trail and/or ultrarunner with a moderate time commitment that can easily work within a busy modern lifestyle. You can see some of his books here, visit his substack newsletter here and his podcast The Fastpacker.