Volunteer directors Katie Helms, Sharon Bennett, and Stacey Shaver carry on a decades-long tradition of ultrarunning in the Ouachita National Forest Deep in the hills of the Ouachita National Forest, about 30 miles west of Little Rock, a patch of central Arkansas real estate carries more history per acre than most places in the state. Lake Sylvia Recreation Area and its neighbor, Camp Ouachita, have served as a gathering place for Girl Scouts, Depression-era work crews, state park managers, and, for more than three decades, some of the most dedicated trail runners in the country. Three races organized by the