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Trail Running

140 articles — Off-road racing and adventure running, from the JFK 50 and the Western States to the Himalayan 100, the Kalahari Augrabies, and the early sky-marathons. Includes pieces on trail-specific training and gear.

Vol. 5, No. 6 · 2001 Ultra-Pacing OFTEN, THE image that comes to mind when you think of ultrarunning is the lone, dedicated runner covering vast distances over mountain trails, deserts, or endless… Theresa Daus-Weber · 13 min read Vol. 5, No. 2 · 2001 Pikes Peak and Bust The start of the 1963 Pikes Peak Marathon with 28 runners, among them a young doctor named Peter Wood. The gun was fired without further ado,… Peter D. Wood · 20 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Into the Valley of Death In 1913, Furnace Creek was merely a godforsaken ranch where its owners, Eagle Borax Company, attempted to cultivate date palms. As one of his tedium-splintering duties,… Richard Benyo · 30 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Small Is Beautiful I'M NOT sure at which point a small marathon becomes a large one, much less a megamarathon, but my guess is that the change has not… Tim Martin · 8 min read Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 To the Peak JUST AS Mother Nature is the dominant force in the natural world, the Peak Busters has been a major force behind women moving not only forward… Theresa Daus-Weber · 12 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Lake Tahoe Marathon Runners along the Lake Tahoe shoreline with Emerald Bay in the background. Photo: Jim Grant / Tahoe Tribune THE ONLY marathoners who are likely to get… 16 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 The Team That Sticks Together . . . THE SCENE was full of confusion and chaos. It seemed as if everything was quickly unraveling. We entered the checkpoint together, but then, like a July… Ian Torrence · 21 min read · 2002 Passion and Pain USCIGNANO IN Lunigiana, Italy, May 2001—It's odd, but every time someone asks how I did in a race, I conjure up some variation of the same… Barry Lewis · 29 min read · 2002 SOUTH POLE Marathon Journal: To the Pole SNOW TWO miles deep. Wind chill around 50 below zero. Sleeping in tents at the South Pole. Sounds like a good time to me. About a… Don Kern · 30 min read Vol. 5, No. 2 · 2001 Trail Marathons To get the most out of your marathon training and money, consider a trail marathon, an entirely different experience and culture than the traditional road marathon.… Theresa Daus-Weber · 14 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Round and Round at Rocky Raccoon I RUN with Chaos and other old acquaintances through the trees. The dark start and too many distractions carry me out without my good sense, or… Joe Prusaitis · 14 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Duel at Deadwood My interest in this race began with Billy Mills. Born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mills was orphaned at age… Nancy Griffith · 26 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Marathons Across America Thanksgiving Weekend 1995. I had just turned 40 years old. Not a real big deal for me. I had been running marathons for a little over… Editorial Staff · 19 min read M&B · 2000 My Most Unforgettable: September/October 2000 […] charter a C130 Hercules to fly to the continent and scope out the feasibility of sucha venture. He also wants to do the famed Marathon… Editorial Staff · 18 min read M&B Vol. 5, No. 5 · 2001 Trail Running for Marathon Training Trail running can be an excellent complement to marathon training. The varied terrain, the technical demands, and the mental challenge of trail running all contribute to… Editorial Staff · 1 min read M&B Vol. 4, No. 2 · 2000 Marathon Rating: Vermont City Marathon The Bottom Line We have weighed various aspects of a marathon within a 1,000-point scoring grid. Besides the author of the article, a dozen runners at… Editorial Staff · 2 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 What’s New in Running Research Several studies relative to endurance running have recently been published, and the following provides a brief synopsis of each. * * * Kusy, K., and J.… Douglas Jordan · 11 min read Vol. 19, No. 5 · 2015 Running The Shawangunk Ridge Trail Where’s George? It’s 9:00 p.m. I’m standing at checkpoint #6, high in the Shawangunk Mountains. The woods, tangled and dark, envelop us. One volunteer is still… Kenneth A. Posner · 21 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Pacing The conditions for the 2006 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run were rather grim. After a particularly snowy winter there was still plenty of the white stuff… Zeke Zucker · 28 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 Night Runner The familiar “clicking” sound my clock makes every day at midnight caused me to look over at my wife. She was still sound asleep. I put… Kevin Polin · 10 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Unfinished Race That Stuck In My Craw Every step promised disaster. I placed a foot in the loose grit on the steep slope in the crook of the next switchback and shifted my… Gary Dudney · 15 min read Vol. 19, No. 3 · 2015 Don’T Let The Gift Stop Here Braving the wind in my first days alone in East Texas, enjoying the unique surprises each day brought.© Alexander Kreher Author’s note: In 2011, at the… Zoe Romano · 25 min read Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 Into the Woods When I was a child, I walked in the woods with my father. He worked in the city where skyscrapers stood in for trees and then… Gretchen Stahlman · 23 min read Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 Letit Snow The early-morning symphony of snowplow blades scraping the city streets doesn’t have to bury your planned run. After a fresh drop of the white stuff, hit… Clint Cherepa · 8 min read

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