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.
Marathons Across America Editorial StaffJuly 200213 min Tonyand Robin run the Detroit Free Press Marathon in 1999, the year the race started and ended in Tiger Stadium. to more than…
My Most Unforgettable: September/October 2000 Editorial StaffSeptember 200017 min […] charter a C130 Hercules to fly to the continent and scope out the feasibility of sucha venture. He also wants…
Trail Running for Marathon Training Editorial StaffSeptember 20017 min Trail running can be an excellent complement to marathon training. The varied terrain, the technical demands, and the mental challenge of…
Marathon Rating: Vermont City Marathon Editorial StaffMarch 20003 min The Bottom Line We have weighed various aspects of a marathon within a 1,000-point scoring grid. Besides the author of the…
Running Douglas JordanFeature20152 min To the tune of “Sailing” by Christopher Cross. Well, it’s not far down to paradise, at least it’s not for me Almost any time you can…
Running The Shawangunk Ridge Trail Kenneth A. PosnerFeature201518 min Who needs a marked course? here’s George? It’s 9:00 p.m. I’m standing at checkpoint #6, high in the Shawangunk Mountains. The…
My Most Unforgettable Pacing Zeke ZuckerFeature201522 min And the special friendship that ensued. rather grim. After a particularly snowy winter there was still plenty of the white stuff around, making…
The Unfinished Race That Stuck In My Craw Gary DudneyFeature201512 min A final chance at redemption. slope in the crook of the next switchback and shifted my weight slowly to…
Don’T Let The Gift Stop Here Zoe RomanoFeature201524 min Don’t Let the Gift Stop Here Across Texas, but never alone. uthor’s note: In 2011, at the age of 23, Ientered…
Into the Woods Gretchen StahlmanFeature201520 min Into the Woods Among the trees, there is solace. hen I was a child, I walked in the woods with my father. He worked…