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.
Trail Runs Holly HightFeature20109 min Who doesn’t love blackberries and spiders? he Hagg Lake 25K Trail Run, leading the women’s field by an unknown amount—tiring but determined—and then [hit gravel,…
Bree Lambert Kirk FlatowFeature201012 min Lessons from a people’s champion. [{ | found my talent for endurance events when my daughter was born,” said Bree Lambert. What was it about…
Ultrarunning Power Couple Makes Grand Slam History
Zoie CliftFeature201021 min
Ultrarunning Power Couple Makes Grand Slam History Zoie CliftFeature201021 min The Fergusons do the miles together. “One hundred miles of heaven and hell.”—Wasatch Front 100 motto Slam” for fear it…
The Rest Of My Life Dick MichenerFeature20106 min A short story. Ti y late husband showed me how to survive.” She glanced back. “My Lord taught me how to live.”…
Pacing As Soulcraft Rachel ToorFeature201010 min Taking the larger view of helping someone finish well. to make a gentle joke. But you would never call him graceful. Not unless you…
Connie Gardner Dan HorvathFeatureNovember 200910 min A year in the life of an ultrarunner. for nearly the entire event, the 2007 Ultracentric 24-Hour U.S. championship in Grapevine, Texas. The conditions…
Day With Marshall Ulrich Steve ShepardFeature20093 min A Day With Marshall Ulrich Somewhere in mid-America. organize a 3,100-mile run from San Francisco to New York. Their goals were to strongly…
Camp-Town Races Five Smiles Long Rich LimacherFeature200963 min running 100-milers such as the Kettle Moraine. It was fabulous. Imagine camping without ever having to set up camp! Your little house…
The Hells Of The Bunion Derby Charles KastnerFeature200925 min What they had in common Most of these bunioneers were very much like John: they were blue-collar men who held jobs…
Warrior Queen In Death Valley Roger RobinsonFeature200913 min Lisa Tamati strides outside the Maori boundaries. “Seek the very best in everything. If you bow your head, let it be to…
Boulder to Petoskey, One Step at a Time, Part 3 Paula J. VaughanFeature200920 min Adding up the miles—and more. Part 3 of 4. Parts 1 and 2 of Paula’s journey…