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.
Confessions Of An Ultramarathon Skeptic Jason FrFeature200816 min Are They Truly Athletes? Or Are They Just Crazies? “You look into their eyes and see the soul separating from the body.”…
Iott, Loughren, And SachsFeatureNovember 20077 min
Research In The Marathon And Ultramarathon Iott, Loughren, And SachsFeatureNovember 20077 min […] of my artificial hip stem was outside and above the artificial hip socket. The doctor said, “We…
Wicked Hard Challenge Jamie AndersonFeatureSeptember 200713 min […] only significant hill on the course. After running Boston, I had had my fair share of hills, which was another reason why…
Flanagan’s Run, Part 1 Tom McNabFeatureJuly 200736 min 8. COURSE Take into consideration the following: degree of difficulty, certified, sanctioned, quality of road or trail surface, adequate mileage and directional…
The Badwater Team That Beat The Odds Anne SaFeatureJuly 200714 min A Sam and Kirsten (center) with their parents on the last day of Sam’s 51-in-50-in-50 feat in Bay St….
Loincloths, Moais, And Much More Willy SternFeatureMay 200713 min A Rachel Toor and the author approach the finish line at Auburn. Many days later, the finish line pictures would show…
Road Runner To Trail Runner (Batteries Required) Mike PastoreFeatureMay 200728 min Today’s marathon was my third in as many months; two of the three would qualify me for Boston, not…
One Jot Day At The Javelina Jundred Gay RenoufFeatureMay 20078 min Fifty Miles Plus Fifty Miles Do Not a 100-Miler Make. or more than a decade, I had wondered what…
Cooking Lance MartFeatureMay 20078 min » Dean Karnazes, 24-hour national team member, with crew members—daughter, Alexandria, and son, Nicholas—in Worschach in 2005, just prior to the start. Given a block…
Editorial: March/April 2007 Richard BenyoEditorialMarch 200717 min Transition For as long as I’ve been running long distance, I’ve known people who went longer still, into the wonderfully wacky world of…
Dr. Sheehan on Running, Part 6 Dr. George SheehanFeature200722 min […] and road sign, | make my way up and around the final loop, eventually doing my walk/run again past…
