Zoë Rom is Editor In Chief of Trail Runner magazine, and Managing Editor of Women’s Running.
When she’s not running, she’s writing, and when she’s not climbing she’s cooking or eating. Southern story-teller turned mountain-dweller, she starts every day with a cup of strong coffee and a good story. Her work has appeared in REI Co-op Journal, Discover, Rock & Ice, Trail Runner, Backpacker, and Threshold Podcast. She currently hosts and produces the DNF Podcast. She is co-author of the forthcoming book, Becoming a Sustainable Runner with Tina Muir.
Hello Grindstone! With an East Coast race on the docket for 2024's Golden Ticket races, and CCC replacing UTMB, how will this change reshape the startline at the U.S’s most competitive 100-miler?
A list of basic and completely necessary items that every trail runner needs for taking on their next endurance challenge.
How Tommy Byrne’s journey inspired him to make space for mental health in the endurance community.
We crunched the numbers from hundreds of thousands of Strava uploads, to see how athletes running in different marathons train differently, and why the Boston field is so speedy.
Dakota Jones, Meg Mackenzie headline races across La Palma
Get ready: 90 hours of live-streaming Cocodona is coming. See who’s competing, and what to expect at this year’s Cocodona 250.
UTMB is updating its entry system for runners who give birth. Here’s what you need to know.
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How Zachary Friedley is building an event by adaptive athletes for adaptive athletes
Jim Walmsley is headed to the start line of the Istria 100 in Croatia. Here's who else is competing, and what you should know about this event.
Here’s how the champion trail runner is preparing to take on the legendarily ‘hilly’ Boston Marathon Course in her 26.2 debut.
Lake Sonoma is celebrating its Sweet 16 with Team USA Selection and a deep field of competition. Here’s what to know about this legendary 50.
April Fool's post: 400-mile races are the new 200-milers, and if you’re not running 400 miles at a time, you’re not really a runner.
A near-death experience prompted this trail runner to take stock of what mattered to him: fighting for civil rights and adventures in the mountains.
Women Take The Lead Retreat is creating space for women of color in the running industry to network, learn, and connect with tools to advance their careers
The boutique Portland brand debuts its best shoe yet, a versatile ultra crusher that’s modular design can be customized to you.
Here’s how rabbit’s co-founder balances family, training, and running an apparel company
The fitness industry is rife with harmful messaging around food and exercise. Here’s what to know about when food behaviors are a problem.
How social media and marketing turned empowerment into a hashtag that substitutes awareness for meaningful action, consumption as activism.
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Through all the heartbreak and disappointment, our love is worth it. It’s worth the black toenails and quasi-permanent sunburn, and it’s worth having geriatric ankle joints. Our love is worth the 4 a.m. wake-ups and finding a partially consumed GU in nearly every load of laundry. It’s almost worth all the foam rolling.
Our editor answers your questions about group runs, chafing and how to set realistic expectations when you’re just getting started.
A real step forward in trail shoe technology, The North Face Summit Vectiv Pro is worth the hype for speed and distance.
New and improved, this do-it-all trail shoe has some extra pep.
The UK-based trail runner just raised the bar on one of the UK’s gnarliest routes.
Internationally acclaimed coach and author Brad Stulberg wants runners to love the process, seek community, laugh at themselves, and stay flexible.
Forget weight loss. Throw out advice on how to “optimize” your life. This year, we want to keep things simple.
From stories of FKTs to UTMB, and how the shape of the trails we run shape us, these were our editors’ favorite articles this year.
You might be surprised to find out what gear our Editor In Chief swears by. But this planner is the engine that keeps Trail Runner going.
Climbing legend Alex Honnold is embracing more time on the trails as he challenges himself with new link-ups and endurance events.
The Running Event is the largest in-person running tradeshow of the year, and the entire Outside Run team was present. Here are five 2023 trends we picked up on.
How winter road running brings one writer closer to nature.
As many trail running events grow larger, many runners are gravitating toward smaller grassroots events with a more intimate, personal feel.
Looking to train for a multi-day stage race event? Here's everything you need to know to get ready for your first, or your fifth stage race.
Should you stretch before you run? What’s the best kind of running shoes? How often should you run? Your top questions, answered.
Canyon Woodward channels his love of rural spaces into political activism, fueled by his adventures in trail running.
Our expert nutritionists answer your most-searched nutrition questions.
Looking for an easy to execute Halloween costume? We've got you covered.
The much-anticipated launch of Kilian Jornet’s outdoor brand NNormal features two exciting new shoes. Here’s what you need to know.
The two adventurers that fell in love with each other, then the legendary line linking 14 of Colorado’s highest peaks.
Women tend to play down their accomplishments. Here’s why ultrarunner Sally McRae wants that to change.
Andrea Sansone spent the summer scouting Nolan’s 14 before setting the FKT over Labor Day weekend
With the help of a supporting community, Courtney Dauwalter continues to push the envelope while playing in the mountains.
360 YOU ultra athlete Sally McRae shares how she has approached the first three races (335 miles over 6 weeks) in her #ChooseStrong project.
With integrated carbon plate technology and balances propulsion and cush, this shoe is fun and fast as heck.
Two improvising trail runners on making it up as you go
The essential ingredients in Hannah Allgood’s mountain adventures are curiosity and self-belief.
Are you making one of these training mistakes? From volume to motivation, here’s where trail runners get tripped up.
With entry changes on the horizon, this year’s UTMB might be the most competitive ever. Here’s why.
Everything you need to know about the UTMB race series in Chamonix.
High mileage? Giving 110%? Skipping speedwork? Elite athletes weigh in on the worst trail running advice out there.
Joe McConaughy sets a new Fastest Known Time on the 223-mile John Muir Trail.
With the first-ever Golden Ticket race in Asia, there are more opportunities than ever for international runners to gain entry. How will this change reshape the startline at the U.S’s most competitive 100-miler?
Long runs are one of the most critical parts of ultramarathon training. Here are the best shoes for making them feel like a breeze.
From coffee that supports conservation to new featherweight trail shoes to The Bear (yes, Chef!), here’s what our editors have been obsessing over in July.
Hawley is lucky that his awkward run didn’t end in injury.
The bell’s ringing. Time for a new adventure.
Want to build confidence and agility on technical terrain? Here are the drills and exercises pros recommend.
Our editors tested five of the best carbon-plated trail shoes – and two alternative plated shoes – on the market. Here’s what we found.
Stuck in a training rut? We asked elite athletes and professional coaches what changes they’ve made to level up.
You don’t need a recovery shake after every run, but reaching for one after key workouts and longer efforts can help speed recovery.
New course records and an incredibly close men’s podium mark a historic year for the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run.
Nick and Jamil Coury are teaming up to run the “graduate-level” 100-mile course around Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.
Summer has arrived! It’s race season and also staying-cool season, and here’s what our editors are loving as they dive into all things trail.
Here’s the trail running gear that has stood the test of time, and that our editors will swear by for years to come.
Broken Arrow is back, and the field is deeper than ever. Here’s what to know about one of the U.S.’s premier mountain running events.
From shoes and apparel to tech and hydration, here's all the best trail running gear of 2022, chosen by our editors and testers.
It’s finally trail racing season! And we couldn’t be happier. As we get ready for our big races this summer, here’s what the editors of Trail Runner are loving right now.
Out Trails is hosting the first LGBTQ+ retreat for trail runners.
From fueling to having fun, here are 5 lessons our editor learned the hard way.
Long adventures on the trails are just around the corner. Be prepared with these vests, both new releases and time-tested standbys.
In our 2022 annual DIRT issue, we’re leaning into the in-betweens.
A group of women who are out to make history, and upend how we think about competition in the process.
At the intersection of soft and speedy, you’ll find the Hoka Tecton X, another contender in the growing market for carbon-plate trail shoes.
As the weather warms and race season begins, here’s what the editorial staff at Trail Runner has been running in, reading, eating, and more.
Indigenous runners are drawing attention to the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives with education and events this May.
Jacky-Hunt Broersma set out to take down a world record. What does it take to run 100 marathons in 100 days?
Lighter, springier - with the same cush you’ve come to expect from Hoka. Here’s what’s new in the Speedgoat 5.
This November, Nebraska’s newest ultra-endurance event gives runners a chance to see the state in style.
Spring is inching closer, and the gear we’re running in, podcasts we’re listening to, and recipes we’re making are reflecting that!