Stuck In A Rut? This Intermediate Training Plan Will Get You Fit This Winter
Resolve to get fit, build speed and tackle 2022 with this intermediate training plan for trail runners.
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Zoë Rom
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.
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Get Fit With Our 10-Week Base-Building Plan
Starting at 5 hours a week, this 10-week program will help you build endurance and jump-start your training this winter.
12 Gifts for the Trail Runner in Your Life
Find the right gift for every trail runner in your life with our editors' favorites from 2021.
A Love Letter to My Competitive Side
Learning to embrace the parts of myself that want to be good at things.
Laura Cortez Builds Community On And Off The Trails
Runner Laura Cortez connects community, environmental stewardship and trail running.
TrailRX: Should Runs Be More Focused Or More Fun?
How to balance play and purpose in your training.
Why These Indigenous Runners Want You To Wear Orange This September
Across the U.S. and Canada, Native athletes and activists are using running to draw attention to the harm caused by boarding and residential schools.
TrailRX: Advice For Workout Anxiety
What to do if you get nervous before big workouts.
TrailRX: Water Crossings, Achieving Your Potential And Supporting An Injured Partner
How do you know when you've reached your potential? Should you take your shoes off for water crossings? How can you best support a partner who's injured?
How Trail Running Astronomer Andy Boyle Ran—And Won—His First Ultra
Boyle used a Trail Runner training plan to build speed and break into the ultra distance.
So You Want To Run UTMB. Here’s How To Qualify.
Running Stones, qualifying points. A new World Series. How are you going to get into UTMB?
TrailRX: Toilet Paper, Power Hiking and Being Normal
Should you take TP on the run? Is it okay to walk? What is a "normal" distance to run? Your trail running questions, answered.
Trail Runner’s Guide to UTMB 2021
Your complete guide to the UTMB races
Scott Jurek Halts Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt
Injury forces ultra legend Scott Jurek off the trail.
Strength, Balance And Sparkle: Ryan Montgomery Preps For UTMB
Montgomery isn’t afraid to try new things, especially when it comes to training for 106 brutal miles through the Alps.
Follow Along as Jacky Hunt-Broersma Prepares For The Moab 240
In a new series, we’ll be following along as Jacky prepares to take on her biggest challenge yet: running 240 miles across the desert and mountains around Moab.
Western States Adds Four New Races To Golden Ticket Series
With three international additions and nothing below 100k - this change is sure to shake up the startline at the U.S.'s most competitive 100 miler.
Start Trail Running With This Beginner Bootcamp
A training plan for beginner trail runners.
The Hardrock 100 Wants More Women On The Startline
Starting in 2022, The Hardrock 100 Endurance Run will update its lottery to get more women to the startline of the iconic mountain race.
Trail Tested: Salomon Ultra Glide
We took the Salomon Ultra glide for a test run. Well, several test runs.
How Cartoonist Alison Bechdel Used Running To Get Creative And Stop Drinking
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The Best Trail Running Shoes For 2021
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High Temps And High Drama At 2021’s Western States Endurance Run
A historic day for the women's field, decisive leads from the male and female leaders and temperatures topping 101 made for an interesting day at the U.S.’s most competitive 100-miler.
Katie Asmuth Prepares To Toe The Line At Western States
After facing down 2020’s challenges as a healthcare worker, Katie Asmuth talks balance and resilience in getting ready for Western States.
Snacks For Your Summer Long Run
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Our Favorite Shoes For Speedwork On Trail
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How Trail Runners Can Offset Their Carbon Emissions
What are carbon offsets, and how can trail runners use them to run more sustainably?
The Best Trail Running Shoes We’ve Tried
These are the best trail running shoes we've tried, and advice for picking your next pair.
Our Favorite Trail Tech For 2021
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DNF Episode 12 – Hillary Allen On Injury And Identity
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Summer Gear Refresh
Update your summer gear with these fresh picks.
Outside+ Is About Community
Why Joining O+ will help you train, adventure and connect—better.
Do You Struggle With Exercise Dependency?
What to do if your relationship with running becomes unhealthy.
Meditation For Runners Who Hate Sitting Still
Here’s how to start meditating, and why even the most restless runners should try it.
Outside+ And Trail Runner Get You More
Award-winning storytelling and journalism to inspire and challenge how you train, think and adventure.
DNF Podcast Episode 1 – Mr. Teacher
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DNF Podcast Episode 2 – Getting To Maybe
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DNF Podcast Episode 3 – Postscripts And Sequels
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DNF Podcast Episode 4 – Slouching Towards Leadville
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DNF Podcast Episode 8 – How Not To Make A Lightbulb
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DNF Podcast Episode 9 – Kintsugi
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DNF Podcast Episode 5 – Powdered Feet
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DNF Podcast Episode 6 – Song of Myself
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DNF Podcast Episode 7 – Spirit Lines
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DNF Podcast Episode 11 – Fail Better With Peter Sagal
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The Case For Re-Naming Public Lands
Racist names are part of our public land’s fraught history and contribute to inequality and erasure today.
Do My Actions Matter?
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Gear Of The Year: Pizza
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An Athlete’s Guide To Environmentally Friendly Eating
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Your Guide To Responsible, Sustainable Gear Usage
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4 Ways Climate Change Affects You As a Runner
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Beating The Boys
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Runner’s Best Friend
Leashing up your pup for some quality trail time can be a great way to get exercise for yourself, and your four-legged friend.
How Peyton Thomas Gets It Done
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Opinion: You Can’t Sell Safety
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A Trail Runner’s Guide To Environmental Justice
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Peyton Thomas’ Adventures On Land And Sea
Peyton Thomas has always been curious about her surroundings, whether in her work as a marine biologist or her training as a runner.
Opinion: The Real Reason Runners Should Protect Public Lands
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Protecting Trails is Climate Action
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How To Talk About Climate Change
The earth is getting warmer. Right now. And while climate change isn't easy to talk about, it's our obligation to act.
You Should Thrift More Gear
Gear shopping is fun, and we know the feel of something shiny and new is satisfying. But we love gear thrifting, and let us tell you why.
Climate Heroes And Hypocrites
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6 Ways to Set More Mindful Goals
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Running Isn’t Therapy
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DNF Episode 8 – Jim Walmsley
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The Best Poles For Trail Running
Looking to run steep trail races? See our tester's reviews of the best poles for trail running. Here are the best poles for trail running.
Whoop Is Like Strava For Recovery
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Courtney Dauwalter Just Began An Attempt To Break The Coveted Colorado Trail FKT
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The Best Shorts For Summer Trail Runs
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Trail Running: A Love Story
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The Best Vest For Every Trail Run
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The Puzzlemaster: How Courtney Dauwalter’s curiosity and problem-solving push her to the brink of what’s possible in ultrarunning.
How Courtney Dauwalter's curiosity and problem-solving push her to the brink of what's possible in ultrarunning.
How Childcare Responsibilities Limit Women’s Participation in Trail Running
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Gearing Up For Your First Ultramarathon
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How The Pros Are Quarantraining
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Go Ahead, Run Outside.
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What To Read, Watch And Listen To While You’re Social Distancing
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Trail Tested: Patagonia High Endurance Kit
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Sports Bras Are Serious Gear
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How Sydney Zester Puts Poetry In Motion
Sydney Zester started running almost a decade ago, scribbling down small notes as she ran.