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Ultrarunner and author Mirna Valerio recalls patterns of overstriving in her young self that she still carries today.

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How one organization uses running to bring attention to the LandBack movement.

Paying for a big day out.

What happens when you feed 2,000 actual hikers' trail names into a neural network? We'll let you see for yourself.

If you love both your partner and your running, it behooves you to spot running-related red flags in your relationship.

With his first win at 17, Owen Thornton has his heart and mind set on a future in ultrarunning.

The remote town of Thunder Bay isn't known for trail running, but one trail group, created by Jamis Hall, is creating a niche.

When I first started running, I did it because it brought me joy to see my own improvements and join a community. But then I brought my phone into the equation.

One columnist's approach to running and writing.

Sometimes we get in a rut of running the same roads and trails over and over again. One writer muses on how to restoke that fire.

Becoming a parent presents a huge number of changes and challenges. But it's possible to balance parenting with athletic pursuits.

How elite trail athletes set goals....and stick to them.

Inside the 100-mile Halloween party.

Drinking was messing with his performance, so an endurance athlete set out to make a delicious nonalcoholic beer.

With its Stolen Starts initiative, New Balance aims to empower more women, grow the sport, and make up for lost time

Of all of the takes currently floating around the internet, elite runner Sabrina Little argues that the worst is probably the one about how a professional runner would never eat a burrito.

Running Stones, qualifying points. A new World Series. How are you going to get into UTMB?

Has UTMB lost its way? In this op-ed, our Chamonix correspondent reflects on his relationship to the iconic UTMB race, and what changes in direction mean for the trail community.

Should you take TP on the run? Is it okay to walk? What is a "normal" distance to run? Your trail running questions, answered.

Racing UTMB, following it in person or on online, or crewing a friend? Here’s the play-by-play of the course… and how to run it!

Your complete guide to the UTMB races

The Rocky Mountain Slam, a series of five races through the Rockies, is the quirkiest and toughest race series in ultrarunning.

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.

Athletes responding to their mental health isn't weakness. It's awareness.

Does alcohol have a place in a sport promoting health and wellness?

An Indigenous runner reflects on her relationship to land, language and running.

How the trail running legend continues to inspire others after years in the sport.

Dinée Dorame is the one-woman host, creator, and producer of the Grounded Podcast, on the intersection of running, culture, land and community. Through all of her work, Dorame builds upon a legacy: the values that her family and community have passed down to her.

The hardest 100-miler in the U.S. returns for the first time since 2018

How science is bridging the gap between physical and mental health.

Certain groups and individuals are considering how gender and race interact to limit women’s access to, and experience on, the trails.

An excerpt from Hillary Allen's Out And Back

How the quirky thrills of a Ragnar Trail Relay stoked my running fires

Some high points require expert skill, a bit of luck, and probably some suffering. Not these. Here are 14 peaks—high on views, low on effort—that don’t play hard to get.

AI is the inevitable future of athletics posed to revolutionize the endurance sporting industry. Here’s where we are, and what we can expect to see in the coming years.

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Here’s how to start meditating, and why even the most restless runners should try it.

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Racist names are part of our public land’s fraught history and contribute to inequality and erasure today.

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The materials that give our running shoes durability, bounce, and comfort are part of both a plastic problem and a carbon emissions crisis.

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