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Stephen Jones, a well-known and much-loved figure in Utah trail-running circles, died in an avalanche in 2016 while skiing near Park City.

Trail runners do romance a little differently: less candlelight and heart-shaped truffles, more mud and hastily ingested sugars.

Bob Adler, the dean of the University of Utah law school, wants to put his legs where his mouth is to help law students.

Running is different things for different people. For me, it has always been the place where I have to be the most honest with myself.

I boldly suggested that someone could run along a known local stretch of water faster than anyone could kayak it. And a race was born.

When Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington were training to climb Cho Oyu in the Himalayas, they had a consistent tool: trail running.

The nature of MUT running means drug testing is unevenly applied, policies are inconsistent, and the path forward is murky.

The event—a 10K for seniors (age 20 and up) and a 5K for juniors—will be held in Saranac Lake, New York, at the end of February.

After discovering climbing at 14, Emelie Forsberg fell in love with the mountains, and that love has expanded to include trail running.

Years ago, I created a new dating requirement: No More Runners. I think that is how I ended up dating older men. They have bad knees.

When Caitlin Looney got sick during a race and learned she was gluten intolerant, she immediately went looking for a gluten-free beer.

Hardrock is one of the most difficult 100-milers in the country. This group of athletes will attempt the course in winter.

22-year-old Darren Thomas's Ultrasignup page lists 23 trail-race finishes, many of them podium placements and all but three of them ultras.

Injury has stymied Ellie Greenwood recently. But now, she's back, and everyone should be watching out.

Outside Voices, a new film by Joel Wolpert, loosely chronicles the happenings of Jenn Shelton during the summer of 2015 in the American West.

Camille Herron has become an ultrarunning legend. Here's a look back at her thoughts after her first-ever trail race.

Race director and ultrarunning icon Greg Soderlund passed away after a three-year battle with kidney cancer. He was 68 years old.

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“In running, lack of mindfulness results in tripping on the trail. In meditation, it results in getting distracted by a thought.”

The weekend of April 15-16, 2016, experienced runner Arturo Héctor Martínez Rueda passed away during a mountain race in Patagonia.

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In 2015, at age 70, Gunhild Swanson became the oldest woman ever to finish Western States. And boy, did she make it interesting.

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Lickteig covered 100 miles in 17:57:59 – nearly an hour ahead of the Western States runner up.

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Like his father, Joss Naylor is a sheep farmer, but that hasn’t slowed down his running much.

Gonzalo Calisto, the fifth-place finisher at UTMB 2015, has been disqualified after a positive test for a banned substance.

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Karel Sabbe ticked most of the boxes that FKT observers typically look for. But trail closures necessitated unusual route adjustments.

In her first 100-miler, at just 24 years old, Clare Gallagher ran the second-fastest women’s time ever at the Leadville Trail 100, arguably among the most storied trail races in the world.