Trail Tips

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Consider this your 100% comprehensive guide to prepping for your best season yet. Use these tips to get yourself strong and fit for racing.

In moderation, running barefoot can make you stronger, improve running form and help correct imbalances. Here's how.

It's worth considering what we know about oral contraceptives and running. Here's a look at the pros and cons from a runner's perspective.

Here’s how the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle can impact your running, and strategies for optimizing performance.

Follow these 10 rules for happy, healthy racing no matter what your goals are.

The best way to build fitness is to build a big wall. Focus on putting in as many daily bricks as possible, even if they are really small.

Twitter's trail-running subculture is delightful. May we recommend a few athletes that you should be following?

Taking great photos with your smartphone is getting easier. They’re small, light, and capable of taking beautiful photographs on the trail.

Proper stride mechanics help reduce injury risk and increase your ability to hold faster paces. However, it does not always come naturally.

Specificity means that your workouts in the final 4-6 weeks before a big event should stress your body in a way similar to the upcoming race.

No matter how fast you are, if your body isn't prepared for race-day hills, chances are you'll struggle. Here's how to train for vert.

There are plenty of ways to make your next run epic in its own right, even without three weeks off. Here are a few tips we’ve gleaned.

If you've been neglecting speed, strides might be the solution. Here is what they are, why you need to do them, and how to get the most out of them.

Many of us have had training disrupted by travel. While our time and patience might be sacrificed, our active lives don’t have to be.

Mountain running puts unique strain on your legs. Here's a 5-minute circuit to build strength and resilience.

Hard workouts don’t make good runners. Smart workouts do.

If I could only give an athlete one structured workout each week, they would be running hill strides, every time.

A few simple tips can strip years of miles away, making you feel younger every day, stay healthier and run faster.

Everything you need to know to plan the best trail running road trip, no matter where you decide to travel.

According to recent studies, there is some evidence that using the sauna consistently could lead to performance benefits in all conditions—both hot and cold

Performance = Consistency + Genetics. That formula provides insight for structuring your training, removing pressure and enjoying every run.

Overtraining is a grizzly bear that can ruin your day-to-day life. Overreaching is a bear cub: mostly harmless, but with dangerous potential.

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One of the toughest things for new trail runners to learn is that moving fast downhill requires two different types of running form.

Hydration can be a tough nut to crack. Here's how to dial in how much you should be drinking during a run or race.

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A favorite workout is like a favorite song. Reuniting with them can bring back sepia-colored memories of past experiences.

Getting back into serious running after injury, illness or another setback can be daunting and frustrating. Here's how to make it easier.

VO2 hills kick your aerobic capacity into high gear, which can improve performance at all distances and paces.

Medical professionals and coaches say it's both safe and beneficial for most pregnant women to continue running on trails, with caveats.

Check out David Roche's author page.

Check out David Roche's author page.

Check out David Roche's author page.

There's a lot of differing opinions as to whether you should run fasted. But doing too much or too fast could have drastic effects.

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We tackle some amazing and potentially harebrained things as trail runners. How do we embrace our crazy side while maintaining longevity?

Technical trails can serve the bonus purpose of helping you build speed, especially when training for twisty mountain races.