The Five Most Read Trail Runner Articles in July 2022
Curious what's trending? Here were the five most popular Trail Runner articles published last month.
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1. 4 Science-Driven Lessons On Downhill Running
by David Roche
A recent webinar gathered some of the world’s top running researchers to talk about downhill running. Let’s review four incredibly cool takeaways!
2. How a Two-Time Olympic Marathoner Finished Western States
by Brian Metzler
Canadian Reid Coolsaet placed 25th amid a good (but humbling) 100-mile debut.

3. The Do’s and Don’ts of Fueling for Trail Races
by Trail Runner Magazine
Elite runners share the rules they stick to when it comes to fueling up before a race…including lessons learned the hard way.
4. 8 Performance Takeaways from Tour de France
by Trail Runner Magazine
The Tour de France is the world’s best field experiment for endurance performance. What did we learn in 2022?
5. Courtney Dauwalter and Kilian Jornet Break Hardrock Records to Win
by Zoë Rom
New course records and an incredibly close men’s podium mark a historic year for the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run.