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The track star turned filmmaker turned ultrarunner reflects on her ever-evolving relationship with the sport

As the sport grows, professional athletes are banding together to create a group that can lead the way on issues like doping, contract clarity, and race schedules. Here’s what it means for the future of the sport.

Despite the frontier trope of the rugged individualist, getting help from strangers is actually the more common experience

Sonny Peart founded Black Trail Runners in 2020, to build a community of runners who felt safe and seen. This May, they’re launching the UK's first-ever trail race organized by Black runners.

Running and composing music require a similar problem-solving area of the brain, so it might not be a coincidence that there’s crossover

Strava cites 'new features and market conditions' after backlash for increased fees.

The UK-based trail runner just raised the bar on one of the UK’s gnarliest routes.

Kelly Bruno is an activist for adaptive sports and refuses to be defined by her disability

As a thank you for being part of the Trail Runner family, here are the trail-related Outside+ member perks included in your membership that you should know about. 

When racial diversity, age, and experience intersects in running, the result is a wellspring of insight and contribution. These veteran runners have made running central to their lives and identities.

Winter is the perfect time to learn how to identify what critters you're sharing the trail with. Get started with these tips.

Athletes are pushing for change amid increased prize money and high-profile doping incidents.

Sparks flew at the first Golden Ticket race of 2023, with a competitive field and a course record finish by Courtney Dauwalter. Here’s your recap.

Trail running is growing and professionalizing. Here’s what the influx of cash means for the future of trail running. 

From road races to mountain ultramarathons, many events now offer resources to support new mothers in pursuit of their goals. Here’s the latest.

Internationally acclaimed coach and author Brad Stulberg wants runners to love the process, seek community, laugh at themselves, and stay flexible.

Forget weight loss. Throw out advice on how to “optimize” your life. This year, we want to keep things simple.

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A Fastest Known Time panel voted on the top 5 most impressive women's performances of 2022. Here's what won.

A Fastest Known Time panel voted on the top 5 most impressive men's performances of 2022. Here's what won.

We’ve done the math. Crunched the numbers. Here are the ten most popular Trail Runner articles on culture and community we published in 2022.

From stories of FKTs to UTMB, and how the shape of the trails we run shape us, these were our editors’ favorite articles this year.

A Native runner reflects on land acknowledgments before races and in daily life

Trail Runner’s editorial staff highlights some of the best moments of the year

We’re asking thirty-one elite runners and visionaries thirty-one rapid fire questions. What makes them tick? Up next, Trail Runner's Nicholas Triolo

We’re asking thirty-one elite runners and visionaries thirty-one rapid fire questions. What makes them tick? Up next, Zoë Rom.

From Bill Murray to hip hop icons, trail shoes and apparel is catching fire on some of the biggest stages. Here’s a look behind the crossover trend.

Climbing legend Alex Honnold is embracing more time on the trails as he challenges himself with new link-ups and endurance events.

Eric Spector, 75, on chasing his ultrarunning dreams and how running helps him live life to the fullest.

More users. Resource extraction. Climate change. The plain-old passage of time. Between it all, trails can be damaged or even disappear – so there’s never been a better or more urgent time to do trail work.

Ultrarunning’s G.O.A.T discusses his busy 2022, which saw win ultrarunning’s biggest events and dive into the shoe market with NNormal

These five coaches want to increase equity and representation on the trails.

How winter road running brings one writer closer to nature. 

And her world-record attempt won’t stop until she reaches Melbourne at 150 marathons

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This diagnostic tool promotes fatphobia, which can cause more health problems than extra weight, and is rooted in racism. It's time to throw it away.

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In 2009, Born to Run sent shockwaves through the running world. Thirteen years later, Born to Run 2 offers a practical guide to running, eating, racing, and training like the world's best. Here's an excerpt from the book, out December 6, 2022.

From November 24-27, Rising Hearts—an Indigenous-led grassroots organization—will host the third annual Truthsgiving 4 Miler. The run was created to honor Indigenous history, foster allyship, and share the true history of Thanksgiving during Native American Heritage Month.

Join Run Intel to have your GPS watch generate ultra-specific email updates based on your running activities and goals

Alysia Montaño is dedicating her career to building and sharing resources for moms on race day, and beyond.

Deep in the throes of the post-race blues, one writer found herself craving a creative craft.

Chin up. You don’t have to dread the months ahead. Running through the darker months can have a different vibe and tempo, and that's okay.

I tested apparel from fifteen brands in all kinds of conditions. Here are my eight favorite pieces for autumn trail runs.

On November 14th, a coalition of non-binary athletes published an open letter to the trail and ultra-running community to take steps in greater inclusivity.

Give the gift of adventure this holiday season with one of five curated running experiences. 

Canyon Woodward channels his love of rural spaces into political activism, fueled by his adventures in trail running.

As The Backyard Stories series concludes, athlete and farmer Jonnah Perkins connects with Protect Our Winters Executive Director Molina, then runs 12 miles to cast her vote. 

Strong performances from American athletes netted the national team several podium positions.

After breaking the master’s course record at the legendary desert race, Yanko won a Golden Ticket that will send her to the Western States Endurance Run. 

A good cry can be therapeutic and can even better connect you with others. Let’s stop shaming it.

The sneaker industry has a role to play in climate change. New Balance is trying to reduce its climate impact with a holistic program.

Joe Gray finishes 6th as U.S. men place fourth

A misadventure on a mountain bike taught me that running wasn’t the thing that mattered most: It was just the vehicle I used to get there.

Joe Gray, Allie McLaughlin headline strong U.S. at world championships in Thailand

After announcing that this year's Ironman World Championship race was her last, the fan favorite wasted no time making her mark on the ultrarunning scene, placing fifth at the Javelina Jundred 100-mile trail race last weekend.

Leon Sparks, 44, was trying to summit three mountains in one trek when he tumbled down Colorado’s El Diente Peak

How this world champion plans to push through the pain (and where he expects the field to explode)

In the fifth installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Missoula, Montana, to meet up with professional ultrarunner Mike Foote and discuss land stewardship, food sharing, and his beloved Crown of the Continent.

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Your guide to voting on national, state, and local levels this November

Last weekend’s hyper-competitive race in Arizona’s Sonoran desert drew top talent, record-breaking paces, and confusion around nonbinary award categories.

Rémi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman win the five-stage GTWS championship and overall season titles

The 27-year-old former Navy SEAL may be one of the most gifted runners on the planet. Good thing he doesn’t want to race—yet.

In the fourth installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Southern California, to visit trail athlete and fruit-grower Nick Brown at his family’s farm, in an ecosystem where increasing wildfire is a reality.

Looking for an easy to execute Halloween costume? We've got you covered.

Arizona’s favorite hundred-miler is a Golden Ticket race, and it’s attracting a monster field. Here’s what you need to know.

After a three-year absence due to COVID-19 and a devastating volcanic eruption on the island last fall, the Transvulcania by UTMB ultra race returned with American Abby Hall taking the win.

A lifelong hiker and runner, Julie jumped into ultrarunning two years ago. Shining Rock marks her first unsupported FKT.

The founder of Native Women Running is running the Javelina Jundred this weekend to celebrate her heritage and encourage Native women to find their own trails toward healing.  

I never expected to be taken off a flight on a stretcher and rushed to brain surgery. Here are some ways you can reduce your chances of the same fate.

In the third installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Telluride, Colorado, to talk with mountain athlete, Dani Reyes - Acosta about connecting food, outdoor adventure, and water.

Instead of searching for the elusive fountain of youth, try celebrating your maturity.

Climate change is rendering some of our most beloved landscapes unrecognizable. How can awe and wonder cultivated on the trail help us navigate the earth’s transformation?

The death of Hilaree Nelson highlights a double standard that still exists with mothers in the adventure world

“I really did spend 16-plus hours covering fewer than three miles”

Two ultrarunners face off to capture the fastest known time on the Arizona Trail, hoping to push one another to a new record.

The best way to find your next pair of running shoes is to shop locally

“Through this race, we inspire people around us to be better citizens of this world and to transcend themselves”

In the second installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to California’s Central Valley to talk with Kimo Laughlin about this family’s small orchard, sinking aquifers, and how to live a life of agriculture and adventure.