Hotshot Firefighters Are Coming for Ultramarathons
America’s hard-bitten wildland firefighters are switching gears in the off-season to run ultra distances
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Trails Inspired This Teenager to Take Historic Action on Climate Change
How Montana’s Mica Kantor used his passion for running to demand meaningful change
The Vermont 100 Was Supposed to Happen Last Weekend. Then the Floods Came.
The historic ultramarathon in Vermont was canceled due to historic floods and a state of emergency. This didn’t stop race organizers and runners from helping out those in need.
Your Favorite Trails are More Fragile Than You Think
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.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch Three: Dani Reyes – Acosta
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.
Following Trails Through An Unstable Future
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 Backyard Stories, Dispatch One: Stephanie Howe
In the first installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Marin County, California, to talk with elite ultrarunner and Protect Our Winters alliance captain Stephanie Howe about parenthood, farmers markets, and baking the perfect galette.
Stephanie Howe’s Berry Galette
This recipe is referenced in The Backyard Stories, a web series in partnership with Protect Our Winters, about athletes, agriculture, and climate.
Introducing: The Backyard Stories
The Backyard Stories is a new podcast and written column following athletes and local food advocates who are deeply investing in their home ecosystems - their backyards.
California’s Largest Wildfire Of 2022 Is Currently Burning The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run Course
Here’s what we know about the Mosquito Fire, how local communities are being affected, and what Western States 100 race organizers are doing to respond.
The Optimist’s Guide to Climate Change
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Professional Agrologist Jazmine Lowther is Taking Root in Ultrarunning
Elite athlete and 2022 Canyons 100K winner Jazmine Lowther is taking her passion for mountains and a career in environmental science to compete at CCC this month.
Philip Kreycik Wasn’t Supposed to Die This Way
He was an environmentalist versed in the dangers of our warming world and an expert trail runner. The heat killed him all the same.
Flattening Mountains
One trail runner’s journey through the coal counties of West Virginia.
10 Ways To Reduce Your Single-Use Plastic Consumption
Plastic is simultaneously saving and smothering us. Here’s how the trail running community can help.
One Scientist on Running and the Climate Crisis
As an ocean scientist, I see the impacts of climate change every day. Here's what running has taught me about how to move forward.
Running Up For Air: Ten Years Later
After beginning in Salt Lake City to address air quality concerns, the RUFA series now has five different races aiming to make a difference.
Fires Could Change Trail Running As We Know It
How climate change, and with it, an increase of fires and heat, is affecting our sport.
4 Ways Climate Change Affects You As a Runner
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A Glaciologist in Chamonix
Check out Sam Herreid's author page.
TRAIL STOKE: The Forests—And Our Favorite Running Trails—Are Burning
Check out Brian Metzler's author page.
Protecting Trails is Climate Action
Check out Zoë Rom's author page.