Why Do So Many Thru-Hikers Become Trail Runners?
Many of the skills involved with long hiking also lend themselves to going faster on trails.
Pacific Crest Trail
Green Flag, Checkered Flag
Shawna Tompkins spent the first four decades of her life immersed in competitive sprint-car-racing. Then, in 2012, she quit and never looked back. What happened?
Green Flag, Checkered Flag
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Watch: Akuna Hikes
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Top Trail Towns: Truckee, California
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Fast Times (and Aesthetic Lines)
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“UltraPedestrian” Ras on His Unsupported Crossing of Washington
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Did a Belgian Dentist Just Break the PCT Speed Record?
Karel Sabbe ticked most of the boxes that FKT observers typically look for. But trail closures necessitated unusual route adjustments.