VIDEO: Trail Running in Iceland, as Seen Through the Downhills

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Every trail runner knows that running downhill is pretty much the point of running in the mountains. This video, released by Salomon Running TV, portrays the fun (and, sometimes, the challenge) of careening downhill, by following trail runners Ricky Lightfoot and Tom Owens as they explore Iceland’s many, many steep descents.

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