Trail Running Blog

The La Sportiva/GoLite Mountain Running Team launched their new website today, MountainRunningTeam.com. Check it out lots of cool stuff.

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San Francisco Chronicle article on Ultra Marathon legend Andy Jones-Wilkins. I notice he started running for the same reason as me, weight loss. I was a 210-pound frat boy coming out of college, at Hamilton in New York State. I didn’t get into this sport until I had done a couple of bike tours with [...]

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These people amaze me. I can only hope I can be as healthy and fit as them at 50, maybe even now Kathy Martin – one of America’s best over-50 runners – sat slumped in a chair as her husband, Chuck Gross, and friend Joe Cordero tried to massage a painful cramp out of her [...]

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Scott Dunlap has another great interview with USTAF Ultra Runner of the Year. I notice she does speed training… seems like that is key all the top ultra runners do  speed work. Make sure to read this interview.

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Desert running not sure how they do it. I find it hard enough running an ultra in a temperate climate! Beginning Friday, the Danville resident will compete in the Sahara 100K Challenge in Djerba, Tunisia. She was one of 150 invited to participate in the grueling four-day, 100-kilometer race marked by unpredictable weather conditions and [...]

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