Trail Running Blog

This weekend I almost purchased a GPS/heart rate monitor/ watch. The shop carried the Garmin Forerunners and also the TIMEX Bodylink Trail Runner GPS series of watches. Being a techie this is must have technology. I was leaning towards the Garmin since they are a true GPS company so it seems they maybe better. The [...]

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Interesting article on Richmond.com on running with the Tarahumara. For those who don’t know who the Tarahumara are here is the wikipedia definition. The Tarahumara are a Mexican Indigenous people of northern Mexico, renowned for their long-distance running ability. Their word for themselves, Raramuri, means runners or foot throwers in their native tongue. The term [...]

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The snow will be flying up on the North Shore mountains soon. So that means snowshoeing for some trail runners. I have never done any snowshoeing/snowrunning but this winter I am planning on doing a lot of it, for two reasons less impact on the body (I am comming off a serious stress fracture) and [...]

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Tri Fuel has a good article training barriers: It doesn’t matter how much you exercise or how strictly you control your caloric intake – if the following seven barriers are not removed from your path, you will constantly fail in pursuing your health, wellness, or performance goals. But if these barriers are removed, your energy [...]

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It seems like Jonathan Wyatt has recovered from his dog attack and takes the 5th race of the WMRA Grand Prix. The “Rock of Gibraltar” will now be the deciding race in the series for the mens division. From the WMRA: As expected, the two dominant European mountain runners Jonathan Wyatt (NZL who is based [...]

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