Trail Running Blog

Runnersweb has a great article on the benefits of adding strength to an endurance athletes schedule. They mention this is best done during a “speed” phase. So after your base building mentioned in yesturday’s post. Here’s a quote: Recent research indicates that very demanding strength training, the kind of work which utilizes fairly heavy resistance, [...]

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For most of us the racing season is over, with the exception of a few snowshoe races or low key XC races, we will not return to serious racing until next spring. During this down time it is key to start building a base if we want to have a strong racing season next year. [...]

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Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes, has completed his 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states. Although he is not the first to do it, he is the first to do it with so much media hype and corporate sponsorship. Dean had companies such as The North Face, Timex, Runners World and Toyota backing him. One [...]

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We all know this being trail runners but it seems the average road runner is starting to “get it” that the coolest races are not the ones with 40,000 people around you in New York City, but the lower key races of the beaten path … From the Post-Gazette: As if finishing a marathon wasn’t [...]

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I know this is a trail running blog, but for those who like to hit the trails on a bike, this maybe one of the cooler XC races around. The race is called Seven because it has 7 stages  from Victoria BC to Whistler BC. Might be a great cross-training activity for those needing a [...]

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