Trail Running Blog

Good article on the Post Standard describing the rigors of Ultra Marathon training. This is a good read for anyone considering moving up to the ultra distance. To be honest sometimes I think 10k training is harder but that’s me.

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Ten runners on the Runners World site give the reasons why they love trail running. Check it out. Why do I love it? Simple humans are meant to run off road. You feel at one with nature as you float through the trails very primal and you always feel better after a trail run because [...]

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To compete in the Iditarod one of the world’s most challenging adventure races with sled dogs is hardcore, to run the the Iditarod Invitational (www.alaskaultrasport.com) the World’s longest human-powered winter race is EXTREMELY hardcore. Kami Semick one of the top ultra runners in the world at the 100k distance is going to take up the [...]

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This video features highlights from the 2006 Buff Sky Runner World Series Mt. Kinabalu womens race. Many consider this to be the hardest mountain run in the world. The race to the summit of Mt. Kinabalu at 4,095m is 21 km long. The course starts at an altitude of 1,866m and is set in a [...]

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Great article by the Daily Record on champion mountain runner Angela Mudge, winner of the 2006 Buff Sky Runner World Series. “These races are all different but they are each highly demanding, both physically and mentally,” said Angela, of Gartmore, near Aberfoyle. “There’s the demands on your legs of climbing so high and the mental [...]

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