Trail Running Blog

This was scooped from Scott Dunlap’s blog. Dean Karnazes has been nominated for an ESPY in the Outdoor Athlete of the Year category.
Scott Dunlap asks “Should Dean Karnazes Win an ESPY Award?” and I agree there have been many more worthy nominees in the ultra/trail outdoor running world including Karl Meltzer, Darcy Africa, Matt Carpenter, […]

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I am accumulating my “fast packing gear” just got a wicked pack I HIGHLY recommend it. It’s the Gregory Z55 it was the first pack to get a 5 star rating from Backpacker Magazine and was rated gear of the year (2007) from Outside Magazine. It’s quite amazing how packs have evolved since my last […]

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Hal Koerner and Nikki Kimball take the Western States 100 Endurance Run. Koerner has taken five attempts to win the Western States, with no finishes better than third. For Kimball this was her third Western States title.
Congratulations to Hal and Nikki and all the 2007 participants!
Here are the top 3 finishers:
Male:
1. Hal Koerner […]

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Dean Karnazes has nothing on Jason Dorgan this guy is amazing. I honestly have no idea how these guys can do it I can’t even handle a 100k a week!
Dorgan took his first step at Interstate State Park near St. Croix Falls in northwestern Wisconsin, on the Minnesota border, on April 14. He took the […]

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Well it looks like the 2007 Cranmore Hill Climb is going to be quite the torture test this year with some steep downhill added. From the New England Runner:
The Cranmore Hill Climb turns 20 this year. More importantly, the race serves as one of three official qualifying events for the U.S. Mountain Running Team. The […]

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