Trail Running Blog

A site visitor emailed me wondering if I knew what was the first trail running race? Good question I have no idea. Does anyone out there know the answer to this? I have a feeling it was probably in the UK seems like mountain running has been around for quite awhile over there. In North […]

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Well I said Uli would be tough to beat in the final race of the The North Face Endurance Challenge Series and he was according to Scott Dunlap’s post Uli Steidl and Matt Carpenter raced toe-to-toe for 44 miles until Uli dropped the hammer. This was a well deserved $10,000.00 payday for this amazing […]

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The NY Times has an interesting article on running efficiency. They point out how a high VO2 max does not always guarantee success if you are an inefficient runner.
But economy is baffling. It seems to be physiological, but it is not clear what exactly is involved. Is it an ability of muscles to […]

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Not much of a surprise but Uli Steidl won the The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile race in Seattle (I thought he was focusing on the marathon!). Uli pocketed $1000 and a trip to San Francisco to compete in the final race which has $10,000 up for grabs. I am going out on a […]

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The NY Times has an interesting article on body size and athletics. The article discusses the fact that body size is arguably one of the most important factors in sports like running, swimming and cycling. We all know that to be an elite road or track runner you have to be very light, carrying […]

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