iRunFar’s Trail Running And Safety Survey
iRunFar’s trail running and safety survey (and gear giveaway).
Katie Schide and Ludovic Pommeret won the Hardrock 100! Read our 2025 Hardrock results article and watch Katie’s and Ludo’s interviews for more of the race story.
Trail Sisters
Trail Sisters is a group of three women, each with unique opinions, ideas, and attitudes toward all things trail and ultrarunning. Pam Smith is a mom, physician, and lover of running who lives in Oregon. Liza Howard is a mom and 100-mile specialist from Texas. Gina Lucrezi is a Colorado-based short-distance speedster exploring the realms of ultrarunning.
Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes!
The Trail Sisters write about the changes they’ve observed in mountain running, ultrarunning, and trail running in the last decade.
A Leadville DNF: Believing In Not Yet
The Trail Sisters write about looking at a Leadville Trail 100 Mile DNF with a growth mindset.
Wheat, Wheat, Don’t Tell Me!
The Trail Sisters’s primer on wheat, gluten, and digestion and health issues related to them.
The Trail Sisters Take On Social Media
The Trail Sisters write about the positive and negative effects of social media.
Running With Asthma, Part 1
The Trail Sisters write about dealing with asthma as a trail and ultrarunner.
Women’s Versus Men’s Pay In Trail And Ultrarunning
The Trail Sisters discuss women’s versus men’s pay in trail and ultrarunning.
Virtual Fat Ass Run: The Trail Sisters Catch Up
A catch-up conversation with the Trail Sisters during a virtual run.
Apples To Apples, Not Oranges
The Trail Sisters discuss prize-money equality among men and women in trail and ultrarunning.
When Motivation Hits Rock Bottom
The Trail Sisters discuss a lack of motivation for running and how to kickstart it.
The Trail Sisters’s 2016 In Review
The Trail Sisters review the progress of women’s trail and ultrarunning in 2016.
Run Rudolf Run: Holiday Running Traditions
The Trail Sisters contemplate their respective holiday running traditions.
Discovering True Meanings
Gina Lucrezi, of the Trail Sisters, writes about how spending time outside helps her learn about herself.
Great Pacers: What It Takes
The Trail Sisters discuss what makes a good pacer for trail ultramarathons.
Social Norming For Breakfast: Food And Fueling Choices
The Trail Sisters share their food logs and talk about their motivations behind their diets.
The Women’s Race Within The Race
The Trail Sisters talk about the challenges of hosting a women’s trail race contemporaneously with a men’s trail race.
This Is Not About Menstruation
The Trail Sisters write about menstruation and how it affects trail runners.
A Day In The Life
The Trail Sisters break down misconceptions about the lifestyles of elite trail runners.
Some More Equal Than Others?
The Trail Sisters discuss gender-based team-size differences at the World Mountain Running Championships.
Weight And The Accompanying Head Games
The Trail Sisters discuss their relationships with and approaches to body weight and running.
Sugar And Spice And Too Nice For The Trails?
The Trail Sisters contemplate the reasons why less women participate in certain kinds of trail races and ultrarmarathons than men.
FKTs: A Female Perspective
The Trail Sisters contemplate the fastest known time concept from a female perspective.
