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AJW writes about Rob Krar’s return to fitness to win the 2018 Leadville Trail 100 Mile following a major injury.
A review of the Ultimate Direction Women’s Adventure Vesta 4.0.
Dakota Jones writes about his human-powered trip to race the 2018 Pikes Peak Marathon.
The science behind exercise-associated hyponatremia.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for August 20, 2018.
Zach Miller writes about giving up total control on life and letting the universe fill in the details.
A look at other sources of posterior thigh pain besides the hamstring.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for August 13, 2018.
Using habitual behavior to create and meet your goals and to grow as a person.
A look at the 2018 Hardrock 100 through the lens of runner Bryon Powell.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for August 6, 2018.
How to identify and alleviate altitute illness in trail running and ultrarunning.
Zach Miller writes about engaging with and tackling a challenge that seems insurmountable at first.
An essay by Dakota Jones about his intertwining relationships of family, mountain running, and the Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.
Joe Grant writes about the physical and psychological aspects of the final peak in his Nolan’s 14 attempt.
Information about Xavier Thévenard’s disqualification from the 2018 Hardrock 100.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for July 23, 2018.
Results from the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Sabrina Stanley after her win at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Jeff Browning after his win at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Nikki Kimball after her second-place finish at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Jeff Rome after his second-place finish at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Darla Askew after her third-place finish at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Troy Howard after his third-place finish at the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Bryon Powell after his finish of the 2018 Hardrock 100.
Finishing videos (with transcripts) for the top-three women’s finishers of the 2018 Hardrock 100: Sabrina Stanley, Nikki Kimball, and Darla Askew.
Finishing videos (with transcripts) for the top-three men’s finishers of the 2018 Hardrock 100: Jeff Browning, Jeff Rome, and Troy Howard.
A look back at Ellie Greenwood’s course-record run at the 2012 Western States 100.
An in-depth review of the New Balance Summit Unknown.
Sabrina Little writes about running for the purpose of virtue development.
A video interview (with transcript) with Nikki Kimball before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
Live coverage of the 2018 Hardrock 100.
The science of altitude acclimation for endurance running and other outdoor sports.
A video interview (with transcript) with Troy Howard before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Jeff Browning before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for July 16, 2018.
A video interview (with transcript) with Xavier Thévenard before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Sabrina Stanley before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
A video interview (with transcript) with Kaori Niwa before the 2018 Hardrock 100.
An essay about the benefits of choosing to do hard things.
A discussion article about the results of iRunFar’s Trail Running and Safety Survey and how we solve our sport’s human-safety problems.
With the Hardrock 100 looming, Bryon writes about embracing the inadequacy that comes with tackling a daunting challenge.
The difference between a dysfunction and an injury, and how to avoid letting dysfunctional issues become injuries.
An in-depth preview of the 2018 Hardrock 100.
This Week In Running’s trail and ultra recap for July 9, 2018.
A written interview with Joe Grant after he set the unsupported fastest known time for the Nolan’s 14 line.
An essay about the ‘daily grind’ of running.
The results of iRunFar’s 2018 Western States 100 prediction contest.
A written interview with Alex Nichols after he set the supported fastest known time for the Nolan’s 14 line.
An in-depth review of the Columbia Montrail Caldorado III.
Identifying and caring for heat exhaustion and heat stroke while running.
An in-depth profile of Japanese ultrarunner and DogsorCaravan.com founder Koichi Iwasa.