by Mindy Solkin
In my many years of running, I have always been defined as a “road runner”, training and racing on the roads, with supplemental speed workouts on the track. But another form of running has emerged, joining both the sport of running with the great outdoors…”Trail Running”.
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“Sometimes people will say to me, ‘Oprah’s got it easy because she has a personal chef and a personal trainer.’ But that’s baloney. No one can run for you. She was on the track every morning. She worked herself as hard as any athlete I’ve seen. She deserved the results she […]

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by Michael Sandrock
Micah True met his first Tarahumara runners at the 1993 Leadville 100-Mile Trail Run. True, one of the original Boulder ultra runners, was so struck by these dignified people from the Copper Canyon region of Mexico that he began traveling to the beautiful, isolated canyon country to live and train with the Tarahumara.
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by Ed Eyestone
Who among us hasn’t marveled at Paul Tergat’s speed in the marathon or Lance Armstrong’s power in the Alps? What we’re really admiring–from a scientific viewpoint, anyway–is these mega-athletes’ VO2 max, one of the best indicators of aerobic fitness. VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, indicates the amount of oxygen consumed in […]

“I use running to gain energy. Laurence Olivier’s advice to young actors was to gain physical strength, and it’s the same advice I would give to young writers. If you’re going to succeed in a very, very competitive, difficult profession, you’d better be fit.” –Israel Horovits, playwright
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by Martin Dugard
Some researchers believe that each of us has an instinctive need called biophilia — a longing to be one with nature. Biophilia is why sitting on a park bench for 15 minutes can produce such contentment and stress release. It’s what makes us look out the window wistfully when stuck inside on a […]

2/16, Moab, Utah
The “Red Hot 50″ has earned it’s name: since it’s inception last year with 97 participants, it has quickly risen in stature to become an early test for top ultrarunners in the Rocky Mountain region, with 287 runners this year. It’s early date, made possible by it’s desert location, comes when most people […]

“In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” –Fred Lebow
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by Casey McGuire
Surrounded almost entirely by mountains, my desert is a valley of beauty. It is hidden from the scent of cities, and the sites of development. The view is unblemished, the air is clean, and the trails are long. This is my sandbox.
Though I have traded in my shovel and bucket […]