“We really weren’t meant to run on pavement and concrete. Being on the trail, in terms of how your brain and body reacts, it’s almost like instinct. Nowadays, we just hop into a car. But locomotion, whether walking, hiking or running, is really what we were meant to do.” -Scott Jurek
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by Jason McGill
ASHEVILLE, NC – Last year, Will Harlan ran for Africa. This year, he’s running for the world. Harlan helped raise nearly $25,000 toward water sustainability projects through his Run for Africa last year. The charity drew 42 relay teams and 18 soloists to Black Mountain’s Camp Rockmont for 24 hours of trail running, […]

by Aaron Carr
Since his untimely death while serving his country in Afghanistan last fall, numerous charity events have sprung up in honour of Cpl. Nathan Hornburg. The latest event is the Loops for Troops Run at the Currie Barracks in southwest Calgary on June 15 starting at 9 a.m. The event features a one-and-a-half-kilometre (military […]

A trail runner goes to see the doctor about some elbow pain she’s been having.
The doctor tells the trail runner that she needs to stop running.
The trail runner asks, “Why?”
The doctor says, “Because I’m trying to examine you.”

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by Matt Fitzgerald
* Whenever you run again within 24 hours of completing a key workout (or any run that has left you severely fatigued or exhausted), the follow-up run should usually be a recovery run.
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