Youth and Minimalist Shoes

Ask the Coach

I am a high-school cross-country and track coach, and usually recommend ...

Treadmill to Trail

While no trail-simulating treadmill has been invented (yet), you can still develop strength and speed indoors

A Puzzling Approach

Learn to develop a training plan

Developing a training plan for a race or an entire season is much like working a jigsaw puzzle. ...

Train Low. Race High.

Even if you live at sea leel you can run a mountain trail race

When runners cross the finish line of the Leadville Trail 100, a broad-shouldered beast of a race between 9200 and 12,600 feet ...

Marathon Training Guide

Get ready to run 26.2 trail miles

From the time the ancient Greek runner Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks' victory over Persia ...

Comeback Trail

How to regain your trail-running fitness

At some point in their careers, most runners face periods when they're forced to stop training due to illness, injury, ...