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The brisk cold of the mountains came early for competitive ultra-runners Luke Nelson and Ty Draney when they hit the trail along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River on September 30. The plan: To raise awareness for plight of the salmon of the Snake River basin and a few… Read the rest

If you have ever fed the insane urge to run a marathon—that’s 26.2 miles, 42 km, and approximately 50,000 steps—you know the agonizing mental battle that ensues somewhere around mile 22. You start questioning your physical ability and stamina, your breathing patterns and running mechanics begin to stray, and everything… Read the rest

Above, you can listen to an interview with the inspirational ultra-marathon runner of the Endurance 50.

Back in 2006, ultra distance runner Dean Karnazes performed an amazing stunt. Over the course of 50 days, he ran 50 marathons in each of the 50 United States. An inspiring feat to be… Read the rest

This weekend, Catalan trail runner Kilian Jornet ran to the top of Mount Olympus in just over five hours, setting a world record for the fastest climb of the mountain. The trek took him up 45 kilometers (about 28 miles) over 3,500 miles of elevation gain over rough terrain.… Read the rest

This week’s Friday Photo winner is Doug Davis, who submitted this beautiful shot of what he described as, “Beth Baker running among the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park.”
Send us your shots for April’s Friday Photo Theme: Trail Running! And our winners will win an entirely re-vamped trail running… Read the rest

As YogaSlacker Chelsey Gribbon put it in a recent article written for iWend, this year’s Patagonian Expedition race was considered “Redo Take 2 for Team YogaSlackers,” and it turned out to be even more significant than that; the YogaSlackers (Team GearJunkie in the 2011 race) took second place overall. Coming… Read the rest

The YogaSlackers, known as Team GearJunkie.com in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition race, finished in second place… Read the rest today, having completed over 150 miles of mountain biking, over 90 miles of trekking and more than 65 miles of kayaking through river and sea. And they came in with ample time to spare–the

Road ID, an athletic identification provider, has been busy raising more than $19,000 for charities through their Amgen Tour of California Charity Challenge and a Spring Giveaway. Raising more than $13,000 in two-dollar individual increments was made possible only by Road ID’s robust presence in the social media sphere.
The… Read the rest

The 2010 Teva Mountain Games (TMG) are finally here! The weekend of June 3 – 6 some 2,000 athletes and 40,000 spectators are expected to descend on the Rocky Mountain town of Vail, Colorado for four days of mountain adventure sports, art and entertainment.
The 9th annual Teva Mountain Games… Read the rest

Sunday, May 30th marked the day that Don Lennox of Scotland departed from New York City for a memorable transatlantic challenge. He will row 3,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean before immediately running across the United States to complete one of the most grueling multi-sport endurance events in recent memory.… Read the rest

This Sunday, the annual Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) began, as it does every year, in the dead heat of the Sahara desert. For this event, ultra-marathoners from around the globe meet at the starting line in Morocco, where they begin their 151-mile endurance feat. This, in and… Read the rest