The Olympian (for Rebecca Cheptegei)
A poem dedicated to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei of Uganda.
Vic Thasiah seeks to connect with a Chinese ecological heritage and an ancient Asian worldview during a run through his backyard wilderness.
Ultrarunner and new dad Kyle Fulmer asks, “Is a sub-three-hour marathon attainable for a geriatric millennial like me?”
Katie Arnold, author of the new book “Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World,” offers advice for running with freedom and flow.
A dedication to the late Pete Reed, by his wife and former iRunFar editor, Alex Potter.
This Community Voices submission is a poem by Angie Funtanilla.
Writer Sara Weiss has run for years, but only recently realized she is, indeed, a runner.
After years of hearing about the Hardrock 100 through his ultrarunning father, writer and biker Logan Jones-Wilkins decided it was time to experience the event himself.
Sandy Stott tells us about his experience at the Randolph Ramble, and how the race has helped him grow.
Photographer Jean-Baptiste Joly shows us the trail running and mountain running worlds through his eyes — and camera lens.
Andrew Titus explores other ways of moving in nature after an accident left him unable to run healthfully.
A long-form essay about returning to a new kind of running following catastrophic injury.
An essay about getting to know one’s home terrain.
A creative essay about learning skills through life’s challenges that can be used elsewhere in sports or life.
A narrative essay by Morgan Williams about the journey away from ultrarunning after a major accident.
An essay about how watching the Winter Olympic Games can inspire our personal running.
An essay about the importance of avoiding the overcommercialization of the outdoors.
An essay about how the words of a poem can inspire one’s trail running.
Creative writing about the primal drive to scan for danger when trail running.
A creative essay about using biking for mental catharsis when injured from running.
Luke Nelson writes about a four-day backcountry running trip in Bears Ears National Monument.
