Here are the best ultralight sleeping pads for fastpacking and ultralight backpacking available today.
How to utilize early season racing as training for year-long success, with anecdotes from Tara Dower, Stephen Kersh, and other top runners at the 2025 Lake Sonoma 50 Mile.
Gabe Joyes answers your questions on all things trail running.
Here are results from the 2025 Beijing humans versus robots half marathon. While humans may have won the race, robots won some hearts.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for April 21, 2025.
We round up the best shoes for your next marathon, whether you’re running your first marathon or aiming for a new personal best.
Nearing the end of her third pregnancy, Sabrina Little offers advice and insights on running during pregnancy.
New study conducted on effectiveness of carbon plates in trail run shoes — maybe not as effective as we would like.
One reader shares some memories of adventures with loved ones, centered around food.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for April 14, 2025.
Results from the 2025 Marathon des Sables, won by France’s Maryline Nakache and Morocco’s Rachid El Morabity.
When the weather gets tough, ultrarunners have plenty of resilience to keep on going.
Hannah Green weighs up the appeal of racing versus unscripted running adventures.
Physiotherapist Joe Uhan offers two exercises to build hip flexor strength for runners, thus enhancing stride efficiency.
A look at some signs that you might be getting carried away with your training.
The 2025 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, on April 13, will pit humanoid robots against humans in the first race of its kind.
Germany’s Paulina Zäck sets a women’s overall FKT on the 1,898-mile (3,054 kilometers) Te Araroa trail in New Zealand, in self-supported fashion.
iRunFar’s experts share their best trail running shoe selections from the more than 300 available trail shoe models, with picks from Altra, Brooks, Hoka, La Sportiva, Nike, Salomon, Saucony, and Topo.
A profile of adaptive athlete, race director, and advocate, Zach Friedley.
An in-depth review of the Zpacks Duplex Lite Tent.
As tribute to Alex Pashley, an ultrarunner and outdoor industry stalwart, who died in an avalanche at age 45 in March 2025.
A look at some of the trail runners who competed in the 2025 French cross-country season, with insights from Blandine L’Hirondel, Thomas Cardin, and Maryline Nakache.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for March 31, 2025.
The third article in a series honoring legendary aid stations looks at the Hancock Aid Station on the High Lonesome 100 Mile course in Colorado.
A look at “The Finisher: Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons,” a new film offering a deep dive into Jasmin Paris’s historic 2024 Barkley finish.
A look at the progression of trail race performances, and how it manifests in the mid-pack as well as at the front of the field.
An in-depth review of the Method Seven Silverton Trail26 running sunglasses.
Gabe Joyes answers your questions on all things trail running.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for March 24, 2025.
Results from the 2024 Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB 120k, won by Fiona Pascall and Jim Walmsley.
Zach Miller muses on the shades of gray that exist in training practices and life.
Recent sweeping cuts to federal land agencies are creating uncertainty for trail running. Here’s what’s at stake — and what the trail community can do about it.
An in-depth profile of ascendant ultrarunner and teacher, Will Murray.
An in-depth review of the Altra King MT 2 trail running shoes.
Results of the 2025 Barkley Marathons, which had no finishers. Only John Kelly finished the shorter Fun Run.
Thoughts on why people cheat, in both professional and amateur sports.
An essay on the place of introverts in ultrarunning, with insights from elite ultrarunners Katie Schide and Jon Albon.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for March 17, 2025.
Save on running gear with the REI Member Moment Sale, which runs from March 14 to 24, 2025.
AJW takes a lighthearted look at the different types of running shoe consumer he encounters in his new day job.
A conversation with runner and artist, Nancy Stanley.
An in-depth review of the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Aero 28 fastpack.
Bryon Powell takes a deep dive into the logistics — gear, nutrition, hydration, and sleep — that got him to the finish of the 2024 Ultra Gobi 400k.
Physiotherapist Joe Uhan explains two fascial mobility strategies for the lower legs and feet.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for March 10, 2025.
AJW passes on some advice on how to stay fast as an aging runner.
A conversation with ultrarunner, human rights lawyer, and mother Stephanie Case.
New film follows The North Face athlete, Josh Wade, at the 2024 UTMB.
Runner and dad Kyle Fulmer shares his joy of stroller running with his son Kellen.
This Week in Running’s trail and ultra recap for March 3, 2025.
The second article in a series honoring legendary aid stations looks at the Rucky Chucky river crossing on the Western States 100 course in California.
An in-depth review of the Inov8 Trailtalon trail running shoe.
A quantitative look at the value of trail work volunteer hours required by trail races and ultramarathons.
A tribute to mountain runner Charlie Ramsay and his priceless legacy, Scotland’s Ramsay Round.
Ultrarunner and coach Gabe Joyes answers questions about all things running.
