Returning to the Sierra It turns out you can go home again. And it can be even better than remembered – especially when you return to California to trail run in the Sierra Nevada. I …
La Sportiva Mutant Review
The La Sportiva Mutant is my favorite trail shoe, I announce about halfway up our morning climb. Really? That’s a pretty big statement. Dan seems a bit surprised even after I’ve gushed about them on …
Back in the Day and Today: 20 Years of Sierra Running and Climbing
20 years ago I was doing exactly what I’m doing now. Making plans for a huge project in the mountains. Back then, I’m sure I never imagined I’d spend the next 20 years doing very …
I Hate Running and You Can Too – A Review
I Hate Running and You Can Too: How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Make Sense of an Irrational Passion by Brendan Leonard I have never reviewed a book. There have been numerous packs and …
Trail Running the Grand Canyon Rim to River to Rim in Winter
The Grand Canyon is one of the few places I’ve been that literally blows the mind wide open. “Ya, whatever, it’s a big canyon.”, you think before you set your soon to be bulging eyes …
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Winter Trail Running Mt. Whitney
While planning our winter Wild West Trail Running Road Trip, there was nothing we wanted to do more than Mt. Whitney. Not just because it’s the highest peak in the lower 48, but because it …
Trail Running Telescope Peak in Death Valley
Freezing in Death Valley Our Wild West Trail Running Road Trip got off to a frozen start. We’d been seeking dry, thawed trails for a week when we finally decided to head for the desert. …
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Wild West Winter Trail Running Road Trip
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”― Edward Abbey Road trips conjure up visions of sunny days and warm nights, windows down and friends jockeying around tailgates for …
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How to Trail Run in the Alps
Each summer, it’s becoming more and more normal to see runners slaloming the hikers on the trails of the Alps. Trail running is continuing to explode. But while COVID’s impact on the racing calendar has …
How our Runs are created: An interview with the mastermind, Janine Patitucci
The challenges of finding perfect trail running routes Even before we started, the day was sketchy. In the previous 48 hours, it had rained nearly nonstop until the temperatures dropped, then it snowed. Reports said …
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Mountain Running Tips
This post is the conclusion to Running Mountains Instead of Races. Here in the Alps, or whichever mountain range you find yourself, there are a lifetime of peaks to climb. Finding the ones that inspire …
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Running Mountains Instead of Races
As if the COVID pandemic wasn’t bad enough already, your race has been cancelled. Now what? Blow off running in exchange for more time spent online with fear mongering news headlines? No, now is the …
