The Trans Canada Trail is a 14,900-mile route—the longest trail network in the world—which stretches from the Atlantic to the Arctic to the Pacific Oceans. Most of us consider the 125-hour cutoff for the Cocodona 250 an impossibly long time, but It took Dianne Whelan six years to reach the finish line.
Riley Brady will tell you that one of the “least interesting” things about them is that they identify as non-binary. A few days before their record-smashing victory at Black Canyon.
The Grasslands Trail Run has always been a fast race. Over the years, many runners have earned a PR on the flat, non-technical course. This was why, after 25 years, I added the 100-mile distance. The course had potential with the right conditions and athletes.
Held over five days in Switzerland, the SLU 250 is a 250k event that is self-supported with a refreshingly low profile. However, the race is invite-only and offers runners a chance to connect with nature and each other.
With all the backcountry skiing I’ve done, I finally took an Avalanche Level 1 course, where we discussed minimizing risk by considering three factors that increase risk: hazards, exposure and our vulnerability. How can we apply these same principles to trail running?
I am a loop girl. I like to tick laps off like an accountant likes to balance a worksheet. The Vernal Equinox 48/24/12/8-hour race was the perfect race for going …