Comfort is king when it comes to ultra trail running shoes. These are the shoes you should be able to rely on over long and arduous miles. The right shoe should make you feel like you can keep going ...

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Middle-distance runs on mixed Peak District terrain reveal a shoe that feels purposeful – but not without compromise ...

Many brands have now released a trail super-shoe, one that borrows foam and other technical details from the best carbon plate road shoes and translates these for the trails. However, even the most ...

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 2, 2023, history was made on the streets of Chamonix, the French town beneath Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest mountain. A partisan crowd had reached fever ...

After years of hosting fan-favorite races like the Breck Epic and Race Breck’s Firecracker 50, Summit County is getting a new ultramarathon trail running event — the Summit 200. Race directors Chase ...

Elite athletic performance is possible in individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes. In addition to managing blood glucose levels, sports can help build essential psychosocial skills. This is the ...

After sidelined for 3 years by knee pain, he cuts 4 hours off record time of Adirondack Challenge Imagine running from base camp to the top of Mount Everest five times over seven days. Imagine almost ...

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Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.

For most of my adult life, I jogged just for the fun of it. But after I fell in with a bad crowd at age 56, I started training and racing (thanks, guys!). Today, at age 71, I run track, cross country, ...