When I was in high school I ran competitive cross-country. Having had the experience of running cross-country meant that I did not feel as intimidated as other runners at the prospect of taking up...

One of the great aspects of being active in the mountains is that it allows us to stay in shape, whether that be walking or running on the trails. That raises the question about burning calories. Do...

One of the things that I can still clearly remember from the days when I used to race competitive cross-country was that our coach almost never had us doing any of our training sessions at what would...

Maintaining good hydration is vital to all athlete performance and when it comes to trail running it is equally important. When we get our trail running we are often far away from a store where we...

As anybody who has ever run a marathon can tell you, running a marathon is hard. The question naturally arises what part of a marathon is the hardest. The hardest part about running a marathon is...

Eating something before we head out the door for a run is especially important for those of us who like to get our run done early in the morning and use that momentum as motivation to carry us...