In Defense of Speed
The ‘career’ of the average runner right now is a very interesting one. I would argue that there’s never been a larger drive to run longer and longer races. Hell, there’s a whole SERIES of 200 mile races now.
How to Pick a Race
We have a very race-focused culture in endurance sports (especially in the U.S.). When I ask an athlete what their goal is, they’ll almost always either state a race, or apologize for not having a race.
Mountain Running Techniques
The biggest difference between road/trail running (yes I lump those two together most of the time) and mountain running is, you guessed it, the mountains.
