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Record-Setting Runner Busted for Tetons Shortcut

He Pulled Off
'Impossible Dream'
in the Tetons. Now,
Possible Jail

He Pulled Off 'Impossible Dream' in the Tetons. Now, Possible Jail

Elite athlete Michelino Sunseri faces fine or time behind bars after disputed summit run

(Newser) - A record-smashing dash up Grand Teton's tallest peak has landed Idaho runner Michelino Sunseri not just in the record books, but also in legal hot water. Sunseri, a North Face-sponsored athlete, was convicted of a misdemeanor this week after a federal judge found he'd strayed off the...

My Love for Dogs Doesn't Mean I Want to See Them on Trails

Hey, Can You Control
Your Dogs on the Trail?

OPINION

Apr 29, 2024 10:35 AM CDT

Hey, Can You Control Your Dogs on the Trail?

In op-ed for 'Outside,' Brian Metzler slams the presence of pups while he's running in nature

(Newser) - How people handle rambunctious dogs has been in the news lately , but Brian Metzler has decided to handle his beef with an opinion piece in Outside Magazine . He acknowledges that he adores dogs—"all kinds of dogs"—but there's one place in particular he wishes he never...

Lightning Kills Runner 9 Hours Into Trail Race

The Race Started at 7pm.
At 4am, Tragedy Struck

The Race Started at 7pm. At 4am, Tragedy Struck

The 55-year-old was racing up a Greek mountain at night when lightning hit

(Newser) - Lightning struck Sunday during a nighttime trail race up a Greek mountain, killing one runner and seriously injuring another, Greek police and the fire service reported. The two men were running in the Six Peaks race, which passes through the six highest peaks of Mount Falakro in northern Greece, when...

America's 2nd-Oldest Race
Is Grueling and a Little Odd

longform

Jun 19, 2018 2:33 PM CDT

America's 2nd-Oldest Race Is Grueling and a Little Odd

John Branch runs California's Dipsea trail race

(Newser) - When it comes to metaphors, John Branch has the perfect one to describe the annual Dipsea trail-running race: "It is like unloading a zoo’s worth of animals in reverse order of mobility and releasing the cheetahs at the end." That's just one quirk of the 7....

Marathons
Hit the Trail,
Get Extreme

26.2 miles on...pikes peak?

Aug 17, 2010 12:48 PM CDT

Marathons Hit the Trail, Get Extreme

Popularity of trail running is increasing

(Newser) - If, for some reason, a 26.2-mile marathon isn't quite difficult enough for you, perhaps you'd consider one that races up and down Pikes Peak instead. Registration for this year's Pikes Peak Marathon filled up in five hours, a sign of the growing popularity of trail races, which are arguably...