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100 Miles In, He Was Puking Like Crazy. So He Started Over

Nick Fowler broke Arizona Trail speed record in November

(Newser) - What's it like to set a new fastest-known time for an 800-mile Utah-to-Mexico trail that passes through both deserts and the Grand Canyon? In a word, painful. Outside Online reports on the hiker Nick Fowler's feat: On Nov. 9, he reached the southern end point of the Arizona...

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...

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
 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...

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