‘Mira’ Film Review
The path of Nepalese trail runner Mira Rai’s life must be about as statistically improbable as winning the lottery, getting struck by lightning, or something equally obscure. Now in the second half of...
View ArticleWhere The Road Ends: Welcome To The Journey
[Editor’s Note: These are exciting times for us here at iRunFar as Senior Editor, Meghan Hicks, and Editor-in-Chief, Bryon Powell, have written a book called Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail...
View ArticleGoing Down! A Guide to Descending on Trails
[Today’s the official publication date of the new book Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running (Human Kinetics) by iRunFar’s Meghan Hicks and Bryon Powell. What follows is an exclusive excerpt...
View ArticleBrain Training For Long-Distance Running
[Editor’s Note: This article was written by guest contributor Frederick Surgent, a retired professor from the department of Kinesiology and Recreation at Frostburg State University in Frostburg,...
View ArticleHardrocking: Sharing The Lode
The Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run. The very name has sent shudders of fear and reverence through the spines of trail runners for approaching two-and-a-half decades. Thought up in 1991 by Gordon...
View ArticleRunning With The Bears: A Guide For Trail Runners
You’re three miles from the finish line at the Valles Caldera Trail Marathon in the Valles Caldera National Preserve of New Mexico. Soon you’ll be able to sit down with friends and a cold beverage....
View ArticleA Trail Runner’s Primer On Public Lands
Recent significant changes to the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run’s course struck a nerve in the ultrarunning community. An online appeal petitioning the White House to reverse the alterations was...
View Article2017 International Congress On Medicine & Science In Ultra-Endurance Sports...
[Editor’s Note: This article includes reports from select presentations given during the 2017 International Congress on Medicine & Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports on May 30, 2017 organized by The...
View ArticleTurning On To The Off-Season
It’s almost autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, and many of us should at least be considering whether or not it’s time to take a break or thinking about when we plan to start some sort of...
View ArticleRunning Injuries Explained And Overcome
If you run for more than a couple years, you’re likely to face injury at some point. That injury could be traumatic or due to overuse. It could be dehabilitating or a mere inconvenience. If and when...
View ArticleDoping And The Effect On Ultra And Trail Running: What To Do About Cheaters
The post Doping And The Effect On Ultra And Trail Running: What To Do About Cheaters appeared first on iRunFar.com. [Editor’s Note: The following are the opinions of the author raised in hopes of...
View ArticleUltramarathon Training: A Guide to Everything
The post Ultramarathon Training: A Guide to Everything appeared first on iRunFar.com. Training for an ultramarthon can be as challenging and as rewarding an experience as completing one. Training for...
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