Trail running

Do Carbon Plates Belong in Trail-Running Shoes? Here's What the Experts Say
Do Carbon Plates Belong in Trail-Running Shoes? We Asked the Experts

Once reserved for elite marathoners, carbon plates are now showing up on trails. But are they actually helping you move faster or just hype?

10 Bucket List Worthy Trail Races for Women
A Trail Runner's Bucket List: 10 Races All Women Should Run

By prioritizing women's podiums, better course design, and inclusive marketing, these races are removing barriers to female and non-binary athletes.

How Trail Sisters Informs, Supports, and Empowers Women in Trail Running
How Trail Sisters Grew From Blog to Trail Running Community & Women-Only Race Series

Founded in 2016 by Gina Lucrezi, TS became a network of women's trail events and developed a standard to measure how well races support female runners

30 Miles in 30 Hours: Reflections From a Meditative Run up Mount Lemmon, AZ
Mount Lemmon Rush: Video & Photos from a 30 Mile, 30 Hour Trail Run in Remote Arizona

Former Olympian, guide, and adventure photographer Sarah Attar takes on a point-to-point run up an Arizona classic, with friends and gratitude in tow

With Community Series Trailish, New York City Runners Go Off Road
New Group Run Series Trailish Offers Trail Curious New Yorkers a Path to Go Off Road

The monthly event by Brooklyn outdoor store Outlandish provides city joggers a safe space to try trail. Here's what you need to know to get involved

How the Norda 005 Was Made to Be the Ultimate Running Shoe for Trail Racing
Sole Searching: How Norda Made the 005 the Ultimate Running Shoe for Trail Racing

Just four years after launch, the Montreal-based brand has designed what they hope to be the lightest, fastest, most durable trail racing shoe yet

ROA x Altra Timp 5 Collaboration Trail Runner Blends Performance and Style
Footwear Brands ROA and Altra Fuse Brand DNA Into a Collab Trail Runner

The surprise collab brings together two outdoor footwear brands for a trail ready model first debut at Paris Fashion Week in June 2024

GR20 Hiking Guide: All You Need to Know About the Toughest Trek in Europe
We Fastpacked the Toughest Trek in Europe So You Don't Have to

A comprehensive overview of the legendary 112-mile trail, from history to what I learned while fastpacking it, and what I would do differently

Sole Searching: How HOKA Is Perfecting Its Most Popular Trail Running Shoe
Sole Searching: How HOKA Is Perfecting Its Most Popular Trail Running Shoe

Seven years and six updates after introduction, the legendary Speedgoat continues to blaze trails with radical design and proven performance

Why the Trails are Trending: A Deep Dive Into the Rise of Trail Sports
Why the Trails are Trending: A Deep Dive Into the Rise of Trail Sports

What data can and can’t tell us about the ongoing increase in interest and participation in trail running, gravel biking, and other trail activities

Sole Searching: How NNormal Changed Trail Running With Radical Durability
Sole Searching: How NNormal Is Changing Trail Running With Radical Durability

Ultrarunner Kílian Jornet's latest pursuit is to upend the footwear world by making super-durable trail running shoes

District Vision x New Balance Release Earth-toned Trail Runner Collab
Hit The Trails with District Vision x New Balance's New Earth-toned Trail Runners

The collaboration applies a clean and minimal aesthetic towards the technically engineered Fresh Foam X More Trail running shoe