Bryce Thatcher: A life of running, creating and inspiring
Bryce Thatcher has come a long way since he was a teenager funding his mountain adventures by laying sprinkler pipe. It was hard work but...
Brave like Gabe, inspired by Gabe
(Ladia Albertson-Junkans and Gabriele "Gabe" Grunewald share time on the trails.) Ladia Albertson-Junkans was 15 minutes away from...
Courtney Dauwalter: Ultra running and candy identifying champion
Courtney Dauwalter’s exploits on the trail and ultra racing circuit are well established. Dauwalter won nine of the 12 ultras she entered...
Champion ultra runner finds meaning, grit beyond the podium
(Photo credit: Myke Hermsmeyer) Katie Graff wanted a new hobby so she began running in high school. She didn’t know that the sport would...
Leadville champion turns attention to UROC, new book
(Photo by Chris Hunter) Katie Arnold is going home to run. Her destination is Virginia. Her race is the Ultra Race of Champions (UROC)....
Dean Karnazes reflects on injury and recovery
Dean Karnazes was powering through a flatish section of the brutal North Face Endurance Challenge Series 100-mile race in Chile. How...
Just run — how Gene Dykes excels as a 70-year-old runner
Gene Dykes has bowled a perfect 300 game four times, sunk a hole-in-one and — at age 70 — ran a marathon in under three hours. All of...
The inspiring ascension of Matt Daniels
A hula hoop race didn’t appeal to Matt Daniels. Neither did any of the team races at second grade track and field day. So, based on his...
Trevor Fuchs mixes passion for ultras, mountains and vegan diet
In his 20s, Trevor Fuchs was out of shape, smoked a daily pack of cigarettes and chowed down on a typical American diet. Motivated by his...
Training, running and living the dream together
Tyler and Ellie Fox met when he was racing Summer Solstice and she was there as a spectator. “I think that was my first weekend...
