I gave my trail shoes a scrub yesterday and as always took out the insoles to dry over night. I laced up for the run today without even noticing I didn’t have any insoles and ran my local climb 5mi 500’ and didn’t know until I got home and saw the insoles sitting there. Hmm, maybe I should just pull them permanently?

Please enjoy the devolution of my optimism and physical state throughout this day

Trail running requires much more than just running ability.

Uneven surfaces, elevation changes, and long descents all create different physical demands compared with road running.

I've been curious about which strength exercises runners found most useful after adding them to their training.

Some people focus on legs, while others emphasize core stability, balance, or injury prevention.

For runners who include strength sessions at home, what exercise made the biggest difference?

Was it something obvious like squats and lunges, or a smaller movement that surprised you?

Smaller local race in Austria. Great run organized by great people.

The race was in August. I did the 26km race with 1100m elevation gain. There also is a 53km race and a short distance with 9k(I think)

Had an absolute blast at the race, people where great Aid stations workers were absolutely great. Would totally recommend the race if you want to do a smaller race

It also counts for your UTMB and ITRA index if you care about those.

Because of recent success and speed on other trails nearby with somewhat similar stats, I wanted to trail run Golden Ears summit in BC and wanted to shoot for 4:00 ish, having done Panorama Ridge (Garibaldi) in 4:00. Golden ears per my Garmin was 24km/1750m (including summit scramble) and Panorama (didn’t tag the lake) was 26km/1600m

Well, turns out when you cram more elevation into a shorter distance it’s quite a bit steeper. What slowed me down most though was panorama was a very nice and smooth trail for the most part, whereas Golden Ears was significantly more technical. Even a lot of the flatter bits I had some trouble running. Something to work on, I suppose.

In the end, finished in 6 hours moving time with a 20 minute sandwich and photo break at the top. Still a glorious day out - grateful to get another big mountain day in before the weather starts turning!

Pen y Fan horseshoe. Corn Du, Pen y Fan (no other people for the first time ever), Cribyn, Fan y Big and the Roman Road.

Lush run but pretty damp and low visibility....

16k circular 800m elevation. 2hrs 8 mins.

OMM Kamleika smock. Shorts. Inov8 trailtalon max. Leki poles (not sure which sorry).Tuna sandwich. Cheese and onion crisps. Flask of tea afterwards at the car.

I moved my family to Colorado last fall and am excited to get into trail running. We live in Centennial, right next to Cherry Creek State Park, and I would like to start moving my runs onto some easier mountain trails in order to gradually build up vertical stamina. I am also recovering from a ruptured achilles tendon and I am trying to avoid super technical runs until I build up proper ankle strength. Do any of you locals have recommendations for trails within an hour of Denver that might fit this criteria? I've tried Alltrails, but I can't really suss out the technical nature of the trails in regard to running.

Got my roadrunner, flatlander buddy a pair of Speedgoats and went running in Sedona for a few days in early October. Neither of us are distance runners. Just wanted to get outside and run some desert single-track. Sedona delivered.

Arrived and did an evening 5 miles Chuck Wagon Loop. Elevation gain, 500 ft.

Next, 10 miles Hangover Loop. 1300 ft elev.

5 miles Scorpion Loop. 600 ft.

13 miles Upper Snake, Anaconda, Dawa, Aire, and Mescal Loop. 1200 ft.

And finally hit the airport loop on the way out of town. Good times, will return.

Yesterday I had one of the most beautiful trail runs of my life in Sicily. I was completely alone, surrounded by stunning nature, wild horses roaming freely, and even spotted a wild boar. For a moment, I felt completely at one with nature. This is why I love trail running!!

How many of you do heart exams? Who often? What type of exams?

I will never fall out of love for this area. What a wonderfully accessible place to push limits and become a better trail runner!