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The Most Influential Runner in History 

Before there were fun runs, race lotteries, or running specialty stores, there was Frank Shorter. His gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics ignited the American running boom and helped shape the sport as we know it today. But Shorter’s legacy goes far beyond the podium — from exposing doping and reforming athlete rights to sharing his own story of survival, he changed the course of running history.

Sibling rivalry: multi-days and trail ultras

Is there a little tension between multi-days and trail ultras? Jared Beasley digs in to find out and, more importantly, to reveal common ground.

History trail trekking on the path of the doomed Donner Party

Bob Crowley and Tim Twietmeyer's new ultra—chasing down history and adventure.