What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
- Henry David Thoreau
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From the top of the world to the end of the earth, essays from a marathoner’s odyssey to compete on every continent and the lessons learned of friendship, life and pushing past borders
Meet Addie Bracy: Ultra’s Upstart Signs with Nike
American Addie Bracy is an advocate for diversity, recently signed with Nike Trail Running and is making noise on the ultra scene. She's the pro trail runner who almost never was.
Carnets de Trail: La Hardergrat (Brienz)
Episode 1: To open Sébastien de Sainte Marie's "Carnets de Trail" series, one of the most beautiful ridges in the Bernese Oberland, the Hardergrat.
Ultra Resilience: The Tough Go Trail Running
A trail runner and endurance athlete’s take on heartbreak, and how he copes when the going gets tough.
New Ultimate Direction FKT Grants Awarded
FKTs—fastest known times—are the holy grail for elite endurance athletes these days.
Destined to Run: How a Pro Runner was Born
How does a young, aspiring skier, became one of the best-known ultra trail runners in the world? This is Nikki’s story, from her early days of skiing in Vermont, to the lonesome summer training sessions. .
