Trekking poles, these amazing little tools are something you might not know about, but will be glad you learned about them after finishing this. Many athletes and adventurers are turning to these things for aid during long hikes, trail runs, ultramarathons, etc. But...

"Western States is unlike any race I have ever run before" -Cory Reese Cory Reese, Ultramarathoner and author of books Nowhere Near First, and Into The Furnace: How a 135 mile run across Death Valley set my soul on fire has recently put a new accomplishment on his...

Currently as I write this, it is 108 degrees outside at 3 p.m. (yuck). Now if you are someone like me who lives in a place that gets incredibly hot you may often times find it difficult to get your training in, for obvious reasons of course. For those who don't live...

So imagine this, race day is approaching and you've been training hard and so far you feel great about your condition coming into the race. Then you hear a buddy mention that it is now time for the "carbo-loading" phase and because you have stuck to your diet like...