Your Trail: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayetteville West Virginia has always been known as an outdoorsman paradise. Sitting almost right on top of the New River Gorge, Fayetteville boasts being the closest town to the some of the best whitewater rafting in the United States and has become a destination for rock climbing, fishing, camping, and mountain biking. And since the New River Gorge became the newest National Park in 2020,
Trails Collective Live | June 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feO6keBY5oo This week on Trails Collective Live we've voices in from three of the most classic trail races in the Northeast if not nation. We'll connect with Grayce Langheine and Sam Kirk on their days at Laurel Highlands, Michelle Merlis and Jay Whitbourne on the Great Adirondack Trail Run, and go a bit long with Dick Vincent on trail roots and Escarpment. Join us!
An Ode to Hills
Odds are you’ve heard of Sisyphus, the mythological Greek figure who was sentenced by the god Zeus to push a massive boulder up a hill, time and time again, only for it to roll back down to the bottom whenever it neared the top. Now, from what I’ve read, Zeus was a crankpot who loved to sentence people to torturous fates for all eternity if
Trails Collective Live | June 9, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MgonYUHV-Y We're back with a round of TC Live this Thursday, June 9. In the rotation we'll connect with James Weaver on a great run and parallel with life at a regional classic, the Old Dominion 100. Damian Monteiro and family on Cayuga Trails and Lucifer's Crossing. And, we'll go a bit longer with Scott Snell and Jennifer Russo, winner and first assist on last week's
Trails Collective Live | May 26, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnfaPeEg62U Another full plate for the Trails Collective Live slated for May 25, 2022. We'll talk a new mark set on one of the most #BeastCoast routes on the books, the Devil's Path with (hopefully) Steven Lange. Ireland's Seven Sisters with Katie O'Regan. Quest for the Crest with Jana Fridrichova, Marek Simco, and (hopefully) David Hedges. The Highlands Trail Fest with Justin Kousky, Clare Green, Marek
Trails Collective Live | May 18, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8VRkLtPI9Y This week on TC Live, we welcome on Patti Turissini on a win at Spring Trail, and Rhoda Smoker on an incredible MMT win less than a week after the Cocodona 250. We're also stoked to bing on a guest panel of Bethany Garretson and Meyers, Dominique King, & Terry Smith. They'll be honing in on the double gender standards existing in the trail and
Rachel’s SCAR FKT
On Sunday, May 29th at 3:00AM I started at Fontana Dam and made my way north to Davenport Gap. This was my first speed record attempt and my second longest run ever (miles and time), but the most elevation gain I have done at time. Helping me all day long was my husband Logan Lemcke. Logan began crewing for me in 2020 when I started
The Aid Station: Gut Issues in the Long Run
If you were to ask the question, “what makes a great athlete?” you would get many similar responses like “powerful muscles, high V02 max lungs, and a strong core”. Any references to the digestive tract would not be very high on the list of answers; however, it is one of the most make or break functions on race day. Your digestive tract will either get
Trails Collective Live | May 10, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzF0x-Y0yAA We're stoked for another packed round. This week we'll welcome Sullivan Summer to talk on the cold wet and quite Dirty German. Matt Lipsey and Carmen Bango on the gnarly classic 7 Sisters. Jessica Simao and Ryan Thorpe will take us through one of the toughest and most beautiful BeastCoast 100's in Hellbender. Grayce Langheine will connect on her recent FKT, and cue up Lauren
To Hell and Back
“Hey man, if the race is that important to you, then go for it. It’s your call.” He delivered the response with expert-level diplomacy, honed over years of treating patients with the same fanatical glow in their eyes as that which possessed mine. I was asking for my PT’s blessing to race the upcoming St. Luke’s Half Marathon in Allentown, PA. And while he might as
