Author: Ian

Trails Collective Live | April 26, 2022 https://youtu.be/UwpdI1vB9l0 This week on TC Live: Leah Yingling on nabbing a Golden Ticket at the Canyons 100k, Leslie O'Dell and McLane Grow on the Promise Land 50k+, Rob Cummings on the Leatherman's Loop 10k, Jill Dennes and Jared Burdick on the Hyner View Trail Challenge, and Brian Vanderheiden and Jared Burdick diving into Breakneck Point Trail Marathon Predictions. Join us!!

The Trails Collective Weekly Rundown November 26, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBzmsdrXKg In the Media A beautiful short film of the Worlds End 50k / 100k, running in Worlds End State Park, PA. I volunteered in 2020 and ran the 100k this year. Lucky on both occasions as typically my Cayuga Trails falls near or on the same weekend, as it will in 2022. I was thankful for the opportunity as it

Trails Collective Weekly Rundown November 19, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWUWi6zco4 Gear First run in the Speedlands and Smartwool, tasting of the GU Liquid Energy Cola Fastest Known Times of the Week Jason Pageau & Bethany Garretson, 2h 7m for the Tupper Lake Triad in NY, covering Mount Arab, Coney Mountain, and Goodman Mountain, a 14.7 mile circuit with 2,790’ gain. Their mark is an opening mixed gender team mark. Michele Zandona, 6h 1m for

Weekly Rundown November 12, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y0b4iP4GW8 In the Media Age Record on the AT MJ Eberhart, with a trail name of Nimblewill Nomad, at age 83 breaks the record for oldest individual to hike the AT https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/07/nimblewill-nomad-83-oldest-hike-appalachian-trail/6333254001/?fbclid=IwAR22rbvVVk7dc6KAZixM_oBuMa4eL2TiZr0AfFeFAEDDepbS-EUp7Zz7pDw Shane the Trail Dog A pretty great thing…Shane, owned by an individual who lives adjacent to the Nittany Loop in State College, is a dog trained to find and guide potentially lost hikers, and becomes a

Trails Collective Weekly Rundown November 5, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ahhfll0VjI Product This week I dig a bit into one of my favorite and most used apparel pieces at the moment, the Patagonia Airshed Pro Pullover. I also comment on the Salomon UltraGlide, a long-awated, delayed, and scarce max cushion new release from Salomon. In the Media A seasonally appropriate episode (161) dropped from the crew at Cultra. This week: Leaf Catchassing with

Weekly Rundown October 22, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zeCL3D31HM UltraSignUp Hotlist CT CT Trailmixers Fall Fling 400, slated for November 20 in Southington is at 96% full. MD Little Gunpowder 50k in Kingsville, MD, slated for November 20 is 90% full. PA The View 25k, running November 7 in Hyner, PA is  97% full FKT’s of the Week NH Christof Teuscher, 3d 9h 50m for the 148 mile Cohos Trail, running the rugged wilds of the Whites from Crawford Notch

Weekly Rundown October 15, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqDXNYlhU0 In the Media CULTRA – Episode 158, 360 Miles on the Erie Canal with Trisha Ignatowski: https://cultratrailrunning.libsyn.com/158-360-miles-on-the-erie-canal-with-trisha-ignatowski After a 130 mile week in August, Jimmy Mac begins to consider running again. DC Peaks 50 a first-year event run in the Wasatch range outside of Salt Lake – Blizzard brought in 12” – 18” of fresh snow, stiff winds, and a drop in temperature. 70 participants

Weekly Rundown October 8, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPkv4SKhHQ In the Media This week’s PainCave Episode #95 dropped today and is “Twenty Questions with Matt Flaherty”. I’ve known Matt for quite awhile, recruiting him to run in the early and championship years of Cayuga Trails, and being lucky enough to have him back for several runnings. He’s a wonderful individual and I was really excited to see him have an incredible day