078. Voices from the Vert.run community: Leo Pershall | Running and self identity, setbacks and growth, sailing across the world and finding the joy of running.

Dillon Quitugua is an Hawaiian trail and ultra runner sponsored by Janji. Dillon recently ran the 100 mile perimeter of Guam, an island in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. In doing so, Dillon wante...

17 Aug 202253min

What are the most common injuries for a trail runner, and how can we deal with them? What are the best strategies to prevent injuries? Is it true that trail runners tend to get injured more than road ...

10 Aug 20221h 5min

July was a relatively "more relaxed" month in terms of racing, compared to the previous month. We saw most of the elite athletes putting in great training blocks towards their big goals of the season...

4 Aug 202248min

Dakota Jones is a trail and ultra runner from Colorado and an environmental activist. Coming off a third place finish at Hardrock 100m Endurance Run behind Kilian Jornet and Francois D'Haene, we sat d...

27 Jul 20221h 11min

Hannes Namberger is a professional trail and ultra runner from Germany sponsored by Dynafit. On the last weekend of June he won Lavaredo Ultra Trail, a 120km - 6000m of elevation race in the Italian D...

20 Jul 202258min

What should we eat during a trail race? how many calories should we aim for? What are the best types of gels? caffeine or no caffeine? Are carbon plate shoes the future of trail running shoes? What's ...

14 Jul 20221h 10min

We are in the swing of things! June was packed with awesome races and performances by so many athletes across the world Broken Arrow Skyrace, Lavaredo Ultra Trail, Marathon du Mont Blanc, Western Stat...

6 Jul 202252min

Mimmi Kotka is a professional trail and ultra runner from Sweden sponsored by La Sportiva. Last weekend she won Lavaredo Ultra Trail, a 120km - 6000m of elevation race in the Italian Dolomites and one...

30 Jun 20221h 2min