Nearly two centuries ago, Henry David Thoreau wrote that “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” I first went deep into the forests of northwestern Tasmania in 1973 in an unsuccessful search for the Tasmanian tiger. That wonderful creature is now accepted as extinct, but the Tarkine remains a… World Heritage Protection for the Tarkine10 Min Read
The wind at the edge of the world comes in clean and cold. Without any significant landmass to temper its force, it rips across the 40th latitude and slams into the prefab houses that straddle the tiny seaside township of Arthur River where we’re staying. It strains against the windows…. Dispatches from the Edge of the World10 Min Read
Meaghen Brown It starts with the focal beam of a headlamp. Sunrise is more than an hour away and it’s pouring rain. Hands tucked into the sleeves of a jacket, and the pace already quick through the sharp Tasmanian buttongrass—trying to stay warm. There is an urgency to understand this threatened place... The Way There: Why We Create and Seek Out TrailsMeaghen Brown10 Min Read
Steve House joins forces with coach Scott Johnston and athlete Kílian Jornet to develop a comprehensive approach to finding the joy and the payoff of intense training. Even lunges. Nose to the Wind10 Min Read
Beau Miles eats beans for 40 days to explore the invisible side to eating, feeling, and running. The Human Bean10 Min Read
High in the San Juan Mountains above Silverton, Colorado, a pack of runners roam. Meet the Wolfpack10 Min Read
“Exploring varying landscapes generates an energy and connection…that provides the ‘why’ to life for me.” “…these unbalanced running steps through lumping button grass were pounding a connection with the Tarkine into my cells.” “This event and the wild of Tassie tore in to my heart, embedded in my soul…” If You Love It, Run for It: Dispatch from the Inaugural takayna Ultramarathon10 Min Read
Beau Miles isn’t really one for running with others, activism, or taking more than two showers a week Tigers Change Their Stripes in the Tarkine10 Min Read
Exploring one of the least visited but most revisited national parks in the US, on foot. Running the Isle10 Min Read
The communities of Cajón del Maipo, in Chile, are seeing their environment be threatened by an unnecessary hydroelectric project. For the Land We Inhabit6 Min Read
Martin Johnson & Michael Fordham An attempt to set the fastest known time on the 184-mile path to the source of the River Thames. Dark River Runs DeepMartin Johnson & Michael Fordham7 Min Read
Brophy Native American Club Reflections on the 2022 Oak Flat Prayer Run, a gathering and a protest of a planned copper mine that could destroy this sacred site. Prayer Run for Oak FlatBrophy Native American Club9 Min Read
Rio Lakeshore How the trails beneath our feet help us belong. Home Is an Open PlaceRio Lakeshore6 Min Read
Lucía Flórez How one trail runner embodies his Inca heritage by running Peru’s sacred, ancient trails. Chasqui of the 21st CenturyLucía Flórez9 Min Read
Kiko Sweeney A family explores their relationship to running. Running the CoastKiko Sweeney6 Min Read
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