Hawaii - Island of Molokai - Experience beaches, tall sea cliffs, great food, and one ultrarunning opportunity.
All in Destinations
A trail runners guide to Lanai - Lanai, Hawaii
Hawaii - Island of Lanai - Explore Lanai on one, or all, of these 4 challenging trails that offer seclusion, beautiful views of the ocean and surrounding islands, as well as wide sand beaches and rocky shores.
Volcanic activity, running on cinder cones and lava fields - Big Island, Hawaii
Hawaii - Big Island - Run up a cinder cone or through a lava field, and if the weather is just right, the tallest mountain on earth, Mauna Kea
My ski memoir - North America and Europe
My personal experience with ski trips around the world.
Running in deep sand through a forest where you wouldn't expect it - Broken Bow, Nebraska
Nebraska - Have a run in the largest hand planted forest in the world in one of the most remote places in the United States, the Sand Hill region of Nebraska.
Hills where I thought there were none to run - Loess Hills, Iowa
Iowa - Find some hills in a land where most think there are none. The Loess Hills offer up steep hills in rolling, forested terrain. While you are there, stop by Le Mars, Iowa to have a scoop of ice cream in the Ice Cream Capital of the World.
An ultrarunning alternative in the Wasatch Range - Salt Lake City, UT
Utah - Rolling around the Wasatch Range in a Polaris RZR
Finding running trails not tech - Silicon Valley, CA
CA - Even in Silicon Valley, one can still find the time to train on trails.
Ultrarunning off the grid - Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho
Idaho - Ultrarunning through the mountain ranges of the Sawtooth Wilderness
Ultra cold running in the Browns Canyon - Buena Vista, Colorado
Colorado - Explore the trails of the Browns Canyon and Midland Hill directly from the town of Buena Vista.
Running and biking the Tammany Trace trail - Covington, Louisiana
Louisiana - The Tammany Trace is a 31 mile (50k) paved trail running from Covington, LA to Slidell, LA on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain that is a great option for a first time solo ultrarunning destination.
Close encounters of the Black Hills ultramarathon kind - Sturgis, North Dakota
South Dakota - Running the Black Hills ultramarathon and exploring Devils Tower and the Homestake Mine make for an excellent ultrarunning destination weekend.
The Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon, a race worth repeating - Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee - Nashville, Tennessee is a great destination for their well run road Marathon, or for trails conveniently located near the city center.
Unexpected discoveries through ultrarunning - Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Oklahoma - Experience undisturbed prairie land and rolling forest hills at the Flower Moon trail runs held in the Osage Hills State Park just west of Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Contending with the wind on a century ride around the Zuiderzee - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands - 100 mile bike ride (160km) around the Zuidersee, starting and ending in Amsterdam.
There's no place like the Heartland 50 to run an ultramarathon - Cassoday, Kansas
Kansas - Wander the rolling dirt roads through the Flint Hills of Kansas at the Heartland 50 ultramarathon.
Running the Ouachita Trail 50 ultramarathon - Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas - Right outside of Little Rock, Arkansas you can run a race, such as the Ouachita Trail 50, the oldest Arkansas Ultra Running Association event, or just run part of the 192 mile (308km) Ouachita National Recreation Trail that crosses the Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Hiking a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site - Dolomites, Italy
Italy - Hiking in the uniquely beautiful mountains terrain of Northern Italy in the Dolomites.
Outdoor adventures in Georgia (the country) - Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgia (Country) - Ski, mountain, and run in this beautiful country located on the eastern side of the Black Sea bordering Russia.
Two seasons of ski resort running - Nendaz, Switzerland
Switzerland - Enjoying the running trails throughout the Nendaz ski resort area