What is PTL?
On Monday, Aug. 26, at the ridiculous starting time of 10 p.m., I’m going to line up with eighty other teams on the dark streets of downtown Chamonix, France, to start this monster of a…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Overcrowding in trail races
The Leadville 100, an iconic trail ultramarathon that has been held each year since 1983, took place this past weekend in Leadville, Colorado. Along with speedy sponsored runners such as Ian Sharman, Nick Clark, and…
Riding fat bikes across the Outback
Adventure cyclists Scott Felter — the creator of Porcelain Rocket custom bicycle bags in Alberta — and Tom Walwyn — a pediatric oncologist raising money to help find a cure for medulloblastoma — have spent the past…
The summer of Fastest Known Times
One might call 2013 the renaissance for Fastest Known Times, as speed records for popular long-distance hiking trails fall across the United States. Records on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and the John…