Coloradan mountain runner Rick Trujillo is one of the most central figures in the pioneering era of the sport of mountain running in United States history and was inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in 2014. He is likely one of the only people alive with a mountain running diary that dates back to … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Andrew Todd
Even if you know Flyathon, you might not have heard why Running Rivers founder Andrew Todd launched this unique race series, whose motto of “run, fish, beer” is a riff on the traditional triathlon. In the eight years since it started, the venture has fundraised close to $250,000 for native trout conservation … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Paora Raharaha
Maori ultrarunner Paora Raharaha says that his resilience comes from the trials of his younger days. Explains Raharaha, “If people who are in dark places come out, then they can go a long way. After going through a lot, these people are quite strong and mentally tough, and capable of doing anything. My past … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Yolanda Holder
Yolanda Holder is a master of a mighty technique that most trail runners and ultra runners need for their longest races: powerwalking. Powerwalking is a fast-walking technique that is applied by ultra marathoners, marathon walkers, and other racers during organizes events. Holder's first race was the 1988 … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Jordan Marie Daniel
Jordan Marie Daniel is a fourth-generation indigenous runner and tenacious human-rights advocate. She’s perhaps most prominently known for firing-up global awareness for the missing and murdered indigenous women humanitarian crisis with a red handprint painted across her face, symbolizing violence, as she … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Junko Kazukawa
Kazukawa was the first person to tackle both the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and Leadville Race Series in a single season, in 2015. Kazukawa had finished her first-ever century run only four years prior to this mega feat—the 2011 Leadville Trail 100 Mile, at age 48—a goal she used as closure after her second … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Lisa Henson and John Medinger
Over the past 40 years, there is perhaps no other couple that has made the impact and influence on the American ultrarunning community as Lisa Henson and John Medinger. In the sport's earliest years, they each dove passionately in, found each other, and have uplifted in numerous others along the way. … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Loren Morgan
For the past two years, Loren Morgan has been a youth coach for the Rio Rancho/Albuquerque Westside chapter of Running Medicine (RM), a family-oriented, affordable run and walk program that's inclusive to all abilities, fitness levels, ages, and backgrounds. After growing up on a farm where he ran with … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Keira Henninger
Keira Henninger is a veteran race director who has paved the way for premiere trail running and ultrarunning races in her home state of California and influenced races nationwide over the past decade. … [Read more...]
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