Category: Trail Running
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Trail Review: Sandys Canyon to AZT to Marshall Lake, 14.1 Miles
My hatred, sheer loathing, for the first three-quarters of a mile of this run is eclipsed only by my fondness for a sublime four-mile stretch later…
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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Trails or Road, Marathon or Beyond, the Versatile Ryan Guldan Always Is Competitive
He will be 41 in a couple of months – hardly old, but older – but that doesn’t mean that Ryan Guldan is slowing in any…
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Angie Hodge-Zickerman, winner of Saturday’s Flagstaff Extreme Big Paine 53K. (Courtesy Photo)Flagstaff Big Pine Trail Results: Hodge-Zickerman Wins 53K, Painter 27K, Cross 13K
Saturday at Fort Tuthill County Park proved a stellar day for Flagstaff women trail runners at the Flagstaff Extreme Big Pine trail races. In the marquee…
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Walmsley, Prepping for Western States, Second in Broken Arrow Skyrace Vertical Climb
It was a nice little tuneup jaunt for Flagstaff’s ultrarunning megastar Jim Walmsley. Friday morning in Tahoe, he finished second in the Broken Arrow Skyrace Vertical…
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A wide, grassy meadow greets you at the start of the 6.4-mile Skunk Canyon-AZT-Flagstaff Loop run.Trail Review: Skunk Canyon-AZT-Flagstaff Loop, 6.4 Miles
Many’s the time I have run in Skunk Canyon and not once have I encountered a pungent specimen of the trail’s namesake. Not that I’m complaining;…
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The 10.2-mile Wing Mountain Loop features shaded forest roads with rollercoaster hills, nothing too strenuous.Trail Review: 10.2-Mile Wing Mountain Loop
So there I was, loping along Forest Road 222, near the split with FR 519, having made the loop around Wing Mountain and heading back the…
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The “new” Heart Trail up the slopes of Mt. Elden is longer than the original but has better footing and generally is a more enjoyable experience than the original.Trail Review: The “New” Heart Trail Climb on the North-East Slopes of Mt. Elden
That four-mile uphill grind that encompasses the Heart Trail on the north-east side of Mount Elden passes at a couple of junctures the now-decommissioned old (or,…
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The three-mile ascent up Saddle Mountain features views of the San Francisco Peaks.Trail Review: Saddle Mountain, Off of Highway 180
Please don’t dub me foolhardy, or environmentally insensitive, but two weeks ago I drove 24 miles just to run a five-mile trail. My carbon footprint on…
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Trail Review: The Frog Tank Loop in Munds Park, Brought to You by Some MUTS
Here’s a pro tip for when you visit the Iron Springs Trailhead in Munds Park – and, trust me, you’re going to want to run there:…
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Saturday’s Pro and Trail Race Results: Ejore, Snowden Get 1,500 Olympic Standard at L.A. Grand Prix; Conley Wins Brooklyn Half; Ostaszewski Takes Georgia 100 Miler
Day 2 of the Los Angeles Grand Prix on Saturday saw two more Flagstaff-based runners achieve the Olympic standard, this time in the 1,500 meters. Under…
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