As mountain runners and ultrarunners, it can feel natural to tackle more technical, high consequence terrain—readily available in the backcountry and often highly appealing. What is the role of “scrambling” in mountain and ultrarunning, and what are some best practices for approaching it?
Articles by Anton Krupicka
As mountain runners and ultrarunners, our fitness has normalized the practice of heading out for long days in the backcountry with minimal equipment. Usually just a rain shell, maybe a small water filter and some extr...
Two years ago, my mom died of cancer. It was less than a month before the onset of the COVID pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, but the last week of her life was similar to everything hospitals across the country...
The vast majority of ultrarunners pursue the sport for much more varied and interesting reasons than simply trying to optimize their physical performance. I believe most ultrarunners will improve and grow in their race performance and in their relationship to running via paying attention to the mindset and attitude they bring to the pursuit. What is this mindset? I think it can be boiled down to two main tenets.
I’m fortunate to have had many international travel and racing opportunities over the years. Almost without fail, the European media has had a ubiquitous interest in what they always refer to as “the trainings.” While...