There are lost trails everywhere, and some are just waiting to be found and explored once again.
Max King
Max king lives in Bend, Oregon, but still has an affinity for the Siskiyous where he grew up. For the full interview with Gabe Howe, visit MaxKingTRC.com/Max. Instagram: @maxkingor
Siskiyou Mountain Club member Matt Kline out for a long run on a 25-mile loop in the Red Buttes Wilderness, an area the club frequently maintains. Photo: Vincent DiFrancescoI think about trails a lot – the ones I’ve run...
With all the backcountry skiing I’ve done, I finally took an Avalanche Level 1 course, where we discussed minimizing risk by considering three factors that increase risk: hazards, exposure and our vulnerability. How can we apply these same principles to trail running?
With all the backcountry skiing I’ve done, I finally took an Avalanche Level 1 course, and it got me thinking about trail running. There are similarities and differences in the risks we take while in the backcountry, but...
The sport of trail and ultrarunning is getting to a point where we’re seeing a generational gap. This begs the question: are we seeing a splitting of generations, or do we just grow into cranky old people as we age? Will...
The author competes in obstacle course races among other adventurous endurance events. courtesy Max King As we watched the Olympics unfold this year, I couldn’t help but think about the age of all...
I am a racer through and through, and it’s the reason I got into this crazy sport. It was something I was good at (relatively), and I enjoyed beating people. I still do. However, as they say, with age comes wisdom, so th...
The author runs trails on BLM public land near Red Bluff, California. Courtesy Author Before booking a recent trip to Los Angeles, I opened the CalTopo app, clicked on the public lands map layer and wai...
Every year, around the last week of June, I get a major case of FOMO (fear of missing out). It creeps up as media attention intensifies, and then coincidently peaks, just about midday on the last Saturday of June. This i...
It’s important to meet kids where they are, whether they are excited about doing a 50k or a 5k, and give them the knowledge that trail running is something that’s accessible to them. We can help them with the training, experience and skills that it takes for them to do it safely.
Picture this: an 11-year-old just graduated from fifth grade and picked up frozen yogurt on the way home from school. Tomorrow, they’ll run their first 50k. Who can relate? Yeah, me neither. But some kids do. They are...
Well, little did I know that our hot pace early on was going to come back to bite me. I would end up walking some of the hills on the course that didn’t even remotely match up to the current pitch. We had quite a pack ea...
This year’s Way Too Cool started out like any other year: FAST. A downhill road start is something you have got to warm up for or the field is going to leave you in the dust, especially with Brett Hales and David Roche l...