Articles by Nico Barraza

Taylor Nowlin: Pushing for the Grand Canyon R2R2R FKT

It was 5:00 a.m. as we drove down the winding stretch of Highway 180, north of our Flagstaff, Arizona, home. The temperature outside was around 19 degrees, and the wind was almost completely still. As we turned onto High...

Hardrock 100

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow humans; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” – Herman Melville...

Ultra Trail Dogs

I first heard of Alexandra Horowitz and her book Inside of a Dog in 2012 while she was being interviewed on NPR for her work studying dogs’ cognitive ability and their relationships with their human counterparts. I was i...

Hardrock

Dark clouds rolled in over Silverton, CO, the day before the start of the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. A cool stillness nestled in the San Juan Mountains as rain trickled down streams and wandered through the rug...

Antelope Canyon 100

As runners sift through the sandy banks surrounding Page, AZ, their eyes are greeted with the warmth of a deep history. Navigating two of the most photographed natural spectacles in the desert Southwest, the Antelope Can...