Articles by Sean Meissner

Tackling Longer Trails

For the last 20 years, I’ve had the pleasure of living within 15 miles of some of the longest trails in North America. While I haven’t actively sought them out, living near these iconic trails has been a huge perk. In ad...

Eating Whole Foods

Ultrarunners are typically healthy eaters. By healthy, I mean, we eat a lot. And we run a lot. Running and eating go well together.When it comes to being a healthy eater, there are different definitions. Diets or types o...

Mud Running

March is a time of the year when the snow is melting, birds are tweeting (old-school style) and the sun is shining a bit brighter. A combination of warm sun and melting snow creates one of our furry running buddies favor...

Longevity in Ultrarunning

Some people can run ultramarathons for years, even decades, and never get a serious injury. Others are very injury-prone, forced into taking extended breaks often. Surely, some runner’s bodies are better suited to the de...

Lake Tahoe 72 Mile

The Lake Tahoe 72 Mile is a classic road ultra that has been held most years since the late 1970s. There have been some great races and performances over the decades, including Rae Clark’s all-time record of 9:06....