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Natural Fitness: Wild Workouts with the World’s Fittest Man

by Graham Averill June 1, 2009

I know this about myself: If I were being chased by a man with a hatchet, and I had to sprint up a hill, balance on a log across a river, and climb up a tree to escape, I couldn’t. I’d run out of steam about halfway up the tree. I also know that I [...]

The Need for Speed: Chasing the Country’s Toughest Trail Records

by Graham Averill June 1, 2009

Here’s an absurd hypothetical for you: What do you do if you’re a runner and you’ve conquered the 100-mile foot race? How do you challenge yourself when an ultra marathon has become almost mundane? You start going after long trail speed records. Across the country, runners are pushing themselves for days, sometimes weeks at a [...]

Head of the Class: Best Rapids for Every Level

by Graham Averill June 1, 2009

Slip on your spray skirt: The Southeast is whitewater country. Here are the best rapids for every level of whitewater, from easy class I floats to class V hairboating adventures. Class I The James River, Va. Eagle Rock to Horseshoe Bend For 343 miles, the James River sweeps across the state of Virginia, connecting the [...]

Hiker Holiday

by Jedd Ferris June 1, 2009

National Trails Day on June 6