1ST Published in Trail Runner Magazine October 8th – How to initiate grassroots development of a trail network in your hometown A volunteer trail-work party. Photo by Adam Reitz. You hop on Facebook and see posts from your running pals in other towns out hitting the trails—photos of stunning singletrack and endless miles of forest… Read More Building a trail town from scratch

As mentioned previously, we want runners to be able to take a look at the finances of a race and understand where that money comes from, where it goes and what folks can expect moving forward. We do this because as runners we always wondered what went in to a race, then as Race Directors… Read More Many On The Genny – Transparency Post

Lately we have become interested in operating our company with transparency. There are many reasons why but the largest being that we operate this company out of a love for the trails and we want people to be able to look at what we do and understand that. We are not advocating for every company (or… Read More Company Transparency 

Charlie Sabatini ran his first 100 miler at Leadville. The year before while on vacation he saw a runner coming down from Hope Pass and thought “That looks fun.” The following year he went out to Colorado with a few friends, trained for five weeks and finished the Leadville 100.   To read the rest… Read More They Watched The Trees Grow

At the inaugural running of the Twisted Branch Trail Run in August of 2015, the Rochester, NY and Finger Lakes region was introduced to what has quickly become the premiere sports photography business in the area. The Ascend Collective announced they would be on hand to document their first event. Founded by three local endurance… Read More From Passion to Profession – The Ascend Collective in Focus

In 2013 Ian Golden and Red Newt Racing introduced to the world of ultra running The Cayuga Trails 50. An impressive course, climbing and descending through the gorges of Ithaca, NY. The course climbs Lucifer’s Steps along side aptly named Lucifer Falls, a 115 foot cascade of beautiful rushing scenery. Through the years runners would… Read More The Devil Was In The Details – Lucifer’s Crossing 2016

“They all have to touch the PP” The finish line to the Palmers Pond 50k was a pair of wooden letter “P’s” tied to a cowbell.  Colin Bailey, Race Director of the self named – PP50K required all finishers to jog across the parking lot and touch the letters then ring the bell for the… Read More Palmers Pond 50K

This past Thursday, Mort Nace (General Manager) of Medved Running and Walking Outfitter hosted his 2nd annual panel discussion on ultra and trail running. As a co-founder of Goose Adventure Racing and Race Director for many Roads Are Poison events, Mort is often considered among the founders of trail running and racing in this region.… Read More Medved Ultra Chat

This weekend #TrailsRoc manned the “Hurt Locker.” An aid station at the Virgil Crest Ultrasthat came after (before) the toughest stretch of trail – and after (or before) the toughest hill in the course. #TrailsRoc is known for aid stations at local races. People love them – The vibe is insane – Race Directors request… Read More How to “Roc” an aid station like #TrailsRoc does

I recently skimmed a post about mountain running and what “they don’t tell you”. I figured Mountain is different from Trail, and I wanted to put my own spin on this very topic. People WILL tell you plenty about trail running though. I think below are the 3 most common things I hear. . The… Read More 10 Things They Don’t Tell You About Trail Running