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Do you share your passion for adventure with your children? Longtime Ultimate Direction Ambassador Thomas Reiss is recently back from summiting Mount Kilimanjaro with his 12-year-old son, Luke. In this interview we ask both father and son how to prepare for and execute a big adventure together. What does training consist of? What are some tips for getting along together through adversity? Read it all…

It's back! An Award for the most notable FKT of the Year.  There's no big prize - actually no prize whatsoever - but that's not why we do FKT's is it?  We want to do and read about what's cool, what's exciting and new, what has meaning for us.  So Peter Bakwin with help from Buzz Burrell compiles a list of the big standouts for 2017,…

by Michele Yates FOR GREAT IS NOT MEASURED BY HOW LARGE OR HOW MUCH, OR BY TROPHIES OR MONEY, OR STARDOM OR SUCH, BUT THE GREATEST OF THINGS ARE BY WHOLE OR IN PART, MEASURED BY HOW THEY AFFECT EACH ONE’S HEART.”  ~Michele Steinhauser It’s been awhile, so let me just back up to August where we had another successful, fun Rugged Running camp!  I…

By Lucas Onan Every part of it was so surreal to me. I've spent a good amount of time in the Tetons so they hold a special place for me. I was pretty giddy the whole time.  I was having way too much fun. (Editor's Note:  The "Teton Picnic" is biking from Jackson's town square to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, swimming across…

Ultimate Directioner Clare Gallager is about to toe the line at this weekend's Western States Endurance Run. This will be Clare's second hundo to date, as her first was a 1st place finish at the 2016 Leadville Trail 100. Before the "big dance" commences, we wanted to ask Clare a few questions about her trail running background, and her go-to mantras and methods. [caption id="attachment_3073"…

By Justin Simoni I'm just going to start out by saying it: I hate birthday challenges. Although, each year I get myself ramped up to try to do another one, they usually blow up in my face. My greatest-worst birthday challenge was the Arizona Trail Race: 750 miles of bikepacking across Arizona on singletrack from the Mexican to the Utah border. It includes a mandatory…

Written by the Crazy Mother Runners: Marnie, Carsen, and Sherry. The sunrise from the top of Lewis Peak glows soft pinks and purples. The crisp wind cools our foreheads as we enjoy the little reward after climbing the last 5 miles. We set down our hydration packs and take a picture together to remember this beautiful morning. The morning didn't quite start as peaceful as…

by: Eric Carter Looking back in my training diary, it is interesting remembering some of my early-season training sessions and realizing that they feel like they were so long ago. We were incredibly lucky this season to have snowfall in early October. It wasn’t long before we were able to ski down to the valley and by the end of October, ski training was in…

by Krissy Moehl I keep my hydration quiver relatively small these days. The Ultra Vesta, the Adventure Vesta and 2 Fast Draw handhelds. Having these options and being able to mix and match is really all I need to choose from on my training runs from the Fishbowl (my condo in Fairhaven). I run out the door to the Interurban trail and within 2 miles…