Catharsis at the Old Gabe 50k
On June 20th, I ran the Old Gabe for the fourth time. Back in 2004 it was my first 50k, and subsequently I’ve run it the last three years. Each…
Read MoreJesse Zentz: 2015 Bighorn Trail Run 50K Race Report
Heading toward the Bighorn Trail Run 50K finish line, Jesse Zentz gives friend Bridget Gerleman a thumbs up, despite feeling a little worse for wear. – Credit: Bridget Gerleman. I…
Read MoreAlpine Physical Therapy: Exercises to Increase Strength and Power
Summer is here and race season is underway! The daylight is here earlier mornings and staying later in the evenings, making it easier to get out and enjoy the beautiful…
Read MoreKristina Pattison: Playing it Safe at Transvulcania 73.3k
originally posted on www.kristinapattison.com Transvulcania 73.3k ultramarathon is the first race of the 2015 Skyrunning World Series. The race takes place on La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands….
Read MoreAlpine Physical Therapy: To Stay Injury Free, Stay Balanced
May is the month things start to ramp up. Race season is not right around the corner, it’s here. The Missoula Mile is on Sunday May 31. This is a…
Read MoreBoston Marathon
Dear Tim Mosbacher, I will need to get a refund from our Boston training class. I remember in the fine print that you guaranteed to improve one’s time by at…
Read MoreBurket Kniveton: Spring Running in Glacier National Park
MTC Note: Whitefish’s Burket Kniveton shared this photo essay with us about a recent spring outing in Glacier National Park. To see more of Burket’s photography check out his website http://www.burketkniveton.com/ Do you…
Read MoreAlpine Physical Therapy – Strengthening
As the days start to get longer and warmer more of us will start to migrate away from our indoor gym workouts and flock to the hills and trails for…
Read MoreGroup Run and KettleHouse Pint Night–Wednesday April 1st
Group trail run with Montana Trail Crew in the North Hills open space Join us Wednesday April 1st for Montana Trail Crew’s first-ever pint night fundraiser from 5-8pm at the…
Read MoreTrail Work Season is Near
Love this place? Consider volunteering to help maintain it. If you’ve been in Montana over the past week you’ve felt it. The warm sun hitting your face, the squishy surface…
Read MoreAlpine Physical Therapy: Stability Exercises
This has been a pretty amazing February with the sunny weather. We have (jealously) been watching runners cruise past our windows at Alpine downtown, in light winter clothing to just…
Read More2014 Montana Trail Crew Year in Review
Seth Swanson running the Western States 100 with Rob Krar. Photo: ultrarunnerpodcast.com [Authors note: It would be impossible to encapsulate all the amazing 2014 accomplishments of Montana trail runners in…
Read MoreJesse Zentz: Thompson sets HURL Fat Ass 50K record on spirit-filled day under the Big Sky
The bone-chilling cold western Montana has become all-too accustomed to this winter relented slightly on January 10, and HURL Fat Ass 50K competitors took full advantage to shake off some…
Read MoreTeam Montana at the North Face Endurance Challenge
Trail running brings highs and lows, stunning beauty and mud-soaked humility. Overcoming the lows makes you savor the highs. Perseverance is gold. A month ago, the 2014 North Face Endurance…
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