Amanda Loudin

Racers make their way through a snowy forest in the Montane Yukon Ultra

This Race Tests the Limits of Human Endurance

Amanda Loudin//April 26, 2019

When you race 430 miles across the Yukon, you learn a thing or two about yourself. In taking part in the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra (MYAU) on four different occ... Read More...

The Rise of Women’s Fastest Known Times

Amanda Loudin//February 22, 2019

In the span of several days back in November 2018, three women made separate attempts at breaking the women’s fastest known time (FKT) for the iconic Rim-to-Rim... Read More...

The Athletes Who Brave the Cold for Winter Triathlons

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Sheri Schrock has been a multisport athlete, competing in events featuring more than one sport, for 13 years. The 64-year-old diving and mountain biking coach h... Read More...

The ground is dirt, not snow, but a skier heads out anyway.

No Snow? No Problem

Amanda Loudin//January 22, 2019

Jeanne Vance loves to ski so much that five years ago, she purchased a vacation home in the Lake Tahoe area so that she could pick up and go from her Sacramento... Read More...

Running in Baltimore’s Urban Oasis

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Patapsco Valley State Park is a world unto its own, just a few short miles from one of the nation’s largest population centers. To be surrounded by the build... Read More...

Meet Moab’s Trail Running Guides

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The women who can take you off your bike and into your running shoes on slickrock When you hear Moab, you probably think of mountain biking, and why not? The... Read More...

She Ran and Sailed All Over the World

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Jill Dintaman Robinson and her family followed the call of adventure on a year-long expedition. Jill Dintaman Robinson and her husband had a dream: To take t... Read More...

Devon Yanko Beats Her Own Drum

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Her training may be unconventional, but it’s working. When Devon Yanko toed the line at the Caumsett 50K on March 6, she went into it with the attitude that ... Read More...

From the Brink and Back: Stronger Than Ever

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How one rider trained her body and mind to recover from a life-threatening mountain bike accident. To ride with Esther Schaftel on the trails around her Elli... Read More...

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