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Nearly 3,000 people attend the annual Huffing for Stuffing race in Bozeman — that's almost a tenth of the population. Factor in freezing temps and that's one heck of a running crowd in southwest Montana. For good reason: awesome trails, beautiful views, clean air, and a vibrant local running community. Time to tie the laces and move like your body was meant to move.
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~43,000,000: total runners in the U.S.
26.1: miles the typical runner logs in one week
85: days per year the typical runner runs
13%: increase in outdoor running participation since last year Read more >>
While enjoying the brisk air and snow-covered trails, it’s important to remember that colder temperatures, less daylight, and slick conditions make winter running is a whole different ballgame than your cheerful summer miles. Read more >>
As one of the top endurance runners in the world, Bozeman resident Nikki Kimball takes the brutal sport of ultra running to a whole new level. In ultra-running events, runners put themselves through an endurance test over courses spanning 50 miles, 100 miles, or more. Read more >>
Pull on your climbing shoes, buckle your life jacket, and saddle your horse: Paradise Valley has all the activities you need to satisfy your outdoor-adventure cravings this spring. With so much to do, you won’t even miss the snow.
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Pioneering athletes such as Pat Callis, Alex Lowe, Ed Anacker, and Tom Jungst established Bozeman’s reputation as a premier outdoor-sports community. Read more >>
Congratulations, you’re pregnant! As you begin this experience, a million questions will tumble through your mind. One of those might be, “Can I still run?” Most likely the answer is yes. Read more >>
Since I’d rather not amass a closet full of shoes, I typically look for a shoe that can perform in a variety of terrain and functions. That's exactly the shoe I got with the Scarpa Blitz Boa. From the treadmill to the trails, the Blitz is a great all-around shoe. Read more >>
Despite Bozeman’s extended winter, the lightweight Badrock trail shoe took me to some of my favorite routes; it also let me log a few treadmill and road miles. The shoe is very stable, with good cushioning and excellent traction on just about any surface. Read more >>
A few months ago, my boyfriend got in touch with his fire-loving inner Neanderthal, and together they went out and purchased a wood stove for our house. Read more >>
Scott Creel, an ecology professor at MSU, is a masters runner (over 40) who destroys competitors of all ages. The 2003 U.S. Read more >>
“But I don’t run fast and my butt jiggles. I can’t run with them!” My next-door neighbor shrinks back from the door, hands on her cheeks, eyes big, when I suggest joining the Wind Drinkers club fun run. Read more >>
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How Outside Bozeman Got Me to Run the Ridge Run “You have to write an essay,” said a local runner. We were talking about registering for the Ridge Run. She had been completely coherent up until this statement. I began to assess her for a stroke. Read more >>
In Montana, attacks on runners and hikers are rare, and most women are assaulted by men they know in places they consider safe—but statistics are no consolation. Read more >>
My first time running the Baldy Blitz, I experienced the full gamut of human emotion: from feelings of ecstasy as I ran down off the summit, my yee-haws drowned out by the roar of arctic style winds, to spirit-crushing despair on the ice-cold, bushwhacking decent, rivaled only by the Bataan Death Read more >>Race
How Outside Bozeman Got Me to Run the Ridge Run “You have to write an essay,” said a local runner. We were talking about registering for the Ridge Run. She had been completely coherent up until this statement. I began to assess her for a stroke. Read more >>
There are 14 of us lined up at the Grotto Falls trailhead on a cold Saturday morning. The clouds are thick, and you can just about see your breath. There should be that nervous tension that hangs like a cloud around the starting line—but it’s gone. Read more >>
The last of the sky’s bruised-purple tint has faded to black, and now it’s anywhere from eleven at night to four in the morning. The miles and hours pile on top of each other until it’s impossible to tell what time it is. Read more >>
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