Tara Dower News Today

You’ve heard of long-distance hiking’s Big Three, but North America has more amazing thru-hikes to discover. Find a new challenge—and a new perspective on the backcountry—on these incredible lesser-known trails.

Hikers attempting to set speed records on long trails sacrifice sleep in order to make miles. But is the glory worth the consequences?

I am reading my copy of Race Results Weekly tonight and notice they said that there was a 100 miler in Steamboat Springs that had a$67,000 in prize money,...

Nina Bridges set a new FKT for the Colorado Trail in just over 8 days and 14 hours. We asked her about her trek and the gear that got her to the end.

A stacked field is scheduled to line up in the competitive field of "hares" at the Run Rabbit Run 100-miler on September 15 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The 105-runner field includes Dave Stevens, Jimmy Elam, Arlen Glick, Georgia Porter, Cat Bradley, Tara Dower, Nicole Bitter, and Sarah Ostaszewski, as well as Trail Runner editor-in-chief Zoe Rom. Also among the star-studded lineup is Logan Williams, a 28-year-old lawyer from Incline Village, Nevada.

Claire Bannwarth is a trail running machine. Then she ran the Transgrancanaria 128K in the Canary Islands in February (seventh female), followed by the Cursa di Ciclopi 500K in Sicily in April (second female), and the UTMB Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 165K in Wales in May (third female). Bannwarth, who lives in Village-Neuf, France, went on to run Colorado's Hardrock 100 in July (fifth place female), and then win the Tahoe 200 a week later in Lake Tahoe, California.

Less than a month after Tara Dower set the supported women's FKT on the Colorado Trail, Nina Bridges set a new one — and not by an insignificant margin.

A two-person, self-supported record attempt turned into an epic solo performance for Tara Dower. And a historical moment for Colorado Trail FKTs.

You’re supposed to be happy for them, right? Here's our best advice for what to do when your loved one hits the trail alone.

You're supposed to be happy for them, right?