The Runner's Trip: Run Long, Travel Far, Discover More
trail running and travel blog by Sarah Lavender Smith
Yosemite National Park to the northwest and Mount Whitney to the south may be more famous, but the Eastern Sierra in between offers some of the Golden State’s most diverse and underrated trail running terrain. Read on for an overview of the region, a Q&A with ultra trail runner Jeff Kozak and trail recommendations.
I asked Olympian Deena Kastor to describe how she works trail running into her training and also to share a favorite trail run in the Eastern Sierra, near her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. Here’s why she feels that “trail running always has its place in a runner’s training week, but for me the benefits […]