Switchback Signal · Fresh takes for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls.

Races

Ask the forge: your races questions, answered

Straight answers to the races questions trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls keep asking, minus the hedging.

Jul 13 · 2 min read

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Nutrition

No purchases, no overhauls — the modest nutrition adjustments that trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls report mattering most.

Jul 13 · 2 min read

Training

A field report on training: where things stand, and what trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls should do next.

Jul 12 · 2 min read

Shoes

A practical on-ramp to shoes for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls — one repeatable workflow, no gear debt.

Jul 11 · 2 min read

Nutrition

Thousands of people search "trail running for road runners" every month. Most of what they find is recycled. Here is what holds up.

Jul 9 · 2 min read

Nutrition

A quiet shift is underway in how trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls approach nutrition — less maximalism, more maintenance.

Jul 8 · 2 min read

Races

Where money changes outcomes in races — and the line items that are pure vanity.

Jul 6 · 2 min read

Shoes

Ignore the headlines — these are the slower currents reshaping shoes for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls.

Jul 5 · 2 min read