The Best Outside Run Articles of 2023

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This year has been an exceptional time for running, and Outside Run covered every corner of the sport. From world record marathons to ultramarathons spreading across the planet, to new shoe technology and bestselling elite athlete memoirs, here are our favorite articles of 2023.

Running and composing music require a similar problem-solving area of the brain, so it might not be a coincidence that there’s crossover.

Bones are made of dynamic tissues that need stress, just not too much, says one of the world’s best ultrarunners.

Follow Olympian and veteran elite coach Mark Coogan’s central advice on making the most of your miles.

Sally Bergesen interviews Kara Goucher about the release of her new book, ‘The Longest Race,’ and on finding her voice in a system that dehumanized female athletes.

To build endurance as a runner is to build “capacity.” But what does this look like? Strength running coach Jason Fitzgerald explains.

Strava data scientists compiled numbers from Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run finishers, from 2018 to 2022, to help us investigate patterns behind successful finish times. Here’s what they found.

Designed to be like a home for runners, venture into Mexico City’s Metta Running House for a pair of shoes, a book, a cerveza—and a whole lot more.

Whether she’s setting mountain FKTs or working to bring attention to climate change, Hillary Gerardi is a force of nature.

In the rural Italian village of San Rocco a Pilli, seven top runners prepared for the World Athletics Championships while living in an 18th century villa. Welcome to Tuscany Camp.

Running from hut to hut over multiple days among dramatic mountains with others offers a unique format to experience awe, sustained immersion in landscapes, and crazy fun.

Even as trail and ultrarunning explode, the spoils of professionalization aren’t spread equally across the sport. Athletes on this year’s U.S. 24-hour team are looking to change that.

The relationship between mental health and running is complicated. Understanding it can be a game changer.

While incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison, Rahsaan Thomas became a runner, journalist, and criminal justice activist. After being granted a commutation while serving a 55-year-to-life sentence, Thomas began training for the New York City Marathon.

A 125-mile traverse of the southern Japanese Alps, from Kyoto to Tokyo, onsen to onsen.

‘Limits’ makes fun of the challenge of landing a professional contract in a way that will delight fans and non-fans alike.

The annual challenge has become a competitive—and borderline obsessive—endeavor for runners and hikers.