“I think we often see trail running as an individual endeavor, and miss out on the fact that community is what differentiates trail from other types of running. It’s our biggest asset! My philosophy is that running together makes you faster, and that working with a team makes us better.” —Andy Wacker, founder of The… Read more »
Guest interview written by Paul Kirsch, manager for the 2022 U20 Mountain Running Team. Oakley Olson is a sophomore at Utah Valley University where she competes for them in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track. This past November she was part of the US Mountain and Trail Running Team that raced at the inaugural World… Read more »
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