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Race the Route: Surfing Punta Roca — El Salvador's World-Class Right
Punta Roca in La Libertad, El Salvador is a cobblestone right-hand point break of world-class quality — now hosting the WSL Championship Tour. Our complete guide covers wave anatomy, best conditions, getting there, surf etiquette, and local culture.
Endurance Rewards Consistency More Than Genetics — Noah Benintende
At mile 77 of his first 100-mile ultramarathon, Noah Benintende's body began to shut down. The finish line was still twenty-three miles away. Nobody was coming to save him. So he walked.
The Noise Goes Quiet — Kegan Hertz on Running, Discipline, and Becoming
Between lifting, growth, and discipline, Kegan Hertz found clarity in the miles he never planned to run. A story about the space where obsession finds its rhythm and goes still.
Race the Route: Ride the Blockhaus Yourself — Cycling's Most Feared Abruzzo Climb
Vingegaard just conquered it. Now ride it yourself. Three routes up the Blockhaus — from gentle to savage — through the wild Maiella National Park in Abruzzo.
Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 2026: ERYRI 25K Preview and the Trails That Await
On Saturday, hundreds of runners will tackle the ERYRI 25K through Snowdonia's most dramatic terrain — over Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and back to Llanberis. Here's what to expect.
Race the Route: Run Snowdonia's Eryri Trails Yourself
The Ultra-Trail Snowdonia ERYRI 25K races over Yr Wyddfa this Saturday. Here's how to run the same trails yourself — from Snowdon summit routes to the Glyderau ridge and Cwm Idwal.
Race the Route: Ride Giro Stage 5 Yourself — Praia a Mare to Potenza
Igor Arrieta won the stage. Now ride it yourself. A cyclist's guide to the 203km Giro d'Italia Stage 5 route through Calabria and Basilicata — including the must-ride Montagna Grande di Viggiano climb.
Race the Route: Surf Raglan Yourself — A Guide to New Zealand's Legendary Left
The WSL Championship Tour lands at Raglan this week. Here's everything you need to surf it yourself — from Manu Bay's endless left to Ngarunui Beach for beginners, plus swell windows, tides, and local knowledge.
Race the Route: Train in the Lake District Year-Round — A Keswick Base Camp Guide
The Keswick Mountain Festival brings 18 sports to the Lake District this weekend. But the fells, lakes, and roads are here year-round. A multi-sport training guide to Keswick and the northern Lakes.
Keswick Mountain Festival 2026: 18 Sports, One Lake District Weekend
The UK's biggest multi-sport festival returns to the Lake District this weekend with trail running, cycling sportives, open water swimming, and talks from ultra legend Jasmin Paris.
Split and Hvar: Croatia's Island-Hopping Adventure Playground
The Dalmatian Coast from Split to Hvar delivers sea kayaking through ancient ruins, cliff jumping into crystal-clear water, and coastal trail running with Adriatic views at every turn.
Oaxaca, Mexico: Sierra Norte Gravel Riding and Mezcal Recovery
Oaxaca's Sierra Norte mountains deliver world-class gravel riding through cloud forests and indigenous villages at 3,000 meters — with mezcal and mole waiting in the valley below.
Kumano Kodo: Ancient Trail Running Through Japan's Sacred Mountains
The Kumano Kodo is a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage trail through the mountains of Japan's Kii Peninsula — ancient cedar forests, mountain shrines, and onsen recovery make it a trail runner's dream.
Dolomites Alta Via 1: Hut-to-Hut Running Through the Most Dramatic Peaks in the Alps
The Alta Via 1 threads 120 kilometers through the Dolomites, connecting rifugios beneath towers of pale rock. Trail runners are discovering it as one of the great multi-day mountain runs.
Mont Ventoux: Cycling the Beast of Provence
Mont Ventoux is cycling's most iconic mountain — three routes to the bare white summit, Tour de France legend, and lavender-scented Provençal recovery rides in the valleys below.
Kilimanjaro and Northern Tanzania: Summit Africa's Highest Peak
Kilimanjaro rises to 5,895 meters from the East African plains — a non-technical summit that demands endurance, altitude fitness, and respect for one of the most iconic mountains on Earth.
Where the Mountains Still Feel Quiet — Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia
Tucked within the northern edge of Slovenia near the Austrian border, Zgornje Jezersko offers alpine hiking that still feels untouched — where terrain, silence, and local knowledge matter more than followers.
Ericeira, Portugal: Europe's Only World Surfing Reserve
Ericeira holds Europe's only World Surfing Reserve designation, with consistent waves, a thriving surf culture, and Lisbon just 40 minutes down the coast.
Ainsa and Zona Zero: Spain's Best-Kept MTB Secret
A medieval village, uncrowded trails, and one of Europe's finest trail networks — Ainsa in the Spanish Pyrenees is the MTB destination you have not heard of yet.
Where the Cordillera Holds You: Athletic Life in Northern Luzon
Northern Luzon is not the beach-and-resort Philippines of the postcards, but a vertical country of cloud-draped ridges, limestone caves, and highland villages where mornings arrive at 10 degrees.
Where the Sea Gives You Back to Yourself: Athletes in Palawan and the Visayas
There is a moment, somewhere between the limestone towers of El Nido and the open channel beyond, when the water goes from turquoise to a blue so deep it seems to hum.
Taiwan: Asia's Most Underrated Cycling Destination
Mountain passes, coastal roads, and cycling infrastructure that puts most countries to shame. Taiwan is the cycling destination you didn't know you needed.
Java in the Dry Season: Where the Island Tests You
Java disorients you. Not in the way of jetlag or language — in the way of scale. You are looking up at a chain of active volcanoes that runs its entire spine like vertebrae.
Where the Jungle Breathes: Sumatra in the Athletic Season
Sumatra is not a destination that eases you in. It pulls you under immediately, completely, the way equatorial places do when they have been left mostly to themselves.