Archive - Borderlands Trail Running

“I Need Running to Stay Alive”

Inside the Compulsive Ultrarunning Mind of Biel

Sep 8 • Josh | Borderlands

The Problem with Hating UTMB

I wanted a clean object for my cynicism. I got Andy Parkin instead.

Sep 1 • Josh | Borderlands

August 2026

What Tara Dower Wants Her Legacy to Be

On UTMB, Western States, Karl Meltzer, Altra Vanish Carbon 3, and the kind of runner she wants to become.

Aug 20 • Josh | Borderlands

I Asked Speedgoat about Selling to UTMB

and realized he's the nexus of trail running's growth

Aug 17 • Josh | Borderlands

Harvey Lewis | The Man + Mind Behind the Ultras

Two conversations with Harvey Lewis about the person behind one of ultrarunning’s most remarkable careers, and the mindset that has kept him going for…

Aug 13 • Josh | Borderlands

Before Ciele, There Was Miles

The unreleased hat, the forced name change, and the ethos that built Ciele.

Aug 4 • Josh | Borderlands

July 2026

Can We Make Trail Races Easier to Follow?

Testing our Race Intelligence Layer at the Beast of Big Creek [HELP!]

Jul 28 • Josh | Borderlands

I Finally Understood Hardrock

I still don't love the race. But I finally understand what makes it special.

Jul 17 • Josh | Borderlands

They Refuse to Make Toy Shoes

Inside Hoka's Culture Strategy

Jul 13 • Josh | Borderlands

The Gift of Paris Is Leaving It

Two years in France changed Borderlands forever. Not because of what I built there, but because of who I became before going home.

Jul 3 • Josh | Borderlands

June 2026

10 Things I Couldn't Stop Thinking About After Western States

THE MONDAY AFTER the biggest race in trail running, these were the ideas that lingered.

Jun 29 • Josh | Borderlands

WSER Honors Running. Paris Celebrates It.

analog #18 | Running Through Juxtaposition | Sport creates meaning. Culture distributes it

Jun 26 • Josh | Borderlands

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