mosaec

What Courtney Dauwalter Learned in the Pain Cave

The agony of running ultramarathons is bearable, she discovered — even instructive, if you think about it the right way. And she learned how to win as few have ever won before.

By Rebecca Byerly

David Vobora Football Leadville (Colo) Nate Boyer Running Ultramarathon Running

‘The Mountain Will Make Cowards Out of All of Us’

Two former pro football players entered the Leadville Trail 100-mile race, a grueling slog over Colorado peaks. They were used to challenges, but this was a new kind of pain.

By Anna Katherine Clemmons