The first time I used poles for running was in 2008 at a vertical kilometer race in the Italian Dolomites. The slope was so steep I practically scraped my chin on the mossy grass growing on the ascent ...

Watch any European trail race or ultramarathon and odds are you’ll find runners huffing and puffing up insanely steep climbs or tip-toeing atop razor-thin mountain ridges with poles in their hands.

Over the last couple of years, as I’ve got more into trail running, I’ve realized they can be super useful for brisker adventures too. After all, a lot of trail running – or mountain running anyway – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who needs hiking poles? Well, anyone who hikes, I’d argue. Day hikers, backpackers, thru-hikers, backcountry skiers, trail runners ...

Running poles are becoming an increasingly common sight in long-distance trail events. Light, durable and easily tucked away into a hydration pack, they come into their own on steep inclines, ...

At an endurance research conference in England back in 2015, I saw a surprising talk by a guy named Guillaume Millet. Longer races sometimes produce less muscle fatigue, he said. Running inefficiently ...