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The Wasatch: Trails and Skiing 20 Min from Salt Lake
A 2,000-metre range rising behind a major city. The Wasatch gives Salt Lake athletes altitude training most runners fly across the world for.
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Scotland: Wild Swimming, Highland Ultras, and Whisky
Lochs cold enough to reset your nervous system, highland trails that run for days, and a recovery culture built on single malt. Scotland hits different.
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Northern California: Where the Wilderness Goes All the Way Down
The redwoods do not care that you are fit. They were here two thousand years before you started training. Walking beneath coast redwoods for the first time produces a specific kind of humility that no mountain range can quite replicate.
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Utah for Athletes: The State Built for Outdoor Sport
Moab red rock, Park City powder, Wasatch trails, and five national parks. Utah packs more athletic terrain per square mile than any state in America.
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Reunion Island — Volcano Ultra Running in the Indian Ocean
Home to the legendary Diagonale des Fous, Reunion Island packs an active volcano, three massive cirques, and 900 kilometers of trails into a tiny French island in the Indian Ocean.
By ZealZag TeamNorth Carolina: The Blue Ridge in Full Bloom
The Southern Appalachians in late spring. The rhododendrons are going off in great pink detonations along every switchback. The rivers run fast and clear. And the trails are waiting in a state of almost obscene perfection.
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Lake Tahoe to Mammoth: The Sierra Nevada for Athletes
Granite peaks, alpine lakes, and 200 miles of Pacific Crest Trail. The Sierra Nevada from Tahoe to Mammoth is California's greatest athletic terrain.
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Madeira: The Island That Trail Running Built
UTMB qualifier races, levada paths carved into cliff faces, and volcanic terrain above the clouds. Madeira is where trail running is the culture.
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The Trail That Cannot Be Reached Any Other Way
Eleven miles of coastline no road has ever touched. The Kalalau Trail on Kauai's Na Pali Coast is earned on foot or not at all.
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The Man Who Cannot Stop Running: 400 Days Above Zion
400 consecutive half marathons and counting. How Trevor Cowley runs 13.1 miles every day above Zion, chasing a Guinness World Record.
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Bend, Oregon: The Small City Every Athlete Moves To
A city of 100,000 with 300 days of sun, a dormant volcano, 50 miles of urban trail, and an athlete community that rivals Boulder. Bend is the open secret.
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Colorado for Athletes: The Altitude Training Capital
Boulder, Leadville, Aspen, Pikes Peak. Colorado is where serious athletes go to train at altitude and come back faster.
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Lofoten Islands: Running and Climbing Above the Arctic
Granite peaks rising from the Arctic Ocean, midnight sun ridge runs, and world-class climbing on walls that drop straight into the Norwegian Sea.
By ZealZag TeamLake Garda, Italy — Europe's Multi-Sport Adventure Hub
Climbing in Arco, windsurfing at Torbole, mountain biking above the lake — Lake Garda is where Europe's adventure sports converge in one stunning Alpine setting.
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New Zealand: The Ultimate Athlete Destination
Mountains, oceans, and empty trails in a country the size of Colorado. New Zealand is where every sport works and every landscape delivers.
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Normal Watts. Real Progress. Jake's Ride Through Sydney.
From fitness goal to Founding Zagger. How Jake Bolton found cycling in Sydney's gorges and the red dirt roads of outback Dubbo.
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How Athletes Are Redefining Nature Photography
Professional photographers plan their shots. Athletes live them. The best nature photography is being made by people who never set out to be photographers.
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Running the Royal National Park: Sydney's Coastal Wilderness
The world's second oldest national park sits 30 minutes south of Sydney. 26km of coastal track, hidden beaches, and rainforest trails.
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Sydney for Athletes: Where to Run, Ride, and Swim
Harbour trails, gorge climbs, coastal swims, and the best cycling roads 30 minutes from the CBD. Sydney is a world-class training city hiding in plain sight.
By ZealZag TeamGeorgian Caucasus — Kazbegi and Svaneti Trekking
The Georgian Caucasus is an emerging adventure powerhouse — alpine trekking under 5,000-meter peaks, ski touring on untouched slopes, and ancient tower villages that feel frozen in time.
By ZealZag TeamBlue Mountains Trail Running: The Complete Guide
Sandstone canyons, eucalyptus ridgelines, and 140km of trails 90 minutes from Sydney. The Blue Mountains are where Sydney runners go when the city gets small.
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São Bento do Sapucaí: Inside Brazil's Bouldering Capital
Over 800 boulder problems on highland granite and gneiss. São Bento is Brazil's best-kept climbing secret and growing fast.
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Fredrik's Ultra Journey Through Sweden's Blue Mountains
From burnout to trails. How ultra runner Fredrik Åkerstrand found himself in the forests of Kilsbergen, Sweden's hidden Blue Mountains.
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Chapada dos Veadeiros: Waterfalls, Canyons, and Trails
Crystal waterfalls, red rock canyons, and cerrado trails at 1,200 metres. Brazil's most mystical landscape for athletes.
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