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Wild Trails grant expands access to Castle Rock climbing

January 28, 2014

The Southeastern Climbers Coalition used a $2,000 grant from Wild Trails to improve access to the Castle Rock area in Jasper, TN. Castle Rock\’s former top parking area was plagued […]

Friends of Cloudland Canyon benefits from Wild Trails gift

January 26, 2014

Wild Trails recently donated $500 to Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park from the proceeds of the 2013 Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Trail Race. Tom Pounds, President of FOCCSP, wrote […]

Wild Trails and Chattanooga on Operation:Ultra podcast

January 24, 2014

Randy Whorton, director of Wild Trails, was invited to discuss Chattanooga\’s trails, the running community, the boom of ultrarunning, and his role in developing some of the nation\’s most highly […]

Enterprise South Nature Park to add trails, remove two-way traffic

January 21, 2014

2014 is shaping up to be a big year for Wild Trails, SORBA Chattanooga and Enterprise South Nature Park — with three projects scheduled or already underway. First is the […]

Survey: Is running a predictor (or a product) of grit?

January 21, 2014

A college senior has posed an interesting question to several groups of runners for his Honors thesis: Is running an indicator of grit, or do gritty people run? Here\’s an excerpt […]

Breaking down barefoot running: Should you shed your shoes?

January 16, 2014

[dropcap size=dropcap-big]W[/dropcap]ithin the running community, there are very few absolute truths. The same diet doesn\’t work for everybody. Not all runners  get faster on a schedule of high mileage. Some […]

Nature Center benefits from $1,000 Wild Trails gift

January 15, 2014

More money raised at the Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Trail Race are headed back to our treasured local trails. Wild Trails recently gifted $1,000 in proceeds to the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center. […]

Wild Trails gives $1,000 to Lula Lake Land Trust

January 15, 2014

We were able to start the new year off right, by donating proceeds from the  Lookout Mountain 50 Mile & 10K trail races to the Lula Lake Land Trust. More […]

Chattanooga Amongst 4 Cities Designated Runner Friendly

December 18, 2013

From Road Runners club of America, \”Chattanooga, TN has also been designated the 2013 Outstanding Runner Friendly Community.  The RRCA will honor Chattanooga, TN with a commemorative award at the […]

A Return to the Woods

November 21, 2013

We loved this post from Robert Youngren, who recently ran the majestic and grueling Upchuck 50K. \”After a long late Summer into early Fall of road racing and training, I […]