America's Best Places to Run : Scenic | Historic | Amazing

Content: Cover
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Introduction
 1 Trail-Specific Training
 1.1 What Qualifies as a Best Run?
 1.2 Glossary of Trail Terms
 1.3 Caution! Rough Road Ahead-The Unique Challenges
 1.4 Trail Safety
 1.5 Equipment
 2 Choosing the Right Trail
 3 The Galloway Run-Walk-Run Method
 3.1 Better Control on Uneven Terrain
 3.2 No Need to Eliminate the Walk Breaks
 3.3 Run-Walk-Run Ratios on Smooth Trails
 3.4 Adjusting Walk Breaks on Trails
 4 Terrain Training
 5 Hill Training
 5.1 The Hill Workout
 5.2 Saving Strength for the End of Trail Runs 5.3 Biggest Mistakes: Too Long a Stride and Bouncing Too Much6 Scenic Races
 6.1 Big Sur International Marathon
 6.2 Big Wild Life Runs
 6.3 Missoula Marathon/Half Marathon/5K
 6.4 Ogden Marathon/Half Marathon
 6.5 Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon and Half Marathon
 6.6 The Marathon To Finish Breast Cancer/26.2 with Donna/13.1 with Donna
 7 The Trails
 7.1 WEST
 7.1.1 South & North Kaibab Trail
 7.1.2 Tahoe Flume Trail
 7.1.3 The Western States Trail
 7.1.4 Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
 7.1.5 Red Rock Canyon
 7.1.6 Porcupine Creek Trail-To North Dome
 7.1.7 Catherine\'s Pass 7.1.8 The Bonneville Lake Shoreline Trail7.1.9 The Alaska Basin Trail
 7.1.10 Jenny Lake Trail
 7.1.11 Hyalite Canyon Trails
 7.1.12 Rattlesnake National Recreation Area
 7.1.13 Coeur d\'Alene Lakefront Trail
 7.1.14 Cougar Mountain
 7.1.15 Point Defiance Park Trails
 7.1.16 Portland\'s Forest Park
 7.1.17 Lithia Park
 7.1.18 Marin County Coastal Trail
 7.1.19 Colorado Trail
 7.1.20 Barr Trail
 7.1.21 Garden of the Gods
 7.1.22 Pino Trail
 7.2 MIDWEST
 7.2.1 Minneapolis Lakes
 7.2.2 Berkie Trail
 7.2.3 Katy Trail
 7.2.4 Lawrence, KS
 7.2.5 Lakefront Trail
 7.2.6 The Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) 7.3 SOUTH7.3.1 North Shore Trail
 7.3.2 Huntsville State Park
 7.3.3 Hooper Road Park
 7.3.4 Bethel Mountain Trail
 7.3.5 Elkmont Loop Trail
 7.3.6 Cades Cove
 7.3.7 Fort Clinch State Park
 7.3.8 Mountains-to-Sea Trail
 7.3.9 Monte Sano State Park Trails
 7.3.10 Pisgah National Forest
 7.3.11 Frances Marion National Forest
 7.3.12 Shelby Farm Trails
 7.3.13 Kennesaw Mountain Trails
 7.3.14 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
 7.3.15 Piedmont Park
 7.3.16 Point Washington State Park
 7.4 MID-ATLANTIC
 7.4.1 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail
 7.4.2 High Bridge Trail 7.4.3 The Schuylkill River Trail7.4.4 D&R Canal Trail
 7.5 NEW ENGLAND/NEW YORK
 7.5.1 Central Park
 7.5.2 Walden Pond Trail
 7.5.3 The Island Line Trail
 7.5.4 The Presidential Range Trail
 7.5.5 Air Line State Park Trail
 7.5.6 Acadia National Park
 7.5.7 Rockefeller State Park
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