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Abigail Lock

Sub-ultra trail athlete and running coach with a penchant for words, wild places and a nomadic state of being.

Category: trail running, general running

Ali on the Run Newsletter

Ali is host of the Ali on the Run Show podcast and a race announcer at the start and finish lines around the United States - including the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. She writes about what motivates the everyday runner, what gets them to the starting line and more.

Category: general running

Allison’s Substack

Allison Powell covers topics on running, storytelling and life.

Category: general running, ultra running

A Matter of Brand

With Matt Trappe. A weekly newsletter discussing the latest brand storytelling and business activities across the sport of running.

Category: media

A Trailrunners/Triathlete’s Blog

Follow Scott Dunlap’s personal journal of endurance racing, traveling and sports technology. Formerly the publisher of “A Trail Runner’s Blog.”

Category: triathlon, trail running, ultra running

Betterpath

Brad Cooper shares practical physiology, psychology and philosophy insights to bolster life’s second half. A 11-time Ironman, elite masters runner, RAAM cycling champion & scientist.

Category: physiology

Breath Runner’s Substack

A new concept of running based on old ideas. “It’s like running on air!”

Category: general running

Building Up!

With Luis Mejia. The space where he shares his thoughts, research, frameworks, papers, photos, experiences about endurance, running, coaching, being a dad, and some other ramblings.

Category: general running

Candice’s Substack

With Candice Burt. Documenting her insanity through running.

Category: ultra running

Chasing Trail

With Caleb Olson. Writing about people and places worth reading about or doing something worth writing about.

Category: Trail running, ultra running

Coach Bennett’s Newsletter

Writing, recording and rambling about running…..and not about running. Hoping to inspire and motivate runners to cross more starting lines.

Category: general running

Community Trail Running

Its mission statement is to inform, entertain, and inclusively serve as an online extension of the trail running community. Includes both a newsletter and a podcast. With Adam Lee.

Category: trail running

Daz Z Letter

With Chris Z who used to play in hardcore-punk bands and now he writes about running. He is the founder of the independent running clothing brand Willpower. Chris just recently published his debut book called RUNHUNDRED and reveals his life-changing experience at the Western States Endurance Run.

Category: general running, ultra running

Derrick Dlouhy

Driven corporate and passionate father finding space in the margins to love running. He writes about running, business, sport, personal, health, training. All of it.

Just launched Running the Numbers on January 26, 2025.

Category: general running

Devon Yanko

Ultrarunner and marathon runner for over eighteen years. Run coach with Dark Horse Run Coaching. Ambassador for Lululemon. Aspiring homesteader and bakery owner in the mountains of Colorado.

Category: ultra running

Endurance Essentials

With Gordo Bryn. An Ultraman Hawaii Champion sharing lessons from a lifetime in sport and finance.

Category: triathlon

Endurance: Ideas + Implementation

With Daniel Rowland. Sharing research and insights from coaches, scientists and athletes to help us improve endurance performance.

Category: physiology

Experimental Endurance

With Frederic Sabater Pastor. Endurance coach at CTS Ultrarunning. Exercise Physiology PhD, runner. Writing about endurance sport, exercise science and getting faster over long distances.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Fast Women

Alison Wade covers women’s competitive running in a weekly newsletter.

Category: women’s running

Five Things Running

Every Monday, Nico Lumma publishes a newsletter with five interesting things about running.

Category: general running

Footnotes

With Sam Robinson. Exploring life on foot and the ideas that shape our movement through the world. Because to wander is to wonder.

Category: general running

Forever Runner

Herb Reeves provides twice weekly insights for older runners wanting to enjoy the running lifestyle as they age. He shares his passion for running in your 50’s, 60’s and 70’s through his own experiences.

Category: general running

Francesco Puppi

Professional trail runner. Italian male mountain runner and sky runner. World champion at 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Front Pack

Scott Baldwin brings us Front Pack - the #1 Endurance Newsletter on Substack. He focuses on the week’s best news, and latest deals in endurance sports - including triathlon, cycling, and running.

Category: triathlon, general running

Fueledbylolz Newsletter

Hollie covers running, training and everything happening in the running industry.

Category: general running

Hillary’s Substack

With Hillary Allen. A professional trail runner, author, running coach and mindset coach sharing her insights on resilience, self-belief and mental toughness.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Into the Wild

With Ryan Fitzpatrick and others. Ramblings of a Pacific Northwest runner. Chatting about all things trail.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Jeff’s Substack

With Jeff Garmire. A collection of all the things coming out, going on, and interesting in his world. Also, a telling of training for the Appalachian Trail FKT. Delivered every Wednesday.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Katie Arnold

Writer, runner, lover of wild places. Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World (2024); Running Home (2019). Leadville Trail 100 Run champion. Bylines in Outside Magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal. Flow Camp retreats, speaking, teaching and more.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Kristen’s Substack

With Kristen Schindler - a distinguished trail runner, coach and writer from Tucson, Arizona, who fuses her love for the outdoors with storytelling. She is detail-driven, dog-devoted and snack-savvy.

Category: trail running

Lane 9 Project

The Lane 9 Project is an organization dedicated to supporting athletes at all levels stay with and in sport - for community, health, and whatever else it brings to life. The Lane 9 Project tackles the issues and challenges that impact an athlete’s experience in sports, including but not limited to reproductive health, eating disorders (ED), team culture, and seasons of life that challenge our ability to do what we love.

Category: physiology

Laura Green

A comedic content creator who aims to get runners and run industry folk to have a good laugh at themselves.

Category: general running

Lazy Girl Running

Everything you need to know about running, and none of the stuff you don’t. Laura Fountain writes about the tools and knowledge to guide your own training and to make choices that are right for you.

Category: women’s running

Lessons from the Long Run

Unique and detailed insights into the lessons Dan Jones is learning on his road to becoming a full-time professional athlete in the sport of trail running and ultra-marathons.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Like the Wind’s Substack

The Like the Wind Magazine is an independent magazine that explores the culture of running - on the road, track and trails. It’s why we run, not how we run.

Category: media

LuisK | Time on Trails

Luis Carlos Chacon Salas is a runner from Costa Rica now living in south of Germany. He writes about running, on the roads and on the trails and other cool stuff.

Category: road running, ultra running

Marco Altini’s Substack

The founder and developer of HRV4Training - the first app that can reliably measure heart rate variability using a phone’s camera. Marco writes about his scientific work at the intersection between health, technology and performance. He shares how he built his independent business, his personal training and his life in general.

Category: physiology

Max Auer

Max Auer writes about the power of mental skills, small moments in a trail runner’s life and the craziness of creativity.

Category: trail running

MidPack Musings

With Troy Meadows, podcaster. Telling the stories of everyday people doing extraordinary things on and off the trails. Troy curates cool trail and ultra running content.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Mountain Running and Living

Sarah Lavender Smith features personal essays with practical advice about trail running, mountain life and midlife grit. She shares training and life advice developed over 30 years as a dedicated long-distance runner and coach. More than a running newsletter, Sarah writes about leading a rustic, outdoor-oriented life in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and using the practice of mountain running to nurture health and adventure while aging with guts as well as grace.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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Never not [thinking about] running!

With Jens Peter. A newsletter about mental health and running.

Category: general running

Next Obvious Thing

With Ali Lopez. Cook, ultra runner, yogi, writer, wanderer, eating disorder survivor.

Category: ultra running

Nitta’s running thoughts

With Michael Nitschke. Mainly running-orientated content - coaching and clinical learnings from experiences that were successful, trivial or a failure.

100 lessons x Read Before You Ultra

A publication inspired by ultra running, fueled by curiosity and appreciation of the wisdom, folly and quirkiness of what some would call “I don’t even like to drive that far.”

Category: ultra running

Out and Back

A weekly, reader-supported publication all about good storytelling, authenticity and sustainable performance development. Founded by journalist Niamh Lewis as a gap in the market to bring sportswriting and storytelling together with mindset and development information from our qualified coach columnists.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

Pete’s Column = (Still) On The Run!

With Pete Colaizzo. A newsletter about running in the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Category: general running

Race Ipsa Loquitur

Amelia Boone writes about things that tumble in her head that she should probably keep to herself.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Riding the Wind

Anton Krupicka’s personal Substack.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run and Get It

With John Maynard. When running becomes more than the miles, it makes you stop and think.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run Long Run Healthy

Brady Holmer just took over Amby Burfoot’s weekly newsletter. Follow along for the simplest, most time-effective way to follow all the best new advice about running. It summarizes the top new running articles from medical and sports science journals, and from the most-authoritative and knowledgeable writers.

Category: general running

Runners’ Highest

Curating the best contemporary running content since 2020.

Category: media

Runners Who Write

Yitka Winn creates a community at the intersection of art and athletics (imposter-syndrome-free and paywall-free forever).

Category: trail running, ultra running

Running Beluga

Jessica Lin explores new perspectives that inspire reflection, embrace nuance over simplicity, and venture beyond the perpetual noise generated by the expectations of others. A trained geophysicist, endurance sports enthusiast, proud dog mom and budding creative who thinks a lot while she runs and pores her thoughts into her writing.

Category: trail running

Running High

With Jamie Currie. A newsletter from the Highlands of Scotland about why we run.

Category: general running

Running Lightly

Mike Hahn writes about running as a practice for personal growth and transformation, and for experiencing more joy. It’s an exploration of presence, process and possibility, related through personal stories and experiences from his life in running.

Category: general running

Running Probably

A newsletter about running and fitness. Paul Flannery tries to make sense of the world through shared experiences with training, racing and simply getting out there for a run. The tagline is: real running for real people. If you run, then you’re a runner, and he hopes that you’ll join his community of passionate, supportive runners of all levels and abilities.

Category: general running

Running Relentless

Drew Morrison writes about fitness, nutrition and mindset with a focus on being relentless in our lives.

Category: general running

Running Sucks

With Raziq Rauf. Step deeper into running culture through deep-dive commentary and interviews with fascinating people.

Category: general running

Running Supply

Running’s latest drops, trending styles and what’s next in performance fashion. With Cole Townsend.

Category: marketing

Running Tales: After all is said and run

With Craig Lewis. Running Tales exists to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.

Category: general running

Running Writing Living

With Alexei Sorokin. Eclectic bits of running and self-improvement. During the pandemic, running became his unbreakable habit and he improved with his marathon time. Now he writes about a journey of self-improvement, in fitness and beyond.

Category: general running

Run to Write

With Julie B. Hughes, a memoirist, mother runner and physical therapist. Her books and poetry aim to inspire readers to lean into their story of challenge with curiosity and courage.

Category: general running, ultra running

Sabrina Little

Philosopher and runner. Sometimes philosopher of running. Author of The Examined Run (OUP, 2024).

Category: general running

Scott Carlin’s Substack

Exploring Scott’s curiosity for running and sharing what he learns every week.

Category: general running

She Trails Podcast

A publication and podcast, a curation of nice things, and inspiration that celebrates female trail runners, the outdoors and movement, always. With Julia Audrain.

Category: women’s running, trail running

Stoic Running

Running as a manual for living: tips, advice and stories from 33 years on the roads and trails.

Category: general running, trail running

Storytelling Life - My Stories, Essays and Anecdotes

With Charles Zuckerman, a retired architect, ultramarathon runner, and at times, a personal trainer.

Category: ultra running

Theorizing in Motion

With Alyssa Clark. Just launched. Endurance adventurer with an ultra running problem. Mountain athlete. Uphill athlete. Coach and podcaster.

Category: ultra running, trail running

The Athletic Philosopher

With Jordan Goldstein. A deep dive into the world of sport history and philosophy with a former university professor. Learn how to live a balanced life in body, mind and spirit through applying lessons from thousands of years of athletic living.

Category: general running

The Crux

Scott Kummer writes about culture, politics, running and life.

Category: ultra running

The Endurance Journal

With Lea Bailes. Finding life through the lens of endurance sport. Essays on the peaks of life and valleys in between.

Category: general running

The Half Marathoner

With Terrell Johnson, a dad, runner and writer of the Half Marathoner newsletter.

Category: general running

The Hemming Way

Follow Tabor and Eli Hemming - professional trail runners, cattle ranchers, coaches and lifelong lovers of the mountains.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Long Run

The written saga of running! An exploration into the mental, physical, emotional and social elements of running. With J.T.

Category: general running

The Mile

With David Guest. His simple aim is that he will entertain and inspire those who enjoy running (and maybe even those who don’t). Every two weeks there will be a new article with a mixture of inspiration, interviews, insight, news, views and more - think of it as indie magazine for the digital world.

Category: trail running, general running

The Morning Shakeout

With Mario Fraioli. A weekly newsletter about running and other worthwhile topics.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

The Positive Running

With Guillaume Watson. Mountain running news with a positive outlook straight to your inbox: products, initiatives, insights, events, brands, jobs.

Category: media

The Rundown

With Ashley Mateo. Because running is about so much more than just putting one foot in front of the other.

Category: general running

The Running Nerd

Nathaniel Bailey explores running gear, training, and racing with science and real-world experience.

Category: general running

The Rush of it All with Jeff Calvert

Jeff Calvert is an ultra runner and retired Army officer who writes about trailrunning and other adventures in distance and wonderment.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Shape of It All - Breath Runner’s Substack

A new concept of running based on old ideas. It’s like running on air.

Category: general running

The Speedhiman Substack

A newsletter from elite ultra marathoner Ben Dhiman, following his training, racing and rambling mind.

Category: ultra running

The Thread

Jade Belzberg brings us a newsletter that centers on trail, mountain and ultra-running, racing, animals, nature, and everything in between. If you’re interested in what it means to train as an athlete, how to listen to your own inner voice, sharing in the joy of animals, and celebrating what it means to be an individual, then this newsletter is for you.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Ultra Minute

Your weekly trail and ultra running update. Every week, Ken Seals delivers the latest highlights, key race results, notable stories, and must-read links.

Categories: Trail running, ultra running.

The Ultra Trail

With Jenny Tough. The long reads on recovering from eating disorder/exercise dependency, racing ultras, solo expeditions, and a few journeys in between.

Category: ultra running

Trail Diaries

With Jeff Barton. Dad, trail/ultra runner, author, orophile and aspiring recluse. Musings and essays on trail running, mental health and the outdoors. Exploring the mountains of beautiful Arizona. Creator of Runner’s Life on Medium.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Trailmix

A fortnightly newsletter that analyzes the burgeoning trail running media landscape covering the macro and the micro of the industry. With Matt Walsh.

Category: trail running, media

Trail Running NZ

With Bradley Houghton. Your weekly hit of New Zealand trail running news - results, stories, previews and everything in-between.

Category: media

Trail Snacks by Mel Mac Runs

With Mel MACFARLANE. A weekly news blast covering the fun social posts, media and movies in the trail and ultra running scene.

Category: media

Triathlonish

All the run, swim, bike news and commentary you didn't know you needed. A place for triathlon news and analysis. Well, triathlon-ish news and analysis. With Kelly O’Mara.

Category: media

Triple Threat Life

With Brittany Vermeer. Practical tips and expert insights to help you become a smarter, stronger and more successful athlete and human being.

Category: triathlon

27.2

With Susie Stephen. Running beyond the box. A newsletter diving into the aspects of running that help us all go the extra mile.

Category: trail running

Winds & Spikes by Jinghuan Liu Tervalon

Women-centric, BIPOC-focused running stories you might have missed elsewhere. More than running, you’ll read stories of love, grief, resilience and reinvention.

Category: women’s running, general running

Writing on Running

Peter Bromka writes stories about the emotions of running.

Category: general running

Write and Run

Practical advice about running and writing great articles online. Cal Axe writes about two things that go well together: writing and running. Both activities have made him a better person, and he is sure they will do the same for you.

Category: general running

Zach Bitter Endurance

Zach has been training and racing endurance events for over 25 years. Professionally, he competes in ultramarathons, coaches and hosts the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. On Substack, he writes about topics and questions he has received over the years.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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The Directory of Running on Substack: 2nd Edition

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27.2

With Susie Stephen. Running beyond the box. A newsletter diving into the aspects of running that help us all go the extra mile.

Category: trail running

100 lessons x Read Before You Ultra

A publication inspired by ultra running, fueled by curiosity and appreciation of the wisdom, folly and quirkiness of what some would call “I don’t even like to drive that far.”

Category: ultra running

Abigail Lock

Sub-ultra trail athlete and running coach with a penchant for words, wild places and a nomadic state of being.

Category: trail running, general running

Ali on the Run Newsletter

Ali is host of the Ali on the Run Show podcast and a race announcer at the start and finish lines around the United States - including the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. She writes about what motivates the everyday runner, what gets them to the starting line and more.

Category: general running

Allison’s Substack

Allison Powell covers topics on running, storytelling and life.

Category: general running, ultra running

A Matter of Brand

With Matt Trappe. A weekly newsletter discussing the latest brand storytelling and business activities across the sport of running.

Category: media

A Trailrunners/Triathlete’s Blog

Follow Scott Dunlap’s personal journal of endurance racing, traveling and sports technology. Formerly the publisher of “A Trail Runner’s Blog.”

Category: triathlon, trail running, ultra running

Betterpath

Brad Cooper shares practical physiology, psychology and philosophy insights to bolster life’s second half. A 11-time Ironman, elite masters runner, RAAM cycling champion & scientist.

Category: physiology

Breath Runner’s Substack

A new concept of running based on old ideas. “It’s like running on air!”

Category: general running

Building Up!

With Luis Mejia. The space where he shares his thoughts, research, frameworks, papers, photos, experiences about endurance, running, coaching, being a dad, and some other ramblings.

Category: general running

Candice’s Substack

With Candice Burt. Documenting her insanity through running.

Category: ultra running

Chasing Trail

With Caleb Olson. Writing about people and places worth reading about or doing something worth writing about.

Category: Trail running, ultra running

Coach Bennett’s Newsletter

Writing, recording and rambling about running…..and not about running. Hoping to inspire and motivate runners to cross more starting lines.

Category: general running

Community Trail Running

Its mission statement is to inform, entertain, and inclusively serve as an online extension of the trail running community. Includes both a newsletter and a podcast. With Adam Lee.

Category: trail running

Daz Z Letter

With Chris Z who used to play in hardcore-punk bands and now he writes about running. He is the founder of the independent running clothing brand Willpower. Chris just recently published his debut book called RUNHUNDRED and reveals his life-changing experience at the Western States Endurance Run.

Category: general running, ultra running

Derrick Dlouhy

Driven corporate and passionate father finding space in the margins to love running. He writes about running, business, sport, personal, health, training. All of it.

Just launched Running the Numbers on January 26, 2025.

Category: general running

Devon Yanko

Ultrarunner and marathon runner for over eighteen years. Run coach with Dark Horse Run Coaching. Ambassador for Lululemon. Aspiring homesteader and bakery owner in the mountains of Colorado.

Category: ultra running

Endurance Essentials

With Gordo Bryn. An Ultraman Hawaii Champion sharing lessons from a lifetime in sport and finance.

Category: triathlon

Endurance: Ideas + Implementation

With Daniel Rowland. Sharing research and insights from coaches, scientists and athletes to help us improve endurance performance.

Category: physiology

Experimental Endurance

With Frederic Sabater Pastor. Endurance coach at CTS Ultrarunning. Exercise Physiology PhD, runner. Writing about endurance sport, exercise science and getting faster over long distances.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Fast Women

Alison Wade covers women’s competitive running in a weekly newsletter.

Category: women’s running

Five Things Running

Every Monday, Nico Lumma publishes a newsletter with five interesting things about running.

Category: general running

Footnotes

With Sam Robinson. Exploring life on foot and the ideas that shape our movement through the world. Because to wander is to wonder.

Category: general running

Forever Runner

Herb Reeves provides twice weekly insights for older runners wanting to enjoy the running lifestyle as they age. He shares his passion for running in your 50’s, 60’s and 70’s through his own experiences.

Category: general running

Francesco Puppi

Professional trail runner. Italian male mountain runner and sky runner. World champion at 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Front Pack

Scott Baldwin brings us Front Pack - the #1 Endurance Newsletter on Substack. He focuses on the week’s best news, and latest deals in endurance sports - including triathlon, cycling, and running.

Category: triathlon, general running

Fueledbylolz Newsletter

Hollie covers running, training and everything happening in the running industry.

Category: general running

Hillary’s Substack

With Hillary Allen. A professional trail runner, author, running coach and mindset coach sharing her insights on resilience, self-belief and mental toughness.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Into the Wild

With Ryan Fitzpatrick and others. Ramblings of a Pacific Northwest runner. Chatting about all things trail.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Jeff’s Substack

With Jeff Garmire. A collection of all the things coming out, going on, and interesting in his world. Also, a telling of training for the Appalachian Trail FKT. Delivered every Wednesday.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Katie Arnold

Writer, runner, lover of wild places. Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World (2024); Running Home (2019). Leadville Trail 100 Run champion. Bylines in Outside Magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal. Flow Camp retreats, speaking, teaching and more.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Kristen’s Substack

With Kristen Schindler - a distinguished trail runner, coach and writer from Tucson, Arizona, who fuses her love for the outdoors with storytelling. She is detail-driven, dog-devoted and snack-savvy.

Category: trail running

Lane 9 Project

The Lane 9 Project is an organization dedicated to supporting athletes at all levels stay with and in sport - for community, health, and whatever else it brings to life. The Lane 9 Project tackles the issues and challenges that impact an athlete’s experience in sports, including but not limited to reproductive health, eating disorders (ED), team culture, and seasons of life that challenge our ability to do what we love.

Category: physiology

Laura Green

A comedic content creator who aims to get runners and run industry folk to have a good laugh at themselves.

Category: general running

Lazy Girl Running

Everything you need to know about running, and none of the stuff you don’t. Laura Fountain writes about the tools and knowledge to guide your own training and to make choices that are right for you.

Category: women’s running

Lessons from the Long Run

Unique and detailed insights into the lessons Dan Jones is learning on his road to becoming a full-time professional athlete in the sport of trail running and ultra-marathons.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Like the Wind’s Substack

The Like the Wind Magazine is an independent magazine that explores the culture of running - on the road, track and trails. It’s why we run, not how we run.

Category: media

LuisK | Time on Trails

Luis Carlos Chacon Salas is a runner from Costa Rica now living in south of Germany. He writes about running, on the roads and on the trails and other cool stuff.

Category: road running, ultra running

Marco Altini’s Substack

The founder and developer of HRV4Training - the first app that can reliably measure heart rate variability using a phone’s camera. Marco writes about his scientific work at the intersection between health, technology and performance. He shares how he built his independent business, his personal training and his life in general.

Category: physiology

Max Auer

Max Auer writes about the power of mental skills, small moments in a trail runner’s life and the craziness of creativity.

Category: trail running

MidPack Musings

With Troy Meadows, podcaster. Telling the stories of everyday people doing extraordinary things on and off the trails. Troy curates cool trail and ultra running content.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Mountain Running and Living

Sarah Lavender Smith features personal essays with practical advice about trail running, mountain life and midlife grit. She shares training and life advice developed over 30 years as a dedicated long-distance runner and coach. More than a running newsletter, Sarah writes about leading a rustic, outdoor-oriented life in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and using the practice of mountain running to nurture health and adventure while aging with guts as well as grace.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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Never not [thinking about] running!

With Jens Peter. A newsletter about mental health and running.

Category: general running

Next Obvious Thing

With Ali Lopez. Cook, ultra runner, yogi, writer, wanderer, eating disorder survivor.

Category: ultra running

Nitta’s running thoughts

With Michael Nitschke. Mainly running-orientated content - coaching and clinical learnings from experiences that were successful, trivial or a failure.

Out and Back

A weekly, reader-supported publication all about good storytelling, authenticity and sustainable performance development. Founded by journalist Niamh Lewis as a gap in the market to bring sportswriting and storytelling together with mindset and development information from our qualified coach columnists.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

Pete’s Column = (Still) On The Run!

With Pete Colaizzo. A newsletter about running in the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Category: general running

Race Ipsa Loquitur

Amelia Boone writes about things that tumble in her head that she should probably keep to herself.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Riding the Wind

Anton Krupicka’s personal Substack.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run and Get It

With John Maynard. When running becomes more than the miles, it makes you stop and think.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run Long Run Healthy

Brady Holmer just took over Amby Burfoot’s weekly newsletter. Follow along for the simplest, most time-effective way to follow all the best new advice about running. It summarizes the top new running articles from medical and sports science journals, and from the most-authoritative and knowledgeable writers.

Category: general running

Runners’ Highest

Curating the best contemporary running content since 2020.

Category: media

Runners Who Write

Yitka Winn creates a community at the intersection of art and athletics (imposter-syndrome-free and paywall-free forever).

Category: trail running, ultra running

Running Beluga

Jessica Lin explores new perspectives that inspire reflection, embrace nuance over simplicity, and venture beyond the perpetual noise generated by the expectations of others. A trained geophysicist, endurance sports enthusiast, proud dog mom and budding creative who thinks a lot while she runs and pores her thoughts into her writing.

Category: trail running

Running High

With Jamie Currie. A newsletter from the Highlands of Scotland about why we run.

Category: general running

Running Lightly

Mike Hahn writes about running as a practice for personal growth and transformation, and for experiencing more joy. It’s an exploration of presence, process and possibility, related through personal stories and experiences from his life in running.

Category: general running

Running Probably

A newsletter about running and fitness. Paul Flannery tries to make sense of the world through shared experiences with training, racing and simply getting out there for a run. The tagline is: real running for real people. If you run, then you’re a runner, and he hopes that you’ll join his community of passionate, supportive runners of all levels and abilities.

Category: general running

Running Relentless

Drew Morrison writes about fitness, nutrition and mindset with a focus on being relentless in our lives.

Category: general running

Running Sucks

With Raziq Rauf. Step deeper into running culture through deep-dive commentary and interviews with fascinating people.

Category: general running

Running Supply

Running’s latest drops, trending styles and what’s next in performance fashion. With Cole Townsend.

Category: marketing

Running Tales: After all is said and run

With Craig Lewis. Running Tales exists to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.

Category: general running

Running Writing Living

With Alexei Sorokin. Eclectic bits of running and self-improvement. During the pandemic, running became his unbreakable habit and he improved with his marathon time. Now he writes about a journey of self-improvement, in fitness and beyond.

Category: general running

Run to Write

With Julie B. Hughes, a memoirist, mother runner and physical therapist. Her books and poetry aim to inspire readers to lean into their story of challenge with curiosity and courage.

Category: general running, ultra running

Sabrina Little

Philosopher and runner. Sometimes philosopher of running. Author of The Examined Run (OUP, 2024).

Category: general running

Scott Carlin’s Substack

Exploring Scott’s curiosity for running and sharing what he learns every week.

Category: general running

She Trails Podcast

A publication and podcast, a curation of nice things, and inspiration that celebrates female trail runners, the outdoors and movement, always. With Julia Audrain.

Category: women’s running, trail running

Stoic Running

Running as a manual for living: tips, advice and stories from 33 years on the roads and trails.

Category: general running, trail running

Storytelling Life - My Stories, Essays and Anecdotes

With Charles Zuckerman, a retired architect, ultramarathon runner, and at times, a personal trainer.

Category: ultra running

Theorizing in Motion

With Alyssa Clark. Just launched. Endurance adventurer with an ultra running problem. Mountain athlete. Uphill athlete. Coach and podcaster.

Category: ultra running, trail running

The Athletic Philosopher

With Jordan Goldstein. A deep dive into the world of sport history and philosophy with a former university professor. Learn how to live a balanced life in body, mind and spirit through applying lessons from thousands of years of athletic living.

Category: general running

The Crux

Scott Kummer writes about culture, politics, running and life.

Category: ultra running

The Endurance Journal

With Lea Bailes. Finding life through the lens of endurance sport. Essays on the peaks of life and valleys in between.

Category: general running

The Half Marathoner

With Terrell Johnson, a dad, runner and writer of the Half Marathoner newsletter.

Category: general running

The Hemming Way

Follow Tabor and Eli Hemming - professional trail runners, cattle ranchers, coaches and lifelong lovers of the mountains.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Long Run

The written saga of running! An exploration into the mental, physical, emotional and social elements of running. With J.T.

Category: general running

The Mile

With David Guest. His simple aim is that he will entertain and inspire those who enjoy running (and maybe even those who don’t). Every two weeks there will be a new article with a mixture of inspiration, interviews, insight, news, views and more - think of it as indie magazine for the digital world.

Category: trail running, general running

The Morning Shakeout

With Mario Fraioli. A weekly newsletter about running and other worthwhile topics.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

The Positive Running

With Guillaume Watson. Mountain running news with a positive outlook straight to your inbox: products, initiatives, insights, events, brands, jobs.

Category: media

The Rundown

With Ashley Mateo. Because running is about so much more than just putting one foot in front of the other.

Category: general running

The Running Nerd

Nathaniel Bailey explores running gear, training, and racing with science and real-world experience.

Category: general running

The Rush of it All with Jeff Calvert

Jeff Calvert is an ultra runner and retired Army officer who writes about trailrunning and other adventures in distance and wonderment.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Shape of It All - Breath Runner’s Substack

A new concept of running based on old ideas. It’s like running on air.

Category: general running

The Speedhiman Substack

A newsletter from elite ultra marathoner Ben Dhiman, following his training, racing and rambling mind.

Category: ultra running

The Thread

Jade Belzberg brings us a newsletter that centers on trail, mountain and ultra-running, racing, animals, nature, and everything in between. If you’re interested in what it means to train as an athlete, how to listen to your own inner voice, sharing in the joy of animals, and celebrating what it means to be an individual, then this newsletter is for you.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Ultra Minute

Your weekly trail and ultra running update. Every week, Ken Seals delivers the latest highlights, key race results, notable stories, and must-read links.

Categories: Trail running, ultra running.

The Ultra Trail

With Jenny Tough. The long reads on recovering from eating disorder/exercise dependency, racing ultras, solo expeditions, and a few journeys in between.

Category: ultra running

Trail Diaries

With Jeff Barton. Dad, trail/ultra runner, author, orophile and aspiring recluse. Musings and essays on trail running, mental health and the outdoors. Exploring the mountains of beautiful Arizona. Creator of Runner’s Life on Medium.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Trailmix

A fortnightly newsletter that analyzes the burgeoning trail running media landscape covering the macro and the micro of the industry. With Matt Walsh.

Category: trail running, media

Trail Running NZ

With Bradley Houghton. Your weekly hit of New Zealand trail running news - results, stories, previews and everything in-between.

Category: media

Trail Snacks by Mel Mac Runs

With Mel MACFARLANE. A weekly news blast covering the fun social posts, media and movies in the trail and ultra running scene.

Category: media

Triathlonish

All the run, swim, bike news and commentary you didn't know you needed. A place for triathlon news and analysis. Well, triathlon-ish news and analysis. With Kelly O’Mara.

Category: media

Triple Threat Life

With Brittany Vermeer. Practical tips and expert insights to help you become a smarter, stronger and more successful athlete and human being.

Category: triathlon

Winds & Spikes by Jinghuan Liu Tervalon

Women-centric, BIPOC-focused running stories you might have missed elsewhere. More than running, you’ll read stories of love, grief, resilience and reinvention.

Category: women’s running, general running

Writing on Running

Peter Bromka writes stories about the emotions of running.

Category: general running

Write and Run

Practical advice about running and writing great articles online. Cal Axe writes about two things that go well together: writing and running. Both activities have made him a better person, and he is sure they will do the same for you.

Category: general running

Zach Bitter Endurance

Zach has been training and racing endurance events for over 25 years. Professionally, he competes in ultramarathons, coaches and hosts the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. On Substack, he writes about topics and questions he has received over the years.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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A long-time runner, nordic skier and endurance enthusiast, Jenn has completed several marathons including the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon, the Chicago Marathon and the California International Marathon. Her favorite ultras include the Finger Lakes 50’s, the CanLake 50 and the Green Lakes Endurance Runs.

Over the years, Jenn has earned age-group awards in all race distances. When she is not running, she spends her time hiking and climbing mountains, paddling in the Adirondacks and cross country skiing.

The bulk of Jenn’s professional career was spent working in finance, higher education and most recently as a running coach (known as Koach Jen to her runners). Jenn is a certified UESCA Ultra Running Coach, NASM Personal Trainer, RRCA Level II Running Coach and PSIA Professional Ski Instructor.

Jenn has written and published numerous articles on other online publications for her running and fitness followers. Inspired by her high school journalism teacher and mentor, she senses an urge to remain connected to the outdoors and to share her journey with others.

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The Directory of Running on Substack

First edition. Listed alphabetically.

Ali on the Run Newsletter

Ali is host of the Ali on the Run Show podcast and a race announcer at the start and finish lines around the United States - including the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. She writes about what motivates the everyday runner, what gets them to the starting line and more.

Category: general running

Allison’s Substack

Allison Powell covers topics on running, storytelling and life.

Category: general running, ultra running

A Matter of Brand

A weekly newsletter discussing the latest brand storytelling and business activities across the sport of running. With Matt Trappe.

Category: media

A Trailrunners/Triathlete’s Blog

Follow Scott Dunlap’s personal journal of endurance racing, traveling and sports technology. Formerly the publisher of “A Trail Runner’s Blog.”

Category: triathlon, trail running, ultra running

Betterpath

Brad Cooper shares practical physiology, psychology and philosophy insights to bolster life’s second half. A 11-time Ironman, elite masters runner, RAAM cycling champion & scientist.

Category: physiology

Candice’s Substack

With Candice Burt. Documenting her insanity through running.

Category: ultra running

Coach Bennett’s Newsletter

Writing, recording and rambling about running…..and not about running. Hoping to inspire and motivate runners to cross more starting lines.

Category: general running

Community Trail Running

Its mission statement is to inform, entertain, and inclusively serve as an online extension of the trail running community. Includes both a newsletter and a podcast. With Adam Lee.

Category: trail running

Daz Z Letter

With Chris Z who used to play in hardcore-punk bands and now he writes about running. He is the founder of the independent running clothing brand Willpower. Chris just recently published his debut book called RUNHUNDRED and reveals his life-changing experience at the Western States Endurance Run.

Category: general running, ultra running

Devon Yanko

Ultrarunner and marathon runner for over eighteen years. Run coach with Dark Horse Run Coaching. Ambassador for Lululemon. Aspiring homesteader and bakery owner in the mountains of Colorado.

Category: ultra running

Endurance Essentials

With Gordo Bryn. An Ultraman Hawaii Champion sharing lessons from a lifetime in sport and finance.

Category: triathlon

Fast Women

Alison Wade covers women’s competitive running in a weekly newsletter.

Category: women’s running

Five Things Running

Every Monday, Nico Lumma publishes a newsletter with five interesting things about running.

Category: general running

Front Pack

Scott Baldwin brings us Front Pack - the #1 Endurance Newsletter on Substack. He focuses on the week’s best news, and latest deals in endurance sports - including triathlon, cycling, and running.

Category: triathlon, general running

Fueledbylolz Newsletter

Hollie covers running, training and everything happening in the running industry.

Category: general running

Hillary’s Substack

With Hillary Allen. A professional trail runner, author, running coach and mindset coach sharing her insights on resilience, self-belief and mental toughness.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Kristen’s Substack

With Kristen Schindler - a distinguished trail runner, coach and writer from Tucson, Arizona, who fuses her love for the outdoors with storytelling. She is detail-driven, dog-devoted and snack-savvy.

Category: trail running

Lazy Girl Running

Everything you need to know about running, and none of the stuff you don’t. Laura Fountain writes about the tools and knowledge to guide your own training and to make choices that are right for you.

Category: women’s running

Like the Wind’s Substack

The Like the Wind Magazine is an independent magazine that explores the culture of running - on the road, track and trails. It’s why we run, not how we run.

Category: media

Marco Altini’s Substack

The founder and developer of HRV4Training - the first app that can reliably measure heart rate variability using a phone’s camera. Marco writes about his scientific work at the intersection between health, technology and performance. He shares how he built his independent business, his personal training and his life in general.

Category: physiology

Max Auer

Max Auer writes about the power of mental skills, small moments in a trail runner’s life and the craziness of creativity.

Category: trail running

Mountain Running and Living

Sarah Lavender Smith features personal essays with practical advice about trail running, mountain life and midlife grit. She shares training and life advice developed over 30 years as a dedicated long-distance runner and coach. More than a running newsletter, Sarah writes about leading a rustic, outdoor-oriented life in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and using the practice of mountain running to nurture health and adventure while aging with guts as well as grace.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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Never not [thinking about] running!

With Jens Peter. A newsletter about mental health and running.

Category: general running

Next Obvious Thing

With Ali Lopez. Cook, ultra runner, yogi, writer, wanderer, eating disorder survivor.

Category: ultra running

Race Ipsa Loquitur

Amelia Boone writes about things that tumble in her head that she should probably keep to herself.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Read Before You Ultra

A publication inspired by ultra running, fueled by curiosity and appreciation of the wisdom, folly and quirkiness of what some would call “I don’t even like to drive that far.”

Category: ultra running

Riding the Wind

Anton Krupicka’s personal Substack.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run Long Run Healthy

Amby Burfoot’s weekly newsletter is the simplest, most time-effective way to follow all the best new advice about running. It summarizes the top new running articles from medical and sports science journals, and from the most-authoritative and knowledgeable writers.

Category: general running

Runners’ Highest

Curating the best contemporary running content since 2020.

Category: media

Runners Who Write

Yitka Winn creates a community at the intersection of art and athletics (imposter-syndrome-free and paywall-free forever).

Category: trail running, ultra running

Running Beluga

Jessica Lin explores new perspectives that inspire reflection, embrace nuance over simplicity, and venture beyond the perpetual noise generated by the expectations of others. A trained geophysicist, endurance sports enthusiast, proud dog mom and budding creative who thinks a lot while she runs and pores her thoughts into her writing.

Category: trail running

Running Lightly

Mike Hahn writes about running as a practice for personal growth and transformation, and for experiencing more joy. It’s an exploration of presence, process and possibility, related through personal stories and experiences from his life in running.

Category: general running

Running Probably

A newsletter about running and fitness. Paul Flannery tries to make sense of the world through shared experiences with training, racing and simply getting out there for a run. The tagline is: real running for real people. If you run, then you’re a runner, and he hopes that you’ll join his community of passionate, supportive runners of all levels and abilities.

Category: general running

Running Relentless

Drew Morrison writes about fitness, nutrition and mindset with a focus on being relentless in our lives.

Category: general running

Running Sucks

With Raziq Rauf. Step deeper into running culture through deep-dive commentary and interviews with fascinating people.

Category: general running

Running Tales: After all is said and run

With Craig Lewis. Running Tales exists to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.

Category: general running

Running Writing Living

With Alexei Sorokin. Eclectic bits of running and self-improvement. During the pandemic, running became his unbreakable habit and he improved with his marathon time. Now he writes about a journey of self-improvement, in fitness and beyond.

Category: general running

Run to Write

With Julie B. Hughes, a memoirist, mother runner and physical therapist. Her books and poetry aim to inspire readers to lean into their story of challenge with curiosity and courage.

Category: general running, ultra running

Sabrina Little

Philosopher and runner. Sometimes philosopher of running. Author of The Examined Run (OUP, 2024).

Category: general running

Scott Carlin’s Substack

Exploring Scott’s curiosity for running and sharing what he learns every week.

Category: general running

Stoic Running

Running as a manual for living: tips, advice and stories from 33 years on the roads and trails.

Category: general running, trail running

Storytelling Life - My Stories, Essays and Anecdotes

With Charles Zuckerman, a retired architect, ultramarathon runner, and at times, a personal trainer.

Category: ultra running

The Athletic Philosopher

With Jordan Goldstein. A deep dive into the world of sport history and philosophy with a former university professor. Learn how to live a balanced life in body, mind and spirit through applying lessons from thousands of years of athletic living.

Category: general running

The Long Run

The written saga of running! An exploration into the mental, physical, emotional and social elements of running. With J.T.

Category: general running

The Half Marathoner

With Terrell Johnson, a dad, runner and writer of the Half Marathoner newsletter.

Category: general running

The Morning Shakeout

With Mario Fraioli. A weekly newsletter about running and other worthwhile topics.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

The Rundown

With Ashley Mateo. Because running is about so much more than just putting one foot in front of the other.

Category: general running

The Rush of it All with Jeff Calvert

Jeff Calvert is an ultra runner and retired Army officer who writes about trailrunning and other adventures in distance and wonderment.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Speedhiman Substack

A newsletter from elite ultra marathoner Ben Dhiman, following his training, racing and rambling mind.

Category: ultra running

The Thread

Jade Belzberg brings us a newsletter that centers on trail, mountain and ultra-running, racing, animals, nature, and everything in between. If you’re interested in what it means to train as an athlete, how to listen to your own inner voice, sharing in the joy of animals, and celebrating what it means to be an individual, then this newsletter is for you.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Ultra Minute

Your weekly trail and ultra running update. Every week, Ken Seals delivers the latest highlights, key race results, notable stories, and must-read links.

Categories: Trail running, ultra running.

Trail Diaries

With Jeff Barton. Dad, trail/ultra runner, author, orophile and aspiring recluse. Musings and essays on trail running, mental health and the outdoors. Exploring the mountains of beautiful Arizona. Creator of Runner’s Life on Medium.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Trailmix

A fortnightly newsletter that analyzes the burgeoning trail running media landscape covering the macro and the micro of the industry. With Matt Walsh.

Category: trail running, media

Trail Running NZ

With Bradley Houghton. Your weekly hit of New Zealand trail running news - results, stories, previews and everything in-between.

Category: media

Trail Snacks by Mel Mac Runs

With Mel MACFARLANE. A weekly news blast covering the fun social posts, media and movies in the trail and ultra running scene.

Category: media

Triathlonish

All the run, swim, bike news and commentary you didn't know you needed. A place for triathlon news and analysis. Well, triathlon-ish news and analysis. With Kelly O’Mara.

Category: media

Triple Threat Life

With Brittany Vermeer. Practical tips and expert insights to help you become a smarter, stronger and more successful athlete and human being.

Category: triathlon

Writing on Running

Peter Bromka writes stories about the emotions of running.

Category: general running

Write and Run

Practical advice about running and writing great articles online. Cal Axe writes about two things that go well together: writing and running. Both activities have made him a better person, and he is sure they will do the same for you.

Category: general running

Zach Bitter Endurance

Zach has been training and racing endurance events for over 25 years. Professionally, he competes in ultramarathons, coaches and hosts the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. On Substack, he writes about topics and questions he has received over the years.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Thank you for visiting Running on Substack.

Now that you have discovered new and interesting Substacks on running, please consider donating to my coffee fund. Coffee was my fuel of choice during my research, compilation and writing of Running on Substack.

A one-time contribution at any time by “buying me a coffee” (or two) would be deeply appreciated.

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More about Jenn Woltjen

When you sign up to receive Running on Substack, you will also be subscribed to Outdoors by Jenn - a publication developed and written by Jenn Woltjen. Jenn is known to be constantly pursuing new adventures and enjoys sharing her journey with others.

A long-time runner, nordic skier and endurance enthusiast, Jenn has completed several marathons including the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon and the Chicago Marathon. Her favorite ultras include the Finger Lakes 50’s, the CanLake 50 and the Green Lakes Endurance Runs. Over the years, Jenn has earned age-group awards in all race distances. When she is not running, she spends her time hiking and climbing mountains, paddling in the Adirondacks and cross country skiing.

The bulk of Jenn’s professional career was spent working in finance, higher education and most recently as a running coach (known as Koach Jen to her runners). Jenn is a certified UESCA Ultra Running Coach, NASM Personal Trainer, RRCA Level II Running Coach and PSIA Professional Ski Instructor.

Jenn has written and published numerous articles on other online publications for her running and fitness followers. Inspired by her high school journalism teacher and mentor, she senses an urge to remain connected to the outdoors and to share her journey with others.

Share Outdoors with Jenn

As Jenn likes to confess, the journey is usually more intriguing than the ultimate destination. Join her as she shares her stories, her favorite places and the compelling people she meets as she roams locally and afar. Along the way, she may delve into deeper subjects that impact her adventures - the environment, personal relationships, challenges with aging and an ongoing battle with her sense of self.

Welcome to the first edition of Running on Substack

Thank you to everyone who expressed their enthusiasm about Running on Substack. I am excited to offer this handy resource to those who enjoy reading about running and running-related subjects on Substack.

Running on Substack is a curated directory of running-related Substack newsletters. The Running on Substack directory focuses solely on running and running-related subjects, making it a convenient destination that simplifies your search.

Bookmark this link to access the directory quickly: Running on Substack

Make sure you are subscribed (free)

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Please post your comments above and stay in touch by keeping subscribed. Let me know if I am missing a Substack on running that you feel needs to be added to the next directory. I plan to update the directory as often as possible with additional Substack newsletters on running and running-related subjects.

The Directory of Running on Substack

First edition. Listed alphabetically.

Ali on the Run Newsletter

Ali is host of the Ali on the Run Show podcast and a race announcer at the start and finish lines around the United States - including the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. She writes about what motivates the everyday runner, what gets them to the starting line and more.

Category: general running

Allison’s Substack

Allison Powell covers topics on running, storytelling and life.

Category: general running, ultra running

A Matter of Brand

A weekly newsletter discussing the latest brand storytelling and business activities across the sport of running. With Matt Trappe.

Category: media

A Trailrunners/Triathlete’s Blog

Follow Scott Dunlap’s personal journal of endurance racing, traveling and sports technology. Formerly the publisher of “A Trail Runner’s Blog.”

Category: triathlon, trail running, ultra running

Betterpath

Brad Cooper shares practical physiology, psychology and philosophy insights to bolster life’s second half. A 11-time Ironman, elite masters runner, RAAM cycling champion & scientist.

Category: physiology

Candice’s Substack

With Candice Burt. Documenting her insanity through running.

Category: ultra running

Coach Bennett’s Newsletter

Writing, recording and rambling about running…..and not about running. Hoping to inspire and motivate runners to cross more starting lines.

Category: general running

Community Trail Running

Its mission statement is to inform, entertain, and inclusively serve as an online extension of the trail running community. Includes both a newsletter and a podcast. With Adam Lee.

Category: trail running

Daz Z Letter

With Chris Z who used to play in hardcore-punk bands and now he writes about running. He is the founder of the independent running clothing brand Willpower. Chris just recently published his debut book called RUNHUNDRED and reveals his life-changing experience at the Western States Endurance Run.

Category: general running, ultra running

Devon Yanko

Ultrarunner and marathon runner for over eighteen years. Run coach with Dark Horse Run Coaching. Ambassador for Lululemon. Aspiring homesteader and bakery owner in the mountains of Colorado.

Category: ultra running

Endurance Essentials

With Gordo Bryn. An Ultraman Hawaii Champion sharing lessons from a lifetime in sport and finance.

Category: triathlon

Fast Women

Alison Wade covers women’s competitive running in a weekly newsletter.

Category: women’s running

Five Things Running

Every Monday, Nico Lumma publishes a newsletter with five interesting things about running.

Category: general running

Front Pack

Scott Baldwin brings us Front Pack - the #1 Endurance Newsletter on Substack. He focuses on the week’s best news, and latest deals in endurance sports - including triathlon, cycling, and running.

Category: triathlon, general running

Fueledbylolz Newsletter

Hollie covers running, training and everything happening in the running industry.

Category: general running

Hillary’s Substack

With Hillary Allen. A professional trail runner, author, running coach and mindset coach sharing her insights on resilience, self-belief and mental toughness.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Kristen’s Substack

With Kristen Schindler - a distinguished trail runner, coach and writer from Tucson, Arizona, who fuses her love for the outdoors with storytelling. She is detail-driven, dog-devoted and snack-savvy.

Category: trail running

Lazy Girl Running

Everything you need to know about running, and none of the stuff you don’t. Laura Fountain writes about the tools and knowledge to guide your own training and to make choices that are right for you.

Category: women’s running

Like the Wind’s Substack

The Like the Wind Magazine is an independent magazine that explores the culture of running - on the road, track and trails. It’s why we run, not how we run.

Category: media

Marco Altini’s Substack

The founder and developer of HRV4Training - the first app that can reliably measure heart rate variability using a phone’s camera. Marco writes about his scientific work at the intersection between health, technology and performance. He shares how he built his independent business, his personal training and his life in general.

Category: physiology

Max Auer

Max Auer writes about the power of mental skills, small moments in a trail runner’s life and the craziness of creativity.

Category: trail running

Mountain Running and Living

Sarah Lavender Smith features personal essays with practical advice about trail running, mountain life and midlife grit. She shares training and life advice developed over 30 years as a dedicated long-distance runner and coach. More than a running newsletter, Sarah writes about leading a rustic, outdoor-oriented life in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and using the practice of mountain running to nurture health and adventure while aging with guts as well as grace.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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Never not [thinking about] running!

With Jens Peter. A newsletter about mental health and running.

Category: general running

Next Obvious Thing

With Ali Lopez. Cook, ultra runner, yogi, writer, wanderer, eating disorder survivor.

Category: ultra running

Race Ipsa Loquitur

Amelia Boone writes about things that tumble in her head that she should probably keep to herself.

Category: ultra running, trail running

Read Before You Ultra

A publication inspired by ultra running, fueled by curiosity and appreciation of the wisdom, folly and quirkiness of what some would call “I don’t even like to drive that far.”

Category: ultra running

Riding the Wind

Anton Krupicka’s personal Substack.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Run Long Run Healthy

Amby Burfoot’s weekly newsletter is the simplest, most time-effective way to follow all the best new advice about running. It summarizes the top new running articles from medical and sports science journals, and from the most-authoritative and knowledgeable writers.

Category: general running

Runners’ Highest

Curating the best contemporary running content since 2020.

Category: media

Runners Who Write

Yitka Winn creates a community at the intersection of art and athletics (imposter-syndrome-free and paywall-free forever).

Category: trail running, ultra running

Running Beluga

Jessica Lin explores new perspectives that inspire reflection, embrace nuance over simplicity, and venture beyond the perpetual noise generated by the expectations of others. A trained geophysicist, endurance sports enthusiast, proud dog mom and budding creative who thinks a lot while she runs and pores her thoughts into her writing.

Category: trail running

Running Lightly

Mike Hahn writes about running as a practice for personal growth and transformation, and for experiencing more joy. It’s an exploration of presence, process and possibility, related through personal stories and experiences from his life in running.

Category: general running

Running Probably

A newsletter about running and fitness. Paul Flannery tries to make sense of the world through shared experiences with training, racing and simply getting out there for a run. The tagline is: real running for real people. If you run, then you’re a runner, and he hopes that you’ll join his community of passionate, supportive runners of all levels and abilities.

Category: general running

Running Relentless

Drew Morrison writes about fitness, nutrition and mindset with a focus on being relentless in our lives.

Category: general running

Running Sucks

With Raziq Rauf. Step deeper into running culture through deep-dive commentary and interviews with fascinating people.

Category: general running

Running Tales: After all is said and run

With Craig Lewis. Running Tales exists to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.

Category: general running

Running Writing Living

With Alexei Sorokin. Eclectic bits of running and self-improvement. During the pandemic, running became his unbreakable habit and he improved with his marathon time. Now he writes about a journey of self-improvement, in fitness and beyond.

Category: general running

Run to Write

With Julie B. Hughes, a memoirist, mother runner and physical therapist. Her books and poetry aim to inspire readers to lean into their story of challenge with curiosity and courage.

Category: general running, ultra running

Sabrina Little

Philosopher and runner. Sometimes philosopher of running. Author of The Examined Run (OUP, 2024).

Category: general running

Scott Carlin’s Substack

Exploring Scott’s curiosity for running and sharing what he learns every week.

Category: general running

Stoic Running

Running as a manual for living: tips, advice and stories from 33 years on the roads and trails.

Category: general running, trail running

Storytelling Life - My Stories, Essays and Anecdotes

With Charles Zuckerman, a retired architect, ultramarathon runner, and at times, a personal trainer.

Category: ultra running

The Athletic Philosopher

With Jordan Goldstein. A deep dive into the world of sport history and philosophy with a former university professor. Learn how to live a balanced life in body, mind and spirit through applying lessons from thousands of years of athletic living.

Category: general running

The Long Run

The written saga of running! An exploration into the mental, physical, emotional and social elements of running. With J.T.

Category: general running

The Half Marathoner

With Terrell Johnson, a dad, runner and writer of the Half Marathoner newsletter.

Category: general running

The Morning Shakeout

With Mario Fraioli. A weekly newsletter about running and other worthwhile topics.

Category: general running, ultra running, trail running

The Rundown

With Ashley Mateo. Because running is about so much more than just putting one foot in front of the other.

Category: general running

The Rush of it All with Jeff Calvert

Jeff Calvert is an ultra runner and retired Army officer who writes about trailrunning and other adventures in distance and wonderment.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Speedhiman Substack

A newsletter from elite ultra marathoner Ben Dhiman, following his training, racing and rambling mind.

Category: ultra running

The Thread

Jade Belzberg brings us a newsletter that centers on trail, mountain and ultra-running, racing, animals, nature, and everything in between. If you’re interested in what it means to train as an athlete, how to listen to your own inner voice, sharing in the joy of animals, and celebrating what it means to be an individual, then this newsletter is for you.

Category: trail running, ultra running

The Ultra Minute

Your weekly trail and ultra running update. Every week, Ken Seals delivers the latest highlights, key race results, notable stories, and must-read links.

Categories: Trail running, ultra running.

Trail Diaries

With Jeff Barton. Dad, trail/ultra runner, author, orophile and aspiring recluse. Musings and essays on trail running, mental health and the outdoors. Exploring the mountains of beautiful Arizona. Creator of Runner’s Life on Medium.

Category: trail running, ultra running

Trailmix

A fortnightly newsletter that analyzes the burgeoning trail running media landscape covering the macro and the micro of the industry. With Matt Walsh.

Category: trail running, media

Trail Running NZ

With Bradley Houghton. Your weekly hit of New Zealand trail running news - results, stories, previews and everything in-between.

Category: media

Trail Snacks by Mel Mac Runs

With Mel MACFARLANE. A weekly news blast covering the fun social posts, media and movies in the trail and ultra running scene.

Category: media

Triathlonish

All the run, swim, bike news and commentary you didn't know you needed. A place for triathlon news and analysis. Well, triathlon-ish news and analysis. With Kelly O’Mara.

Category: media

Triple Threat Life

With Brittany Vermeer. Practical tips and expert insights to help you become a smarter, stronger and more successful athlete and human being.

Category: triathlon

Writing on Running

Peter Bromka writes stories about the emotions of running.

Category: general running

Write and Run

Practical advice about running and writing great articles online. Cal Axe writes about two things that go well together: writing and running. Both activities have made him a better person, and he is sure they will do the same for you.

Category: general running

Zach Bitter Endurance

Zach has been training and racing endurance events for over 25 years. Professionally, he competes in ultramarathons, coaches and hosts the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. On Substack, he writes about topics and questions he has received over the years.

Category: trail running, ultra running

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When you sign up to receive Running on Substack, you will also be subscribed to Outdoors by Jenn - a publication developed and written by Jenn Woltjen. Jenn is known to be constantly pursuing new adventures and enjoys sharing her journey with others.

A long-time runner, nordic skier and endurance enthusiast, Jenn has completed several marathons including the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon and the Chicago Marathon. Her favorite ultras include the Finger Lakes 50’s, the CanLake 50 and the Green Lakes Endurance Runs. Over the years, Jenn has earned age-group awards in all race distances. When she is not running, she spends her time hiking and climbing mountains, paddling in the Adirondacks and cross country skiing.

The bulk of Jenn’s professional career was spent working in finance, higher education and most recently as a running coach (known as Koach Jen to her runners). Jenn is a certified UESCA Ultra Running Coach, NASM Personal Trainer, RRCA Level II Running Coach and PSIA Professional Ski Instructor.

Jenn has written and published numerous articles on other online publications for her running and fitness followers. Inspired by her high school journalism teacher and mentor, she senses an urge to remain connected to the outdoors and to share her journey with others.

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As Jenn likes to confess, the journey is usually more intriguing than the ultimate destination. Join her as she shares her stories, her favorite places and the compelling people she meets as she roams locally and afar. Along the way, she may delve into deeper subjects that impact her adventures - the environment, personal relationships, challenges with aging and an ongoing battle with her sense of self.

What is Running on Substack?

Finding running-themed newsletters on Substack can be challenging because there is no dedicated “Running” category. As a result, readers often miss out on discovering great publications. It’s taken me a long time to find Substack newsletters focused on running and running-related topics - such as road running, trail running, physiology, ultra running, strength training, running gear and similar topics.

I want to make it easier for readers like you to find great running newsletters on Substack.

That’s where the Running on Substack comes in.

Coming in December

Running on Substack is a curated directory of running-related Substack newsletters. The Running on Substack directory focuses solely on running and running-related subjects, making it a convenient destination that simplifies your search.

Running on Substack will initially list publications alphabetically as posted but I plan to include categories to make browsing easier for you.

What do I mean by running-related?

The plan is to include newsletters covering the following topics:

• Road running

• Trail running

• Ultra running

• Running physiology

• Triathlons

• Stage races (multi-day races)

• Running nutrition

• Strength training for runners

• Mental skills for runners

• Technology for running (wearables, etc)

• Gear for running

• Running support groups (clubs, organizations)

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More about Outdoors with Jenn

When you sign up to receive Running on Substack, you will also be subscribed to Outdoors by Jenn - a publication developed and written by Jenn Woltjen. Jenn is known to be constantly pursuing new adventures and shares her journey with her readers. A long-time runner, nordic skier and endurance junkie, Jenn Woltjen has dabbled in running marathons, ultra marathons, climbing mountains, paddling into remote locations and skiing long distances in the bitter cold. The bulk of her professional career was spent working in finance, higher education and most recently as a running coach (known as Koach Jen to her runners).

Jenn has written and published numerous articles online for her running and fitness followers. Inspired by her high school journalism teacher and mentor, she senses a urge to remain connected to the outdoors and to share her journey with others.

As Jenn likes to confess, the journey is usually more intriguing than the ultimate destination. Join her as she shares her stories, her favorite places and the compelling people she meets as she roams locally and afar. Along the way, she may delve into deeper subjects that impact her adventures - the environment, personal relationships, challenges with aging and an ongoing battle with her sense of self.

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