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There's a new face in the ultrarunning scene, and she certainly is a force to be reckoned with. Many are wondering who the slim speedster is flying by, with her blonde pigtails bouncing underneath a backwards trucker hat.  Ashley Erba has become a memorable name of late, but not just in Colorado.

Alex Nichols has been running on the Skyrunning World Circuit for a couple years now, and along with consistently placing well, he has been a dominant runner on the local trail racing scene around Colorado. In 2013 Nichols finished third overall in the European Skyrunning Sky Series and represented the U.S. at the World Mountain Running Championships in Poland, and in 2014 he won Moab’s Red Hot 55K, placed third at the competitive Speedgoat 50K, and placed third overall and led an American team to victory at Les Templiers in France.

It was a gorgeous morning in Evergreen for the Elk Meadow 5K and 10K on Saturday, the second event of the Evergreen Trail Racing Series hosted by the Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD) and sponsored by the Wild Game.  The series comprises five races on challenging mountainous terrain in and around Evergreen. Distances range from a 5K to an epic half-marathon (13.1 miles) to the top of Bergen Peak (elevation 9,708), a climb of over 2,000 vertical feet.

It wasn't long ago that Coronado High School graduate (Colorado Springs) Hannah Green won the Sailin' Shoes 10K in downtown Colorado Springs. But she has made some backcountry discoveries about herself during the past few years, and last week she won the San Juan Solstice, arguably the toughest 50-mile ultra run in the country. An artist now living in Durango, we tracked her down for a quick interview. 

Joe Gray has been racing a lot!  I counted at least six races in a four week span last month.  Included in that stretch was a first-place, new American record run at New Hampshire's steep (!) Mount Washington Road Race.  Gray, a perennial member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, ran 58:15 up the 7.6-mile auto road, which averages a 12% grade. For that performance, Joe Gray is our June "The Runner Box" Colorado Runner of the Month.

Sage Rountree, America's leading expert on yoga for athletes, shares her fresh, accessible approach to practicing yoga every day in her new book Everyday Yoga, a colorful, lay-flat guide to yoga poses and routines. Everyday Yoga: At-Home Routines to Enhance Fitness, Build Strength, and Restore Your Body will be available in bookstores and online in June.

On Memorial Day, Alamosa's Brittni Hutton won the BolderBoulder 10k citizen's race, in a time that would've ranked very well in the professional, elite race.  Brittni answers a few questions about that race, Alamosa, and is our May "The Runner Box" runner of the month.

Elite Trail ultrarunner Dave Mackey suffered severe leg injuries after a fall from a ridge near the summit of Bear Peak in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday morning. He was evacuated by members of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and is recovering in stable condition.

Over the weekend a close friend and long-time Boulder runner confessed that he’d never visited Rocky Mountain National Park. The iconic park just outside of Estes Park turns 100 this year! And it’s full of great opportunities for adventure running.