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The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Phil Maffetone on Health, Training, and Aerobic Deficiency
Phil Maffetone talks Health, Training, and Aerobic Deficiency with Scott Johnston In this episode, Scott Johnston talks with Phil Maffetone,…

Nose in a Day in the Time of COVID-19
Our Nose in a Day project wasn’t supposed to take so long. COVID closures, issues with training, the California wildfires—nothing…

Normobaric Hypoxic Tent Use Peer-Reviewed Research
While working on our article “Training, Oxygen Systems, and Hypoxic Tents: Success Factors for Climbing Mount Everest and 8,000-Meter Peaks,”…

Why Can’t I Just Climb to Train?
At Uphill Athlete, we have repeatedly stated that climbers, and other nontraditional sport athletes, would be wise to learn from…

Steve House and the Roots of Uphill Athlete
In June 2001, I found myself standing atop the 17,400-foot Mount Foraker in the Alaska Range, looking toward Denali. The…

Overtraining Syndrome: The Elephant in the Ultrarunning Room
Let’s be frank: Anyone who loves endurance sports is probably a type A overachiever. But when we move to ultra-endurance…

30/30 Interval Training and the Need For Speed
Many athletes I work with throughout the year target long-duration events: high-altitude climbs, ultramarathons, and big ski tours. As avid…

DIY Skimo Core Strength
Core strength plays a supportive, albeit critical, role in locomotive sports like skimo racing. That role is to provide a…