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; Credits.