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Running is simple. But running isn’t always easy.

Well, maybe running on tar is. One foot in front of the other and repeat. We’re all pretty good at that already. You could say we are able to do so without having to thinking about it. Unconsciously competent is just a fancy way of putting it. More about that later.

Sure, some are faster than others, but pretty much anyone can run on a flat surface.

Enter trail running, where every stick is a snake until proven otherwise.

We artfully jump, lunge, and sidestep until, suddenly – and here the fun really begins, we slide into an uncontrollable downhill free-fall. Much

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