"Much to the dismay of local media eager to speak to the heroes, the siblings continued their backpacking trip for a few more days before returning to civilization."

Lots of thru hikes and some endurance running.

The story of the Colorado trail runner who survived an attack by a juvenile mountain lion (the full 21-minute interview is at the bottom of the article).

Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, but not to be confused with mountain running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport on the fells of northern Britain, especially those in the Lake District. It has elements of trail running, cross country and mountain running, but is also distinct from those disciplines.

A trailrunning journal

Matt Carpenter's write up on a cheap alternative to crampons for trailrunning/hiking