Published Articles

During her five years as manager editor at Trail Runner magazine (2006-2011), Elinor has covered , profiled top athletes in the sport and wrote about the world’s best trail-running destinations, ranging from the Canadian Rockies to Patagonia.

As a freelancer, Elinor continues to write about inspiring athletes, women’s health, service articles about training, nutrition, yoga and reivews trail-running gear. Elinor’s articles have appeared in Outside, Trail Runner, Running Times, Northwest Runner, Ski Trax and many more.

Recent Clips:

	"The Mutants Next Door" published in Outside magazine May 2011. A profile of athlete-mom Sari Anderson by Elinor Fish. Download the article here.
	"Race Across The Sky” By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner “A first 100-miler attempt involves ample sweat, suffering and tears, and revleas what it really means to ‘dig deep.’ Download the article here.
	“It’s All In the Head” By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner “Some say that you have to have brain damage to be an ultrarunner. But in the case of Diane Van Deren, it’s true. A radical brain operation cured her life-threatening seizures and helped her become a world-class trail runner at age 50.” Read the full article here.
	“Breaking Barriers” By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner Amputee Amy Palmiero-Winters takes on Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run “At last May’s The North Face Endurance Challenge 50-miler at Bear Mountain, New York, 37-year-old Amy Palmiero-Winters cautiously picked her way over the loose boulders. Stepping onto a round rock with her right foot, she drew her other leg forward and placed the wedge of rubber serving as her left foot atop another rock, flexing her knee as jarring forces shot up her carbon-fiber prosthesis and through her left side.” Read full article here.
	“Pill Popping” By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner Studies on ultrarunners suggest NSAIDs increase risk of kidney failure “In the days following his win at the 2009 USATF 100K National Trail Championship at the Where’s Waldo 100K near Eugene, Oregon, Erik Skaggs, 27, should have been celebrating. Instead, he was holed up at home feeling nauseated, weak and vomiting. ‘I knew something was off on the ride from [the finish at] Willamette Pass,’ Skaggs told southern Oregon’s Mail Tribune shortly after the race.” Read the full article here.
	"High Country Hangs: Rough it in the Canadian Rockies" By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner "It was late September when a multi-day running adventure in the Canadian Rockies turned unexpectedly into a freezing slog through knee-deep powder snow." Download article here.
	"European Vacation: The GORE-TEX Transalpien Run takes runners on an eight-day footrace through four Alpine countries." By Elinor Fish Published in Trail Runner magazine. Download article here.