Cool Article in the LA Times on Trail Running. Interesting numbers on how popular this sport is becoming!
These all-natural perks are helping fuel trail running’s surging popularity, with the number of trail runners increasing by 26% between 1998 and 2004, according to a 2005 survey by the Outdoor Industry Foundation, the nonprofit offshoot of an industry trade association. With 39.5 million trail runners nationwide, the sport’s enthusiasts outnumber skateboarders, boaters, aerobics exercisers and hikers. The sport’s coming of age has been heralded by the introduction of an assortment of trail running magazines, trail running shoes and corporate-sponsored backcountry races.
