Adam Hodges

About Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges, PhD, is a trail runner, mountain endurance athlete, and coach with credentials from the United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA), USA Triathlon (USAT) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). In addition to coaching multisport athletes, he has coached high school cross country and track runners in California and masters swimmers in Colorado and California. As a USAT All-American triathlete, he has competed in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, the ITU World Duathlon Championships, and the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a masters runner, he has won a series title in the XTERRA SoCal Trail Series. His current pursuits include trail running, climbing, mountaineering, skimo, and cross-country skiing.

UTMB 2022: The Unfiltered Experience

Adam Hodges | November 16, 2022

Check out Marcus Kjellberg's unfiltered UTMB experience from 2022: Spending a week in Chamonix with your best friends, making new friends and running one of the toughest races in the world is the ultimate experience. This is my attempt to share some of all the memories, moments, highs and lows we had during, pre and post the race. Hope this can inspire you to take on your … [Read more...] about UTMB 2022: The Unfiltered Experience

Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison on Lhotse

Adam Hodges | November 9, 2022

The North Face presents the first ski descent of 27,940-ft Lhotse by Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison in 2019. Nelson tragically lost her life on September 26, 2022, on Mount Manaslu in Nepal. Nelson was named one of "The 25 Most Adventurous Women of the Past 25 Years" by Men's Journal and was named one of National Geographic's 2018 Adventurers of the Year. Her inspiration and … [Read more...] about Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison on Lhotse

Alpine Start Podcast: Professional Nordic Skier Alayna Sonnesyn

Adam Hodges | November 2, 2022

In this episode of the Alpine Start podcast, Grace Staberg talks with Alayna Sonnesyn. Alayna is a nordic skier for the SMS T2 Elite team. Originally from Minnesota, she skied for the university of Vermont and earned her degree while doing so. We talk about her development as a Nordic skier, traditional training for cross country athletes, role models in sport, balancing … [Read more...] about Alpine Start Podcast: Professional Nordic Skier Alayna Sonnesyn

True Hardrocker

Adam Hodges | October 12, 2022

In this documentary, True Hardrocker, watch the brothers Jamil and Nick Coury at this year's Hardrock 100. A "true hardrocker" is someone who has done the event in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise. Jamil Coury is an ultra runner, entrepreneur and filmmaker based out of Phoenix, Arizona. He is founder and CEO of Aravaipa Running, a trail and ultra events … [Read more...] about True Hardrocker

Emelie Forsberg’s FKT on the Kungsleden Trail

Adam Hodges | September 28, 2022

In this video, Salomon TV follows Emelie Forsberg as she goes back to her homeland to attempt a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Kungsleden Trail, a hiking trail in the Swedish Lapland that boasts spectacular wilderness and is usually crossed by hikers in no less than 15 days. In 2018, she completed the 450km trail in 4 days and 21 hours, beating the previous FKT established in … [Read more...] about Emelie Forsberg’s FKT on the Kungsleden Trail