Zoë Rom
Zoë Rom is a writer, journalist, and competitive ultrarunner based in Carbondale, Colorado, who loves long books and even longer runs. Her results include a 2nd-place finish at the Leadville Trail 100 (2024), a top-five at Run Rabbit Run 100 (2025).
As a journalist, she covers public lands and the environment for High Country News and Inside Climate News, with work also appearing in the New York Times. She is host and producer of The Trailhead Podcast, co-hosts the independent podcast Your Diet Sucks with Kylee Van Horn, and is co-author, with Tina Muir, of Becoming a Sustainable Runner. She co-founded Microcosm Coaching, serves on the board of Runners for Public Lands, and performs improv with Consensual Improv in the Roaring Fork Valley. She likes running long distances, reading good books, and (as established) eating snacks.
Instagram: @yourdietsuckspod
Website: zoerom.com
Feeling Stuck? The Desert Has a Cure for That.
Every runner moves through seasons. Our columnist shares how desert running helps her refocus, stay present, and embrace the ultimate seasonal reset.
Zoë Rom
March 13, 2025
A Long Distance Relationship
Running has been my longest, most committed relationship—outlasting flings, fizzled situationships, and even the occasional existential crisis. Is it healthy? Questionable.
Zoë Rom
February 14, 2025
The EXPLORE Act is a Win for Runners and Public Lands
The EXPLORE Act enhances trail access, maintenance, and event permitting while supporting conservation and economic growth. Here's what trail runners and race directors need to know.
Zoë Rom
January 29, 2025
How to Remember a Year in Running
What if we measured our year not in miles, medals, or virtual kudos, but in the intangible treasures of the trail?
Zoë Rom
January 16, 2025
Time Saving Hacks for The Busy Runner
Zoë has tried everything to make more time. She's even created a filtering system to block distracting websites—though that doesn’t help when you work at UltraSignup and are the distraction.
Zoë Rom
December 12, 2024
The Forest Service Isn’t Hiring Seasonal Staff. Here’s Why Trail Runners Should Get Involved.
A budgetary shortfall has led to a hiring freeze that will impact trail runners and race directors alike. Here’s what we can do about it.
Zoë Rom
December 2, 2024
The World’s Fastest Gynecologist
Meet Lauren Puretz: a self-proclaimed "hot mess" mom who does it all—whether she's performing surgery or crushing hundred-mile races. Team Hooha is unstoppable!
Zoë Rom
November 25, 2024
Aid Station: Living in the Montage
Zoë Rom explores her admiration for a good training montage, "I love a training montage because it lets you indulge in the fantasy of an effortless breakthrough."
Zoë Rom
November 22, 2024
The Benefits of Trail Running
Is trail running really that good for you? Here’s what the science says.
Zoë Rom
November 5, 2024
Aid Station: Inefficiency is the Point
In this month's edition of the Aid Station, Zoë Rom reflects on traveling (and running) in rural Portugal for a couple of weeks, ultimately discovering Kurt Vonnegut's lesson for ultrarunners.
Zoë Rom
October 11, 2024