Zoë Rom
Zoë Rom is a journalist, writer, and podcast host based in Carbondale, Colorado. She’s the co-host and producer of The Trailhead Podcast and Your Diet Sucks Podcast, and co-author of the book “Becoming a Sustainable Runner” (2023).

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
How To Do Nothing (In Training)
Embracing a season of non-growth in running and beyond.
Zoë Rom
September 11, 2024
Comedy & Running with Zoë Rom
If you enjoy spending a lot of time preparing for something with minimal payoff, don’t mind talking to yourself, and have a high pain tolerance (emotional and physical!), then running and comedy might be for you!
Zoë Rom
August 27, 2024
Between Two Pines Takes on Western States
The lottery gods have smiled upon us, and Dominic Grossman and Andy Pearson, hosts of Between Two Pines Podcast, will take their turn in the hot seat this weekend, June 29, 2024, when they hit the start line of the Western States Endurance Run in Olympic Valley.
Zoë Rom
June 26, 2024







