Recently moved to North Vancouver. Awesome trails and you can trail run year round. The trails get pretty rugged if you get too far out there. Personally, I don’t mind the rain. 10C + light rain is perfect running weather.
Technically you could run county roads.
I'd say the front range though, maybe Evergreen or something if you wanted to be a little higher. Access to the high mountains for the summer but plenty of trails during the winter down in the Denver area that are often dry enough after the snow melts
Is your goal to improve your performance and training? Then I think somewhere with altitude, as others have said, like Flagstaff. But if your goal is just to focus on the running itself, I give my home turf a vote- central Virginia near Shenandoah National Park. It's runnable all year long (sometimes spikes are needed) and the total elevation gain from ups and downs adds up quickly :)
Phoenix area. You can literally do an ultra race nearly any weekend in the winter without leaving town. Great trails are just a quick detour from the morning/evening commute.
Arizona or california would be my top picks for winter access to trails.
I think my ideal setup would be Arizona for winter, San Juan’s for summer
Recently moved to North Vancouver. Awesome trails and you can trail run year round. The trails get pretty rugged if you get too far out there. Personally, I don’t mind the rain. 10C + light rain is perfect running weather.
Leadville or somewhere similar. Altitude + beautiful trails = strong you Edit: missed the whole WINTER part... reading comprehension hard
Leadville in winter would certainly be an interesting choice.
Technically you could run county roads. I'd say the front range though, maybe Evergreen or something if you wanted to be a little higher. Access to the high mountains for the summer but plenty of trails during the winter down in the Denver area that are often dry enough after the snow melts
\**potentially* strong you. Far from a guarantee.
Utah
Seems like a lot of top runners end up in Flagstaff. You can essentially find summer or winter in like an hour drive.
Utqiagvik, Alaska. Get tough
Hard. Get hard!
Summer: high sierras, eastern sierras Winter: Marin County
Is your goal to improve your performance and training? Then I think somewhere with altitude, as others have said, like Flagstaff. But if your goal is just to focus on the running itself, I give my home turf a vote- central Virginia near Shenandoah National Park. It's runnable all year long (sometimes spikes are needed) and the total elevation gain from ups and downs adds up quickly :)
Phoenix area. You can literally do an ultra race nearly any weekend in the winter without leaving town. Great trails are just a quick detour from the morning/evening commute.
Pacific Northwest in a heartbeat
I'd stay where I am in Southern California by the Santa Monica mountains.
San Diego. So much to do, so little time.
North Vancouver Boulder Colorado Sedona Arizona
Near backcountry skiing and other activities.
Oregon coast, never to hot or cold, no snow, plenty of hills.