The Appalachian Mountain Club huts provide a unique way to tour New Hampshire's granite peaks. In this month's top-shot, professional runner Hillary Gerardi leads Zoë Rom, Cory Smith, Matt Hart and Tanner Bowden up into the White Mountains during a hut to hut run.

Hillary — who was fresh off her overall FKT on the Mahoosuc Traverse — was once an AMC hut crew member and therefore the perfect guide for this adventure run from Crawford to Franconia Notch.

* Special thanks to Christian Adam and Black Diamond for our October photo moment.

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"As we broadly talk about trail running and the FKTs and the who ran this first and fastest, it’s this conversation that leaves out thousands of years of human presence. The first ultrarunners would have been Indigenous people just living life and moving through these very same spaces that we’re moving through now.” ~ Connor Ryan

In our piece this week, Connor shares how he connects with his culture while ultrarunning and advocates for more Native involvement in the sport.

👏 A Non-binary Decision: The New York City Marathon — the world's largest — is now offering prize money for non-binary runners ($5,000!).

🎥 Video of the Week: Twenty-year-old Darius Sam uses running to counteract depression and raise mental-health awareness in this video by The New Yorker magazine and Amar Chebib.

🐦 Tweet of the Week: "Just get out the door... The secret isn't to try to find motivation. It's to put your shoes on & start. Tell yourself you'll come back in 5 minutes if it sucks. More likely than not, you'll keep going." ~ Steve Magness, performance coach

💔 Dark Reality: For some, running in the dark is not an option.

🤪 So Board: Could you carry an eight-pound ironing board and iron for an entire marathon? Hugo Paradis just did it — and set a first-known-time of 3:42:59.

✨ Shine Bright Like a 💎: Olympian Alexi Pappas and her runner Lisa sparkle in this short video about their shared London Marathon.

🦴 Why, Caveman Why?: How is it that men can be "such f*cking cavemen" when they get together? Brad Wieners explores the chaos of male friendship in this essay.

🏃 Post of the Week: “One of the great gifts of sports is learning how to fail in public. People never go to the gym because they’re scared of looking stupid, never share their writing because they’re scared of judgment, never open their heart because they’re scared of rejection. Sports train you to face your fear." ~ James Clear, author of "Atomic Habits"

➡️ Lastly, here's what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week.