Jim Walmsley is the first to admit that he hates to sit still, hates having downtime. It’s one of the reasons he’s ended up with a job that involves running up to 140 miles a week – mostly up hills and almost always on trails.

“I’m a very over-active sort of human,” is how Walmsley characterizes himself. “I need to go do something.”

Right now, the good news for the acclaimed endurance athlete is that he’s getting back to what he loves doing the most.

The frustration of a lingering knee issue seemingly behind him, Walmsley has been ramping up his weekly mileage ahead of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain and the Pyrenees in late September. It’s as much a boost for his general mood as it is for his running fitness.

“I get to do longer runs that take me to fun pla

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