We’re Paul and Susan Lieto, and TrailFurther (formerly Dirty Good Co.) began in 2017. Back then it was just the two of us, working out how to keep moving through the mountains while staying mentally and physically resilient.

After nearly a decade of DIY adventures, a handful of organized races, countless injuries, achy joints, and sore backs, we noticed that most endurance advice is written for a version of us that no longer exists: the younger, push-through-anything, never-slow-down one.

We’re in our 50s now, and that pace and strategy isn’t sustainable.

So this chapter, the TrailFurther project, has grown into something different: a resource and community for trail runners, gravel riders, mountain bikers, and fastpackers who are well past their PRs from a decade ago and are learning to accept that with a joyful attitude.

As long as we can keep suffering alongside one another on the way up the next climb, we’re happy.

Our mission is to build a knowledge collective for well-worn, but durable endurance athletes, where curiosity thrives and learning never stops. We aspire to help athletes get out further on trails, gravel roads and mountain passes, while building resilience and increasing longevity and healthspan.