Matt Hart

• Title: Contributing Writer
• Location: Mount Washington Valley, NH

Expertise

• Topics of Expertise: Trail running, ultrarunning, backcountry skiing, FKTs, outdoor gear, outdoor education
• Years in This Expertise: 20+
• Number Of Products & Number Of Hours Expert Has Tested: 100s of Products and 100s of Hours

Experience

My professional career started on the Microsoft campus in Washington State. Obsessed with technology, I landed the best job I could imagine — software test engineer for the world leader in software. Little did I know that the analytic skills that I developed there would pay dividends after I left the desk job and started to test myself in the mountains. I left tech to become an endurance coach, a sponsored athlete, and a writer after Trail Runner magazine offered me a position as their “Ask the Coach” columnist. Since then I’ve written for outlets as wide ranging as The New Yorker and as specific as Outside magazine and have used my hard earned expertise to review everything from backcountry skis to trail running backpacks. As a sponsored athlete for more than a decade I worked closely with Montrail and Altra running shoes. 

Career Highlights

• I once spent a week on the Nike campus having doors slammed in my face. 
• Having my book, Win at All Costs, optioned to be made into a movie.
• As an ultrarunner, I’ve won races from 50km to 100 miles through some of the most inspiring mountain ranges in the world. 

Education & Certifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies and Communication from the University of New Hampshire
• Years of Writing: 20+
• Certifications: Avalanche I and II, Wilderness First Responder, AMGA Ski Guide course graduate
• Previous Publications: Outside, Trail Runner, The New York Times, Men’s, The New Yorker, The Atlantic.

A Word From Matt Hart

I seem to have an innate desire to figure out how things work and I grew up on Jon Krakauer. As an endurance coach for Trail Runner magazine writing about sports science. I enjoy running or skinning up mountains and careening down, finance and economics, narrative nonfiction, and learning how to raise awesome kids.