Ask any endurance athlete and they’ll tell you a huge part of what they do is mental. Of course, training and nutrition are crucial to having a successful race—or a big day in the mountains—but...
As a teenager, Josh Wheeler ran marathons and battled brain cancer. Both experiences put him on a path to an M.D. and PhD.
We’ve all experienced the phenomenon defined as "bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger." That’s right, we’re talking about feeling hangry. Due to a chemical reaction caused by the dropping of blood-glucose levels, our...
Photo: Erik Schulte By: Erik Schulte Through the bug splattered windshield of my truck I could make out a sign on the dark side of the road that read Lamoille Canyon 15 Miles. “We’re never going to...
A few weeks ago, I met a friend for lunch at a popular spot in my tourist-friendly town. It’s mostly comfort food, but they’re able to accommodate most mainstream dietary needs. “Could I see a...
Photo: Kelsey Chance By: Jillian Rodriguez You’re sitting poolside soaking in the summer sun with friends, and someone hands you a brightly colored drink with an umbrella in it. It’s the perfect summer day, right? Not...
Sustainable businesses help make sure that we have – and continue to have – what we need to keep us and our world healthy. Like having safe water to drink, clean air to breathe and good food to eat, and not covering our planet (or filling our oceans) with waste.
| Here, a firsthand look at the challenges (and joys) of thru-hiking with your significant other. |
Photo: Raphael Rychetsky Blog by Jillian Rodriguez We’re nearly 130 miles into our road trip and ready to take our first pit stop to fuel up the car and ourselves. We’re on our way to Chicago...
This tribe is our community, our church, our group of like minded individuals. We share stories, make deep connections on runs using little or no words, and we find ourselves amidst groups where no one gives a sideways glance about a 6 hour run through the mountains. We revel in the presence of those who have similar shared experience, and we breath a little easier because of it. We are bolstered by the community, encouraged by other people’s race performances, and by our communal tenacity to push tin search of our limits.
Alpenhorn at the beginning of Western States 100. Photo: Erik Schulte
By Sarai Snyder, Boulder, CO Growing up, almost every meal in our house was homemade. In the evening we would gather at the table, my father at the head, or it would seem, at least closest to...