Inspiration & Adventure
The Ouray 100 Race Report by Winner, Anthony Lee
The Ouray 100 is a 100 mile ultra-marathon in Southwest Colorado featuring over 40,000 feet of vertical gain and just as much loss over rugged terrain often at altitude over 10,000 feet. Runners are rewarded with jaw-dropping mountain views in this multi-day footrace.
This year’s winner, Boulderite Anthony Lee, shares his experience in a play-by-play of the race. This report should prove especially useful for anyone thinking about attempting this race in the future.
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Eating Her Way to Victory: How Sabrina Fueled Her 2021 Hardrock 100 Win
The Hardrock 100 is one of the most difficult ultra marathons in the United States, with challenges like 33,000 feet of elevation gain and equal loss, huge ranges in temperatures, and high altitude each pose substantial threat to crossing the finish line.
MUIR Athlete and 2x consecutive Hardrock 100 Mile Run Champion Sabrina Stanley shares her insights on what it takes to fuel one the most challenging 100-mile ultra marathons in the US.
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Listening and Believing in our Outdoor Experiences
Thru-hiker and advocate Crystal Gail Welcome candidly shares her experiences on the trail and what it means to be inclusive in Nature.
She is currently hiking the John Muir Trail as part of Footprints for Change Hike for Justice to raise awareness.
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UTMB: What You Need to Know About Ultra Running’s Unofficial World Championship
This month, over 10,000 runners from all over the world will gather in mountaineering mecca Chamonix, France to race under the specter of the tallest peak in Western Europe, Mont Blanc.
The course is jaw-dropping, winding through the alps of three countries – France, Italy, and Switzerland – giving participants a true taste of international ultra running.
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The 2021 Hardrock 100: Sabrina Stanley Defends as Champion & Jeff Browning Delivers in a Record-Breaking Race
Over the weekend, MUIR Athletes Jeff Browning and Sabrina Stanley competed in The Hardrock 100: an unforgiving, high altitude race through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, where both defended their champion status from the last running of the race in 2018.
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The Moronic: The Ultimate Adventure Triathlon You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
David Gonzales recounts his experience completing his second multi-day adventure triathlon this summer featuring a wild approach up one of the most treacherous peaks in Wyoming: Mt. Moran.
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The 2021 Hardrock 100: What You Need To Know
Race Start: 6am (MT) Friday, July 16 San Juan Mountains, Silverton, Colorado
The Hardrock 100 is one of the m...
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Decoding The Hardock 100 Lottery for 2021 & How to Increase Your Odds
It’s been 2 years now since the last running of one of the most iconic races in ultra-running: The Hardock 100. Two years to build tension, and for the lucky 145 entrants, two years to prepare.
If you’re not familiar, The Hardrock 100 is a hundred-mile endurance run starting and ending in Silverton, Colorado. It’s famed for covering a monstrous 33,000 feet of vertical elevation gain and equal loss over brutally rugged and jaw-droppingly beautiful terrain, all at high-altitude.
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The Spudnic: The Ultimate Idaho Adventure Triathlon
If you’re familiar with triathlons at all, or ultra-running, or Jackson Hole, or just outlandish feats of human endurance in general, then you may have heard of The Picnic: an ultra-endurance style adventure triathlon.
To complete The Picnic, you must bike from Jackson Town Square to Jenny Lake 23 miles away, then swim 1.3 miles across the lake, then hike and climb 10 miles to the summit of the iconic Grand Teton, and finally, return the same way you came, ending in Jackson Town Square.
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I was a City Girl Until This Sh*t Happened
Los Angeles writer, creator, & self-proclaimed outdoor junkie Brandy Brooks shares her first experience in the backcountry, with commentary on the lack of diversity in the outdoors.
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Catra Corbett and The Cocodona 250 Virtual Experience
We caught up with MUIR Athlete Catra Corbett to catch up on the inaugural Cocodona Virtual Experience, the virtual ed...
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9 Things I’ve Learned from Ultra Running About Mental Health
By the time I reached 14, I’d never remembered color in my world. I’d never known anything in life to not feel weighted or to not be tired constantly. So when my parents and teachers hinted that I might be depressed, I’d deny it. Not out of teenage apathy or embarrassment, it’s just that I genuinely didn’t think it was true.
I see now that the causes were obvious: a chaotic upbringing, dreary midwest weather, and anemia, but as an adolescent, I didn’t believe it. I decided that everything felt hard and I felt hardly anything because of a shameful character flaw that I could purge from myself with enough force. This is when I started running.
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