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Eating Her Way to Victory: How Sabrina Fueled Her 2021 Hardrock 100 Win
Inspiration & Adventure

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 altitud...

Inspiration & AdventureListening and Believing in our Outdoor Experiences

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 Footp...

Inspiration & AdventureUTMB: What You Need to Know About Ultra Running’s Unofficial World Championship

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...

Inspiration & AdventureThe 2021 Hardrock 100: Sabrina Stanley Defends as Champion & Jeff Browning Delivers in a Record-Breaking Race

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 c...

Inspiration & AdventureThe Moronic: The Ultimate Adventure Triathlon You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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.

Inspiration & AdventureThe 2021 Hardrock 100: What You Need To Know

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 most iconic 100 milers featuring 33,000 feet of elevation gain and loss at high a...

Inspiration & AdventureDecoding The Hardock 100 Lottery for 2021 & How to Increase Your Odds

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...

Inspiration & AdventureThe Spudnic: The Ultimate Idaho Adventure Triathlon

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 styl...

Inspiration & AdventureI was a City Girl Until This Sh*t Happened

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.

Inspiration & AdventureCatra Corbett and The Cocodona 250 Virtual Experience

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 edition of the 257 miles race that took place across Arizona.  If you haven’t hea...

Inspiration & Adventure9 Things I’ve Learned from Ultra Running About Mental Health

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...

Inspiration & AdventureWomen Inspiring: Taking the Lead

Women Inspiring: Taking the Lead

Accomplished climber, trail runner, and mountaineer Tate Lagasca talks about women that inspire him to reach for the stars.

Inspiration & AdventureWomen Inspiring: Chasing Dreams

Women Inspiring: Chasing Dreams

Adventure athlete and artist Hannah Green discusses the women who inspire her, from Olympian Wilma Rudolph to lesser-known heroines like mountaineer Eleanor Davis and backcountry skier Dolores LaCh...