Long Term Health

Oxygen is both essential and powerful. Every cell depends on it, but it also liberates free radicals that wreak havoc on the body and may contribute to fatigue and inflammation from exercise.

Recipe by Lindsay Schoenrock | @pinchofpaleo_ (Gluten and Dairy Free) Ingredients 1 cup warm almond milk, 110°-1...

It’s been a long couple of months for everyone, and to think anyone has cruised through this uprising of the COVID era is blasphemy. But we at MUIR have decided, enough is enough (of couch time) and it’s time to get back to training. Whether it’s a personal goal to get back to fighting shape or you have a race on the calendar with fingers crossed race day becomes a reality, getting back on track with your training regimen is going to prove vital to your mental and physical health.

Looking for an edge when it comes to running ultras? Start eating on your training runs. You would never start an ultra without first training with your gear or working on your fitness for months. Yet, many runners overlook the nutrition aspect of an ultra. When running long distances, your body needs fuel.

Recipes are great when followed but don’t be afraid to add your own flair to help it taste the way you want it to. Feel free to substitute any of the ingredients and please let us know if you come up with any MUIR recipes on your own. This is just a start to the MUIR Off the Trail Cookbook and we need your help to make it great. And though it’s not necessarily a recipe, MUIR gels make a great out of the pouch icing for waffles, pop tarts, and/or anything that needs a little real food flavor boost.

Gearing up for a run, race, or adventure is never quite as easy as it should be. What’s the weather going to do? Wher...

Do you know the difference between a Natural Flavor and an Artificial Flavor? Sounds easy enough to decipher and most answers lean to petroleum... which is mostly correct. It turns out that the main difference is the fact that natural flavors are just a good way of enticing customers, whereas the term “artificial” definitely makes most of us run for the hills! But nutritionally, they are the same thing. Let me say that again, artificial and natural flavors, are the SAME THING nutritionally! 

By Jeff Stern   Traveling makes it challenging to stay on top of a healthy diet, plain and simple. If we’re being com...

What Are Energy Gels? Energy gels are generally a carbohydrate-rich portable food with a honey or paste-like consis...

The five essential ultrarunning workouts described here will help you accumulate time at intensity and target specific areas of your fitness allowing you to be much more effective with your training time and show up ready for the demands of your next ultra.