Eat More, Run Stronger: Why & How You Should Be Eating for Recovery
To your body, exercise is a stressor and your metabolism, nervous system, cardiovascular system, and beyond all respond. Depending on the intensity, your nervous system switches to “fight-or-fligh...
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...
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...
How to Pack Your Running Vest for Max Efficiency on a Long Run
In this video, MUIR Energy's Georgia Danielson shows you how to pack your running vest for max efficiency for a 4 hour long run.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Breaking Down Sweeteners in Performance Nutrition
If you flip to the ingredients list of your sports drink, gel, or bar, you’ve likely seen a few of these sweeteners on the list: tapioca syrup, sucrose, maple syrup, stevia, etc. If they’re all ju...
How To Eat For Heat: Fueling For a Hot Ultra Marathon with Jeff Browning
We caught up with MUIR Athlete & ultra-running legend Jeff Browning before he toes the starting line at the iconic Western States 100 miler this month.
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.
Why is it so difficult to just eat while you run? Or rather, to just not eat while you run? It should be simple, right? To just eat when you get hungry, and stop when you feel full. But experience ...