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Eat More, Run Stronger: Why & How You Should Be Eating for Recovery
Fuel & Training Tips

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...

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...

Fuel & Training TipsHow to Pack Your Running Vest for Max Efficiency on a Long Run

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.

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...

Ingredients & NutritionBreaking Down Sweeteners in Performance Nutrition

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...

Fuel & Training TipsHow To Eat For Heat: Fueling For a Hot Ultra Marathon with Jeff Browning

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.

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.

Ingredients & NutritionFast vs Slow Burning Fuel

Fast vs Slow Burning Fuel

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 ...