Randy Stahl Embarks On The John Muir Trail Powered By Muir Energy
The Sierra, with its majestic peaks and passes, is an addiction that has its grasp on me, and probably will never go away. At least I hope not. Summer is finally here on the west coast after a long...
What Are Energy Gels: Complete Guide For Training & Racing
What Are Energy Gels? Energy gels are generally a carbohydrate-rich portable food with a honey or paste-like consistency that gives endurance athletes an easy way to fuel during racing and traini...
The 5 Key Ultrarunning Workouts That’ll Improve Your Performance
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 trainin...
Real Food for a Fat-Burning Athlete
I’m nearly 50 miles into the Ardennes Megatrail, a 93k race in the Ardennes forest of France, near the Belgian border. Europe, AKA Salomons, spandex and hiking poles. It’s mid-afternoon, 10 hours i...
Muir Energy teams up with Make-A-Wish San Diego!
The Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge has landed in San Diego for its’ 2nd year!! Last year Muir Energy had a humble presence, but this time around, thanks to our success over the past year, we are ...
by Ian Ramsey, Ultra Runner In my twenties and early thirties, I considered myself healthy. I ate whole foods, more or less. I exercised, more or less. As a typical modern bagel and pizza eater, m...
What is Mate? 3 reasons you need it in your life!
Muir Energy makes use of Yerba Mate to give you the boost and mental alertness that you need to fuel your adventure!
Are you skeptical of Muir Energy? So WAS I……
I can honestly say that using Muir Energy is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my nutrition as an endurance athlete—no more burps, no more upset stomach, and no more of the bad kind of r...
4 Misconceptions of Rock Climbing
Interest in the sport of rock climbing has grown exponentially as more and more indoor gyms have popped up around the world. What used to be a male dominated sport run by the dark horses and grubby...
To kick off our blog for the year we have invited our loyal ambassador Roberta Horn to share her experience as an endurance athlete who has persevered through many challenges. We hope her story may...
We're beyond excited to add REI to our list of amazing retailers around the country, making it easier to get Muir Energy into the hands and bellies of hikers, runners, climbers and adventurers of ...
Q&A with Jackie Palmer Merritt
We recently caught up with physical therapist, neuroscientist, biomechanist, ultrarunner Jackie Merritt, she answered our questions about training, preventing injury and staying motivated. Her rece...
A Mountain Guide’s Tips For Smarter Snacking
By Charlotte Austin In the mountain, there are lots of factors that contribute to success: weather, fitness, experience level, training, team dynamics, gear, etc. But the factor that’s most often ...