From shiny new gear to stylish performance clothing, these drool-worthy items at last week’s Outdoor Retailer had us itching to head for the hills (in a good way).
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It’s not too late to sign up for your local Turkey Trot or Gobble Wobble. These races are a healthy, great way to kick-off Thanksgiving for you, a furry friend, and the whole family. Signing up is easy. I will be jogging my way through a Turkey Trot along with some family and friends.
An action-packed day outdoors in winter often starts with donning layer after layer of clothing and packing extra layers for the road, just in case. Then you work up a sweat on-trail and strip off those layers. They are too warm; their bulk inhibits movement; and they are now weighing down your pack. But it doesn’t have to be like that.
This is our first adventure race, and we are doing it together, for fun, and with no competitive intentions. We’re the only all-female team in the two-person open division. Our goals: Have fun and don’t finish DFL (dead effing last). But she is smoking me, and we are actually doing pretty well.
When I arrive for the Women’s Empowerment Workshop, I wonder why it seemed so difficult to get away and why I had second thoughts about leaving. Hmm, work, or go to the mountains for a women’s retreat designed to rejuvenate and nourish mind, body, and spirit? The answer suddenly couldn’t be simpler.
When I asked for some adventure racing tips last week, you all stepped up to the plate and offered up your best advice and encouragement. Your suggestions were simpler than I expected, and this seeming simplicity made me wonder whether the race is more straightforward or, on the contrary, tougher than I imagine.
I did it. I roped a friend into teaming up with me for an adventure race. It’s coming up on September 17th, but we just signed up yesterday and have got to get it together ASAP. Help!
Polar Bottle has added several new limited edition bottles to its online store.
It reads like a recipe for disaster: Ride a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw over 3,000 kilometers. Across India. In two weeks. With no support. I am to choose my own route across the country: from the eastern hills of Meghalaya to the Rajasthan desert, only hours from the Pakistani border.
For the past couple weeks, I have had to unwillingly “chill out”. This is not something I do well. I recently had to drop out of a six day adventure race due to stomach issues. It was one of the hardest moments ever, but my body was screaming, “STOP!”
Okay, so the title is a little much considering any woman who conceives a child is automatically considered an endurance athlete, but I figured since I am working my way into the Ultra Running world it would fit for now.
A perfectly fitting running shoe designed to propel you forward and optimize your efficiency? What more could a girl want? Not much more, but Mizuno offers more in the Wave Prophecy, a running shoe launched earlier this summer.
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