Myth: You Shouldn’t Have Sex the Night Before a Race Corey Buhay|February 14, 2017 Discover the truth about sex before a race and how it can impact your performance. Read our expert insights on REI's blog and improve your running game today!
How One Trail Runner Helps the NPS Study Wildlife Monica Prelle|February 7, 2017 Now more than ever, efficiency plays a vital role in conservation efforts. Keith Boden suits up in a lightweight long sleeve shirt, pants, ...
Please Stop Stretching and Rolling Your IT Band Dr. Dane DeLozier|January 26, 2017 Say goodbye to IT band pain with a DIY strap! Learn how to make your own and avoid stretching and rolling with this helpful guide from REI's blog.
4 Trail-Running Tips From a Leadville 100 Winner Clare Gallagher|January 10, 2017 Thinking of taking up trail running, but you don’t know the second thing about it? Here are 4 trail-running tips to master.
How Trail Running Helped One Army Vet Deal with Injury and Overcome Addiction Laura Bauer|January 9, 2017 When the doctors said he could be in a wheelchair, Todd Short refused to accept it. Six days a week, Todd Short, a U.S. Army veteran, run...
The 100-Mile Eating Contest With a Little Bit of Running Erin Beresini|January 2, 2017 It turned out that ultrarunning wasn’t a diversion from a viable career. It was a career. Clare Gallagher shocked the ultrarunning world ...
5 Ways to Run Through America’s Newest National Monument REI Staff|December 29, 2016 Over 1.3 million acres of newly protected land for you to enjoy On Wednesday, President Obama declared 1.35-million-acre Bears Ears in so...
The Masochist’s Ultrarunning Bucket List Corey Buhay|December 15, 2016 Read about the ultimate challenge for ultrarunners with the Crewel Jewel 100. Read about the race and its grueling course on REI's blog.
You’ve Never Seen Ultrarunning Like This Before Abigail Wise|December 15, 2016 Two brothers published a book stuffed with photos of the passion, suffering, and victory that make up ultrarunning. Photographer Alexis B...
The Dirtbag’s Guide to Trail Race Travel Morgan Sjogren|December 6, 2016 Read about the ultimate dirtbag's guide to trail race travel with REI. Get insider tips and tricks for an unforgettable adventure. Read now!
7 Ways to Strengthen Your Mental Game Heather Johnson|December 1, 2016 How to train your brain to help you run your fastest and farthest It’s near the end of a long, hilly run. Your legs feel like cement bloc...
The Top Flat Runs in the U.S. Laura Bauer|November 28, 2016 Flat doesn’t mean boring. There's nothing like the bum-busting burn of jogging up a mountain, but not all of us live in a land of peaks. ...
