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A Force for Two-Wheeled Good in Rural America

A Force for Two-Wheeled Good in Rural America

AC Shilton|April 21, 2017

Through our Keepers of the Outdoors series, we'll introduce you to people who protect and care for our wild places. From maintaining ...

Haley Robison Leads the Way

Haley Robison Leads the Way

A Q&A with the CEO of Kammok, a hammock company that lives and breathes the Texas outdoors When you think of Texas, you probably don'...

Houston’s Renaissance Man of Running

Houston’s Renaissance Man of Running

For Calum Neff, variety is the spice of life. Calum Neff’s resume reads like a long list of dares: Marathon World Record with Stroll...

The Cat Lady

The Cat Lady

For three decades, wildlife biologist Deborah Jansen has been advocating for the Florida panther, and her voice has carried much weight, des...

My Friend Sarah

My Friend Sarah

Sarah Attar is an Olympian and professional runner—and so much more. I first met Sarah in Mammoth Lakes, California, an epic mountain enc...

A Conversation with the Woman Who Changed Distance Running Forever

A Conversation with the Woman Who Changed Distance Running Forever

REI contributor and self-proclaimed "Running Bum" Morgan Sjogren talks with Bobbi Gibb, the first women to run the Boston Marathon, about th...

“Every Woman Should Have a Trail Sister.”

“Every Woman Should Have a Trail Sister.”

A Q&A with Gina Lucrezi, founder of women's trail running community Trail Sisters Professional ultrarunner Gina Lucrezi started Trail...

She Ran and Sailed All Over the World

She Ran and Sailed All Over the World

Jill Dintaman Robinson and her family followed the call of adventure on a year-long expedition. Jill Dintaman Robinson and her husband ha...

Muscles and Miles: How One Ultrarunner Makes Room for Both

Muscles and Miles: How One Ultrarunner Makes Room for Both

Crystal Seaver looks more like a gym rat than an ultrarunner, but she races among the best thanks to her devotion to strength training. O...

Female Pioneers Who Paved the Way for Women in the Outdoors

Female Pioneers Who Paved the Way for Women in the Outdoors

In a male-dominated community, these seven women forged ahead, paving the way for countless female outdoor enthusiasts who followed. Whet...

Devon Yanko Beats Her Own Drum

Devon Yanko Beats Her Own Drum

Her training may be unconventional, but it’s working. When Devon Yanko toed the line at the Caumsett 50K on March 6, she went into it wit...

A New Wave of Climber Entrepreneurs

A New Wave of Climber Entrepreneurs

Being entrepreneurial doesn't always mean diving in a dumpster for day-old baguettes The climber stereotype we all know is that of the di...

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