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The (Many) Benefits of Running
Last updated on December 17th, 2021 We’ve heard it a thousand times, so we all know that exercise is good for us. Running, for example, keeps us nimble, burns calories and helps us feel good. But what kind of hard scientific data backs this up? How exactly does running benefit our physical and psychological well-being? […]
If You Ski the East, This is the Type of Ski You Need Underfoot
There’s no beating around the bush: the snow out East is hard. Not for nothing do we know it as the “Ice Coast,” and locals will confirm that bulletproof literally means ice so firm a bullet would ricochet off of it. The East sees microclimates, lake-effect snowstorms, and Nor’easters that produce copious amounts of snow. […]
Why Do I Care What I Wear in the Woods?
One of the most formidable villains of my childhood was Parent Trap baddie Meredith Blake. When Meredith joins our more down-to-earth California heroes (played by Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan, respectively) on a third-act camping trip, she dons a spandex outfit with a little zip-up sports bra, matching leggings, and a comically large Evian water […]
Wolverine Worldwide and 3M to Pay $54 Million in Pollution Lawsuit
Michigan-based Wolverine Worldwide Inc.–owner of Merrell, Saucony, and Chaco–and Scotchgard water repellent manufacturer 3M have agreed to pay a $54 million, class-action settlement to residents of Kent County, Michigan, in connection with the dumping of chemicals that impacted the drinking water of 1,700 property owners. The settlement has been tentatively approved by U.S. District Judge […]
Here’s What We Know About the Search for Hilaree Nelson
On Monday morning, news circulated that renowned ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was missing on 26,781-foot Manaslu. Nelson, 49, and her partner, James Morrison, summited the Himalayan peak on Monday morning and were descending on skis when she suffered a mishap just below the summit. There are conflicting reports about what, exactly, went wrong. What we […]
How Elite Runners Train When They’re Pregnant
When Elle Purrier St. Pierre, the 27-year-old Olympic miler and multiple American record-holder, announced her pregnancy a few weeks ago, fans were surprised. I was too, even though I recently wrote about a study suggesting that pregnancy doesn’t alter the career trajectory of elite runners. Old habits die hard, and the knee-jerk assumption that motherhood […]
How Much Fat Per Day to Lose Weight? An Easy Guide with Tips
Types of fat 1200 calories a day 1500 calories a day Weight loss tips that work It seems like there’s a new diet out there every year. Some of the more popular ones suggest cutting out fat — but how much fat per day do you need to cut to lose weight? If you eat […]
In a World of FKTs, I Prefer to Go Slow. Really Slow.
I’m not a fan of bragging, especially about so-called accomplishments in the outdoors. Smashing records, claiming titles, putting my name down in the books for posterity, all this strikes me as utterly ridiculous. Just this once, though, I feel compelled to toot the badass horn, trumpet the awesomeness of where I’ve been and what I’ve […]
Skier Hilaree Nelson is Missing on Manaslu After a Deadly Day on the Mountain
Renowned big-mountain skier Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on 26,781-foot Manaslu while attempting to descend the peak on skis on Monday. According to multiple reports, Nelson, 49, crashed just below the summit. The accident occurred just after 11:30 A.M. Nepali time, shortly after Nelson reached the mountain’s true summit alongside her partner, Jim Morrison. Jiban […]
We Need More Cooking Shows Like ‘Chefs vs. Wild’
The restaurant industry never sleeps. And seemingly so, neither do the employees: when the doors open, orders begin to roll in and the sounds of the kitchen come alive, pots clicking, fires burning, and the oven timer ringing off the chain. If something goes awry, chefs internalize every problem in the kitchen—and after twelve-hour shifts, […]
I Made Empanadas While Running the Most Productive Half-Marathon of My Life
Someone once told me that every runner, at some point, confronts the urge to run a half-marathon, broken up into smaller segments over the course of an entire day, without leaving their own neighborhood. OK, that’s not true at all—nobody ever said that. But I did exactly that last weekend, because of a YouTube video, […]