As Eliud Kipchoge and a group of some of the world’s fastest runners assemble at the starting line for the Berlin Marathon on September 25, professional cyclist Freddy Ovett will lace up a pair of Adizero Adios Pro 2 racing shoes a few starting waves behind them and give it a go. Ovett won’t be […]
On August 26 and 27, 1,046 teams finished the Hood to Coast relay race in Oregon, one of the most popular running relays in the world. The race starts at Mount Hood and goes west for 198 miles, finishing along the Pacific Ocean at Seaside. One of these 1,046 teams featured 12 adaptive athletes: Several […]
If there’s one idea that gets at the very heart of Outside’s mission, it’s the why. Behind every passion, every pursuit, and every adventure there’s a why. It’s what motivates us to act, and action is what leads to improving ourselves and the world. That’s why we’re launching “Why I . . .,” a video […]
After Kilian Jornet won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) for a record-tying fourth time on August 27, it was easy to assume that running 100 miles is something that comes easy to him. It doesn’t, but it would be easy to think that because, well, it sure looked that way. While the 34-year-old who hails […]
Presented in partnership with Under Armour as part of the Limitless series When Jocelyn Rivas set a goal to be the youngest Latina to run 100 marathons—a record she accomplished at age 24—she had no idea her dream would take on a life of its own. By the time she crossed the finish line for […]
I remember long runs most. My absolute favorite workout was a 14-miler with the middle ten fast. The kind of run where you hit halfway and have no idea how you’ll hold on, but somehow you do. It’s the best feeling in the world, like running is your superpower. Those runs are fading Polaroids to me […]
Last week, in a conversation with his fellow running geek David Epstein, Malcolm Gladwell ventured an opinion on the nature of athletic greatness. As he saw it, longevity mattered more than peak performance. “I’m inclined to give someone who spent ten years as one of the top ten runners in the world the nod over […]
Back in January 2018, the fitness app Strava got some unwanted publicity when its heatmap feature allegedly revealed the locations of covert military bases. Although there was no evidence that the safety of military personnel had been compromised, the media coverage at the time was damning. A Guardian article noted that the platform was potentially […]
When Kathryn Martin stepped to the starting line on March 18 at the USA Track and Field Indoor Masters Championships, the feeling was familiar and foreign at the same time. Although her name appears next to 23 American age-group indoor and outdoor track records—11 of them world records—Martin, 70, hadn’t run around an oval in […]
In the summer of 2020, the decade-long Forrest Fenn treasure hunt ended in a tangled mess of conspiracy theories, wild accusations, and protracted legal proceedings. Fenn wouldn’t say who found the treasure. Worse than that, he wouldn’t say where it had been hidden. For a treasure hunt that was supposed to be real-life Indiana Jones, […]