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Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The world of sports supplements and athletic performance aids for runners is becoming increasingly complex. What was once limited to Gatorade and energy gels has exploded into entire sections of supplement stores and websites filled with all sorts of powdered mixes, drinks, bars,

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When the team at Women’s Running asked me what I think it would truly take to “fix girls’ sports,” I immediately knew the honest answer is there are so many complex issues that create the systemic nature of inequity girls and women face

Beneath a grove of quaking aspens at Steens Mountain Running Camp in southeastern Oregon, Melody Fairchild circled up the high school runner girls and women coaches. She spoke about her legendary running career as an elite high schooler, collegiate athlete, and pro, including specific challenges she faced as a female athlete. Then she asked, “What

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The Nike Oregon Project, University of Arizona, Wesleyan University, Loyola Marymount University, University of Oregon: All of these professional and collegiate programs have faced allegations of widespread disordered eating and female athlete abuse. The list seems to grow longer every year. With each

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. For so many reasons, running and reading go hand in hand. A motivating book gets us pumped for the next race, a favorite novel helps us unwind after a training run, and that engrossing new audiobook keeps us going, mile after mile. But

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Q: I’m training for some mountain trail races this summer—what should I be doing this winter to get ready? Megan Flanagan: To prepare for summer mountain trail races, you’ll want to build a strong base of strength, endurance and speed in the winter.

I felt relatively informed about what puberty would bring. I may not have liked it, but at least I knew. Like most girls in the ’80s, I devoutly read Judy Blume—I walked through first periods and training bras side-by-side with Margaret Simon, who left so few stones unturned for Gen X. But here we are,

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Around 6 p.m on Friday night, Sophia Gorriaran, the 16-year old junior from Providence, Rhode Island, ran alone at the Armory track in New York City. One of the fastest high school girls in the country, she still needed to do a pre-meet

Last week, Spartan Race announced the removal of podiums, payouts, and series qualifications for many races in 2022. However, much like the OnlyFans course reversal, SpartanHQ listened to their community and adjusted this announcement a few days later stating the following: “For heats without prize money, we will still be offering a podium, qualifications into

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. On August 6, Sara Vaughn was warming up for the Sir Walter Miler in North Carolina while she watched the TV, captivated by Molly Seidel’s Olympic marathon finish in Japan. As Seidel defied all expectations to place third, Vaughn made a decision: she would

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Tara Savage is glad she discovered running later in life, but she admits she had to travel around the globe to find it. The 44-year-old American ex-pat school teacher and single mother of three has lived and traveled all over the world and

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Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. New York City was sitting under a blanket of snow this weekend, but the track action at the 114th annual Millrose Games was super hot. In the women’s 60 meters, training partners Aleia Hobbs and Mikiah Brisco went 1-2 in 7.11 and 7.15,

Well done, 360 You runners! You’ve finished another week of the 360 You 5k Training Program with Coach Mary Cain. This was a big week for both the beginners and intermediates. Even if it feels like you’re still quite far from your goal, don’t worry—you’ll get there.   This coming week is another step up on