Yitka Winn is an editor of product content at REI, writer, ultrarunner, snowboarder and lifelong lover of mountains. She lives in the mossy, fern-laden paradise that is the Pacific Northwest, where she spends the majority of her time in running shoes. REI member since 2009.
When I first moved to Seattle 15 years ago, I didn't own a rain jacket and never had. It’s not that I didn’t spend time outside in the rain; I just got wet. Or ...
A version of this story appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Uncommon Path.
Earlier this year, Garmin announced the launch of several new GPS watches—Forerunn...
GoPro just announced the launch of its new HERO7 cameras, available Sept. 30, and we’re here to help you understand the differences between them. To help preven...
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Avoiding hitting the wall by honing your eating strategy with these pro tips.
In Christopher McDougall’s 2009 bestseller, Born to Run, he quoted sports nutriti...
From pack to shoes, meet your race essentials
My first trail race was the Orcas Island 25K, a tough race over small but rugged mountains in Washington’s scen...
Rule #1: Listen to your body.
Injuries are the bane of many a runners' existence. But aside from being a frustration, injuries are also purveyors of valuable f...
When I first moved from the mild, mossy forests of Seattle to a tiny town nestled at 7,200 feet in western Colorado’s Elk Mountains, my new environs required so...
For years, legendary ultrarunner Scott Jurek has been working with the gurus at Brooks to help design some of their most popular pieces of trail-running gear.
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The lottery loser’s answer to running the Hardrock 100
Every December, 152 ultrarunners receive a piece of magnificent news: they’ve been accepted by lottery i...
Ask any woman trail runner what she loves about her sport, and she’s likely to talk your ear off expounding on its many gifts—the sense of freedom, the experien...
