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.
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This goes for everything from gear to technique to, above all, nutrition. Just because an accomplis...
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