1+ week, 2+ day ago   (786+ words) Tucked alongside the interior chest pocket of a two-toned magenta Arc’teryx jacket is a laser-etched QR code—but instead of pulling up the menu at your local pub, it prompts you to register your new purchase, immediately kicking off a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (133+ words) We push gear to its breaking point every year so you don't have to guess what's worth buying. This Labor Day, several of our top-tested, editor-awarded picks are 25% off or more at REI and Backcountry... Every year, we push hundreds…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (273+ words) Editor’s Note: REI’s actually having big Labor Day sale, too, and it looks like the Bote Wulf is $50 cheaper there, on sale for $399. While REI obviously can’t match Bote’s inventory, it’s worth checking out REI’s Bote sale here. A moment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (417+ words) At the most basic level, trail running is simple: just put on shoes and go. But if you want to run the country’s most beautiful routes and tackle the most interesting and challenging terrain, you want to be equipped for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (837+ words) However you found running—a doctor’s warning, a divorce, a friend dragged you to your first race—odds are you started on the roads: you joined a local run club on a paved park route, toured town streets in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) In late June, Hoka sent one of its employees to the Western States Endurance Run, one of the most competitive ultra marathons in the world, wearing its latest trail super shoe prototype. He won the race, breaking the course record…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) When I was a kid, my hippy parents used duffels when we traveled because suitcases were too bourgeois. That, and because it was much more difficult to throw a hard-sided suitcase on top of a Mexican bus. I grew up…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Each year, we run thousands of miles to test the best new running shoes on road and trail. We balance that field-testing with hours in the Outside Lab at CU Denver, scientifically testing shoes to determine how they score on…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) It appears that the new era of waistbelts built for trail running is different. They look different, for one thing, with wide paneling and multiple pockets that can be worn in any position around the waist (read: no dedicated front…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) Outside Magazine 3 Favorite Do-Everything Women’s Shorts I’m a runner, so most of my shorts are running shorts. I love that they are lightweight and comfortable, and have built-in liners so I can just pull them on and go. But I…...