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Embrace Outside with Molly Hurford
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Welcome to this week's digest of all the good happenings at TheOutdoorEdit.com, where I'm writing (and podcasting) about all things fitness, nutrition, wellness, travel and adventure-related. If there's something you'd love to hear more about, or a piece that really stood out to you, I'd love to hear about it, so get in touch! Email me by responding to this, or hit me up on Twitter and Instagram @mollyjhurford.
Get reading, and then get outside!
XO,
Molly
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Re-Entry, Sparking Joy, and Other Random Renovation & Life Tidbits
We just got home from pretty excellent trip — hosting some clinics, Nationals for Peter, meetings for me, and even stopping in for a surprise birthday party in the town where we got married — and then we walked into a bit of chaos. ...
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Mountain Running & Big Air Skiing with Julian Carr on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
Julian Carr is rad. I was a little intimidated talking to the dude: pro skier turned clothing entrepreneur turned environmental advocate turned mountain runner turned racer director, but he’s also a super chill, fun dude despite the insane to-do list he balances. (I think ...
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Altra Women’s Superior 3.5 Trail Running Sneaker Review
For the last eight years or so, I’ve been a barefoot, minimalist runner for almost 95% of my running. The only time I shifted back to shoes with a bit more support was for Ironman, and even that was only for runs over 18 ...
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Essential Swim Gear You Didn’t Know You Needed
Over at Gear Junkie, I wrote all about the Essential Swim Gear You Didn’t Know You Needed because, let’s be honest, most of us just assume goggle + suit and good to go. Which isn’t wrong exactly, but there’s a lot of sweet gear ...
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Jeff Knight on How to Be a Runner on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
Jeff Knight is my go to when I need info on running: The man knows pretty much everything, and he has such rad perspectives. He’s been a coach at all levels but prefers recreational runners, and he’s a lead exercise scientist with Under Armour ...
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Secrets of Success: How to Turn a Non-Runner Into a Runner
As someone who spent 20 years eschewing all things athletic, it’s always interesting to me how you ‘make’ a runner out of a non-runner. Over at MapMyRun, I was super inspired by my younger sister finally, gradually, getting into running and actually keeping it ...
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Easy DIY PVC Cyclocross Barriers
Cyclocross season is coming up, and you’re already thinking about skills training, right? RIGHT?! I know after we released the recent Consummate Athlete Podcast with Kaitie Keough, I started getting pretty fired up. Every year that I’ve raced cyclocross, one of my major focuses ...
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Quickie Review: Origins GinZing SPF 40 Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturizer (& Peeper Pleaser Eyeshadow)
Confession: I don’t have the most even skin tone. I get really red fairly easily, and on the note of turning red, I’m also pretty sunburn-prone, so even in the winter, I try to only use a foundation or moisturizer that has SPF. So ...
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From Climbing Gym to Outdoor Rock Climbing with Leslie Timms on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
Leslie Timms is a total badass. (We’ve had a lot of rad women on the Consummate Athlete lately, come to think of it!) Leslie is a good friend of ours, and we love her because our lives are kind of parallel, except instead of ...
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“Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory” is July & August’s Athletic Bookworm Read
Hey, we’re all on summer vacation a little bit lately, right? So I figured we’d go with what I’ve heard is a super fun and insightful read, and use it for July & August as our beach / cottage read. So, grab a copy ...
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