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Welcome to this month'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
Excerpts:
Your No-BS Guide to Summer Hydration
If you’ve been wondering how to hydrate as temps rise, Stacy Sims chatted with me over on Nylon about some no-BS tips for summer hydration. (She’s also on The Consummate Athlete Podcast with us this week!) I love talking to Stacy about most things, and ...
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“The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience” | Athletic Bookworm Highlights
This month, The Athletic Bookworms read The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience by Jennifer Pharr Davis, about FKTs (fastest known times) and the setting thereof. I was psyched to read a book on this topic by a woman, ...
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My Top 5… Cycling Tips
Getting started in cycling? Here’s what I really, really wish I had known when I got started—maybe then I wouldn’t have spent the first 2 years riding in my gym shorts instead of finding comfortable bibs! If you’re not new to cycling, some of ...
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A Look at 32… In Training, Work, Travel + Life
I turned 32 last week, which means I am officially firmly planted ‘in my 30s.’ For the last few years, I’ve tended to do some kind of birthday post, because I usually try to use this time each year as a mid-year reflection point ...
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Racing Weight: Should Endurance Athletes ACTUALLY Care?
I really enjoyed digging into racing weight for Map My Run. It’s one of those topics I think A LOT about, because my community is such a mixed bag of high-level pro racers in a few different types of endurance sport, and plenty of ...
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Why Your Off Day Should Be OFF the Bike—A Practical Tip
Wondering what to do on your off day? STAY OFF THE BIKE! If you’re new to this site, you may or may not know that I wrote a book all about nether regions and the bike called ‘Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy.’ The ...
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Fueling in Heat, Race Season Chronic Training Load and Fading in Intervals on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
I always love a good Q&A episode, and today was a fun mix of some easy ones—best snacks that can handle the heat—to the more in-depth, no-perfect-answer ones, like if your first or last interval should be your best. Plus some other fun fueling ...
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My Top 5… Nutrition Tips
I decided I wanted to start doing a series of top-5 tips in the fields that I really find fascinating, and in topics that I’ve researched and written about extensively over the years. So, it makes sense to start with nutrition, since one of ...
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Choosing the Right Gear for Your First Ultra-Run
Over on Gear Junkie, I wrote all about my first ultra-running experience (the Killington Under Armour Mountain Run last summer) and what I learned about gear—plus a few tips from seasoned veterans of ultra. There are so many things I learned since that first ...
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Please Don’t Wear Your Spin Clothes to Brunch… Here’s the Many Reasons Why
If you’re new to this site, you may or may not know that I wrote a book all about nether regions and the bike called ‘Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy.’ The book was all about how to take care of yourself—from choosing the ...
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