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Creatine Dosage, Meaning in Life, and Cape Epic
5 things worth sharing to help get you out further.
Paul Lieto
Paul Lieto is a co-conspirator at Outfurther^, the Editor for RaceCenter, and an enthusiast of all things trail and gravel.
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Back in the Mountains, Drink Coffee for Brain Health, and Golden Gravel Trail
We’re back in the mountains. Our recent relocation (yep, again) back to our beloved mountain town is motivated mostly by a simple yearning to be part of these peaks and ranges. But there is also a funny pull to nestle back into a tiny space, purge more things, and
Nutrition
A Gut Feeling; Thoughts on Nutrition
I’m going to comment on something close to our hearts—the gut. I would like us to consider the gut in both its figurative and literal sense, as the central location of our instincts and the system by which all our physiological functions depend. If the gut, our digestive
Adventures
A Year of Slow Adventures
“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” — George A. Sheehan I believe I am meant to run through mountains, ride across gravel dirt roads, immerse myself in the sea, explore less traveled paths, and actively engage
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The Importance of Healthspan, Walking Speed, and Coping with Winter
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon coined the term musclespan to define the “length of time that you live with healthy skeletal muscle”. Basically, defining muscle in a functional capacity, not simply aesthetically. It’s the functional capacity of muscle, leading to improved movement, and thus a better aging experience —especially as athletes.
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Understanding REDs, Why Oral Health Matters, and How Long Should You Sauna
Good evening. In this edition we reference resources on the importance of proper breathing, the impacts of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, or REDs, and why you shouldn’t overlook the impact oral health has on performance. Also, it being Dick Van Dyke’s One-hundredth birthday, we thought it
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10 Things for Optimal Energy, Skipping, and Gratitude
Hey all! It’s been a while since we’ve reached out. The year 2025 has been full with training, traveling, racing, and new business opportunities. Aside from the day jobs, we took over RaceCenter, which has kept us busy this year. Our goal, however, has always been to get
Wellness / Mental Health
How to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder
It's that time of the year again. The leaves are dropping from the trees, the clouds are rolling in with more frequency, and the days are dramatically shorter and colder. Most reading this have a good sense of what Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is and how it can
Field Notes
5 Reasons I Run Trails
Why do I run? Beginning this exercise of reflection, I find myself in high school having just been cut from the freshman football team. Wait, did I say cut? I meant my mother was taken aside after the first week of practice, and it was kindly suggested I take up
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Lifelong Performance and Fun
These days sport “performance” pretty much boils down to maximizing the amount of fun I can have out there.
Field Notes
What Does It Mean to Age Awesome
Age Awesome is a catchphrase we've embraced to replace the often over-used term "wellness". Over the years we've written about wellness — in particular mental wellness, and physical wellness as it relates to endurance performance and slow, deliberate, adventures. Wellness is very broad. In
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The Keys to Longevity
In the Blue Zones documentary on Netflix, one of the correlations to longevity observed across several of the communities researched was steepness. In such that centenarians lived in areas which required them to walk and hike up steep pitches. I have certainly felt stronger in the legs and core when