Andrew Tilin (@atilin) is an Outside contributing editor.
The Walmart Heirs Putting Arkansas on the Fat-Tire Map
How a couple of heirs to an American retail dynasty are putting Bentonville, Arkansas, on the fat-tire map
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The Man Behind a Gear-Review Empire
How Ray Maker, a man with no formal journalism training, built DC Rainmaker, with an audience of millions and the power to make or break your next running watch
The 56-Year-Old Downhill Skier Kicking Ass and Taking Names
Onetime U.S. Ski Team racer Lisa Ballard, 56, never abandoned her skis—or the idea of winning a world championship
The 50-Year-Old Runner Who Qualified for the Olympic Trials
The fleet 50-year-old runner took the pavement less traveled—directly to an unprecedented berth at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials
You're Never Too Old to Train at Intensity
Take 66-year-old UCI Track Masters World Championships rider Gary Hoffman, who is almost as fast as he was at age 20—when he competed to race in the Olympics
The 62-Year-Old Quintessential California Cowgirl
During a life spent in dusty boots and blue jeans, Cindy Rosser has saddled, ridden, roped, shoveled, and seen it all. Writer Andrew Tilin asked her to recount some of her most powerful memories.
A Tenacious 87-Year-Old Tames a Towering Climb
When he set a new record up Wyoming’s Devils Tower last month, Robert Kelman confirmed what experts say about aging and athletics: use it or lose it
This 71-Year-Old Kayaker Just Paddled the Atlantic. Naked.
Adventure paddler Aleksander Doba willed his 71-year-old body and 1,600-pound kayak through a 4,000-mile trans-Atlantic journey
The Ultimate Gravel-Grinding Buddy Trip
What two longtime BFFs won't do to make more memories, courtesy of their Frankenstein bikes and Rebecca Rusch's epic, painful, 100-mile Idaho adventure ride
The Story Behind the 52-Year-Old Woman’s K2 Summit
A driven, patient, and injured Vanessa O’Brien becomes the oldest woman—and first American one—to summit the Savage Mountain
The World's Most Decorated Swimmer Is a 65-Year-Old Woman
The 65-year-old swimmer has set 355 world records. And she's still going.
Monsters of the Cart Paths
Whatever you do, just don't tell these serious, old'ish cyclists that they're living in a retirement home
Lance Armstrong Returns to the Tour de France
Pro cycling’s most famous ex- (and exiled) athlete will again take vigorous aim at the Tour de France—with a daily podcast and a blog on Outside
Why Shouldn't Aging Athletes Be Allowed to Take Testosterone?
Last year, Kim Ciolli, a longtime fixture in Texas cycling, got busted for doping. Her case is evidence of the fact that maybe the anti-doping system for older athletes—and especially for women—is broken.
The Gear for Geezers That We Could All Use
Though created with older athletes in mind, these items are essential for every athlete—regardless of age
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