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I read that serious runners keep two pairs of shoes in rotation. Why is that? And should I rotate my shoes, too?

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When he isn't guiding world-renowned photographers, psychologists, and Hollywood acting coaches, Chris Dombrowski is writing. We caught up with him on the occasion of his new book.

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Outside chooses the top vacation spots of the year

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Former champ Mitch Seavey in the lead

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Pushes daughter in stroller

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Equal to half a cup of coffee

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Guides climb it over five days

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Where can I find a cheap private island?

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Unlike the average couch potato, pros are self-regulating their calorie intake to match their activity level, and they’re consistently eating three meals a day

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Why fitness training via webcam is more popular than ever

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Katie Arnold puts the Burley D'Lite and Chariot Chinook 2 to the test on a trip to the Spruce Hole Yurt in southern Colorado's San Juan Mountains

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The champion ski jumper took some time out of a busy training and travel schedule to answer a few of our questions

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The company, founded in 1888, is bringing back, for a limited time only, the protective eyewear design that started it all

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Skier wins discipline a fourth time

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Former pro seriously injured

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Man survives with minor injuries

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Bites players, wreaks havoc

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Rivals animal in running efficiency

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I feel like whenever it’s cold outside, I have to pee more. Same thing goes for swimming in cold water. What’s going on?

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I love to grill—steaks, veggies, sausages, anything. How can I bring my grill camping with me?

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I'm looking for a sleeping bag for extreme cold temperatures. I'm talking Arctic. What's my best option?

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Where it's more about skiing than the scene

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A conversation with 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo winner Jonathan Davis.

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Will some Hollywood-style drama (and production values) and a jingoistic focus on bygone French figures help potential viewers to get past all of this past year's drug scandals and small-minded politics?

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In the quest to make—and sell—the perfect drink, no one is going further than Scott Lindquist of Alaska Distillery. To concoct his premium vodkas, he hunts down 300-pound icebergs on Prince William Sound, then taps their ancient waters to power mysterious blends that keep winning awards. David Kushner heads north to sail and sip with the intrepid craftsman.

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Axie Navas takes a look at a new sport that's figuring out its place—on the snow and in the air

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Includes climate change education

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Policy shift from last year

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CEO: "We have thrown in the towel"

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I just finished my first marathon, and I’m ready for a rest. How long before I start losing the benefits of my peak fitness level?

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A rare look inside the nutrition lab at the Olympic Training Center reveals how America's best athletes eat to win

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Top athletes share their meal strategies

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Tourists must do their part to be a responsible addition to the ecotourism equation. Here's how.

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The Patagonia founder dishes on environmental activism and the outdoor apparel industry at a sustainable business conference in San Francisco

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Katie Heaney tries to figure out the difference between "shriveled dead thing" and chupacabra

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Facing fines of $735

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Nadal urges transparency

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24-year-old fatally attacked

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My college roommates and I are planning a last-minute spring break ski trip, but we don’t know where to go yet. Which resort has the après ski scene for the college or post-college crowd? It has to be somewhere in North America, preferably out West.

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Brian Blickenstaff went to a not-quite-top-tier bobsled competition, and he found a bunch of people with a lot more in common than matching helmets

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Artisanal and organic are wildly overrated when you have a bag of freeze-dried food to cook up after a bitterly cold backcountry day. So says Steven Rinella, who reveals his love affair with mummified grub.

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Hunting is making a comeback by tapping a new crowd of athletic locavores, and that means big business for performance-minded gear companies

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The beefy, 500 denier material and reinforcements throughout the packs are made to stand up to the tough life of a commercial outfitter guiding in the Boundary Waters Canoe area

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As part of her New Year's resolution to camp every month this year, Katie Arnold took her family to Spruce Hole, a 20-foot diameter canvas-walled yurt in the San Juan's Rio Grande National Forest

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Chef Blaine Wetzel has one rule for his 18-course dinners at Washington's remote Willows Inn. Whether it's geoduck or fried moss, everything is foraged, fished, or farmed on a nine-square-mile patch of rocky coast.

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Sequester hits home

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Have not returned to Camp IV

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Authorities suspect norovirus

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20 times larger than normal

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Built an igloo for warmth

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Maybe you can answer this age-old question for me: How do you wash your clothes when you’re traveling?

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No hike will ever be the same again

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How many steps per minute should I be taking when I run?

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Body fat is just an inert layer of blubber, right? If only. New research shows that it's more like a toxic parasite that doesn't want to let go. The good news: if you exercise and eat right, you can force it to.

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Ken Chase created a company that provides luxury tours for American conservatives. It's—this is important—not a place for angry Cambridge democrats. Also: "angry Cambridge democrat" is really redundant.

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Riding under the volcanoes

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Dan Baum, author of Gun Guys: A Road Trip, talks to Jason Fagone about the appeal of the AR-15 rifle, the link between gun love and social class, and how carrying a firearm changes the way you look at the world

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Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan catches up with 16-year-old Noah Pereira, the recent winner of a 150-mile dogsled race in Alaska that's seen as the precursor to the famous Iditarod

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From renting a car to cheap places to stay and where to go, 15 tips for skiing the Alps

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Ready to hit the hills? If your gear needs an update—this winter or next—consider these pieces from POC.

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Bill Bradley lost his job in December, and he hasn't stopped running since. The funny thing: he's not alone.

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"If I die here on the road, at least I'm doing something to change my life."

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Polish team bags summit

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Soviet was living with Afghan natives

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Hamas event shut down by U.N. aid agency

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Cited their anti-gay stance

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With helmet cams ubiquitous at ski resorts and on trails, everyone is a filmmaker nowadays. But making a good movie takes some practice, planning, and just a pinch of luck.

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If there's one garment people are going to be talking about this year, it's the Encapsil. So we put a second Outside gear tester on the assignment.

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A new study shows that, despite everything you've heard—and experienced—running isn't as hard on the body as you might think. But can we trust the results?

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If you're not a hunter, you may think that a dog's instinct to locate, pursue, and kill doesn't pertain to you, but you would be wrong. Evaluating an animal's prey drive should be of paramount consideration in selecting a pet or working dog.

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Greg and Julie Welch thought they were taking their regular, annual trip, paddling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. Then the fire came.

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Introducing the March 2013 issue

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From paleo to gluten-free, fueling an active day is more confusing than ever. Until now. Simplify your options with long-time food columnist and bestselling author Mark Bittman’s delicious new plan.

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In protest of sport being dropped from Olympics

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First fatality in 33 years

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