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The Best Winter Hikes in Utah Best known for its incredible national parks, towering mountains, and vast desert terrain, Utah is a must for your next hiking adventure. Locals and travelers alike argue that winter hikes in Utah are some of the United States’ most beautiful. It clocks in at third in the nation to have the most national parks and boasts an immeasurable amount of trails. You certainly won’t want to miss your opportunity to check out these eight trails, and they might just give you another perspective of winter. Delicate Arch, Arches National Park  Suitable for a year-round…

Diagnosing Plantar Fasciitis & How to Prevent It Plantar fasciitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the plantar fascia ligaments of your feet. The condition can cause moderate-to-severe discomfort and pain in a sufferer’s heels, and some people experience generalized tenderness and pain along the soles of their feet too.  It’s important to bear in mind that many other conditions can mimic the signs of plantar fasciitis. For this reason, never attempt to diagnose the condition yourself. The condition should only be diagnosed by a medical professional, and any further investigation should be conducted based on your doctor’s clinical assessment. …

Easy and effective resistance band exercises for runners, plus how to care for your bands. Working out at home more than ever? Thanks to a dumbell shortage, it’s practically impossible to get weights right now. Luckily, strength training iwth resistance bands is an excellent way to boost your run training–in addition to putting in the miles. Using a simple resistance band with the exercises below can help improve not only your speed, but your running form and efficiency. Resistance bands are also excellent if you are training while recovering from an injury. The muscles we’ll focus on for running are the glutes, core,…

Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUPing) has been around for a long time. In its current form, it can be traced back to the Hawaii of the 1900s – but it’s actually a lot older. Records of earlier forms of the sport have been found dating from as early as 1000 BC. The modern version hit California in the early 2000s and has been exploding ever since. These days, it’s among the fastest-growing sports in the USA and UK, and it’s diversified into racing, touring, fishing, and even yoga. If you’ve tried any other board-related sports like snowboarding or skateboarding you’re in a great position…

Keeper 2020 – Starting Line Coronavirus TP 10K While we’re staying socially distant, get your run on at this all-virtual race from Herriman City. Remember the run on toilet paper with a Coronavirus TP dri-fit style race shirt. You have from June 6–June 27 to record your race time and can complete it all in one day, or a little bit at a time over the full 3 weeks. First 250 participants also receive a race medal, race decal sticker, and an interchangeable face mask/cooling headband. All items will be shipped to your front door. Spartan Trail, Beast, and Ultra…

Post-pandemic Travels: What to Expect When the COVID-19 Crisis Ends In an unprecedented turn of events, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world into a standstill. This potent and stealthy virus has taken the world hostage. Work, studies, and leisure have been put on indefinite hold. Travel risks during a health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic become higher. The COVID-19 virus has infected over 5.4 million people worldwide, including approximately 400,000 deaths. To prevent cases from rising more than what medical institutions could manage, social distancing and quarantine measures were put in place, with 91% of the global population under travel…

With gyms closed and ski resorts shuttered early, many people have started running or come back to the pursuit after a break. If you’re a beginner runner, use these tips to run outside safely in a pandemic world.  Start by run-walking. If you are new to running, it’s helpful to mix in walking sections on your runs. This will allow your body to get used to the feeling of running while taking short breaks to recover. Try intervals of one minute walking to one minute running, and build up the running minutes from there.  Do lots of stretching and warming up. Warming…

Pandemic Fitness Tips for Athletes Sports is unquestionably one of the most missed forms of entertainment since stay-at-home measures were put in place due to the pandemic. With games postponed indefinitely, fans are tuning to replays of memorable matches, and like the rest of us, athletes are eager to get back to normal, which means playing for their fans. Working with professional and elite athletes around the world, I’ve heard a lot of the same concerns since sports have been canceled or postponed. Many athletes are struggling to maintain their fitness and nutrition regimen and feel anxious knowing that once the mandates…

Gender Pace Gap Disappears at Ultra Running Distances Our friends at RunRepeat.com–in partnership with the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU)–just published the largest study ever done on the sport of ultra running. They’ve analyzed 5,010,730 results from 15,451 ultra running events over the last 23 years. We’re sharing the findings on the growth of this popular sport.  The findings detailed in The State of Ultra Running 2020, give a unique view into a sport that’s been seeing constant growth for the past 20 years, while participation in traditional distance races has been in decline.  The key findings of this study…

Late Winter 2020 Digital Issue ← Click here for the digital issue Read the digital version of Outdoor Sports Guide Late Winter 2020 magazine on any device. You can also pick up your print issue for FREE at any of our participating locations. Starting Line Editor’s Note, Winter Events Resort Report The Best Utah Ski Resort Clinics and Events By Jenny Willden Feature Winter Camping 101 By Jenny Willden Trailsides The Case for Doing Summer Things in Winter By Nick Como Profile Stories of the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team By Connie Lewis Four Season Paddle Challenge…