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Janji is a Massachusetts-based company with a simple yet enormously challenging global vision: everyone should have access to clean drinking water. Janji donates 2% of all their proceeds to non-profit agencies supporting clean water projects around the globe. They also take environmental stewardship very seriously when it comes to their production models. Janji is not just a feel-good story; the apparel has the performance to back it up.

Dean Karnazes is a legend in the sport of ultrarunning, UltraRunning Magazine columnist and author of the national bestseller, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner. His latest book, A Runner’s High, is a memoir detailing Dean’s experiences as an ultrarunner, his family life and training  for the Western States Endurance Run in 2018.

Recently, I crewed and paced Chris Brand to a successful finish at the Cruel Jewel 100 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. Contrary to advice about how to be a good crew member and pacer, we broke all of the rules.

My friend Helen joined me on my birthday Grand Canyon R2R2R quest. In April, the North Rim is still closed, so the total mileage was roughly 42 miles and 11,000 feet of elevation gain using the South Kaibab to North Rim to South Kaibab route, the shortest way to complete the R2R2R. Looking back, I have only one thing I would do differently: slow down.

Merrell’s Antora 2 (women’s) and Nova 2 (men’s) are gender-specific trail running shoes with subtle construction modifications on the Antora to enhance fit and biomechanics for female runners.

Cory Reese is an ultrarunner and well known author of two books, Nowhere Near First and Into the Furnace, as well as his column “Reese’s Pieces” in UltraRunning Magazine. His third book, Stronger Than the Dark, comes out on June 8. Scotty talked with Cory about the inspiration for his new book, including his struggle with depression.