Activewear

Among the most jaunty and bourgeoisie of gear reviews I wrote this year was a short piece for Travel + Leisure magazine on Patagonia’s Synchilla…

Backcountry.com, an online retailer of outdoors equipment, launched an in-house line of technical outerwear earlier this year, including the Cairn Fleece Jacket, a $110 model…

Fleece jackets hover in a mushy middle ground between waterproof-and-breathable shells and sturdy workaday wool sweaters. They’re warm enough for nice sunny winter days, but…

I have a friend who has suffered the ill effects of Lyme disease. It’s a long, horrible and draining sickness that I would not wish…

Clothing of the future will do much more for athletes than simply protect from the elements and regulate body temperature. Precise fit, ergonomic alignment, muscle…

Morocco’s annual Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 150-mile solo race through the Sahara Desert. It’s among the world’s most extreme endurance events. Temperatures have…