Keep an eye on this page!  I’ll keep posting links to some really awesome stuff!

Disclaimer:  No, I’m not compensated for or affiliated with any of these sites.  These are just things I’ve found that I rave about.

Gear

• Trekking poles – A lifesaver for my poor, perpetually-injured ankles
• No Meat Athlete gear – My go-to race outfits!  I get comments and hellos from fellow runners at every single race.  Also, it’s really fun when spectators yell “no meat!” at you.
• Skirt Sports – I bought a few of their running skirts (including the Gotta Go kickstarter skirt that started as an April Fool’s joke and turned out to be amazing)  and now I can’t stand to wear anything else.  So comfortable.  So cute.  Need more!
• RunPrettyFar – Super cute runner clothing.  Also miscellaneous things like runner mugs, trail scarves,  and gaiters (update: looks like they don’t have these anymore?).  I may have gotten a little carried away with my shopping cart on here.
• Kahtoola MICROspikes – Amazing for running on icy trails
• Make your own screw shoes – Want to run on icy trails, but don’t like microspikes?  Here’s a how-to for DIY screw shoes, by my fabulous friend, Heidi
• TofuXpress Tofu Press – It’s not running gear, but it’s gear nonetheless.  The BEST tofu press I have ever found.  Hands down.  I’ve tried others and always gone back to this one.  Read my (very old) review here.
• Ultimate Direction Jenny Ultra Vesta hydration pack – A fantastic, comfortable, bounce-free, lightweight hydration pack that can hold a heck of a lot more than you think.
• Ultimate Direction Wink hydration pack – Slightly larger than the Jenny (see above), and just as fantastic.
• Garmin Fenix 3 GPS watch – Excellent multisport GPS with tons of functions and extra capabilities.  Easy to operate and program things like interval workouts.  Bulky, but I still use it as my every day watch on my small wrist and love it.  Plus, the tan lines are bitchin’.  Check out DC Rainmaker’s review here.
• Garmin Fenix 5X GPS watch – I upgraded from the Fenix 3 to the Fenix 5X because I wanted the addition of topo maps on the watch itself, and it doesn’t disappoint! And my Fenix 3 got “regifted” to my husband and trail partner for life, who is still enjoying it on a daily basis.
• Yurbuds headphones – The only in-ear headphones that I can wear.  Every other pair falls out or gets uncomfortable.  These do neither.  They stay put (even through long, sweaty, bumpy trail runs), and are super comfortable.
• Columbia Turbodown OnmiHeat Jacket – Best.  Jacket.  Ever.  Hands down.  Crazy warm and packs tiny.  I originally got this just for running, but it’s become my every day winter jacket, and is warmer than my bulky ski jacket.
• Ultimate Direction Women’s Ultra Jacket – Amazingly light, and amazingly waterproof.
• Roll Recovery R8 Massager – A painful heaven on Earth.  I had been eyeballing this in the store for a while, but never got it.  They had one in the aid tent at a 24 hour race I did in 2015 and I was SOLD.  That thing is pure magic.  I bought one the minute I got home.  It hurts like a bitch, but it feels oh soooooo gooooooood.
• Trail Toes – I put gobs of this stuff on my feet before long runs.  Awesome blister prevention.

Websites

• No Meat Athlete – Matt Frazier has built an incredible resource for vegetarian, vegan, and veg-curious athletes everywhere
• Oh She Glows – Angela Liddon creates amazing vegan, and often gluten-free meals
• Heidi Kumm – My awesome friend, Heidi, is an incredible runner, and an entertaining read
• JustAColoradoGal – My other awesome friend, Heather, has amazing adventures, and is also a knowledgeable gear nut.
• The Post Punk Kitchen – Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a genius vegan chef
• VegNews.com

Cookbooks (What’s actually on my shelf)

• America’s Test Kitchen Vegetarian Cookbook – Our go-to book.  Every single thing we’ve made out of here has been delicious.
• Veganomicon (AKA: The Vegan Bible) – Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• Vegan with a Vengeance – Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• The Oh She Glows Cookbook – Angela Liddon
• Vegan Yum Yum – Lauren Ulm
• Sticky Fingers’ Sweets – Doron Petersan (includes the best vegan brownie recipe of all time)
• Chloe’s Kitchen – Chloe Coscarelli
• The Joy of Vegan Baking – Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
• The Vegan Table – Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
• Betty Goes Vegan – Annie and Dan Shannon
• The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet – Joni Marie Newman

Recipes