If you have any brain power left after a long holiday season, you may recall our post about Team Clif athlete Eric Johnson preparing for the World’s Toughest Mudder event. 

Eric’s fingers have finally thawed enough for him to write a recap and you can hear all the details at his blog.  In his post, Eric details all of the obstacles featured on the massive course.   Each lap was 10 miles and the top finisher completed 6 laps in 24 hours (you knew it was a 24 hour event, right). 

Happy New Year from the Team Clif family!  We hope that you got to spend some time over the last few weeks getting outside and doing the things you love.  Team Clif climber Paul Robinson shared the below story with us of his recent trip around Europe.  It sounds like a fantastic time and we hope you enjoy the read.  Keep an eye out for a lot more great athlete stories in 2012!

After a short trip to Sweden to compete in the LaSportiva Legends bouldering competition back at the end of

Team Clif snowboarder Forrest Shearer shares what he loves about the Wasatch Mountains and why it is imperative that we respect the environment to keep these playgrounds for future generations.  This video is part of a series put together by the Wilderness Society, a non-profit dedicated to protecting our natural areas and inspiring others to do the same.  Check out what else they are up to, and to see some more installments of the My Wilderness Series here.

The annual Molokai2Oahu Race is regarded as the world championship of stand up paddleboard racing - 32 miles of open ocean water starting at the north end of the Island of Molokai and finishing on the South Shore of Oahu.  The Molokai Channel is considered one of the roughest ocean channels in the world, with high winds, huge swells, and the occasional 30-foot wave.  The locals know it as the Ka’iwi Channel, which translates to “channel of bones,” as this deep and treacherous stretch

If you read our blog (hi mom!) you may be familiar with Chuck Engle.  If not, here are some quick stats on the man they call The Marathon Junkie:

-          44 marathons in 2011 (so far)

-          33 wins in 2011

-          44 career course records

In 2011 Chuck also competed in the London Marathon then hopped a flight back to the States to compete in the Boston Marathon – all in less than 24 hours.  Other than achieving Prestigelitexpertopflight status on all major air