Looking to stay a little lighter on your feet while hitting the trails this season? The Puma FAAS 250 is an excellent option! I’ve been testing out the Puma FAAS 250 over time on a number of different terrains. The different types of terrain I tested the FAAS 250 out on include fire roads, single [...]
I just finished up my seventh hike wearing the Treksta Men’s Kobra II GTX shoe, and feel like I finally found the right shoe for trail hikes. The Kobra II GTX had a comfortable fit right out of the box, with no break-in needed. This generation of Kobra is built on TrekSta’s NestFIT last, which is [...]
Type: Road running Heel-Toe Differential (Drop): 4 mm Weight: 9.6 oz. women’s / 10.7 oz. men’s Gender Availability: both Men’s and Women’s models After hearing a lot of praise for the Saucony Powergrid Cortana, I was excited to personally experience this award-winning shoe. A bit of background to preface this review: for over three years [...]
Availability: late-April 2012 MSRP $215 This is one cool pack, and we can’t wait to take it out for a test-drive this Spring. Mile High Mountaineering is a small, Colorado-based company, focused solely on backpacks and accessories. They understand the importance of backpack fit and design thoughfulness, because they believe quite simply that a [...]
I was recently asked by a couple of friends, who will be doing the 2012 Gore-Tex TransRockies Run, if I have any tips for them based on my 2011 experience. So I thought perhaps I should just do a post with the random advice I would have otherwise written in an email. These are [...]
We discovered the SylvanSport GO at an event, and immediately realized the genius this product represents for those of us with active, outdoor lifestyles. We will be test-driving the GO in the next couple of months; in the meantime, we thought we would give you a preview, just in case you are already planning [...]
Type: Trail Running Heel-Toe Differential (Drop): 12 mm Weight: 10.2 oz. women’s / 12.2 oz. men’s Gender Availability: both Men’s and Women’s models The Brooks Cascadia 7′s have had me “Running Happy” this Spring on the trails. Colorado has had an incredibly dry Spring, which has allowed me to get out on the [...]
Chaco, a brand best known for its ueber-comfortable sandals, enjoys a large loyalist community proudly referred to as Chaconians. The company’s tireless devotion to its customers has led it to some impressive product innovations, and MyChacos is just another example. MyChacos is a newly launched custom sandal program, allowing consumers to build their sandals [...]
ASICS is an acronym derived from the Latin phrase ‘Anima Sana In Corpore Sano’, which means ‘a sound mind in a sound body’. The 2012 marketing campaign, Stop at Never, aims to now focus on the soundness of the product. ASICS America has told us that the axis of the campaign will be a new website, launching [...]
This cool looking, low-cut hiking shoe from Wolverine certainly has my attention. I have never owned Wolverine footwear, and am mostly familiar with the brand as a manufacturer of work boots. So it wasn’t until I received the Pulsar that I began to understand Wolverine as very competitive hiking shoe/boot brand as well. Wolverine is [...]
Socks are not exactly the sexiest piece of gear in your wardrobe (at least I hope they are not), but our friends over at Smartwool have made it their mission to at least keep our feet comfortable and healthy. The Smartwool team is comprised of experts in the science of foot protection, and their engineers [...]
Sunglasses can be as much a freedom of expression as they can be an essential piece of gear, and the Rudy Project Revenge is unabashedly both. These shades are lightweight, flexible, comfortable, provide lots of visibility, and stylish on both men and women. I happen to adore the reflective multilaser green lenses with the gloss [...]
We just received the much-anticipated Saucony Kinvara3 road shoe, and will get running right away. But while we’re testing, we thought we’d give you a preview of what’s new about the Kinvara3, and the elements of the shoe that Saucony hopes will yield another award-winner. The reduced weight and technical improvements strive to deliver [...]
Type: Minimalist Road Running Heel-Toe Differential / Drop: 0mm Weight: 5.2oz women’s / 5.8oz men’s The Newton MV2 is Newton’s first zero-drop model, another entrant to the ever-growing featherweight category of running shoes. The MV2 strives to satisfy the minimalist runner, while still employing the signature physics of the Newton design. It packs more technology [...]
Type: Minimalist Road Running Differential / Heel-Toe Drop: 0mm Weight: 8.0 oz women’s / 8.4 oz men’s If you are shopping for running shoes, and K-Swiss has never been on your consideration list, you might want to look into the brand’s latest additions. Because of the history of the brand, I have always associated K-Swiss [...]
Brooks Running’s new Pure Project line has gotten a lot of attention in the running world over the last few months. Brooks took their time introducing a line of shoes for the minimalist/natural running crowd, and when they did, the results were shoes that are different from just about anything else on the market. [...]
Relying on good-old-fashioned, native ways to keep your hands warm may raise some eyebrows in this high-tech era, but if it worked for the rugged Cree Indians, it can certainly work for modern man. It’s no secret that mittens are warmer than gloves, and the Cree tribes that inhabited the areas around northern Minnesota, [...]
I just returned from two days at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market (ORWM), an outdoor industry trade show. ORWM is where all the labels (large and small) showcase their new product for the following year, in this case Fall/Winter 2012/13. Retailers come from all over to see and touch the new goods, and to place their [...]
Cramps happen, but they shouldn’t. At least not due to electrolyte loss or imbalance, when such an effective, easy-to-use product as SaltStick Caps Plus is available. As an endurance athlete, I am well aware of the need to replace lost electrolytes during prolonged activities. There are so many electrolyte products on the market today, that [...]
If you run in any sort of adverse or variable conditions, the Brooks Adrenaline GTX has got you covered. (If you are familiar with Brooks models, this shoe is basically the GORE-TEX® version of the Adrenaline ASR 8.) For me, Brooks’ claims that this shoe is for “ultimate protection from elements on and off the trail” [...]
If you are anything like me, you spend hours, days, and weeks researching and comparing the latest products for all your favorite activities, as new gear is released each season. We spend our hard earned money on the best products that we can afford…sometimes because of our superb abilities…and sometimes because we believe the [...]
I’ve been wearing the Teva Mush Frio Lace Canvas shoes for the last few weeks and they are my new go to for casual footwear. They are a super-comfortable entry into the new breed of ‘sandals with shoe uppers.’ The ‘Mush’ is Teva’s signature soft, foot-contouring sole. They have the comfort of Sanuk’s with [...]
Good news for you. La Sportiva, the Italian maker of technical mountain footwear and accessories, announced last week that it will be expanding its product offering in 2012 to include a full line of technical ski mountaineering apparel. The new line includes hard shells, soft shells, insulating mid-layers, and performance base layers. “The [...]
