If you’ve never tried an obstacle course before, the whole premise that people pay to crawl through mud and jump over fire can be hard to wrap your head around. But obstacle course racing has become a permanent fixture in endurance sports in the last few years. This year event companies will rake in about…
Tag: Running
Achieve 02 Socks Review
Whether it’s hiking, biking, running or just walking around town, we put a beating on our feet. It’s not only about your shoes; socks are a pivotal part of foot comfort, and are far too often overlooked. Achieve 02 makes socks designed to keep your feet smiling all day. I put these socks through the…
Runner’s review of 2012 Hurt in the Dirt
If you are looking for a “fun” mud run this is not for you. Hurt in the Dirt lives up to its name. It’s the real deal. So real, Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong dominated the duathlon course as a solo participant. He finished the trail run and mountain bike race more than a minute…
R-Scape: A Road Runner’s Perspective
It’s 3 AM and I’m halfway through my third leg of R-Scape. Someone has taken my lungs and replaced them with lead filled balloons, tied an anchor to my ass and then acquired the help of gremlins to dismantle the soft tissue of my hamstrings. Well, in reality, I just finished climbing that fun little…
Salomon revolutionizes running at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Salomon has long been at the front line of the running battlefield, with world-class athletes designing and testing the gear they make. Their lab in France is ground zero for problem solving and innovation, as evidenced in the gear released to us average humans in stores. At this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Salomon is…
Run the trails at R-Scape 18 Hours of Ogden 2012
In a world populated by runners, there are runners, and there are trail runners. And for the those trail runners, there’s the R-Scape 18 Hours of Ogden, 18-hour relay race that’s run entirely on trails that wind around Ogden’s east bench. This year’s R-Scape 18 Hours of Ogden begins on Friday, August 10th, and organizers…
Get Out and Live at 2012 Hurt in the Dirt Duathalon
Ogden’s muddiest, most brutal duathalon, Hurt in the Dirt, returns for 2012. The last two events were so successful that race organizers are bringing it back even bigger and better than ever by adding an a new ladies-only trail running race called “Skirt in the Dirt.” In addition, there will be the the nighttime trail…
R-U-N? Park City Mini Trail Series
Are you in? That’s what I think of when I see the moniker R-U-N? But in reality, the acronym comes from the race organizer who has a dog who knows English too well. As she put it, “once my dog learned what “run” meant, we had to start spelling it out so he wouldn’t become…
N.U.T.S. releases 2012 trail running race schedule
As we all wait for the big snow storms to finally arrive, some people are already thinking about trail running next year! The Northern Utah Trail Series, or NUTS, already released their 2012 race schedule. NUTS is a non-profit group that organizes group races and runs while sharing a passion for all things trail running,…
Anser The Professor Performance Shirt review
Can a shirt be smart? Anser, a new outdoor gear company based in St. George, thinks so. That’s why they named their performance short sleeve t-shirt “The Professor.” The shirt definitely has a lot going for it, like anti-static threads, UPF protection and antimicrobial moisture control. But after wearing the shirt for the past few…