Summer may be winding down, but there are still plenty of warm weather events to participate in, like the Hidden Peak Challenge and Widow Maker races at Snowbird. Both events, one a trail running race, the other a mountain biking hill climb, take place on September 15th. If you’re a runner, then take the Hidden…
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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…
Patagonia Footwear hits the trails at 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Patagonia Footwear is hitting the trails hard this year with a big expansion of their trail running line. These new light-and-fast kicks are supposedly Patagonia’s lightest shoes they’ve ever made, and are an indication that their focus will be on performance shoes next year. First up is the Patagonia EVERmore, the company’s lightest shoe to…
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…
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…
Polarmax AYG Underwear review
Performance cotton – that’s a misnomer, right? Well, it wasn’t long ago that cotton was verboten among outdoor circles due to the fabric’s lack of moisture management. But times have changed and the Polarmax AYG underwear with XTRdry™ performance cotton is proof. What’s more, there’s even AYG (All Year Gear) tech silk shirts and boxers…
Salomon Synapse Hiking Shoes review
Don’t call the new Salomon Synapse a hiking boot. Hell, don’t even call it a hiking shoe. For all the comfort I felt the first time I put these guys on my feet, I’d rate them something more akin to a hiking slipper. But that was at home. Judging by the light weight, ultra cushy…
Suunto launches new Ambit GPS Watch at Outdoor Retailer
Suunto has long been a brand that makes high-quality, precision technical watches for training, diving and outdoor sports, but one thing has always been lacking in their watches which their competitors have had for years – GPS. Well, that’s all about to change as Suunto listened to its customers’ demand and launched the new Ambit…
Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011
Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011 – Jared Hargrave’s picks: Skiing on the 4th of July at Snowbird Skiing at Snowbird is such a common occurance, that it takes a huge event to make it into a “best of the year” list. Something like… skiing on the 4th of July. 2011 saw a July with…
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,…