Gear Review – 2013 UltrAspire Spry

Posted by on Jun 11, 2013 in Featured, Gear Reviews | 16 comments

The Spry, by UltrAspire, is a race vest was inspired by ultra running great Krissy Moehl. While she prefers to run and race with handheld...

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CocoGo – “Real Fruit Hydration”

Posted by on May 29, 2013 in Gear Reviews, Nutrition | 0 comments

The temperatures are finally starting to rise and we’re spend more hours sweating it out in the hot sun. If you’re like me,...

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UltrAspire Ribos: Gear Review

Posted by on May 24, 2013 in Gear Reviews, Training | 0 comments

The team at Trail and Ultrarunning have been testing and reviewing several different products from UltrAspire. We appreciate the company...

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UltrAspire Alpha Pack – Gear Review

Posted by on May 16, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 69 comments

Along with rest of the TrailAndUltraRunning.com crew we visited the UltrAspire booth at the Summer Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City...

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Review: Trail Box

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 4 comments

Last week I received an e-mail from a reader by the name of Stuart Fingerhut. Stuart is a long time reader of this site, and he’s...

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Gear Review – UltrAspire Quantum

Posted by on May 8, 2013 in Gear Reviews, Training | 40 comments

Last summer at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, UltrAspire gave us a sneak peak at an up and coming product – the...

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Bjorn Daehlie Ambition Race Hat

Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 2 comments

The Bjorn Daehlie Ambition race hat is a lightweight wool knit hat with a mesh top and soft terry cloth front panel for moisture...

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Gear Review – Nathan Vapor Wrap & Shape

Posted by on Apr 24, 2013 in Gear Reviews, Trails, Training | 6 comments

  Let’s not beat around the bush, this vest is not your run-of-the-mill, cruise out for a 10 miler on the horse path in your...

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The Great Sock Debate – Full Review

Posted by on Apr 11, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 6 comments

In follow-up to the preview posted a couple of weeks ago, we now present the full review for your consideration. As a preface to reviewing...

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The Great Sock Debate – Preview

Posted by on Mar 29, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 2 comments

In early January we at trailandultrarunning.com hatched a brilliant idea to approach several sock companies during the Outdoor Retailer...

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Outdoor Retailer Show – Winter Market 2013 Video

Posted by on Jan 27, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 1 comment

    Hope you guys enjoy.  Great gear for runners and ultra runners coming out in 2013.      ...

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Outdoor Retailer Show Winter Market – Day 2

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 0 comments

While the Winter Market is generally focused around… well… winter, there’s no shortage of companies to visit and new...

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Winter Outdoor Retailer Show – Day 1

Posted by on Jan 23, 2013 in Gear Reviews | 0 comments

Once again it’s time for the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City.  This time  it’s the Winter Market.  Here are some of...

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Drymax Lite Trail Running Socks – Review

Posted by on Dec 25, 2012 in Gear Reviews | 2 comments

During the summer I received 2 pairs of Drymax socks; one pair from the Outdoor Retailer Show and another at the Speedgoat 50k.   They...

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Running Shoe Malpractice

Posted by on Dec 18, 2012 in Gear Reviews, Musings, Science, Training | 8 comments

For years now, while in local running stores, I’ve watched as store associates have placed runners onto one of their many...

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Ultra Gear For Success

Posted by on Dec 9, 2012 in Gear Reviews, Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 2 comments

A common question that many first time ultra runners ask is, “What Kind of Gear Do I Need?” This is actually one of the very...

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Clik Elite Sprint DSLR Waist Pack Review

Posted by on Oct 24, 2012 in Gear Reviews | 0 comments

  As an ultra runner and photographer, I like to take my DSLR on some longer trail runs.  Over the years I tried using a large pack...

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INKnBURN Denim Line – Product Review

Posted by on Oct 3, 2012 in Gear Reviews | 3 comments

; ; Here’s to all those who have carried armfuls of jeans into a fitting room only to find that none of them fit right. Here’s...

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Petzl NAO – Full Review

Posted by on Sep 24, 2012 in Gear Reviews | 3 comments

    In early-July, Petzl approached me to test out their newest sport headlamp: the NAO.  After a few months of long night runs,...

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Gear Review: Ultraspire Isomeric Pocket 2013

Posted by on Sep 20, 2012 in Gear Reviews | 2 comments

I had the pleasure of product testing the 2013 version of the Ultraspire Isomeric Pocket during my running of the Wasatch 100 Mile...

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