What is Tightness?

What is Tightness?

By Emily Cooley We use the word “tight” to mean a lot of different things. What does it mean to feel tight? How does that affect our performance? And can we do anything to not feel so “tight?” Well fortunately there is a great explanation for why we feel tight. Tightness is a muscle guarding phenomena. [...]

Grand Mesa 100 Mile Race Report:

Grand Mesa 100 Mile Race Report:

By David Buckles This blog post is part 2. Read part 1 here. Looking at the course elevation for this race was mind blowing. A 4,000 ft ascent at mile 50?? Are you serious? I was pretty confident of my ability to get there, but climbing that sucker… my wobbly legs would justifiably doubt their [...]

Product Review: 110% Compression Gear

Product Review: 110% Compression Gear

By Elizabeth Jenkins These pieces of compression apparel are unlike any other compression apparel we have seen. With compression becoming more and more a part of endurance training, there has been a lot of innovation. We have seen socks, calf sleeves, arm sleeves, shorts, pants, but never have we seen a product so transitional from [...]

Running the distance- Training tips for a half/full marathon

Running the distance- Training tips for a half/full marathon

By Kelan Stanfill So you signed up for your first half or full marathon…. now what?? In addition to planning your training runs, you will also need to think about hydration, nutrition and recovery. While there are many different training theories, I have compiled a few basic tips that I wish I had followed when [...]

Shoe Review: Nike FlyKnit Trainer

Shoe Review: Nike FlyKnit Trainer

By Mike “Mevans” Evans- The shoe guru. Nike continues its tradition of product innovation with the recent introduction of the Nike FlyKnit Trainer. The main story behind Nike’s latest masterpiece is the material used in the upper of the shoe along with how the shoe is constructed. The upper of the shoe consists of Nike’s [...]

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