Ever since we declared the Topo Athletic’s Speed Trainer (ST) as Wear Tested Shoes of the Year for 2013, we were naturally excited to get our hands (and feet) on their new trail running shoes, the Mountain Trainer (MT). The Topo MT offers the ultimate hybrid experience by pairing the best features of a trail…
Month: April 2014
New Balance Minimus Zero Trail v2 Review
It has been a long time since New Balance made radical changes to its Minimus collection. In the pipeline with major changes are two trail shoes, the NB Minimus Zero Trail v2 and NB Minimus 110 v2. We recently wear tested the Minimus Zero Trail v2 and is surprised at the changes! The new Minimus…
Bulletproof your core with Trigger Point SMRT CORE, Quick Strength for Runners, and P90X3
There has been lots of media coverage recently about how to develop six pack abs and how to lose weight fast whenever the new year rolls around. And this gets lumped in with the CORE. But most folks will have broken resolutions just a month later. Strengthening the CORE seems to be all the rage…
MIO Global LINK Review
The MIO Global LINK has been highly anticipated since they announced it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year. MIO Global launched their MIO ALPHA watch last year and we did a full review of MIO ALPHA a year ago. Then it followed by licensing the MIO Heart Rate technology to Adidas (miCoach…
Spree Sports Headband Review
The Spree Sports headband is a revolutionary fitness monitor that takes your fitness to a whole new level. Spree is the only wearable fitness management tool that uses biosensors to measure body temperature, heart rate and movement all in one device. Unlike most fitness monitors, Spree is worn around your head in order to give…
ZEMgear launches on Kickstarter.com today!
ZEMgear founder, Christina Bracken shares her 20-year footwear industry experience and passion for design and development as she brings her new collection of shoes “Engineered for WOW” to life through a Kickstarter campaign today, April 15, 2014. Crowd funding is the fast growing “out-of-the-box” approach to brand marketing and pre-production financing. For a “successful” campaign,…
Newton Running Distance III & Gravity III Review
It has been a long time since Newton Running came out with radical changes to their technology. The Newton MV3 with its 5 mini-lugs was a teaser and that model is still my one and only favorite Newton shoe that I still use today for speed work and competition in track & field. With the…