The all-new Altra Impulse is the first stability shoe from Altra Running we have tested. With the Altra Impulse, lightweight and stability go hand in hand. It’s Altra’s lightest stability shoe to date and combines Innerflex™ and StabiliPod™ technologies to give you flexible stability where you need it. The friction-free, lightweight upper and FootShape™ toe…
Month: July 2015
Return To Fitness: Climbing & Descending
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return to Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet Return to Fitness: Hands, Neck & Shoulders, Back Return To Fitness: Climbing Lesson number one: Stay seated as you grind up a long hill. Avoid the desire to stand up and…
Return to Fitness: Hands, Neck & Shoulders, Back
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return to Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet Return To Fitness: Hands About five hundred miles into my bike ride across America, I began to notice a loss of sensation in both hands, even though I was wearing padded…
Return To Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return To Fitness: Saddle (The Butt) Old-fashioned bike purists will swear by their well-broken-in leather saddles. But these seats can take several thousand miles of riding before they conform to one’s buttocks. Bike seats are now made with spongy,…
Return To Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit
Bill Katovsky was a two-time Hawaii Ironman finisher, a guy who bicycled solo across the U.S., an endurance athlete who competed in a three-day race mountain bike race across Costa Rica. But through a series of misfortunes, including depression, losing his dog, death in his family, and debilitating health problems, Katovsky went from being a…
The new speed racer in town – Altra ONE 2.5
The new Altra ONE 2.5 is built for speed, without sacrificing the comfort needed to maintain it through the finish line. The ONE 2.5 is a fast, do-it-all performance shoe with an incredible cushion-to-weight ratio. From a casual seven-mile run to a full marathon, this shoe delivers comfortable, stable performance. The ultra light InnerFlex™ midsole…
Step Aside Black Friday – Meet Amazon Prime Day
My family have been a loyal Amazon Prime member since March 30, 2005! The savings from one- and two-day shipping of bulk items like TVs, lawn mowers, BBQ sets, and countless books for my kids have paid for the annual membership fees many times over. Most important, getting something in your hands within two days…
Summer travel with Craghoppers Spring Summer collection
Ever since I wore my Craghoppers outfit last summer on a two week vacation to London and Paris, I’m sold. For Spring Summer 2015, Craghoppers has designed a whole host of highly packable, compact clothing that will allow you to pack smarter while still offering all of the comfort and performance you’ve comes to expect….