February was a very challenging month for Seattle and Seven Hills. Snowmageddon came down hard from the sky, blanketed us in snow, ice and slush, and the shop had to endure some quite sporadic opening hours. A big “Thank you!” to all the customers who braved the adverse conditions and icy roads to make it […]
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#Top7Trail January 2019
Hoka One One Speedgoat 3s arrived at the shop on Christmas Eve and have already made an impact in our #Top7Trail for both men and women. As we step into 2019 Hoka, Altra and Topo continue to be the strong leaders. They are battling it out between themselves and not letting any other brands gain […]
#7inSquaw – #7Questions with Kaytlyn Gerbin
On Saturday, June 23rd 2018 Kaytlyn Gerbin will be testing her mettle at the prestigious Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run for the second time. Last year she dramatically charged her way into the entry list by winning the Rainshadow Running Gorge Waterfalls 100k and claiming the Altra Golden Ticket invitation that was up for […]
#Top7Trail – January 2018
Fresh new year, fresh new shoes on the shelves! The Saucony Peregrine 8 and Hoka Challenger 4 were new January arrivals. Lots more new trail shoes set to arrive this spring! Just in today: Altra King MT v1.5. Coming soon: Hoka Evo Jawz; Merrell Agility Peak Flex 2; Inov-8 Trail Talon 235 For the first […]
#7Questions for Masazumi Fujioka – Hurt 100
The 2018 HURT 100 Endurance Run took place on January 13th with Team7Hills athlete Masazumi Fujioka taking on the challenge in Hawaii. Five gruelling and rooty rain forest loops later and Masazumi had hard-earned himself a third place finish for the second year in a row. Congratulations Masa! The notoriously punishing hundred miler was inadvertently […]
#Top7Trail – November 2017
12/2/17: Did you have any lottery luck today??!! Hope so! No? Well, here are some good old fashioned lists to take your mind off of it!
#Top7Trail – August 2017
Here’s August’s lists, a bit late as we are still cooling off from the Sizzling7 lists! Last month the release of the Altra Timp stole the show, and we were left wondering if it could keep up it’s frenzied sale’s pace. It held steady for August, dropping a spot on the women’s list as […]
#Top7Trail – July 2017
Altra Running continues to dominate the trail this month. July saw the release of the long anticipated Trail Timp and the latest edition Lone Peak, the 3.5, hit the shelves too. Both immensely popular, they’ve been battling it out between themselves for top sales and it’s neck and neck. While the Timp beat out the […]
#MustHave7 for 2017
We love our #Top7 lists! Especially towards the end of the year. Here’s a new list for us: the #MustHave7 – The seven trail running shoes all shops should have to start 2017. To spread the love, we restricted it to one model per brand maximum. 1) Altra Lone Peak 3.0 – One of only […]
#Top7 Trail Shoes – OCTOBER 2016
Here it is! No real surprises with this month’s list of best selling trail shoes from Seven Hills Running Shop. The roomy and cushy Altra Lone Peak 3.0 is still wowing runners with its updated grippy sole and continues to reign supreme for both men and women. Its waterproof counterpart, the Altra Lone Peak 3.0 […]