2016 will be the Year of Altra Running! Altra continues to sponsor some of the best ultra running athletes in the world. This year they also added sponsorship deals with two of the biggest–in terms of reputation–ultra races in the US. In June, Altra will be the title shoe sponsor for The Western States Endurance […]
Top7 Road Shoes 2015
Being a Trail Focused Shop, don’t forget: we do still carry road running shoes! Here were the best of the best for 2015 Women’s Top7 Road Shoes 2015 Hoka Clifton (v1 and v2) Altra Torin 2.0 Pearl Izumi Road N3 New Balance Zante Saucony Ride 7 and 8 Pearl Izumi Road M3 Topo Fli Lyte […]
Top7 Brands 2015
Our Top7 Brands for 2015 should not be a surprise if you saw our mid-year analysis. Our Top 2 brands are distancing themselves from everybody else. We don’t see anyone stopping Altra anytime soon! Top7 Brands 2015 (by number of sales, not including clearance items. Road and Trail shoes; Men’s and Women’s) Altra – 22.1% […]
Womens Top7 Trail Running Shoes 2015
We did the men’s Top7 yesterday. Here’s your women’s best of the best: #Top7 Trail Running Shoes Women 2015 (by sales, not including clearance shoes) Merrell All Out Peak – We thought we had something with this shoe…but #1?!? We never saw that coming. It has such a great fit for anyone–but more so for women […]
Mens Top7 Trail Running Shoes 2015
Another year almost in the books! One of my favorite things to write about is our year’s end #Top7 lists! Click here for the Women’s list! Click here for the Top Brands of 2015! Men’s #Top7 Trail Running Shoes 2015 (in terms of numbers sold; not including clearance shoes) Altra Lone Peak 2.5 – Arriving at […]
Holiday Wish List
Have you wrapped up all your presents, happy with your shopping exploits?! Don’t worry, this post won’t make you regret any of your purchases. Our employee holiday wishes are wishes because they will not be ready to buy until 2016! These are the gifts you can’t put under the tree in 2015 Phil’s wishes: […]
Montrail Fluid Flex FKT Review
The Montrail Fluid Flex FKT (February 2016) The FKT is the next version of 2015’s Fluid Flex ST. It’s a road/trail hybrid with a 4mm drop and a weight of 9.2oz (7.7oz for woman) with an MSRP of $110. Review by Korey Konga of Team7hills UPPER/FIT The Fluid Flex FKT has a no-sew upper, but it’s […]
Altra Summer 2016 Preview
Altra — our number one brand for 2014 — has already taken it up a notch in 2015. They are the new title footwear sponsor for both the Western States 100 and Hardrock 100. Their shoes are crushing the competition at our shop. For 2015, they could be close to 25% of our total business. Everything […]
Shoe Review: Altra Olympus 2.0
Michael Miller reviews the Olympus 2.0 from Altra This is it. This is the shoe the Olympus was meant to be. As a useful trail shoe, the first two iterations of the Altra Olympus were a bust. There just wasn’t enough traction in either version ~ though I did get hundreds of miles out of […]
November Best Selling Trail Running Shoes
Our Top7 has been shaken up! The juggernaut that has been the Altra Lone Peak finally had a down month for us–finishing 2nd for both men and women. I thought only another Altra shoe–like the improved Superior 2.0 due out in January or the amazingly improved Olympus 2.0 due in this week–could unseat the King […]