Prior to Thanksgiving, let’s dole out our 2015 Turkey Awards. The #Turkey7 First time we’ve given such dubious honors; please keep in mind: this is all in fun! Salomon Sense Mantra 3 – I actually predicted this shoe to be in our 2015 #Top7 for women. We failed to sell a single women’s pair; choosing […]
October Top Selling Trail Running Shoes
As the year winds down, we start to look more towards what’s coming soon. The first of the notable 2016 shoes came early–the Topo M2 v2. We expect it to make lots of future #Top7 lists! Here are the top 7 trail running shoes for October (as always in terms of pairs sold): Men’s: Altra […]
3 year Anniversary Speech
I had an idea that I’d give this great speech prior to our film screening Saturday night. A speech to thank all of those who’ve helped us make it three years in business. I tried, but it didn’t come out as articulate as the recipients of my thanks deserve. First and foremost I have to […]
Top 7 Trail Running Shoes September
It’s October…Wow! Our 3-year anniversary is tomorrow, October 2nd! More details to come, but our anniversary party will be October 17th . Among other things, we’ll show the new Western States 100 movie “This is Your Day.” On to the business at hand: #Top7 trail running shoes for September! Women’s: Altra Lone Peak 2.5 […]
Best Trail Running Shoes For the Road
If you’re like a lot of our customers, you want one great shoe for everything: mountain trail running, to Discovery Park, to the Magnolia Run The Bluff 5k. If you’re like Michael Miller, you add an addition onto your house for shoe storage. For all those “one shoe for everything” folk, here’s our list of the […]
Top 7 Shoes for August 2015
The Magnolia Run the Bluff 5k/10k is about a month away, so to start things off, here is a list of our Top7 Road Shoes for August: #Top7 Road Shoes – August Altra Torin 2.0 Pearl Izumi Road N3 Hoka Clifton 2.0 Zoot Del Mar Pearl Izumi Road M3 Altra Impulse Topo Magnifly Run the […]
Top 7 Trail Shoes July 2015
Women’s 1. Altra Lone Peak 2.5 2. Brooks Cascadia 10 3. Hoka Challenger ATR 4. Merrell Allout Peak 5. Montral Fluid Flex ST 6. Pearl Izumi Trail N2 V2 7. Merrell Allout Charge Men’s 1. Altra Lone Peak 2.5 2. Merrell Allout Peak 3. Pearl Izumi Trail N2 V2 4. Hoka Challenger ATR 5. Topo […]
7 Lessons Learned For 100 miles
I ran the Burning River 100 in Northeast Ohio, this past weekend. It was my first 100 mile attempt in 5 years; my first attempt since dropping out at the same race in 2010. More importantly: my first attempt as a father. Here are some lessoned learned: 1) Bring multiple pairs of shoes to wear […]
Urbyville Post Western States 100
Following two successful qualifying runs (Rocky Raccoon 100 and Run Rabbit Run 100) and a much envied lucky lottery draw, Team7Hills sponsored runner, Matt Urbanski, stepped up to toe the line and test his mettle at the 2015 Western States 100. Spoiler alert – he aced the challenge and finished in 20:08:10, coming in as […]
Top7 Lists Midyear Review
After being #1 in 2014, Altra has kept on rolling in 2015. It’s the top brand once again, through the first half of the year. #Top7 brands First Half of 2015 (Jan. 1 thru June 30; combined sales: road & trail, men’s & women’s) Altra 20.3% Pearl Izumi 15.7% Hoka 12.8% Topo Athletic 8.7% New […]