Author Archive | Phil Kochik

New Shop Shirts!

  We got our first new batch of Seven Hills and team7hills logo’d Ts and tanks in recently. Here’s a better look at them; thanks to Glenn! Some are available to buy now in our online store.      

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7Hills Top7 Trail (FEB 2016)

Top 7 Men’s Trail Running Shoes February 2016 (in terms of numbers sold) Altra Olympus 2.0 Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Altra Superior 2.0 Pearl Izumi Trail N2v2 Montrail Trans Alps Brooks Pure Grit 4 Merrell All Out Peak Top 7 Women’s Trail Running Shoes February 2016 Altra Olympus 2.0 Merrell All Out Peak Altra Lone […]

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7Hills Top7 Trail (Jan 2016)

As you can see: Altra Running is taking over the shop! The new Olympus is amazing as an oversized, high traction shoe for long ultras. The Superior 2016 is an amazing minimal option. The Lone Peak 2.5 is that happy sweet spot for most folks. It’s good to see the Scott Kinabalu make the charts […]

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Bryan Bhark

Born and raised in southeastern Pennsylvania, I have been passionate about long distance running since middle school as it was the basis of every sport I played growing up. I ran my first marathon in 11th grade and qualified for the Boston Marathon.  From then on, I was hooked and went on to run for […]

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Prediction7 2016

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 […]

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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 […]

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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% […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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