If we were to pack Santa’s bag chalk full of shoes, these would be the ones we’d include for all the nice boys and girls out on the trails! Paige’s Top 3 shoes of the year: Brooks Pure Grit 3 Altra Superior 2.0 Salomon Sense Pro The Pure Grit was the shoe I could leave […]
2014 Top 7 Brands
As 2014 cruises to a finish, we build anticipation for our 2014 #Top7 shoe lists by first taking a look at the bigger Brand picture. Top 7 Brands of 2014: (in terms of total shoes sold, road and trail; men’s and women’s. Excludes all clearance/sale shoes) Altra – 18.8% Pearl Izumi – 15.9% Hoka – […]
RIP Rapa Nui
As we compile, tabulate, and ready our end of the year “Best Of 2014” lists, I take a few minutes to say goodbye to one of my favorite shoes of all time: the Hoka Rapa Nui 2 Trail. It is being discontinued after just over a year on the shelf. It was about this time […]
November’s Top Selling Trail Shoes
November’s #Top7 lists–just a sample of what’s to come later this month!! Women’s Trail Running Shoes Pearl Izumi Trail M2 Scott Kinabalu New Balance 980 Trail Altra Lone Peak 2.0 Brooks Cascadia Salomon Fellraiser Salomon Sense Pro Men’s Trail Running Shoes Hoka Huaka Altra Lone Peak 2.0 Hoka Mafate Speed New Balance 980 Trail Topo […]
Holiday Promo Deal
November 17th-26th Feel better about spoiling yourself with a new pair of shoes this holiday season by taking advantage of our holiday promo deal. With purchase of every full priced shoe receive one $50.00 coupon to use or gift away. Coupon will be delivered via email on Monday December 1st and valid for use Dec […]
Top Trail Shoes For October
Here’s our monthly lists of best selling trail shoes: Women’s: Altra Lone Peak 2.0 Pearl Izumi Trail M2 Pearl Izumi Trail N2 Hoka Huaka Salomon Mission Montrail Fluid Feel Salomon Fellraiser Men’s: Pearl Izumi Trail M2 Hoka Huaka Hoka Mafate Speed Altra Lone Peak 2.0 Salomon Fellraiser Scott Kinabalu Montrail Fluid Flex Brand Breakdown: Here’s […]
Movie night: “Western Time” a Western States 100 Film by Billy Yang
Join us for a free screening of “Western Time”, a short film by Billy Yang, chronicling WS100 top 10 finisher Sally McRae’s run at the 2014 Western States 100 Mile. This will be the third WS100 film we have shown at the shop; “Unbreakable” and “Soltice” being the other two. We have a bit of […]
7 Q’s from 7 Hills with Maria Dalzot – USATF Trail Half Marathon Champ
Bellingham was the place to be this past weekend for speedy trail runners. The Lake Padden Trail Half won the bid this year to host the USATF trail half marathon national championships. The gun went off early Saturday morning, and Bellingham local Maria Dalzot found herself amongst an incredibly talented field, making her way over […]
New Pearl Izumi Road N2 Review
The new Pearl Izumi Road N2 came out early to select shops, prior to the bigger launch in January to all retailers. I’ve been told that Seven Hills and the Balanced Athlete are the only two shops in Washington to have the new version now. It is offered in two colors for men and […]
Who is this Justin Houck guy?!
We took a minute to chat with Seattle local Justin Houck about his 2014 debut season on the trails. Justin took the trail scene by surprise with some upset wins like White River 50 and the Crystal Mt. Sky Marathon. We can’t leave out the course record he set at the Vashon 50k where […]