Compression clothing is quite popular these days. Socks, leg sleeves, and shorts are being heavily advertised to runners through the various media streams. The cited benefits of compression are many and include: stabilization of muscle tissue, minimizing swelling, improved circulation, decreased inflammation and reduced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Anecdotal evidence from fellow runners suggests compression [...]
Chad Sawatzky reviews the Men`s Hayasa. Look for a review of the Women`s in the Trail Running Canada digital magazine Issue 2 (http://trailrunner.ca/home/?p=1945). I was pretty excited to receive my TNF Single Track Hayasas in the mail. I had been coveting these shoes at my local outdoor store and in the pages of my favorite [...]
I have been running on North Face shoes off and on for the last 10 years. My first pair of TNF trail shoes was a pair of Fire Roads that I grabbed from a discount bin while on my Honeymoon in Maine (chosen mostly because of the eye catching color scheme!). Since then I have [...]
It appears that the barefoot/minimalist footwear craze, spurred on by the book Born to Run is here to stay. More and more companies are coming out with a range of minimalist and natural running footwear models intended to get you back to that smooth natural gait our ancestors perfected (or something like that). The Vivobarefoot [...]
Compression socks have been gaining a lot of popularity in the running world these days. Originally they were used for pregnant women and the elderly suffering from leg cramps and circulation problems. Athletes soon discovered the technology and applied it to any number of sports, especially running. More recently elite runners such as Simon Bairu, [...]
In the world of ultra and trail running Nathan Sports has a reputation for high-quality, well-thought-out products. In short, from Nathan Sports runners expect something trail tested. It was with this in mind that I tested out the Nathan HPL #020 sport vest. The HPL #020 is the larger of Nathan Sports’ two race vests. [...]
The Stick is a self-massage tool the company claims to be ‘a toothbrush for your muscles’. This clever marketing is a high claim since most of us view a ‘toothbrush’ as an essential everyday (even twice a day) personal item. It was with this claim in mind that I reviewed and evaluated The Stick for [...]
Continuing our reviews of minimalist shoes, Rick Donnelly reviews the New Balance Minimus. I’ve been running in New Balance’s new shoe, the NB Minimus, almost exclusively now for 4-5 months, and after running my longest run in them (25 km at the Creemore Vertical Challenge), I thought it would be a fitting time do write [...]
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