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I can't imagine a better FIRST RACE than the NEW YORK CITY MARATHON! As someone who primarily runs on trails, I didn't know what to expect from a road marathon, but the people of New York City came out in force to pump up everyone running the race!
There's nothing I love more than getting out for a full day of trail running in the mountains, so I thought I'd take some time to talk about how I choose a trail running route and plan for a full day on the trail.
I spent a whole day with custom-shoe artist Louie Gong (Nooksack) who has made a career out of challenging how people view Native art—and his latest work is no exception!
Is there such thing as a max cushion speed shoe? On running shoes have a reputation for stiffness, so when they announced the max cushion Cloudmonster, I was immediately intrigued.