There’s only so much you can say about a small thing like a hat. Even if it’s from Lululemon. Form vs Function One of my family members has a pair of Lululemon running shorts, and my wife has some of their biker shorts and leggings. Both of them love how buttery soft and smooth the
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It’s always humbling going back to a more affordable, beginner pair of shoes. They’re fairly basic and very much imperfect. But at the end of the day, they do what you need them to do. Run. Shoes like the Hoka Arahi 7 are fantastic examples of what a beginner running shoe should be. Perfectly amazing?
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I’ve been running for over 10 years, but I still don’t consider myself a “runner.” Do I run consistently? Most of the time. But I fall short of the characteristics that I associate with actual “runners.” Proper runners run no matter what the conditions are. It doesn’t matter if it’s cold, rainy, windy, or extremely
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Have you ever won or been given a free shirt that has an absolutely terrible design, yet it’s exceptionally comfortable? And because of how nice it fits and feels you wear it all the time. I have 2 shirts like that. I wear them on the weekends when doing chores, shopping, or chilling on the
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When you were a kid, did you ever open a gift on Christmas or your birthday that made you do a double take? Leaving you confused by what the item is, why you were gifted it, or what you’re supposed to do with it? For some of us, this happens when we hit the age
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It can be intimidating when getting into a new sport or hobby. And it was very much the case for me when I started to climb indoors. When I went to a rock gym for the first time, I was with a good friend who had been a couple times. Both of us being new
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Living in Southeastern Idaho, there’s snow on the ground for the majority of the year. Making trail and road running for 6-7 months quite difficult. But when the snow and ice finally melt, I excitedly get back to it all. This year though, I wanted to find a pair of shoes that could handle both
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It can be quite fun trying different products and brands as you get into a new hobby. You learn what you need and want. After trying a couple new types of pants from traditional climbing brands, I was curious what the Collective Structure Pants from Craft would be like. These pants were designed to be
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It’s not often that I try new shoes and actually think about replacing them with one of my daily runners. Usually when I try new shoes, they have a couple highlights that I really like but come up short. The Hoka Cielo Road shoes are different though. I’m surprisingly conflicted by what shoes I’ll continue
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I usually run every other day, so my body and shoes have plenty of time to recover. (This enables me to run and climb a fair amount too.) However, I enjoyed a week in Huntington Beach with my amazing wife and wonderful family the other week. Since I wasn’t able to climb while we were
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