Gear Reviews

I personally believe that the majority of recovery from physical exhaustion is best done with sleep, nutrition, and stretching. As long as you do these three items consistently and at a high enough quality, you should feel pretty well recovered throughout the week. However, sometimes it’s nice to have other things that double down on […]

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Do you need a bouldering-specific chalk bag? This question is similar to ones like, “Do you need a pair of shoes specific to running?” Or “Do you need a proper pair of hiking shoes?” You only need these items if you spend a substantial time doing the activity they’re associated with. 90% of my climbing