Mountain biking and trail running in 2023 has been awesome, but it also had its challenges. Let’s give out some awards, reflect on the past, and talk about what’s coming up in the future for the channel. Finally, we’ll close it out with some of this year’s best outtakes and bloopers. https://youtu.be/kbwm6B0pYOQ This video, and … Continue reading TrailSage 2023 Traily Awards & Bloopers – Plus a full recap and future goals
The Salomon Pulsar Trail is a playful and responsive neutral running shoe that I think will work well for most trail runners. I spent the last few months testing these shoes on the technical terrain I love to run on and put them through my usual battery of test. https://youtu.be/tWfIwO-tu3g The lightweight and fit make … Continue reading The Salomon Pulsar Trail is a playful responsive shoe that will work well for most trail runners
If you’re a runner looking for bone conduction headphones that have good sound quality, a solid build, and are budget friendly, the Mairdi M100 could be perfect for you. Enjoy 20% off. Use Code"SAGE20"https://www.mairdi.shop/products/m100 https://youtu.be/nMvUePSLvG4 I’ve been using them over the last few months on all my trail and road runs, testing the audio quality, … Continue reading The Mairdi M100 are great for running, but how do they stack up to the Open Run Mini?
Here are some of my thoughts and concerns regarding my first attempt at a 50k trail run. If you’re an ultra-runner I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions. https://youtu.be/kRv7YAV8Kio My Plan: After separating my shoulder last year, I have once again started training. Every week I have been slowly increasing my miles and … Continue reading Plans for running my first ultra… so many questions
With every new version of a shoe you can expect some changes, and as someone who loved the original Torrents, I was excited to try out Hoka’s latest release of the Torrent 3. So far I’ve logged over 50 miles on them, testing them in different situations and conditions, and sadly I have been less … Continue reading Hoka Torrent 3 – I wanted to like these trail running shoes, but they have not worked out for me
The ride is unlike anything I’ve tried before! If you're looking for a fast long run shoe that also works well for speed days and training, I would put the Endorphin Speed 3 at the top of your list. https://youtu.be/wb3jrLUqI58 From the moment that I tried these on I felt the difference and all I … Continue reading Saucony Endorphin Speed 3 – This marathon racing shoe blew me away!
The Salomon Advanced Skin 12 is a good hydration pack that will work well for most runners unless you're planning to use it with a bladder. Trail running is my passion and I needed a hydration vest that could accommodate a bladder since most of my runs are self-supported. I’ve heard a lot of great … Continue reading Better than you think, but worse than I thought. Salomon Advanced Skin 12 for Trail Running
If you struggle on trail in technical sections here are 4 tips to help you advance your trail running skills. https://youtu.be/5knlg5vAdCs Last year I did a video on “3 Steps to improve your technical trail running” (see below). In this video I tried to take it one step further by taking a deeper look at … Continue reading 4 Tips to help you get better at trail running
The Trail Fest 10k proved to be both challenging and rewarding. This is an in depth look into the mindset of a runner entering a race for the first time. The running community was great and incredibly supportive. I can’t wait to do it again! I wanted to chronicle my thoughts before and after the … Continue reading A runner’s first race: Inside the mind of a first-timer
Bored with your local trail? Look for trailside features to incorporate into your run. I have recently been watching some Freerunner / Parkour videos online and got inspired. I wanted to try and implement some of what I saw, and liked, to my local trail run in Gladwyne. And while I am far from calling … Continue reading Add some freerunning to spice up your local trail runs – Part 1
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