Gear Reviews

Shoe Review: Nike Pegasus Plus ($180) - A light and fast everyday trainer, but also just a hint of what’s next

By Brian Metzler It seems like a lifetime ago, but it’s really only been seven years since Nike introduced its first Vaporfly racing...

Shoe Review: Mount to Coast R1 ($160) - The New Kid on the Block

By Brian Metzler Quick: what’s your favorite shoe brand? Whether you’ve been running a long time like me, or if you’ve just gotten...

3 Reasons You Should Tune Into a Huge French Running Race This Weekend

By Brian Metzler It’s late August and, aside from the back-to-school frenzy and excitement for the coming football season, most runners...

Shoe Review: Adidas Terrex Agravic 3 ($130) - A versatile trail running shoe for all types of terrain

By Brian Metzler No matter what level of trail runner or how experienced you are, finding your next pair of trail running shoes can be a...

Shoe Review: ASICS Magic Speed 4 ($170) - Blurring the lines of what an everyday trainer is all about

By Brian Metzler It’s amazing how many good running shoes are available on the shoe wall at your local running store nowadays. The...

Shoe Review: Under Armour Velociti Elite 2 ($250) - This Under Armour Shoe is Making Its Olympic Marathon Debut

By Brian Metzler Under Armour has had an up and down history in the running shoe world, but one of the best shoes it has ever made – the...

Shoe Review: New Balance Fuel Cell SuperComp Trainer v3 ($180) - The training shoe built in the likeness of its a race-day cousin

By Brian Metzler Here’s an interesting question for runners training for half marathons and marathons later this fall. Should the shoes...

The Brooks Hyperion Max 2 is an Enticing High-Energy Training Shoe ($180)

By Brian Metzler What's in a name? Some British thespian once famously said “that which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as...

PRODUCT REVIEW: hDROP WEARABLE HYDRATION SENSOR

(Retail Price: $249.99, Use code TRAX to save 20%!) By Rebecca Trachsel I am admittedly bad at hydration. For the amount of running that...