Today my friend Nate (@hiker_nate) his dog Piper would be joining me for a “quick presi”. The Presidential Traverse! Located in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire this rugged point to point run or hike is considered to be one of the crown jewels of the North East and also one of the…
Amazfit Stratos Review – Full Featured GPS Running Watch on a Budget!
So you’re looking for a GPS tracking watch that can play music and has a built in compass, altimeter, and an optical heart rate monitor all enclosed in a rugged waterproof, stylish enclosure? That sounds like it might cost a fortune! You’re not wrong. Usually it does! That is until the Amazfit Stratos hit the…
Garmin Fenix 5x – A Trail Runner’s Review
Overview These little gadgets we call “Wearables” are a hot market right now. Fitbit, Garmin, Suunto, Wahoo, Casio, Polar, Mio… this list goes on. It seems like a flooded market with options just about anyone. This list becomes a lot leaner when you start running ultra long distances and require so much more from your…
43 Mile Victory, 50 Mile Failure – The Wapack and Back Trail Race
Back in December of 2017 I decided to sign up for my first Ultra Marathon after only previously ever running a local 5K as an “organized race”. This was the TARC (www.trailanimals.com) Winter Ultra at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Massachusetts. This race was 32 miles of rugged, knee crunching terrain and 6000-ish feet of…
Review: Ultimate Direction AK Mountain Vest 3.0
After a couple of years of trail running with my trusty Ultimate Direction Wasp I decided it was time to retire it and move on. When I purchased the Wasp I was transitioning from primarily hiking to running and was seeking something that fit more like a backpack and less like a vest. Since then,…