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A couple weeks ago I did a bit of a tester long run on my home trails in Boulder---31mi, 4h26min, 7k' vert---to see how/if my hip would hold up on a longer effort. It did, and afterwards I started thinking about what I could race on the upcoming calendar, despite the fact that I'd only been running pain-free for all of 16 days. Originally, I'd…

A couple weeks ago, a lot of my friends in my Facebook Feed were popping up with comments and results from the Colorado Marathon up in Fort Collins. It reminded me that, hey, I ran that race once. And that, holy shit, it was 10 years ago! In retrospect, that 2004 marathon---my third, at that point---and that spring in general, was a harbinger in a…

Grant Guise from New Zealand is our Guest Blogger this month - here's his report. The inaugural Motatapu event was held in 2005, with marathon and mountain bike options, and attracted around 1000 competitors. Fast forward 10 years and the event has over 3700 people taking part in over 5 different events - the original marathon and mountain bike, an Xterra Tri race, the 15km “Miners”…

We've put together a crew of runners from all over the country to help us test and represent Ultimate Direction. We are proud to have these talented ambassadors on board and want to wish them a great season of racing and adventuring. Keep an eye out for them on the trails!  We'd like to introduce you to the class of 2014 --> [caption id="attachment_1349" align="aligncenter"…

For the first month of 2014, I've been injured, again. Back in the first week of the year, I aggravated a hip flexor while shuffling my way up a mountain, and a month later it's finally showing signs of health. Injuries aren't unfamiliar to me, but after 19 years of running, they are no less frustrating. Especially when seemingly induced by an activity (skinning uphill)…

Deanne Buck is the Executive Director of the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition and was apart of the UD Women's Collective that helped design and test the new Jenny Collection.  We got to sit down and ask her a few questions about the experience. [caption id="attachment_1310" align="alignleft" width="300"] Deanne Buck - Avid Runner. Member of the UD Women's Collective[/caption] How long have you been into running? I started…

Take a peek at the 3 new product videos about the new and improved 2.0 versions of our 3 Signature Series running vests. Anton Krupicka's Race Vest 2.0  -  Watch Now Scott Jurek's Ultra Vest 2.0  - Watch Now Peter Bakwin's Adventure Vest 2.0 -  Watch Now [caption id="attachment_1300" align="aligncenter" width="961"] Updates to the Signatures Series Vests are coming![/caption] The next generation of our Signature…

By Sage Canaday I’ve been training and racing year-round for 15 years. In the last year and a half I’ve been competing as a professional Mountain-Ultra-Trail Runner, and in that short time have become fascinated with the culture, community and history of this sport. I’ve already learned a great deal from long-time ambassadors such as Buzz Burrell and Scott McCoubrey, whose trail running roots go…

Michele Yates was one of the first gals we wanted to be apart of our women's collective. Over a year ago we asked her to help us out with brainstorming, fit reviews and product testing  - and she jumped right in! [caption id="attachment_1243" align="alignleft" width="350"] Jenny Jurek and Michele going over the fit and features of the Ultra Vesta[/caption] She was super keen to help…

DESIGNED BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN We brought together a group of talented female runners, both professional and casual runners that we paired with runner and lead designer Jenny Jurek (Yes, Scott Jurek's wife is a talented designer) to create a line of products that are designed specifically for female athletes, by female athletes. After months of brainstorming, patterning, testing,  tweaking and several "jump photos' we…