Tag: Ultra Vest

Scott Jurek is "The Man" - other ultra runners consider him the king, the top of the heap. He won the Western States 100 seven times in a row - current winners acknowledge that will never be done again. Now he has switched sports - Scott has taken that same commitment and intensity and applied it to the business of running.  He has written a…

The Four Passes Loop (nicer name: "Ring of Bells"), is considered one of the best long trail runs in North America. Starting at 9,600' at the postcard-perfect Maroon Lake above Aspen, this loop is almost exactly Marathon distance, and transects the Maroon Bells/Snowmass Wilderness Area while going over four big passes, each over 12,400'. The scenery is amazing. There are no signs of civilization; only…

"Where did you find those people!?" Peter Bakwin asked me that in amazement at this year's Hardrock 100. We had been standing outside Registration, as runners marveled at the Signature Series prototypes - "You guys absolutely crushed it!" was a common comment - while Peter himself was marveling at the incredible team that had converted his, Scott, and Anton's ideas into actual products. "It seems…